NAHQ State Associations

Your State Association...

  • provides a chance for local networking
  • presents local educational programs
  • offers membership rosters
  • distributes newsletters

Affiliated state associations and their presidents are listed below.

If you have an update to this list, please complete this form and send it to Lori Barker at lbarker@nahq.org.

Select a state from the menu below to find a State Association in your area.


Alaska Healthcare Quality Professionals
Rosemary M Craig, RN BSN CPHQ
Director of Risk Management
Alaska Regional Hospital
2801 DeBarr Road
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone 907/264-1382
Fax 866/446-6516
rosemary.craig@hcahealthcare.com

Arizona Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.azahq.org
Myrna Feldman
1671 W. Placita del Codillo
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Phone 520/399-9399
Fax 520/399-9399
mfeldman@abrazohealth.com

Jessica Hackwell
2400 Avenue A.
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone 928/336-7558
Fax 928/336-7558
jhackwell@yumaregional.org

Arkansas Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.arkahq.org
Roseann Hudoba
602 Walnut
Crossett Ar, 71635
Phone 870/864-3532
Fax 870/862-3125
roseann.hudoba@triadhospitals.com

Karen Donaldson
593 S Cominto Rd
Dermott, AR 71638
Phone 870/723-8269
Fax 870/460-3562
kdonaldson@drewmemorial.org

California Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.cahq.org
Judy Pugach
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
12401 Washington Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Phone 562/698-0811 x3718
jpugach@pih.net

Valena Emery
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
1509 Wilson Terr
Glendale, CA 91206
Phone 818/409-8258
emeryvj@ah.org

Healthcare Quality Coalition of Colorado
Website www.HQCC.org
Roya Nassirpour, RN MSN CPHQ
4776 S Ireland Ct
Aurora, CO 80015
Phone 720/284-2077
Roya.Nassirpour@HealthONEcares.com

Janet Lucchesi, RN MHS CPHQ
5440 Windsong Ct
Morrison, CO 80465
Phone 303/839-6467
Fax 303/869-2030

Connecticut Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://ctahq.org
Janice Watkins
Milford Hospital
300 Seaside Ave
Milford, CT 06460
Phone 203/876-4053
Fax 203/876-4542
janice.watkins@milfordhospital.org

Barbara Kaplowe
MidState Medical Center
435 Lewis Ave
Meriden, CT 06451-2101
Phone 203/694-8365
Fax 203/694-7607
bkalaplow@midstatemedical.org

Delaware Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.dahq.org
Loretta Consiglio-Ward, RN MSN
Christiana Care Health System
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd
Newark, DE 19718
Phone 302/733-4759
Fax 302/733-6921
lconsiglio-ward@christianacare.org

Michele Campbell, RN MSN CPHQ FABC
Christiana Care Health System
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd
Newark, DE 19718
Phone 302/733-4982
Fax 302/733-6921
micampbell@christianacare.org

District of Columbia Association for Healthcare Quality
Emmett Ervin, MPA CPHQ
52 Valley St. #111
Providence, RI
Phone 410/262-5861
Fax 401/274-1527
emmettervin@cox.net

Florida Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.fahq.org
Sam Elizondo
3421 S Carter St Unit D
Tampa, FL 33629
Phone 813/629-9137
sam_stpa@hotmail.com

Donna Scott
3426 Cypress Landing Dr
Valrico, FL 33594
Phone 813/629-9137
dscott@quantros.com

Illinois Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.iahq.net
Kathleen Self, CPHQ
5707 W Timber Oak Ct.
Peoria, IL 61615
Phone 309/655-6872
Fax 309/655-3892
kathleen.s.self@osfhealthcare.org

Indiana Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.inahq.com
Natalie Webb
8900 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN
Phone 317/818-8015
Fax 317/818-8008
NWebb@vha.com

Karen Varda
3700 Washington Ave
Evansville, IN 47750
Phone 812/485-7927
Fax 812/773-0520
kvarda@stmarys.org

Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.iaahq.org/
Rhonda Davis
1776 West Lakes Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone 515/440-8527
Fax 515/222-2411
rdavis@ifmc.org

Sarah Pavelka
1122 West 11th St
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone 641/780-0810
Fax 319/398-5698
spavelka@iowaqc.org

Kansas Association for Healthcare Quality
Beni A. Goebel
St. Francis Health Center
1700 SW 7th St
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone 785/295-8156
Fax 785/295-5543
beni.goebel@sftks.net

Amber Styles
University of Kansas Hospital
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone 913/588-0244
astyles@kumc.edu

Kentucky Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.kahq.org
Judy Martin, RN BS CCM
Jennie Stuart Med. Ctr.
320 W 10th St
Hopkinsville, KY
Phone 270/887-0431
Fax 270/887-0655
judymartin@ismc.org

Terry Altpeter, PhD EJD RN CPHQ
Norton Healthcare
234 East Gray St
Suite 364
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone 502/629-3280
Fax 502/629-5147
Terry.Altpeter@nortonhealthcare.org

Louisiana Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.lahq.org
Steven Savant   
100 Jonah Circle
Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone 337-521-1025
SSavantRN@cox.net

Linda Paradise McNeill
3830 N. Causeway Blvd.
Suite 2200
Metarie, LA70002
Phone 504/666-4548
linda.mcneill@peopleshealth.com

Maine Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.MaineAHQ.org
Jeff Gregory
Maine Medical Center
Center for Performance Improvement
131 Chadwick St
Portland, ME 04102
Phone 207/662-4483
Fax 207/662-1481
gregoj@mmc.org

Paula Dustin
Maine General Medical Center
6 E. Chestnut St
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone 207/626-1333
Fax 207/626-1146
paula.dustin@mainegeneral.org

Maryland Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mdahq.org
Cheri C. Wilson
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe St.
Phipps 546B
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone 410/502-6025
Fax 410/502-9878
cwilso42@jhmi.edu

Robin Craycraft
8156 Bell Tower Crossing
Pasadena, MD 21122
Phone 443/444-4244
Fax 443/444-4262
robin.craycraft@medstar.net

Massachusetts Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mahq.org
Theresa Trainor, LPN BS CPHQ
Masspro 
245 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone 781-419-2792
Fax 781-890-3223
ttrainor@maqio.sdps.org

Nina Rauscher, MS RNB CPHQ
Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone 617-355-6000
Fax 617-730-0627
nina.rauscher@childrens.harvard.edu

Michigan Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mahq.com
Linda Brandt-Comer
419 W. Mansion St
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone 269/964-5987
Fax 269/966-8695
comerl@trinity-health.org

Nancy Vecchioni
22670 Haggerty Rd
Ste 100
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
Phone 248/465-7300 x7454
Fax 248/465-7428
nvecchio@mpro.org

Minnesota Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mhqp.com
Sally Irrgang
8519 Clinton Ave South
Bloomington, MN 55420
Phone 952/888-9010
sallyirrgang@comcast.net

Susan McKevitt
1601 Jefferson Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105
Phone 763/647-5058
smckevitt@lifetracnetwork.com

Mississippi Association for Healthcare Quality
Susan Stevens
P.O. Box 2790
Bay St. Louis, MS 39521-2790
Phone 228/467-8739
Fax 228/467-8772
sstevens@hancockmedical.net

John W. Pace
P.O. Box 157-A, B-67
Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone 601/351-8000 x4558
Fax 601/351-8326
pacejo@msh.state.ms.edu

Missouri Association for Healthcare Quality
Becky Miller,  MHA CPHQ CHE
Missouri Center for Patient Safety
2429 Hyde Park Road
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone 573/636-1014
Fax 573/636-8608
bmiller@mocps.org

Juie Wanager
Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
100 Ste. Genevieve Drive
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Phone 573/883-4482
Fax 573/883-7762
jwanager@stegenevievehospital.org

Nebraska Association for Healthcare Quality, Risk, and Safety
Kathi Kelly
Memorial Healthcare Systems
300 North Columbia
Seward, NE 68434
Phone 402/646-4669
Fax 402/646-4636
kathikellyrn@yahoo.com

Diane Allen
Bergan Mercy Medical Center
610 Loveland Dr
Omaha, NE 68114
Phone 402/398-6762

Nevada Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.nvahq.org
Kathleen Bruttomesso
kathleen.bruttomesso@uhsinc.com

New Hampshire Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.nhha.org/prof_societies/sites/nhahq/nhahq_index.htm

President
Gloria Thorington
P.O. Box 2134
Concord, NH 03301
Phone 603/527-2934
gthorington@lrgh.org

New Jersey Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.hqpnj.org
Janet Crockett, RN MPH CPHQ
Clinical Outcomes Coordinator
Raritan Bay Medical Center
530 New Brunswick Ave
Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861
Phone 732/442-3700 x 5759
Email: jcrockett@rbmc.org

New York Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.nyahq.org
Veronica J. Hunko
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Ave, B1105
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone 347/386-6220
Fax 718/245-4727
veronica.hunko@nychhc.org

North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.ncahq.org
Tina Flack
6100 Starlight Dr
Concord, NC 28027
Phone 704/355-7489
Fax 704/355-3793
tina.flack@carolinashealthcare.org

Tammy Woerner
145 Huntington Drive
Dunn, NC 28334
Phone 910/892-1000 x4965
Fax 910/891-6030
twoerner@bjrh.org 

Ohio Association for Healthcare Quality
B. Jody Ciccone Snyder
1881 Belmead Ave
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone 614/276-6540
jody.snyder@osumc.edu

Margie Wheeler
3379 Retriever Rd
Phone 614/205-9037
mwheeler1217@wowway.com

Oregon Association for Healthcare Quality
Ellen Altman, RN BSN MA CPHQ
Director of Quality Management Services
Samaritan Health Plans
3600 NW Samaritan Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone 541/768-5055
Fax 541/768-4482
ealtman@samhealth.org

Pennsylvania Association for Healthcare Quality
Maureen MacCoy, MBA BSN CPHQ
Director Case Management
1710 Hillcrest Lane
Aston, PA 19014
Phone 609/708-2332
Fax 484/322-6767
maccoymc@aetna.com

Rhode Island Association for Healthcare Quality
Paula Bolig, BS MT (ASCP) CPHQ
QM @ RIH
593 Eddy St
POB 334
Providence, RI 02093
Phone 401/444-8236
Fax 401/444-4416
pbolig@lifespan.org

South Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.sc-ahq.org
Nancy White
306 Mossycup Oak Ct
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Phone 864/573-3050
Fax 864/573-3443
nancy.white@maryblack.org

Sonya Dawkins
Phone 803/731-5300
Fax 803/731-2849
sdawkins@phts.com

South Dakota Association of Quality Managers
Website www.sdaho.org/Quality%20Managers/SDAQM.htm
Nancy McDonald, RN BSN
300 Byron Blvd.
Chamberlain, SD 57325
Phone 605/234-7128
Fax 605/234-7113
mcdonaln@sanfordhealth.org

Carrie Donovan
1440 S Main
Spearfish, SD 57783
Phone 605/644-4432
Fax 605/644-4011
cdonovan@rcrh.org

Tennessee Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.tahq.org
Michelle Franklin
4950 Smithson Road
College Grove, TN 37046
Phone  615/334-2029
michelle.franklin@hcahealthcare.com

Joyce Gentry
One Park Plaza II-4W
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone 615/344-2006
joyce.gentry@hcahealthcare.com

Texas Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.txquality.org
Bob Stakem
7011 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Phone  713/970-7211
Fax  713/970-9674
robert.stakem@mhmraharris.org

Debra Flores, RN Ed.D
Associate Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Services
Driscoll Childrens Hospital
3533 S Alameda St
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone 361/694-6677
deborah.flores@dchstx.org

Utah Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://uahq.org
Fritz Kron
3833 Riverwood Dr.
Provo, UT 84604
Phone  801/372-2110
Fax  801/357-7742
fritz.kron@intermountainmail.org

Judi Matts
1034 N. 500 W.
Provo, UT 84604
Phone  801/357-7462
Fax  801/357-7189
judith.matts@intermountainmail.org

Virginia Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.vahq.org
Susan C. Pace, BSN RN CPHQ
Director, Quality Management
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
1500 North 28th St
Richmond, VA 23223
Phone 804/915-1281
susan_pace@bshsi.org

Lecia A. Albright, FNAHQ, CPHQ
Director, Quality and Risk Services
10300 Spotsylvania Avenue
Suite #130
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Phone (540) 834-1508
Fax (540) 834-1537
lecia.albright@hcahealthcare.com

Washington Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.wsahq.org
Dorcas Ann Hirzel
835 SE Bishop Blvd
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone 509/336-7523
Fax 509/332-4242
dorcas.hirzel@pullminregional.org

Nancy West
710 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone 206/694-7334
Fax 206/632-2144
nancy.west@heart.org

West Virginia Association for Healthcare Quality
Melinda Hutchinson
110 Dominic Dr
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Phone 304/347-6608
Fax 304/347-6728
melinda.hutchinson@stfh.net

Misty Butts
2500 Hospital Dr
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone 304/362-1000
Fax 304/260-1490
mbutts@cityhospital.org

Wisconsin Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.wahq.org
Gloria Field
Saint Michael's Hospital
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone 715/346-5257
Fax 715/346-5326
gloria.field@ministryhealth.org

Judy Frisch
MetaStar
2909 Landmark Place
Madison, WI 53713
Phone 608/441-8216
Fax 608/274-5008
jfrisch@metastar.com

Wyoming Association for Healthcare Quality
Kris Urbanek
Phone 307/587-3396
Fax 307/587-3622
kurbanek@wyqio.sdps.org

 

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