A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alabama
President
Pam Powers, CPMSM
Medical Staff Manager
Decatur Morgan Hospital
Medical Staff Office
1201 7th Street, SE
Decatur, AL 35601
PH: (256) 973-2607
pam.powers@dmhnet.org
President-Elect
Edith Miller
AAMSS President-Elect/Vice-President
Medical Staff Office
515 Park Blvd.
Sheffield AL 35660
PH: (256) 483-2635
Edith.Miller@scasurgery.com
Alaska
President
Andrea Konik, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
Providence Alaska Medical Center
3200 Providence Drive Ste C520
Anchorage, AK 99508
PH: (907) 531-2040
andrea.konik@providence.org
President-Elect
Janette Dirks, CPCS, CPMSM
Medical Staff Services Program Manager
Providence Alaska Region
3200 Providence Drive Ste C520
Anchorage, AK 99508
PH: (907) 313-8325
Arizona
President
Sheree Yazzie, CPCS, CPMSM
Director, Medical Staff Services
Atlas Healthcare Partners
2355 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85016
PH: (602) 368-0499
Sheree.yazzie@atlashp.com
President-Elect
Jacque Goggans, CPCS, CPMSM
Manager, Medical Staff Services Coordinator
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix
1111 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85006
PH: (602) 839-8100
Jacquelynne.Goggans@bannerhealth.com
Arkansas
President
Tiffany Hawkins, CPCS
Credentialing Manager
UAMS Professional Staff Office
4301 W Markham #738
Little Rock, AR 72205
PH: (501) 686-6328
THawkins@uams.edu
President-Elect
Sheilah Rupe
Director of Medical Staff Services
Washington Regional Medical System
3215 N Northhills Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
PH: (479) 463-1075
srupe@wregional.com
California
President
Steven Canale, CPCS, CPMSM
Director, Medical Staff Services
Huntington Health/Chartis-Greely
100 W California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105
PH: (626) 397-2227
President@camss.org
President-Elect
Wendy Driskell
Credentialing Consultant V
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals & Health Plans, SCAL
393 E Walnut Ave
Pasadena, CA 91188
PH: (562) 323-1282
forumchair@camss.org
Colorado
President-Elect
Dorothy Bathauer, MBA-HA CPMSM, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
UC Hospital and Anschutz Medical Center
Connecticut
President
Lourdes Espada
Network Credentialing Coordinator
99 Hawley Lane, 3rd Floor, Office 3016
Stratford, CT 06614
PH: (203) 502-4647
Lourdes.Espada@YNHH.org
President-Elect
Natalie Lemieux, MHA, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street, P.O. Box 5037
Hartford, CT 06102
PH: (860) 972-7503
natalie.lemieux@hhchealth.org
Dakotas
President
Jodi Schaan, CPMSM, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
MultiCare Health System
PH: (253) 403-2064
jodi.schaan@multicare.org
President-Elect
Jill Caauwe
Credentialing Coordinator
801 E Sioux Ave
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
District of Columbia
President
Karen Freeman
Director, Medical Staff Services
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Ave NW, Room 2055
Washington, DC 20060
PH:(202) 865-3293
kfreeman@huhosp.org
President-Elect
Deborah Dixon
Medical Staff Coordinator
Children’s National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue N.W, Ste W5-100
Washington, DC 20010
PH: (202) 476-4447
ddixon@childrensnational.org
Delaware
*Please note that the Delaware Association has officially merged with the DELMARVA Association Medical Staff Services (contact listed below).
DELMARVA
President
Mary Ellen Orner, CPCS, CPMSM
Director, Credentialing
2200 Concord Road
8th Floor
Wilmington DE 19810
PH: (302) 651-5938
maryellen.orner@nemours.org
Florida
President
Lori-Jo DeSimone, MHA, CPMSM, CPCS
Director, Medical Staff Services
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
PH: (727) 521-5078
Fax: (727) 521-5570
Lorijo.desimone@hcahealthcare.com
President-Elect
Kim Michelle Williams, CPCS, CPMSM
Medical Staff Manager
96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB
307 Boatner Rd, Eglin AFB, FL 32542
justkim333@gmail.com
Georgia
President
Jessica Ramirez, CPMSM, CPCS
Director of Provider Network Services
Central Georgia Health Network
111 Perimeter Parkway
Macon, GA 31210
PH: (478) 832-6134
Ramirez.jessica@cghn.net
President-Elect
Scott Gage
Credentialing Manager
118 Little Ridge Rd
Berkeley GA 30096
PH: (678) 521-9461
scott@locumsmart.net
Hawaii
President
Gina Vista
Administrative Services Coordinator
Community Clinic of Maui
1881 Nani Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
PH: (808) 872-4055
gvista@ccmaui.org
President-Elect
Kyle Daniel
Supervisor
98-1079 Moanalua Rd
Aiea, HI 96701
Ph: 808-485-4186
Idaho
President-Elect
Rae Kingsley, CPCS
St. Luke's Health System
Illinois
President
Maureen Bradley, CPMSM
Manager, Medical Staff Office
Rush Copley Medical Group
2000 Odgen Avenue
Aurora, IL 60504
PH: (630) 692-5452
Maureen_K_Bradley1@rush.edu
President-Elect
Elizabeth Morris
Director, Medical Staff Services
800 West Central Road
Arlington Heights IL 60005
PH: (847) 618-5663
emorris@NCH.ORG
Indiana
President
Cindy Biehl
Medical Staff Coordinator
1000 N. 16th Street
New Castle, IN 47362
PH: (765) 521-1496
cbiehl@hcmhcares.org
President-Elect
Karyn Delgado
Director, Medical Staff Services
5215 Holy Cross Parkway
Mishawaka, IN 46545
PH: (574) 335-2383
Delgadok@sjrmc.com
Iowa
Kansas
President
Denise Dover, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
Pratt Regional Medical Center
200 Commodore
Pratt, KS 67124
PH: (620) 450-1168
ddover@prmc.org
President-Elect
Jennifer Herington
Senior Credentialing & Contract Specialists
KU School of Medicine Wichita
1010 N Kansas St, Ste 3054
Wichita, KS 67214
PH: (316) 293-2611
jherington@kumc.edu
Kentucky
President
Lindsay Searing
Provider Enrollment Manager
Brightview
8965 Steeplebush Drive
Florence, KY 41041
PH: (513) 518-5956
lindsay.searing@gmail.com
President-Elect
Beckie Herron, MA, CPCS
Director of Medical Staff
Baptist Health Louisville Medical Staff Services
4000 Kresge Way
Louisville, KY 40207
PH: (502) 897-8128
beckie.herron@bhsi.com
Louisiana
President
Cynthia LaFitte, CPCS
Executive Assistant/Medical Staff Coordinator
PO Box 730
600 South Pine Street
Deridder, LA 70634
PH: (337) 462-7409
c.lafitte@beauregard.org
President-Elect
Mindy Meyer, CPCS, CPMSM
Manager, Medical Staff Services
1701 Oak Park Blvd.
600 South Pine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
PH: (337) 494-3091
Maine
President
Nicole Palmitessa
Manager, Medical Staff & Credentialing
Mercy Hospital
175 Fore River Parkway
Portland, ME 04102
PH: (207) 879-3427
palmitessan@northernlight.org
President-Elect
Helen Burnett
Medical Staff Coordinator
Mount Desert Island Hospital
10 Wayman Ln.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
PH: (207) 288-5082
helen.burnett@mdihospital.org
Maryland
President
LaNita Gragg-Jennings, CPMSM, CPCS
Director, Medical Staff Services and Continuing Medical Education
Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center
11890 Healing Way, 1st Floor, Suite 1300
Silver Spring, MD 20904
PH: (240) 637-6013
ljenning@adventisthealthcare.com
President-Elect
Tamara Reid-Lucas
Director, Medical Staff Services
10980 Grantchester Way
Suite 800
Columbia MD 21044
PH: (301) 475-6170
Massachusetts
President
Karin Bernard
Director, Medical Staff Office
Greater Lawrence Family Center
34 Haverhill St
Lawrence, MA 01841
PH: (978) 689-6683
kbernard@glfhc.org
President-Elect
Heather Clark
Medical Staff Specialist Team Lead
Mass General Brigham
399 Revolution Drive
Somerville, MA 02145
PH: (857) 282-3161
hclark6@mgb.org
Michigan
President
Billie Cnudde, CPCS
Regional Manager Medical Staff Services (Northern Region)
1900 Columbus Ave
Bay City, MI, 48708
PH: (989) 894-6468
President-Elect
Leigh Ann Gabriel, CPCS
Medical Staff Services Manager
Covenant HealthCare
700 Cooper Ave
Minnesota
President-Elect
Alexis Thorpe
OMS Operations Manager
701 Park Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55415
PH: (612) 873-9636
Mississippi
President
Christy Campbell
Manager, Medical Staff Services
969 Lakeland Dr
Jackson, MS 39216
PH: (601) 200-5191
Christy.Campbell@fmolhs.org
President-Elect
Tina Todd
Credentialing Specialist II
4500 13th St
Gulfport, MS 39501
PH: (228) 865-3168
ttodd@mhg.com
Missouri
President
Julie Vandenburg, BS, CPCS
Director-Virtual Care Support Services
Mercy Virtual Care Center
15740 South Outer Forty Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017
PH: (314) 364-7347
julie.vandenburg@mercy.net
President-Elect
Sam Ard, CPCS, CPMSM
Manager-Support Services
Mercy Virtual Care Center
15740 South Outer Forty Road
Chesterfield MO 63017
PH: (314) 364-7316
samantha.ard@mercy.net
Montana
President
Julie Gemar-Williams, CPCS, RHIA, CPHRM
Risk Management, HIM, Credentialing, Peer Review
Yellowstone RRG
149 Crestview Ln
Missoula, Montana 59803-1437
PH: (406) 544-3577
President-Elect
Dia Ferguson
Medical Staff Services Coordinator
320 Alpenglow Lane
Livingston MT 59047
PH: (406) 823 - 6249
Nebraska
President
Sara Watson
Director, Medical Staff Services
8200 Dodge St
Omaha, Nebraska 68114
President-Elect
Jill Larsen
Medical Staff Credentialing and Privileging
5401 South St
Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
President
Gwendolyn Strain-Hogan, CPCS
Virtua Health
Lead Credentials Coordinator
303 Lippincott Drive, Suite 200
Marlton, NJ 08053
856-355-0334
gstrain@virtua.org
President-Elect
Marie Torkelson
Manager, Medical Staff Services
2100 Wescott Drive
5th Floor
Flemington, NJ 08822
New Mexico
President
Elizabeth Peters
Manager, Medical Staff Affairs
UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center
3001 Broadmoor Blvd NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
PH: (505) 994-7422
elpeters@salud.unm.edu
President-Elect
Heather Lizardi
Medical Staff Coordinator
1 Unm MSC08 4620
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
United States
(505) 272-6055
New York
President
Venetta Lewis
Director, Medical Staff Administration & GME
Montefiore St. Lukes
70 Dubois Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
PH: (845) 568-2345
vlewis@montefioreslc.org
President-Elect
KarynMarie Lipari
Medical Staff Services, Credentialing & Enrollment
725 Community Drive
Suite 201B
South Burlington VT 05403
PH: (518) 578-0738
klipari23@gmail.com
North Carolina
President
Amy Whitaker, CPCS
Lead Medical Staff Coordinator
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
3333 Silad Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
PH: (336) 710-6087
acwhitaker@novanthealth.org
President-Elect
Angela Smith, CPCS, CPMSM
Credentialing & Enrollment Manager
UNC Physicians Network
2000 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200
Morrisville, NC 27560
PH: (984) 215-4111
Angela.Smith@unchealth.unc.edu
North Dakota
Please note that North Dakota and South Dakota have joined to become dakotAMSS
President
Jodi Schaan, CPMSM, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
MultiCare Health System
PH: (253) 403-2064
Jodi.Schaan@multicare.org
Ohio
President
Lorrie Paulus, CPMSM, CPCS, FMSP
Manager, Credentialing (Client Services)
422 Old Branch Hill Miamiville Road,
Loveland, OH 45140
PH: (513) 532-0655
lorraine.paulus@rldatix.com
President-Elect
Angela Simpson, CPCS, CPMSM
Medical Staff Manager
1001 Bellefontaine Ave
Lima, OH 45804
PH: (419) 998-4706
asimpson@limamemorial.org
Oklahoma
President
Marcy Moody, CPCS
Sr. Medical Staff Specialist
3001 Quail Springs Parkway
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
PH: (405) 945-4993
President-Elect
Julie Kilgore
Manager, Medical Staff Services
3401 W Gore Blvd
Lawton, OK 73505
PH: (580) 585-5443
Oregon
President-Elect
Brittany Garza
Credentialing & Practice Support Team Lead
PO Box 12069
Salem OR 97309
bpilgrim@mvipa.org
Pennsylvania
President
Sheryl Holder, CPCS
Senior Credentialing Specialist
Wellspan Health
PH: (717) 698-8473
President-Elect
Katie Sloat, CPCS
Lead Credentialing Specialist
Provider Services & Credentialing
Penn State Health
PH: (717) 531-8644
Puerto Rico
President
Lucy Reyes
Credentialing Unit Supervisor
VA Caribbean Healthcare System
HRMS (05) VA Medical Center
10 Casia Street
San Juan, PR 00921-3201
PH: (787) 641-7582 x13177
lucydelap@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
Not currently organized
South Carolina
President
Toni G. Clark, MRE, CPCS
Manager, Credentialing Services
RLDatix
11 eWall Street
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
PH: (803) 603-5548
tclark@rldatix.com
President-Elect
Caroline Thornton, CPMSM
Manager, Credentialing Client Integrations
New Site Growth
Radiology Partners
PH: (424) 277-8136
caroline.thornton@radpartners.com
South Dakota
*Please note that North Dakota and South Dakota have joined to become dakotAMSS
President
Jodi Schaan, CPMSM, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
MultiCare Health System
PH: (253) 403-2064
Jodi.Schaan@multicare.org
Tennessee
President
Kane Bach-Reyes, CPCS
Senior Director, Credentialing & Enrollment
CinqCare
2300 N St. NW STE 200
Washington, DC 20037
PH: (917) 514-3188
kane.bach-reyes@cinq.care
President-Elect
Christy Walker
Provider Research Analyst – Credentialing
1 Cameron Hill Circle, 2.4
Chattanooga, TN 37402
PH: (423) 535-6475
christy_walker@bcbst.com
Texas
President
Maggie Palmer, CPMSM, CPCS
Vice President, Professional Medical Affairs
Parkland Health and Hospital System
5200 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 590-8080
MARGARET.PALMER@PHHS.ORG
President-Elect
Deena Muniz, CPCS
Regional Medical Staff Services Director
Baylor Scott & White Health - College Station Region
800 Scott and White Dr
College Station, TX 77845
(979) 540-8795
deena.muniz@bswhealth.org
Utah
President
Angie Fisher
Director, Medical Staff Services
4401 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
PH: (801) 387-3704
Angie.Fisher@imail.org
President-Elect
Alecia Ledward
Director, Medical Staff Services
750 West 800 North
Ogden, UT 84057
PH: (801) 714-6516
ledwardalecia4@gmail.com
Vermont
Virginia
President
Froya Jesse, CPCS
Credentialing Coordinator
213 Jefferson St Ste 901
Roanoke VA 24011
PH: (540) 224-5554
fmjesse@carilionclinic.org
President-Elect
Gwendolyn Davenport
Credentialing Specialist
625 Kenmoor Ave SE, Ste 350, PMB 47995
Grand Rapids, MI 47995
PH: (248) 465-7374
Washington
West Virginia
President
Bobbie Smith, AAS, CPMSM, CPCS
Medical Staff Services Manager
Charleston Area Medical Center
501 Morris St
Charleston, WV 25301
PH: (304) 388-7185
basmith@camc.org
President-Elect
Lori Burnside, CPMSM, CPCS
Medical Staff Coordinator
Peak Health, WVU Medicine
1085 VanVoorhis Rd, Ste. 300
Morgantown, WV 26505
PH: (304) 974-3598
lori.burnside@peakhealth.org
Wisconsin
President
Maggie Fuchs, CPCS, CPMSM
Regional Director Medical Staff Services - WI Region
SSM Health/St. Mary's Hospital
700 South Park Street
Madison, WI 53715
PH: (608) 258-5041
President-Elect
Andrea Harsh, MBA
System Manager-Provider Experience
Aspirus Health
908 Washington St.
Wausau, WI 54403
PH: (715) 539-2132
andrea.harsh@aspirus.org
Wyoming