2024 Committees

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Executive Committees

Executive Committee

Tammy Rice, Chair
Heather Zundel, Vice Chair
Calece (Cally) Cass, Secretary/Treasurer
Christy Decker-Weber, Past Chair

Nominating Committee

Christy Decker Weber, Chair
Cavell Alexander
Laura Sak-Castellano
Mary Jane (MJ) Schroeder

Membership

Membership & Awards Committee (MAC)

Mary Jane (MJ) Schroeder, Committee Chair
Calece (Cally) Cass
Fatimah Muhammad
Susan Fredrick
Louise Garrett
Amy Smith, Board Liaison
Sherry Tomaine (Vice Chair)
Ryan Willhite
Sarrah Axelson

Marketing Committee

Ashley Warlick, Committee Chair
Johan Lidros
Vicky Gabbai
Brandon Passon
Mike Witeck
John Fortune
Kelly Loya
Mary Thomas, Board Liaison

Annual Partners & Affiliations Committee

Beth Schindler, Committee Chair
Angelle Granier
Heather Zundel, Board Liaison

Education

Annual Conference Committee

Jonathan West, Committee Chair
Susan Thomas, Pre-Conference/Workshops
Michelle Elliott, Keynote Speakers
Michelle Leatherwood, Track: Core Audit Skills
Lisa Litwiller, Track: Care Settings & Healthcare Operations
Suzanne Applegate, Track: Compliance
Tammy Tisdale, Track: IT/Security
Hayley Oakes, Track: Revenue Cycle & Health Plans
Greg Newton, Track: Emerging/Advanced Topics
Darryl Rhames, Board Liaison

 

CAE Roundtables & Regionals Committee

Ruth Bartholomew, Committee Chair
Hayley Oakes
Lori Kissell 
Kelly Rollins, Board Liaison

Virtual Learning

Virtual Learning Committee

Susan Smoger, Chair
Jerod Holloway, Board Liaison
Tammy Rice
Russell Harder
Kenry Kumata

Dieu Tran

 

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Webinars Sub-Committee

Lisa Robbins, Sub-Committee Chair
Nita Addotto
Angelle Grainer
Melissa Jolly-Sprague, CHIAP
Kimberly Wilson
Sue Smoger
 

Tech Talk Sub-Committee

Darrell Goolsby, Sub-Committee Chair
Sue Smoger
Paul Douglas
John Lefter, CHIAP
Johan Lidros
Robert Gentile
Kelly Rollins

Professional Practices

Professional Practices Committee

Mike Michalowicz, Committee Chair
Alicia Capps
Nadine Alliance Estiverne
John Fortune
Heather Zundel, Board Liaison

Publications

Publications Committee

Alan Henton, Committee Chair
Bob Michalski
Fatimah Muhammad

Editorial Board

Bob Michalski, CHIAP, Chair
Cavell Alexander, CHIAP
Robin Cannon, CHIAP
Angela Fearon
Samantha Frost, CHIAP
Alton Knight, Jr., CHIAP
Sheila Limmroth
Amy Lee Smith, CHIAP, Vice Chair
Fatimah Muhammad
Jared Soileau
Scott Thompson, CHIAP
Sam Vaughn
Joshua Wallner
Jonathan West
Jen Conley, Editor in Chief, New Perspectives
Megan DeVries, CHIAP, Board Liaison

e-News Sub-Committee

Darryl Rhames, University Health
Fatimah Muhammad (Chair), Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Leslie Boles, Revu Healthcare
Lisa Litwiller, OSF Healthcare
Marissa Kass, Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Mark Dykstra, Corewell Health
Megan Devries (Vice-Chair), Corewell Health
Megan Schwarte, University of Miami
Simonne Paul, TBD
Todd Nass, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

White Paper Sub-Committee

Alan Henton, Sub-Committee Chair
Valerie Mattas
Debi Weatherford, CHIAP
Laura Sak-Castellano

 

Certification

Certification Committee

Stephen Ford, Jr., CHIAP, Committee Chair
Lisa Litwiller, CHIAP
Nicole Phifer
Larry Wallis, CHIAP
Valla Wilson, CHIAP
Debi Weatherford, CHIAP
Renee Jaenicke, Board Liaison

Candidate Application Review Sub-Committee

Nicole Phifer, Sub-Committee Chair
Samuel Babajide
Karen Chudej
Justin Hissom
Fatimah Muhammad

Item Writer Sub-Committee

Debi Weatherford, CHIAP, Sub-Committee Chair
Suzanne Applegate, CHIAP
Holly Atkins, CHIAP
Cathi Hicks, (Former Chair of CAR)
Mary Jo Gray, CHIAP 
Greg Pietronuto, CHIAP
Rachel Simons, CHIAP
Michelle Slocum, CHIAP
Larry Wallis, CHIAP
Valla Wilson, CHIAP