Leadership
Neighborcare Health’s leaders come from varied backgrounds, but are all committed to our mission of ensuring equal access to quality, affordable health care with zero health disparities.
Mark Secord, MPH, Executive Director/CEO, has been in this position since December of 1996. Mark currently serves as a member of the board of Community Health Plan of WA, Treasurer of the PTSO board and Vice President of the Community Health Council. Mark has more than twenty years of experience in the administration of complex health care organizations.
Marcus Rempel, MD, MPH, Medical Director, joined Neighborcare Health in January 2000. He brings considerable experience, having worked as Medical Director and a physician at Providence Medical System and serving as part-time faculty in Providence’s Family Medicine Residency Program for seven years. He is a community clinic representative in Alliance for Reducing Cancer Northwest, where he works to bring together researchers, the Washington State and Seattle/King County health departments, and other community agencies who share the goal of improving cancer screening in underserved populations.
Martin Lieberman, DDS, Dental Director, joined Neighborcare Health in June, 2002. Prior to that he operated a successful dental practice in Chicago for 17 years.
Katie Bell, MBA, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, joined Neighborcare Health in April 2005, having spent the previous five years as the Vice President of Operations at Park Nicollet Health Services in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Prior to that, she served on the administrative teams of two other hospital/health systems: Heartland Health System in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Staten Island University Hospital in New York.
Janine Childs, Chief Financial Officer, joined Neighborcare Health in December of 2006 as the Controller and became the CFO in January of 2010. She is responsible for oversight of Neighborcare Health’s finance, billing and eligibility departments, bringing more that fifteen years of experience in health care finance departments.
Joseph Sparacio, Development Director, joined Neighborcare Health in October, 2004, after having been the Development Director for Pike Market Medical Clinic for over 10 years. As Development Director, he is responsible for oversight and planning of Neighborcare Health’s fund development program.
Theresa Norris, Human Resources Director, started in Neighborcare Health’s Accounting Department in 1985. She has administered benefits, payroll and human resource activities since 1990, and became Neighborcare Health’s Human Resources Director in 2004.
