HAP Staff Directory
Executive Office
The Executive Office is responsible for the overall direction and management of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), its strategic plan, and fulfillment of HAP’s vision, mission, and guiding principles. HAP’s president and chief executive officer is a member of the HAP Board of Directors and interacts with regional, statewide, and national health care organizations.
Nicole Stallings, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ashlyn Booher, Special Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer
Accounting
The Accounting staff is responsible for all corporate accounting, budgeting, and financial operations of the association as well as establishing and maintaining internal controls. Staff also is responsible for providing oversight in monitoring compliance with all provisions of federal and state contracts, grants, and regulations; and all lobbying reporting requirements.
Mary Shortledge, Vice President, Accounting and Operations
Doug Barber, Accounting Manager
Sherniece Batson, Accountant
Brenda Redding, Accounts Payable Specialist
Advocacy
The Advocacy staff is primarily responsible for the association’s advocacy efforts with the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Governor’s Office, and the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation. Department staff leads HAP’s advocacy activation activity through HAPtivate! and the association’s political engagement work including generating support for the Hospital Association Political Action Committee (HAPAC).
Stephanie Watkins, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Policy
John Myers, Vice President, Federal Advocacy
Arielle Chortanoff, Vice President, State Advocacy
Sarah Lawver, Senior Director, State Advocacy
Jake Felker, Director, Political Engagement
Heidi Ryan, Political Action Manager
Cameron Brown, Policy Analyst
Anthony Panuccio, Manager, Advocacy Activation
Jill Heineman, Administrative Assistant
Business Development & Operations
Business Development & Operations staff provides support to the association in the areas of internal accounting and finance, communications and public affairs, facility management, human resources, information technology, membership services, quality, and population health. This area is responsible for all billing and collection of association dues, as well as maintenance of the various membership databases.
Tina Latin-True, Chief Operating Officer
Dawn Urffer, CAP-OM, Senior Administrative Assistant
Communications and Public Affairs
The Communications and Public Affairs staff is responsible for HAP member publications, media relations, social media strategies, Healthy Me PA (HAP’s digital community), and all other association communications services and activities.
Liam Migdail, Vice President, Strategic Communications
Matthew Nojiri, Director, Advocacy & Member Communications
Jordan Zabady, Producer, Digital Communications
Kim Yakowski, Manager, Media Relations
Cindy Glessner, Manager, Website Services
Education
Education staff is responsible for the development and implementation of HAP education programs and continuing education activities including membership workshops, distance learning, and statewide conferences.
Emily Lewis, Director, Education Planning and Development
Emergency Management
HAP’s Emergency Management program is available to support member organizations in all phases of emergency management, including impacts within organizations that may require incident management, external coordination, training and exercise delivery and recovery support. The team is located geographically across the state to quickly support facility-based emergency management programs.
Christopher Chamberlain, MS, RN, CHEP, Vice President, Emergency Management
Matthew Linse, Manager
Charles “CJ” Sabo, MPH, EMT-B, Manager
Ryan Weaver, MBA, BSN, RN, CPPS, Manager
Tom Kitchen, Jr., MECM, Manager
Finance & Legal Affairs
The staff in Finance & Legal Affairs analyze the fiscal impact of federal and state policies as they apply to hospitals and health systems, advocate for fair reimbursement policies, and assist hospitals and health systems in payment issues with payors and data affecting the health care finance and delivery system.
Jolene Calla, Esq., Vice President, Finance & Legal Affairs
Brooke Bowers, Director, Financial Reimbursement and Analysis
Janelle Hoch, Administrative Assistant
Human Resource Services
Human Resource Services staff is responsible for all personnel and human resource services, monitoring HAP’s compensation system, benefit offerings, compliance with state and federal human resource requirements, and recruitment activities for the association.
Kimberly McCoy, CEBS, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Director, Human Resource Services
Information & Technology Services
The Information & Technology (IT) and Services staff is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure to support and ensure IT system integrity, security, and performance, which includes HAP’s membership management system, electronic communication and security, telecommunications, and all hardware and software support.
Arvydas Svalbonas, Director, Information & Technology and Services
Judy Lynn, Senior Network Specialist
Member Services & Strategic Initiatives
Member Services staff leads HAP’s membership marketing, member relations, member satisfaction, strategic and business planning, and is responsible for maintenance of the association’s institution-specific database.
Daneen Schroder, Vice President, Member Services & Strategic Initiatives
Emily Pyle, Manager, Member Engagement
Marty Kenyon, Education Program and Membership Coordinator
Policy
HAP’s Policy staff is responsible for the association’s policy development, advocacy efforts with state and federal agencies, legal issues, and services to member constituency groups.
Kathryn Slatt, Vice President, Policy & Care Delivery
Jennifer Jordan, Vice President, Equity & Behavioral Health
Kate McCale, Vice President, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
Quality Initiatives
The Quality Initiatives program implements strategies to support Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems in improving the patient experience, patient care transitions, patient harm prevention, and preventing patient infections.
Lauren Geary, Senior Director, Clinical Affairs
Elizabeth (Beth) Murray, M.Ed., RN, MCHES, HN-BC, Project Manager
Research
The Research staff provides data analysis and health care trend information, and supports members directly by modeling hospital-specific impact analyses related to Medicare and Medicaid budget and policy changes, and the impact of specific payment adjustment programs.
Sushma Sharma, PhD, Vice President, Heath Care Research, and Director, HAP Center for Health Policy Research
Ayse Yilmaz, Senior Research Analyst
Obaid Zaman, Project Director
Ki Lee, Cloud Data Architect
Graycen Hunt, Manager, Data Analytics and Visualization
Workforce & Clinical Affairs
The Workforce & Clinical Affairs staff support the organization’s increased role in health care workforce solutions and lead the association’s focus on maintaining safe workplaces, prioritizing the health care talent infrastructure, and strengthening the health care community.
Robert Shipp III, PhD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Workforce & Clinical Affairs
Mary Marshall, Senior Director, Workforce & Professional Development
Meg Dickson, Administrative Assistant/Education Coordinator