Quality and Standards Committee Members
2012 Quality and Standards Committee Roster
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Chair John Thoma Chief Executive Officer Hospice of Wake County Raleigh, NC |
Karen Maczka-Bishop, RN VP of Clinical Operations Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care Mount Prospect, IL |
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Vice Chair Christie Franklin RN, CHCE President & CEO Bristol Hospice LLC Salt Lake City, UT |
Sarah McSpadden, RN, BSN, MSN, MPH Senior Director of Clinical Services Silverado Hospice Irvine, CA |
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Ann Marie Ackerman, MBA, BSN Chief Clinical Officer Delaware Hospice Wilmington, DE |
Patricia Mehnert RN, MN, CHPN Senior Director of Clinical Services HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties Lafayette, CO |
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Darren Bertram Chief Executive Officer Infinity Hospice Care Phoenix, AZ |
Terry A. Melvin, MD Medical Director Hospice of Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN |
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Mary Ann Bleeke Social Worker Hospice of the Chesapeake Annapolis, MD |
Marietta Mullen MBA Volunteer Coordinator Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care Elkridge, MD |
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Regina S. Bodnar, RN, MS, MSN, CHPN Director of Clinical Services Gilchrist Hospice Care Hunt Valley, MD |
Pat O'Maley-Lanphear, EdM Director, Quality Management Providence Hospice & Home Care of Snohomish County Everett, WA |
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Tara L. Brodbeck, MS, RN, CHPN President/CEO Hospice of the Miami Valley Xenia, OH |
Sally A. Parnell, RN, MSN Senior VP of Clinical Affairs Gentiva Hospice Division Dallas, TX |
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Peter A. Brunnick, CPA President & CEO Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region Charlotte, NC |
Anita Harmon Powell, RN, MSN Director Quality Management Amedisys, Inc Baton Rouge, LA |
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Pamela Burford RN National Director of Clinical Operations/Quality AseraCare Hospice Cordova, TN |
Diane Rapaport MAPA Director of Organizational Development Hospice at Home Saint Joseph, MI |
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Deborah Cousino, RN, BSN QI/HIM Manager Haven Hospice Gainesville, FL |
Judy Rosales Peace Hospice of Montana 1101 26th St S Great Falls, MT |
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Ronalda Dick, MSN Quality Assurance /Performance Improvement Iowa Health Home Care- Intrust Urbandale, IA |
Richard Russell Executive Director Odyssey HealthCare of Toledo Maumee, OH |
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Vivian Dodge PI/QA Contact/Director Quality Management Hospice of Palm Beach County, Inc West Palm Beach, FL |
Mary K. Sheehan, MSN, MBA, RN President and CEO QPC Hospice Program LLC Downers Grove, IL |
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Kaci Elmore Compliance Director/RN Hospice Care Options Macon, GA |
Eugenia Smither, RN, BS VP Quality/Corporate Compliance Hospice of the Bluegrass Inc Lexington, KY |
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Terri Gross, RN Director, Quality and Systems Analysis Hospice of Dayton, Inc. Dayton, OH |
James Thomascik, MHA, CSSGB Director of Planning and Evaluation Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc Cleveland, OH |
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Catherine Grubbs Director of Administration Circle of Life Hospice Springdale, AR |
Virginia L. Valentine Quality/Education Coordinator Sivitz Jewish Hospice Pittsburgh, PA |
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Marjorie Ivins, RN, BSN, MS Vice President of Clinical Services Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Marlton, NJ |
Tray Wade, MHA, MA Vice President of Patient and Family Care HCI Care Services West Des Moines, IA |
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Patrice Kreitler Community Hospice Group Mesa, AZ |
Susan Wallace MSW Coordinator- Policy, Quality & Research Midwest Care Alliance Columbus, OH |
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Marsha Lambert, MSN, CHPN Chief Compliance Officer AccentCare Dallas, TX |
Linda L. Ward, MSW President and CEO Gulfside Regional Hospice, Inc New Port Richey, FL |
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Gayla Lanum, BSN, MA Director Arkansas Department of Health Hospice - Administration Little Rock, AR |
NCHPP Rep Susan Zimmerman, BA Product Manager Deyta, LLC Wilmington, DE |
| Council of States Rep Jennifer Eurek Associate Director Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association Lincoln, NE | Staff Liaison Carol D. Spence, PhD Vice President, Research and Quality National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Alexandria, VA |
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Martha Lasseter, MBA, RHIA, LHRM, CHC |
Staff Liaison Walter Swenson Regulatory and Quality Coordinator National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Alexandria, VA |
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Carol Lovci, RN, MSN Director San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine San Diego, CA |
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