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2004 - 2005 Participants

STATE PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATION TITLE EMAIL
California Loriann DeMartini California Dept of Health Services - Licensing & Certification Chief, Pharmaceutical Consultant Unit ldemarti@dhs.ca.gov
  Gina Henning California Dept of Health Services - Licensing & Certification Manager Specialist ghenning@dhs.ca.gov
  Gregory Umeda California Dept of Health Services - Licensing & Certification Pharmaceutical Consultant II Specialist gumeda@dhs.ca.gov
  Mary Rose Repine California Dept of Health Services - Licensing & Certification Health Program Specialist mrepine@oshpd.state.ca.us
  Suzanne Graham Kaiser Permanente Patient Safety Leader. California Regions Suzanne.Graham@kp.org
  Kari Strang Huntington Hospital Director, Quality Improvement Kari.strang@huntingtonhospital.com
  Sunita Saxena LAC+USC Medical Center Professor of Clinical Pathology ssaxena@lacusc.org
District of Columbia W. Eugene Egerton Delmarva Foundation of the District of Columbia Medical Director egertonw@dfmc.org
  Paul Rao National Rehabilitation Hospital VP of Clinical Services, QI and Corporate Compliance paul.r.rao@medstar.net
  Vickie Sears Greater Southeast Community Hospital Clinical Pathways Specialist vsears@dc.doctorscommunity.com
  Sharon Lewis D.C. Department of Health Program Manager, DC Dept of Health, Health Care Regulation and Licensing Administration sharon.lewis@dc.gov
Florida Helen Jess Agency for Health Care Administration Gov't Operations Consultant II jessh@fdhc.state.fl.us
  Ann Sarantos Agency for Health Care Administration Survey Integrity Manager sarantoa@fdhc.state.fl.us
  Carl Mahler Tallahassee Memorial Service Line Administrator, Behavioral Health carl.mahler@tmh.org
  Cory Meyers Baptist Health Director of Risk Management and Corporate Compliance cory.meyers@bmcjax.com
  Jeff Gregg (POC only) Agency for Health Care Administration Chief, Bureau of Health Facility Regulation greggj@fdhc.state.fl.us
Georgia Leslee Pool Georgia Dept of Human Resources Health Care Section Policy Compliance Officer lgpool@dhr.state.ga.us
  Paula Mundy Georgia Dept of Human Resources Health Care Section Nurse Surveyor pamundy@dhr.state.ga.us
  Cathy Rowell Colquitt Regional Medical Center Performance Improvement Coordinator crowell@colquittregional.com
  Anne Grabois-Davis (Anne Davis) Georgia Hospital Association Best Practices and Patient Safety Specialist adavis@gha.org
Hawaii Clare Kohatsu Department of Health - Office of Health Care Assurance Training Coordinator cckohats@mail.health.state.hi.us
  Dianne Okumura Department of Health - Office of Health Care Assurance Chief dmokumur@mail.health.state.hi.us
  Gerald Tomory Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital - Hawaii Health Systems Kauai Region Medical Director geraldt@hhsc.org
  Nancy Lundblad Hilo Medical Center - Hawaii Health Systems Medical Director, Hilo Medical Center nlundblad@hhsc.org
Idaho Patricia Mahrt (POC only) Qualis Health Director, Idaho Medicare Operations patriciam@qualishealth.org
  Sharon Wilson Qualis Health Project Manager sharonw@qualishealth.org
  Kathy Schuknecht (John Ballenot for session#1 only) Qualis Health Project Manager kathys@qualishealth.org
johnb@qualishealth.org
  Helen Smith St. Benedicts Family Medical Center PI Coordinator helesmit@SBFMC.org
  Linda Klind McCall Memorial Hospital VP Patient Care & Nursing lklind@mccallhosp.org
Indiana Mitzi Daffron Health Care Excel, Incorporated Executive Director mdaffron@inqio.sdps.org
  Ted Grisell Health Care Excel, Incorporated Medical Director, Center for Midwest and Specialized Contracts tgrisell@hce.org
  Doug Johnstone St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety doug.johnstone@ssfhs.org
  Shelley Voelz St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers Director of Standards Compliance and Patient Safety shelly.voelz@ssfhs.org
  Donald Kerner (Alternate) St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers Vice President, Chief Medical Officer  
Kentucky Jan Van Vlack Health Care Excel of Kentucky, Incorporated   jvanvlack@kyqio.sdps.org
  Jeffrey Rice Health Care Excel, Incorporated   jricemd@yahoo.com
  Jan Ridder Baptist Hospital Northeast Executive Director of Patient Services/Patient Safety Officer Jridder@BHSI.com
  Toby Bilbro Baptist Hospital Northeast Director, Quality Management tbilbro@bhsi.com
Maryland Linda Masterson Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Manager, Technical Assistance Unit lmasterson@dhmh.state.md.us
  Doris Ford Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Health Facility Nurse Surveyor dorisford@dhmh.state.md.us
  William Minogue Maryland Patient Safety Center Director wminogue@marylandpatientsafety.org
  Barbara Epke Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Vice President bepke@lifebridgehealth.org
Massachusetts Eileen McHale Department of Public Health Patient Safety Ombudsman Eileen.McHale@dph.state.ma.us
  Clare Mundry Tewksbury Hospital, Dept of Public Health Infection Control Coordinator clare.mundry@state.ma.us
  Eric Alper UMass Memorial Health Care Patient Safety Officer AlperE@ummhc.org
  Kathryn Brush Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Critical Care Nurse Specialist KBRUSH@partners.org
Michigan Jan Christensen Michigan Department of Community Health Sr Deputy Director Health Policy, Regulation, and Professions Admin christensenj@michigan.gov
  Karen McCosky Michigan Department of Community Health Health Care Legislation & Policy Specialist mccoskyk@michigan.gov
  Diane Valade Michigan Health and Safety Coalition Director, Coalition Activities dvalade@bcbsm.com
Mississippi James McIlwain (POC Only) Information and Quality Healthcare President jmcilwain@msqio.sdps.org
  Sharyn Sanderson Information and Quality Healthcare QI Improvement Project Leader ssanderson@msqio.sdps.org
  Sharon Hill Information and Quality Healthcare   shill@msqio.sdps.org
  Kathy Dier Singing River Hospital System Director of Case Management kathy_d@srhshealth.com
  Darla Belt Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto CQO darla.belt@bmhcc.org
  Clark Carboneau CIMRO of Nebraska Quality Improvement Advisor

clark.carboneau@stvin.org

  Peggy Helget Fremont Area Medical Center Director of Care Management and Patient Safety Officer phelget@famc.org
  Linda Bontrager Fremont Area Medical Center Patient Safety Specialist lbontrag@famc.org
  Jacqueline Trojan CIMRO of Nebraska   jtrojan@negio.sdps.org
New Jersey Frances Prestianni Department of Health and Senior Services Program Manager Health Care Quality Assessment Frances.Prestianni@doh.state.nj.us
  Kathleen DeMarcky Department of Health and Senior Services Supervisor of Inspections, LTC Kathleen.DeMarcky@doh.state.nj.us
  Maureen Barnes The Cooper Health System Assistant VP, Risk Management and Insurance Barnes-Maureen@cooperhealth.edu
  Lisa Mazzia Department of Health and Senior Services   lmazzia@att.net
North Dakota Barbara Groutt North Dakota Health Care Review, Inc. Director, HCQIP bgroutt@ndqio.sdps.org
  Richard Bubach North Dakota Health Care Review, Inc. Director of Information Systems and Analysis rbubach@ndqio.sdps.org
  Sue Olson MeritCare Health System   Sue.Olson@meritcare.com
  Evy Olson Medcenter One Health System VP Clinical & Regulatory Effectiveness eolson@mohs.org
Ohio Rosalie Weakland Ohio Patient Safety Institute Director, Quality Improvement rosaliew@ohanet.org
  Hagop Mekhjian Ohio State University Medical Center Associate VP, Health Sciences and Chief Medical Officer Mekhjian.1@osu.edu
  Kathyrn Crea OhioHealth Medication Safety Coordinator kcrea@ohiohealth.com
  Charla Cygan ProMedica Health System Clinical Risk Coordinator charla.cygan@promedica.org
South Dakota Pamela Moe South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Project Manager pmoe@sdqio.sdps.org
  Mark East South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Project Compliance/Analyst meast@sdqio.sdps.org
  Glenn David Voss Avera McKennan Hospital Clinical Pharmacy Manager GLENN.VOSS@mckennan.org
  Julie Krolikowski Avera McKennan Hospital Risk Manager Julie.Krolikowski@mckennan.org
Tennessee Cathy Green Tennessee Department of Health Director of State Licensure Cathy.C.Green@state.tn.us
  Pamela Hines Tennessee Department of Health Health Facility Surveyor for Hospitals Pamela.Hines@state.tn.us
  Polly Kromhout University of Tennessee Medical Center Safety and Risk Reduction Coordinator pollyk@people.com
  Joseph Saarinen Centennial Medical Center Risk Manager/ Patient Safety Officer jisaarinen@hotmail.com
Vermont Paula DiStabile Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration Division of Health Care Administration
pdistabile@bishca.state.vt.us
  Tricia Cummings Vermont Department of Health Quality Improvement Director tcummin@vdh.state.vt.us
  Patricia Hebert Southwestern Vermont Health Care Director of Health Care Services Assessment hebp@phin.org
  Anne Jerman Vermont State Hospital Chief Nursing Administrator ajerman@vdh.state.vt.us
  Diane Bogdan Vermont Department of Corrections Chief of Health Services/Chief Nursing Officer dbogdan@doc.state.vt.us
Washington Linda Foss Washington Department of Health Manager of Investigation - Facility Services and Licensing linda.foss@doh.wa.gov
  Susan Kelly Washington Department of Health Program Manager Hospital and Ambulatory Care Survey Unit susan.kelly@doh.wa.gov
  Catherine Ernevad Swedish Medical Center Patient Safety Program Manager catherine.ernevad@swedish.org
  Becky Fuller Kadlec Medical Center Patient Safety Officer fulleb@kadlecmed.org
West Virginia Deanna Kramer West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification Program Manager, Nursing Home and Nurse Aide Programs deannakramer@wvdhhr.org
  Kim Izold Jackson General Hospital Corporate Compliance and Patient Safety Officer kizold@jacksongeneral.com
  Susie Cvechko Broaddus Hospital Director, Inpatient Services cvechkos@davishealthsystem.org
  Melisa Green Rural Health Policy OCRHS   melisagreen@wvdhhr.org