Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship Class 3
2004-2005

Derek Asay, MBA
Quality National Account Manager
Eli Lilly & Company
Flemington, NJ 

Nicole Auffret, RN, MHA
Director, Licensure, Certification and Accreditation
Memorial Hospital Pembroke
Hollywood, FL

Joan Brennan, RN, MSN
Corporate Director Quality Management
AtlantiCare
Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Devin Carr, MSN, APRN, BC, CCRN, RRT
Assistant Manager, Surgical Intensive Care
Chair, Hospital Value Analysis Committee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Glenda Carroll, MA
Communications Project Manager
Patient Safety
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA

Jennifer Chiusano, RN, BS
Director of Cardiovascular Nursing
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA

John Eichhorn, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY

June Eilers, PhD, APRN, BC
Clinical Nurse Researcher/Specialist
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Michelle Franklin, MBA, BSN
Patient Safety Specialist
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, TN

Karen Frush, MD
Chief Patient Safety Officer
Duke University Health System
Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Paul Gutting, MBA
Director, Risk Management
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System
Savannah, GA

Mark Hakim, MBA, MA
Risk Management Consultant
ProAssurance Group
Okemos, MI

Lisa Hanrahan, RN, MSN, CPHQ
Vice President Quality Management
Northern Westchester Hospital
Mount Kisko, NY

Karen Holtz, MS, CPHQ
Education and Accreditation Specialist
Northeast Medical Center
Concord, NC

Patricia Jackson, RN
Risk Manager/Patient Safety Officer
Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, FL

Shelby Lassiter, RN, CPHQ
Director, Infection Prevention & Control
Wake Med
Raleigh, NC

Dawn Lombardo, RN
Medication Safety Specialist
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center
Meridian, ID

Sharon McFerran, PhD, RN, CPHQ
Project Manager, Perinatal Patient Safety Project
The Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA

Marie Mercier, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
NorthEast Medical Center
Concord, NC

Cindy Munn, MS
Director, Patient Safety & Quality
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA

Judith Napier, MSN
Allina Corporate Director
Risk Prevention and Management
Minnetonka, MN

Julie Nunes, RN, CPHRM, MS
Regional Director of Risk Management
The Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Oakland, CA

Barbara Organ, RN, BSN, CWS, CDE
Director, Licensure, Certification and Accreditation
Memorial Regional Hospital
Hollywood, FL

Sherry Parks, RN, BSN
Manager, Patient Safety & Regulatory Compliance
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Boise, ID

Georgia Peirce
Director of Communications for Patient Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Johanna Pope, RN, BSN, CHPRM
Director, Risk Management
Norton Hospital
Louisville, KY

David Poppert, MBA
Risk and Property Manager
Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Karen Reeves, RN, MHA
Vice President for Professional Services
South Carolina Hospital Association
Columbia, SC

Floyd Roberts, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA

Lee Ann Scott
Manager, Patient Safety Services/Risk Management
Wake Med
Raleigh, NC

Kimberly Shields, RN, CPHQ
Clinical Systems Safety Specialist
Abington Memorial Hospital
Abington, PA

Gail Shulby, RN, MA
Director, Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs
Patient Safety Officer
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC

Beatrix Thom, RN, MSN
Director, Licensure, Certification and Accreditation
Memorial Hospital West
Quality Management and
Epidemiology Department
Pembroke Pines, FL

Louise White, RN
Manager, Performance Improvement & Patient Safety
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY

Erin Zeringue, MHA, MBA
Patient Safety Coordinator
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA

Lorri Zipperer, MA
Cybrarian
Zipperer Project Management
Evanston, IL