AHIMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President—Bonnie Cassidy, MPA, RHIA,
FAHIMA, FHIMSS
(770) 367-5156
bonnie.cassidy@ahima.org
President-elect—Patty Sheridan, MBA, RHIA
President
Care Communications Inc.
205 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 229-7123; Fax: (312) 422-0106
ptsheridan@care-communications.com
Past President—Rita K. Bowen, MA, RHIA,
CHPS, SSGB
Enterprise Director of HIM Services
Erlanger Health System
975 E. 3rd St. HIM Dept.
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2103
(423) 718-0194; Fax: (423) 778-4146
rita.bowen@erlanger.org
CEO, AHIMA—Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA,
RHIA, FACHE
233 N. Michigan Ave., 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60601-5806
(312) 233-1092; Fax: (312) 253-7061
lynne.thomas-gordon@ahima.org
TERM ENDS 2011—DIRECTORS
Diann H. Brown, MS, RHIA, CHP
Director Health Info. Services
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital
1301 Pennsylvania Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104-2122
(817) 250-3589; Fax: (817) 250-3586
diannbrown@texashealth.org
Beth H. Just, MBA, RHIA
CEO/President
Just Associates, Inc.
16366 E. Crestline Pl.
Centennial, CO 80015-4048
(303) 693-4727; Fax: (303) 693-8437
bjust@justassociates.com
Valerie J. Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh HIM Dept.
6030 Forbes Tower
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260 (Sept through June only)
(412) 383-6647; Fax: (412) 383-6655
valgeo@pitt.edu
TERM ENDS 2012—DIREC TORS
Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ
Director of Health Information and Privacy Officer
Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego
3020 Children’s Way, Mailcode 5049
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 966-4095; Fax: (858) 966-6737
cbirnbaum@rchsd.org
2011 CHAIRS OF AHIMA’S VOLUNTEER GROUPS
AHIMA volunteers also make valuable contributions as facilitators for the Communities of Practice. To locate the facilitator(s) for a particular Community of Practice, go into the community and click on the “About” link
located at the top right of the screen. The facilitators are listed in a box on the right.
Affiliate Coordinations Council
Rita K. Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB
(423) 718-0194
rita.bowen@erlanger.org
AHIMA Foundation
Lynn Kuehn, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA
(262) 574-1064
lkuehn1@wi.rr.com
AHIMA Triumph Awards Committee
Keith L. Olenik, RHIA, CHP
(816) 392-5796
keith@olenikgroup.com
Annual Convention Program Committee
Kay B. Leonard, RHIA
(801) 440-5468
kay.leonard@comcast.net
Commission on Accreditation for Health
Informatics and Information Management
Education
Don Kellogg, PhD, RHIA
(785) 670-3103
don.kellogg@washburn.edu
Commission on Certification for Health
Informatics and Information Management
Julie Swim, RHI T, CCS, FCS
(859) 260-6631
jswim1@bhsi.com
Community of Practice Advisory Committee
Pamela J. Lail, RHIA, CPHM
(704) 549-7150
pamela.lail@mckesson.com
Laura W. Pait, RHIA, CCS
(336) 277-7274
lpait@novanthealth.org
Credentials Committee
Patricia L. Shaw, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA
(801) 626-7989
pshaw@weber.edu
Exhibit Advisory Committee
Emily Buffum
(617) 535-8757
emily.boffum@ironmountain.com
Fellowship Review Committee
Teresa M. Foley, RHIA, FAHIMA, CPHQ
(703) 941-0439
bfoley6991@aol.com
Patricia L. Shaw, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA
(801) 626-7989
pshaw@weber.edu
HIM Education Strategy Committee
Mona Y. Calhoun, MS, RHIA
(301) 352-0304
mcalhoun@coppin.edu
Nominating Committee
Ginna Evans, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA
(404) 778-6003
ginna.evans@emoryhealth.org
Professional Ethics Committee
Dana C. Mc Way, JD, RHIA
(314) 244-4600
dana_mcway@moeb.uscourts.gov
State Advocacy Workgroup
Tracy L. D’Errico, RHIA
(631) 726-8313
tderrico@aol.com
Charlie M. Robinson, BS, RHIT, CCS-P
(586) 731-9399
cr0938@att.net
Teller Appointment
John Ruth, MBA, RHIA
(312) 298-3190
john.w.ruth@us.pwc.com
Virtual Lab Strategic Advisory Committee
Kerry L. Heinecke, RHIA
(715) 389-7041
kerry.heinecke@mstc.edu
2011–2012 HOUSE OF DELEGATES TEAMS COCHAIRS
Best Practices/Standards Team
Renato Estrella, MSHA, RHIA, FAHIMA
(516) 327-0824
restrella@nyqio.sdps.org
Monna Nabers, MBA, RHIA
(410) 768-2183
mln.rhia@verizon.net
Environmental Scan Team
Maria Barbetta, RHIA
(215) 757-5071
mariabarbettawilliams@hotmail.com
Alison Nicklas, RHIA, CCS
(518) 458-8094
anicklas@stfranciscare.org
HIM Higher Education and Workforce Team
Jean Foster, RHIA
(252) 355-3692
jfoster@pcmh.com
Wade Lowry, RHI T
(208) 282-3738
lowrwade@isu.edu
House Operations Team
April Robertson, MPA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA
(510) 460-0100
arobertsonmpa@gmail.com
Patrice Spath, MA, RHI T
(503) 357-9185
patrice@brownspath.com
Professional Development and
Recognition Team
Audrey Chase, RHIA
audreychase@dosher.org
Anne James, RHIA
(602) 548-8781
jaime.james@bannerhealth.com
2011 PRACTICE COUNCIL STAFF CONTACTS
Clinical Terminology and Classification
Jill S. Clark, MBA, RHIA
(312) 233-1697
jill.clark@ahima.org
Electronic Health Record
Diana M. Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS
(312) 233-1519
diana.warner@ahima.org
Health Information Exchange
Harry B. Rhodes, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA
(312) 233-1119
harry.rhodes@ahima.org
Long Term Care
Michelle L. Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP
(312) 233-1914
michelle.dougherty@ahima.org
Physician Practice
Lydia M. Washington, MS, RHIA, CPHIMS
(312) 233-1535
lydia.washington@ahima.org
Privacy and Security
Angela K Dinh, MHA, RHIA, CHPS
(312) 233-1545
angela.dinh@ahima.org
Quality Initiatives and Secondary Data
Crystal K. Kallem, RHIA, CPHQ
(312) 233-1537
crystal.kallem@ahima.org
