AHIMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President—Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA,
FAHIMA
President
Care Communications, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(312) 229-7123
ptsheridan@care-communications.com
President-elect—Kathleen Frawley, JD, MS,
RHIA, FAHIMA
Chair, HIT Program
DeVry University
Montclair, NJ
(732) 729-3924
kfrawley@devry.edu
Past President—Bonnie Cassidy, MPA, RHIA,
FAHIMA, FHIMSS
Vice President of HIM Innovation
QuadraMed Corp.
Atlanta, GA
Office: (703) 865-2416; Mobile: (770) 367-5156
bonnie.cassidy@quadramed.com;
bonnie.cassidy@ahima.org
Speaker of the House—Susan Parker, MEd,
RHIA
President
Seagate Consultants
(877) 392-0047
seagatejobs@bellsouth.net
CEO, AHIMA—Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA,
RHIA, FACHE
Chicago, IL
(312) 233-1092
lynne.thomasgordon@ahima.org
TERM ENDS 2012—DIRECTORS
Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ
Vice President of Health Information Management
Peak Health Solutions, Inc.
San Diego, CA
(858) 775-5428
cbirnbaum@cox.net
Treasurer—Beth Kost-Woodrow, RHIA
Assistant VP and Chief Privacy Officer
WellStar Health System
Marietta, GA
(678) 331-6879
bethk63@aol.com
Secretary—Chrisann Lemery, MS, RHIA,
FAHIMA
HIPAA Security Officer and Asst. Privacy Officer
WEA Trust Insurance
Madison, WI
(608) 661-6742
clemery@weatrust.com
2012 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.
AHIMA Foundation
Lynn M. Kuehn, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA
(262) 574-1064
lkuehn1@wi.rr.com
AHIMA Triumph Awards Committee
Cassandra A. Bissen, RHIA
(608) 788-6663
sbissen@whima.org
Annual Convention Program Committee
Nancy K. Coffman-Kadish, RHIA, CAPM
(219) 759-0329
nkadish@care-communications.com
Commission on Accreditation for Health
Informatics and Information Management
Education
Melinda A. Wilkins, PhD, RHIA
(479) 968-0441
mwilkins@atu.edu
Commission on Certification for Health
Informatics and Information Management
Amanda S. King, RHIA
(731) 431-6480
aking@qsource.org
Community of Practice Advisory Committee
Kristen Bermudez
kristen@cbt.edu
Council for Excellence in Education
Mona Y. Calhoun, MS, RHIA
(301) 352-0304
mcalhoun@coppin.edu
Exhibit Advisory Committee
Abby Coplan
(410) 653-0194
abby@healthrecordservices.com
2012 PRACTICE COUNCIL STAFF CONTACTS
Clinical Terminology and Classification
Jill S. Clark, MBA, RHIA
(312) 233-1967
jill.clark@ahima.org
Consumer
Lydia M. Washington, MS, RHIA, CPHIMS
(312) 233-1535
lydia.washington@ahima.org
Electronic Health Record
Diana M. Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA
(312) 233-1519
diana.warner@ahima.org
Emerging Issues
Don Asmonga, MBA, CAE
(312) 233-1526
don.asmonga@ahima.org
Health Information Exchange
Harry B. Rhodes, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIMS,
FAHIMA
(312) 233-1119
harry.rhodes@ahima.org
2012–2013 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, RHIT
(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
TERM ENDS 2013—DIREC TORS
Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA
Faculty
Missouri Western State University
Snohomish, WA
(360) 563-9229
jill.burrington.brown@frontier.com
Fellowship Review Committee
Carolyn R. Valo, MS, RHI T, FAHIMA
(952) 898-3866
carolyn.valo@siemens.com
Nominating Committee
Ginna Evans, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA
(404) 289-9456
ginna.evans@emoryhealthcare.org
Professional Ethics Committee
Lori D. Sturgill, CCS
(505) 366-1876
usamedic99@msn.com
State Advocacy Workgroup
Tracy L. D’Errico, RHIA
(631) 724-3822
tderrico@aol.com
State Advocacy Workgroup
Charlie M. Robinson, BS, RHI T, CCS-P
(586) 731-9399
cr0938@att.net
Virtual Lab Strategic Advisory Committee
Valerie A. Bond, MA, RHIA
(501) 760-4294
jbbond@cablelynx.com
Jaime James, RHIA
(602) 548-8781
jaime.james@bannerhealth.com
Long-Term Care
June E. Bronnert, RHIA, CSS, CCS-P
(312) 233-1534
june.bronnert@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
Allison F. Viola, MBA, RHIA
(312) 233-1526
allison.viola@ahima.org
