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2011-2012 Board of Directors

Officers

President
Veronica J. Hunko, MA, BSN, CPHQ
Associate Executive Director, QM
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
hunkov@nychhc.org

President-Elect
Barbara A. Nealand, RN, LNC
Assistant Director, Quality/Risk
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY
bnealand@siuh.edu

Secretary/Treasurer
Torrance Akinsanya, MPA, CPHQ
Senior Associate Administrator
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
takinsanya@downstate.edu

Immediate Past President
Roslyn L. Shein, MA, BS, RN, CPHQ
President/CEO
Quality Healthcare Consultants, Ltd
Staten Island, NY
Flushing, NY
qualhelth@aol.com

 

Senior Advisors

Anna C. Baracchini, MA, RN, CPHQ
AVP, Care Management/ Performance Improvement
St. Francis Hospital
Port Washington, NY
anna.baracchini@chsli.org

Erlinda Dubal, MA, MBA, RN
Director, MS Exec. Program for Nursing and HC Mgt.
Assistant Professor
Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY
erlinda.dubal@liu.edu

Angelina M. Roche, BPS, RN, CPHQ
Stroke Program Clinical Coordinator
Faxton-St. Luke´s Healthcare
Utica, NY
aroche@mvnhealth.com

 

Directors At Large

Jaycinth V. Blackman, MA, BSN, RN, MBA, CPHQ
Director, Quality Management
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Jaycinth.Blackman@downstate.edu

Patsy Jones
Associate Executive Director
Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs
Metropolitan Hospital Center
New York, NY
patricia.jones@nychhc.org

Lee Kucera
Director of Quality and Performance Improvement
St. Charles Hospital
Port Jefferson, NY
lee.kucera@chsli.org

Kim Chi Lau, MA, RN, CPHQ
Quality Management Coordinator
Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center
Brooklyn, NY
klau@mjhs.org

Barbara Muller, RN
Associate Director
Quality Management
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
mullerb@nychhc.org

Sharon Norton, BS, RN, CPHQ
Client Executive, Professional Services,
NE Region
Quantros, Inc
Cllifton Springs, NY
snorton@quantros.com

 

Mary O´Connell, MPA, RN, CPHQ
Associate Exec. Director
Nursing Performance and Research
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
oconnelm@nychhc.org

Saturnina Prince-Boyce BSN, C-CDI Specialist
Sr. Associate Director
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
princesa@nychhc.org

Charmaine Thomas, RN, MBA, BSN, BA
Assoc. Director of Nursing Quality
Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
Queens Hospital Center
Jamaica, NY 11432
thomasc1@nychhc.org

Carol Vosburgh, BSN, RN
Quality Management Coordinator
Corning Hospital
Corning, NY
Vosburgh_carol@guthrie.org

Sandra E. Ward, MA, MS, BSN, RNC, CPHQ, CPUR
Case Manager
Senior Health Partners
New York, NY
Sward775@aol.com

 

 

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