Regulatory Committee Members
2019 Regulatory Committee Roster
Chair
Sally Aldrich, RN, MSN
Baptist Trinity Hospice Memphis, TN
Vice-Chair
Cindy Hatton
Hospice of the East Bay Pleasant Hill, CA
Member
Janine Cacciatore, BSN, MBA, CHPCA
Administrator Fort Lauderdale, FLSynthia Cathcart, RN, BSN
Senior Vice President, Clinical Services Hospice Compassus Brentwood, TNAmy Cannizzo-Brennan, MS, RN, CPHQ
Vice President Sustaining Innovation Trustbridge West Palm Beach, FLEllen Coughlin, RN, MA, MPA, CHPN
Director of Patient Services Center for Hope Hospice Scotch Plains, NJTeresa Craig, BBA, CPA
Director, Client Strategy Netsmart Overland Park, KSHallie DeCapp, BSN
Vice President of Compliance Harbor Light Hospice Glen Ellyn, ILNikki Gruis Diekmann
Director of Quality & Compliance Seasons Hospice Rochester, MNVivian Dodge, RN, BSN, MBA
Executive Director/CEO Talbot Hospice Easton, MDMelinda Egging, BS, CHC
VP, Quality, Corporate Compliance & Risk Mgmt. Care Synergy Denver, COKerri Ervin, MS, BSN, RN, CHC, CHPN, CHPCA
Avow Hospice, Inc. Naples, FLRobert Friedman, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM, HMDC
Chief Medical Officer Hospice Austin Austin, TXJoelle Goldade, RN, BSN, CHPN, COS-C, HCS-D
Director of Clinical Operations CHI Health at Home-Home Health and Hospice Fargo, NDCarolyn Goodall, MSN
Director of Accreditation and Licensure Sutter VNA and Hospice Fairfield, CANancy Grissom, MSN, CHC
Sr. Director of Compliance & Education Heartland Home Health and Hospice Toledo, OHDianne Hansen, MT(ASCP), MHA, BCHH-C
Chief Executive Officer Partners in Home Care, Inc. Missoula, MTMaureen Kelleher, RN, MBA, CHPCA
AVIANT Hospice Gilbert, AZAnnette Kiser
Teleios Collaborative Network Flat Rock, NCAmy Lavin, RN, BSN, CHPN
Hospice Regional Outcomes Specialist Compassus Home Office Barnhart, MOJeffrey Lycan, RN, BS, MS
President Hospice Alliance of Ohio Columbus, OHEd Martin, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island Providence, RISteve Mooney
Infinity Hospice Care Las Vegas, NVLaura Mosby, MSW, LCSW
Empath Health | Suncoast Hospice Clearwater, FLPam Saucier, RN, BSN, MBA
Chief Compliance & Clinical Officer Chapters Health System Tampa, FLSylvia Singleton
Corporate Compliance Officer Caris Healthcare Knoxville, TNKimberly Skehan, RN, BSN, MSN
Director, Regulatory and Quality Consulting Simione Healthcare Consultants, LLC Hamden, CTHolly Swiger, PhD, MPH, RN, CHC
Chief Compliance Officer The Elizabeth Hospice Escondido, CASusan Swinford, MSW
Bluegrass Care Navigators Lexington, KYLinda Trout, RN, PhD, CHPN, RN
Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Marlton, NJTracy Tull Nielson, MSN, CHPCA
VP, Compliance and Education Delaware Hospice, Inc. Milford, DEChristine Turner, RN, MA, CHPN, CHPCA
Director of Hospice and Palliative Care Programs VNA Home Health Hospice South Portland, MELisa Vaden
Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Arkansas Little Rock, AR
Council of States Representative
TBD
Judy Wooten, MHA, FACHE
President and CEO Arkansas Hospice, Inc. North Little Rock, AR
Advisor
Jean Acevedo, CHC, CPC
Acevedo Consulting Inc. Delray Beach, FLCandy Bartlett, JD
Legislative Counsel AseraCare Hospice Arlington, TNRoseanne Berry MS, RN
Partner and Consultant Tempe, AZGreg Kite
Chief Executive Officer Consolo Services Group, LLC Lexington, KYCherry Meier, MSN
Vice President of Public Affairs VITAS Healthcare Corporation Miami, FL
Counsel
Brooke Bumpers, JD
Attorney Hogan Lovells Washington, DCMeg Pekarske, JD
Chair, Hospice & Palliative Care Practice Group Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Madison, WI
Ex Officio
Edo Banach
President and CEO National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Alexandria, VAGregory A. Wood, MS, LSW
Hospice of the Ozarks Mountain Home, AR
Staff Liaison