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Steve Brenton, President
WHA policy development, liaison to external organizations & members, strategic plan development
sbrenton@wha.org
Sherry Collins, Executive Assistant/Senior Education Coordinator
WHA Board, Executive Committee, Nominating & Awards Committee, council appointments, annual business meeting, new CEO orientation
scollins@wha.org
George Quinn, Senior Policy Advisor
Health care funding and rural hospital issues; internal finance and administration; physician workforce; Packerland Region staff liaison
gquinn@wha.org
Charles Shabino, MD, Senior Medical Advisor
Physician workforce issues, medical issues.
cshabino@charter.net
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Government Relations Team
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Eric Borgerding, Executive Vice President
All matters pertaining to state political and government relations; Vikingland Region staff liaison
eborgerding@wha.org
Laura Leitch, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
State and federal regulatory compliance issues; licensing; HIPAA, EMTALA
lleitch@wha.org
Brian Potter, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations
Hospital Reimbursement, Health Care Data, Internal Finance and Computer Operations; Western Region staff liaison
bpotter@wha.org
Joanne Alig, Vice President, Payment Policy & Reform
Medicaid funding issues; health reform payment and policy
jalig@wha.org
Jennifer Boese -- Vice President of External Relations and Member Advocacy
Grassroots Development, federal relations, Wisconsin Hospitals Political Advocacy Funds, public policy, WHA Region Coordinator
jboese@wha.org
Jennifer Frank, Vice President of Education & Marketing
WHA Educational Program Planning and Implementation, WHA Corporate Membership, Director of WHA Foundation, Partners of WHA Liaison, WADVS Liaison
jfrank@wha.org
Lisa Littel, Education Coordinator
Education program registration, onsite program coordination, administrative support
llittel@wha.org
Paul Merline, Vice President, Government Relations
Tracking/analyzing legislation, lobbying, policy research, North Central Region staff liaison
pmerline@wha.org
Tiffanie O'Hara, Administrative Assistant
Administrative support for Government Relations Team
tohara@wha.org
Matthew Stanford, Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs; Associate Counsel
mstanford@wha.org
Judy Warmuth, Vice President, Workforce Development
Workforce development
jwarmuth@wha.org
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Brian Potter, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations
Hospital Reimbursement, Health Care Data, Internal Finance and Computer Operations; Western Region staff liaison
bpotter@wha.org
Joanne Alig, Vice President, Payment Policy & Reform
Medicaid funding issues; health reform payment and policy
jalig@wha.org
Leah Andaverde, Financial Assistant/Data Analyst
DATABANK (aka IMS), Milwaukee Report, AR/AP
landaverde@wha.org
Pam Aud, Receptionist
Phones; Meeting room reservations, W-ONE Support
paud@wha.org
Mandy Ayers, Director, Administration
Human Resources, Internal Operations, Facilities Management
mayers@wha.org
Tom Li, Director, Software Development
CheckPoint, Website development
tli@wha.org
Rama Lingampally, Accounting Assistant
Accounts payable, receivables, dues invoices
rlingampally@wha.org
Rob Margan, Director, Information Technology
Network and Database Administration and Workstation support
rmargan@wha.org
Geoff McAlister, Senior Director of Information Services
Press Ganey Quality Performer, CheckPoint, Information Technology
gmcalister@wha.org
Elizabeth Schumann, Office Assistant
eschumann@wha.org
Communications/Governmental relations support
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Quality Reporting and Performance Improvement Team
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Kelly Court, Chief Quality Officer
Quality Improvement and Measurement, Joint Commission state liaison, Patient Safety, Partners for Patients project
kcourt@wha.org
Travis Dollak, Quality Coordinator
Partners for Patients project
tdollak@wha.org
Jill Hanson, Manager, Quality Improvement
Aligning Forces for Quality Grant/CUSP: STOP BSI project
jhanson@wha.org
Tom Kaster, Quality Coordinator
Partners for Patients project
tkaster@wha.org
Jennifer Muehrcke, Administrative Assistant
Administrative support for Quality Reporting and Performance Improvement Team
jmuehrcke@wha.org
Stephanie Sobczak, Manager, Quality Improvement
Aligning Forces for Quality Grant
ssobczak@wha.org
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Jennifer Frank, Vice President of Education & Marketing
WHA Educational Program Planning and Implementation, WHA Corporate Membership, Director of WHA Foundation, Partners of WHA Liaison, WADVS Liaison
jfrank@wha.org
Sherry Collins, Executive Assistant/Senior Education Coordinator
WHA Board, Executive Committee, Nominating & Awards Committee, council appointments, annual business meeting, new CEO orientation
scollins@wha.org
Lisa Littel, Education Coordinator
Education program registration, onsite program coordination, administrative support
llittel@wha.org
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Mary Kay Grasmick, Vice President, Communications
Member communications, media relations, Southern Region staff liaison
mgrasmick@wha.org
Tammy Hribar, Director, Communications
Website development and maintenance, Member database, WHA directory, social media, WONE support
thribar@wha.org
Shannon Nelson, Communications Assistant
Publications, Website assistance, Partners newsletter
snelson@wha.org
Elizabeth Schumann, Office Assistant
Communications/Governmental relations support
eschumann@wha.org
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WHA Information Center Staff
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Debbie Rickelman, Senior Director, Information Center
Responsible for overall direction and oversight of WHAIC Operations, including hospital data collection and dissemination requirements, and compliance activites.
drickelman@wha.org
Jim Cahoy, Database Administrator
Database maintenance and programming.
jcahoy@wha.org
Cindy Case, Manager, Information Center
Manager of coding, compliance and education.
ccase@wha.org
Brian Competente, Manager, WHAIC Operations
Coordinates communications with facilities regarding survey submission, data validation and affirmation processes.
bcompetente@wha.org
Dan Nagle, Developer
Programming of WIpop, PricePoint and hospital survey applications.
dnagle@wha.org
Katy Nickel, Clinical Data Analyst
Provides technical service for quality improvement in WHAIC in collaboration with the WHA Quality Department.
knickel@wha.org
Glenna Orsbin, Senior Data Analyst
Maintains database, processes data, fulfills data requests. Provides technical assistance for data submitters.
gorsbin@wha.org
Suzanne Staudenmeyer, Administrative Assistant
Administraive support for Information Center.
sstaudenmeyer@wha.org
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Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network (WISHIN) Staff
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Joseph Kachelski, CEO
Leads WISHIN which is responsible for implementing the state's strategic and operational plan for a system of statewide health information exchange (HIE).
jkachelski@wishin.org
Michelle Clark, Administrative Assistant
Administrative support for WISHIN.
mclark@wishin.org
Jean Doeringsfeld, Chief Operating Officer
Executive responsibility for daily WISHIN operations and overall project management.
joderingsfeld@wishin.org
Kim Drone, Outreach/Product Specialist
Coordinates outreach to existing and prospective clients and conducts training on WISHIN’s products and services.
kdrone@wishin.org
Kim Johnston, Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Responsible for implementing communications and marketing strategies to support WISHIN's initiatives and functions through public, media, stakeholder and community/consumer relations.
kjohnston@wishin.org
Kelly Sur, Outreach/Product Specialist
Coordinates outreach to existing and prospective clients and conducts training on WISHIN’s products and services.
ksur@wishin.org
Mark Woolley, Implementation Team Leader
Directs activities of project managers.
mwoolley@wishin.org
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Jon Braddock, President/CEO
jbraddock@whafs.com
Michelle Braddock, Executive Vice President
mbraddock@whafs.com
John Abitz, CRPS, CRPC Account Executive
jabitz@whafs.com
Jenny Boudreau, Director of Marketing and Business Development
jboudreau@whafs.com
Lisa Conwell, CRPS, CRPC, Account Executive
lconwell@whafs.com
Ashley Moran, Administrative Assistant
amoran@whafs.com
Sheri Rasmussen, Employee Benefits Director
srasmussen@whafs.com
Forrest Ross, CFP, Retirement Services Director
fross@whafs.com
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