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The New York Association for Healthcare Quality

2016-2019 Board of Directors

Officers

President

Annette Charette, RN, MS, CPHQ
acharette@nyahq.org




Immediate Past-President

Patricia Jones, RN, MN, CPHQ

patsyjones413@gmail.com






Treasurer

Kim C. Lau, RN, MS, CPHQ 
Quality Management Coordinator
Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Brooklyn, NY
klau@mjhs.org

Secretary
Barbara Strype, RN, BSN, MBA
Performance Improvement/Accreditation Manager
Quality/Risk Management

Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY 
bstrype@northwell.edu



Northern Region VP
Ashima Butler, MS, CPHQ, CPMSM, CPCS
VP & Chief Quality Officer
Corporate Compliance Officer
Ellenville Regional Hospital
Ellenville, NY
abutler@ellenvilleregional.org

Senior Advisors


Torrance Akinsanya, MPA, CPHQ 
Healthcare Consultant and Lean Six Sigma 
Consultant

Brooklyn, NY
torranceakinsanya@gmail.com

Anna C. Baracchini, MA, RN, CPHQ
AVP, Performance Improvement 
St. Francis Hospital
Port Washington, NY
anna.baracchini@chsli.org
Veronica Hunko, MA, BSN, CPPQ
Past President, NYAHQ
vhunko@aol.com


Barbara A. Nealand, BS, RN, CCE, LNC
Coordinator QM
FPP Quality Management

Northwell Health
Staten Island, NY
bnealand@aol.com

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





Directors at Large
Olayemi Abioye, CPHQ
Patient Safety Officer
NYCH+H/McKinney Long Term Care
New York, NY
yemi.abioye@gmail.com

Jeanine Aquino, MPS
President/CEO
Med Management of New York
East Norwich, NY
medmngt@aol.com

Jaycinth V. Blackman, MA, BSN, RN, MBA, CPHQ 
Six Sigma Black Belt Director, Quality Management/Performance Improvement
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Jaycinth.Blackman@downstate.edu



Patricia Elliot-LaRode, BS, MS
Associate Dir., Quality Performance Improvement
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
larodep@nychhc.org

Melissa R. Hershfield, MSN, RNC, CPHQ
Assistant Vice President, Performance Improvement, Performance Management, Regulatory Affairs
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Oceanside, NY

melissa.hershfield@snch.org

Barbara Iosue, RN, MBA, BSN, BC-CM
Performance Improvement Program Manager/CPOM
Staten Island University Hospital-Northwell Health
Staten Island, NY
biosue@northwell.edu

Ely Jacobs, MHA, CPHQ, CPHRM
Healthcare Professional
Bayside, New York
elyjacobs@nyc.rr.com


Saturnina Boyce-Prince, BSN
Associate Director, Quality Management/Regulatory Affairs/
Risk Management

NYCH+H/McKinney
Brooklyn, NY
Saturnina.Boyce-Prince@nychhc.org

 Contact NYAHQ

    NYAHQ
    PO Box 140335
​​    Staten Island, New York 10314
​
    
    kimlau00@yahoo.com
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