Leadership Team
Henry N. Tuttle
President and Chief Executive Officer - Health Center Partners of Southern California
Henry brings more than 35 years of transformative leadership experience to his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Center Partners of Southern California. Prior to joining HCP in 2014, Henry served as CEO of Manet Community Health in Quincy, MA, and previously Outer Cape Health Services on Cape Cod. While in Massachusetts, Henry served on the board of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and other local institutions. Before moving into primary care, Henry led internal and external communication for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a Fortune 100 company, and previously led marketing and communication for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
He earned a bachelor's in English from Boston College and is a certificate from the UCLA Anderson School Health Care Executive Program.
Henry serves on various boards and committees including San Diego County’s Health Services Advisory Board, the Healthy San Diego Joint Consumer and Professional Advisory Committee, and the board of San Diegans for Healthcare Coverage. He is a member of the board of the California Primary Care Association, where he chairs the Government Programs Committee. He also chairs the Regional Associations of California, and he serves on the Capital Link Board of Directors. He continues to serve on NACHC’s health policy and legislative committee and the HCCN Task Force.
Amanda Simmons
Executive Vice President - Integrated Health Partners of Southern California
As Executive Vice President for IHP, Amanda drives overall strategy for the network, ensuring that member organizations are equipped to provide the highest-quality care for patients in the region, which spans San Diego and Riverside Counties. Simmons has dedicated her career to caring for underserved populations and improving the public health system. Before assuming her position as EVP for IHP, Amanda led strategy, business development, and Medicaid reform for various health care organizations. Amanda holds a master's in healthcare transformation from the University of Texas and a bachelor of business administration from LeTourneau University.
Jay W. Lee, M.D., MPH, FAAFP
Medical Director - Integrated Health Partners of Southern California
As Medical Director for IHP, Dr. Lee partners with IHP’s member health centers to lead clinical and population health initiatives that make health primary for vulnerable communities throughout San Diego and Riverside counties. As part of this pivotal role, Dr. Lee leverages his expertise and leadership skills to strengthen member health centers’ clinical operations, and ultimately improve care quality and health outcomes for the communities it serves.
Dr. Lee brings extensive experience in primary care medicine, clinical practice transformation, health policy, community health, managed care, value-based care/payment, and administrative leadership to his role at IHP. Previously, he was Chief Medical Officer at Share Our Selves Community Health Center in Costa Mesa, Director of Primary Care at CareMore Health in Cerritos, Chief Medical Officer at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, Associate Medical Director of Practice Transformation at MemorialCare Medical Group in Fountain Valley, and Director of Health Policy at the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program in Long Beach.
Sarah Cho
Vice President of Population Health Management - Integrated Health Partners of Southern California
Sarah's comprehensive experience with health care delivery and the care continuum, leveraging health IT for evidence-based initiatives, and the maintenance of a centralized data aggregation and population health management tool will prove invaluable to the future of IHP and its member health centers. Cho, a trained epidemiologist, will oversee the network's technology initiatives, and data aggregation, integrity and analysis to improve clinical quality measures, leading towards actionable reporting for health center providers. Prior to joining IHP, Cho worked at Scripps Health since 2006, where she most recently held the position of Corporate Director of Population Health Analytics for Scripps Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Health Plan, and the Qualcomm Premier ACO. In this role, she headed the population health data science team to support the transformation of big data into actionable insights to drive improvement in clinical outcomes for value-based populations. In previous positions at Scripps, Cho led reporting and analytics for Corporate Quality Assurance and the Project Management Office. Cho received her B.S. in biological sciences from the University of the Pacific and her M.P.H. in research epidemiology from Loma Linda University.
Sarah Schauman
Vice President of Operations - Integrated Health Partners of Southern California
Sarah Schauman serves as the Vice President of Operations for Integrated Health Partners, bringing over 15 years of operational experience in the healthcare industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Biology from Denison University in Ohio, and has earned a Master of Arts in Bioethics from New York University. Sarahs education and career reflect her passion for promoting ethical healthcare for vulnerable populations. She has experience working directly with physician office and specialty practice staff, earning years of firsthand insight into the needs and operational difficulties of primary and specialty care organizations. Using her deep knowledge of value-based care, she has successfully overseen the transformation and development of care models that target inefficiencies and inequities in care delivery. Her consulting work in Value Based Transformation with Premier, Inc. drove outstanding client engagement outcomes, including achieving over $28 million in Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) funding. With IHP, Sarah employs her knowledge of value based transformation, managed care, and process improvement to advance care quality, achieve health equity, improve care outcomes, and reduce avoidable costs for healthcare providers and Member Health Centers.