Patient Safety Leadership
2008-2009 Class Roster

Stephen W. Bartol, MD, MBA, FRCSC
Medical Director, Network Surgical Services
Associate Director, Utilization & Quality
Henry Ford Hospital and Health Network
Detroit, Michigan

Lisa M. Beno, RN, MN, CCRN
Director, System Quality Initiatives
University Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio

Fortuna Borrego, RN, MSN
Director of Nursing Medical Surgical/Telemetry Services
Memorial Healthcare System
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Lisa Byrd, RN, MPH, CPHRM
Director, Risk/Regulatory Affairs
Scotland Memorial Hospital
Laurinburg, North Carolina

Franchesca J. Charney, RN, MSHA, CPHRM, CPSO
Director of Risk Management
Patient Safety Officer
Holy Spirit Hospital
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

Rachel A. Crow
Program Director
National Patient Safety Foundation
North Adams, Massachusetts

Ramona A. Davis, PharmD, RPh
Coordinator, Medication Regulatory & Accreditation Services
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Betty DelValle, RN, MSHSA
Director of Medical Surgical Services
Memorial Healthcare System
Miramar, Florida

Kathy E. Fiechter, MBA, JD, CPMSM,
   CPHQ
Director, Accreditation and Licensure, Patient Safety Officer
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Glendale, California

Joshua B. Fleming, RN, MHA
Manager of Clinical Operations
Clarian Health/Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana

Cindy Friedewald, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Hollywood, Florida

Karen Garner, RN, BSN
IV Team Coordinator
Memorial Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Heather L. Gocke, RNC-INP, LNC, CPHRM
Manager, Patient Safety and Clinical Risk
Catholic Healthcare West
Pasadena, California

Abigail Hain, RN, MScN, CNCC
Clinical Nurse Educator, ICU
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Frank A. Illuzzi, MD, FACEP
Vice Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Jack Jordan, MS
Administrator, Quality Initiatives
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

Vernita L. Julian, RN, MA, MBA, CPHQ
Director, Quality Improvement Operations
Health Care Excel
Louisville, Kentucky

Bettyann Kempin, RN, MSN, CCRN, APN-C
Director, Critical Care
The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, New Jersey

Luba Komar, MD, FRCP, FAAP
Staff Pediatric Emergency Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Hospital For Sick Children, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Ann Marie Leichman, RN, MSN
Medical Surgical Care Center Administrator
The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, New Jersey

James P. Lynch, MD
Chief Department Colon Rectal
Vice Chief Department Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital
Troy, Michigan

Kathleen W. McNicholas, MD, JD, FACS, FACC, FCCP
Associate Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, Delaware

Sherissa Microys, BMedSci, MD, FRCPC 
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiologist and Intensivist
Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Bonnie L. Miner, MS, RN, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Patient Safety Officer
University Hospital
Syracuse, New York

Debra Moyer, RN, MPA
Vice President of Operations
ARAMARK Healthcare
Des Moines, Iowa

Kathie Nessa, RN, MBA
Director, Clinical Quality
Iowa Health-Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa

Daniel Patterson, PhD, MPH, EMT-B
Research Assistant Professor
Director of Research
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Emergency Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Joe H. “Pat” Patton Jr., MD, FACS
Division Head, Acute Care Surgery
Director of Trauma
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

Ann Polich, MD
Director Patient Safety/Staff Physician
Veteran’s Administration VISN 23
Omaha, Nebraska

Valerie P. Pracilio
Project Manager for Quality Improvement
Thomas Jefferson University
Department of Health Policy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ramanathan Raju, MD, MBA, CPE, FRCS, FACS
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
New York City Health and Hospital Corporation
New York, New York

Rebecca L. Royer, RN, MSN
Director, Hospital and Review Service
Health Care Excel
Terre Haute, Indiana

Ilan Rubinfeld, MD, FACS, FCCP
Attending Surgeon
Associate Program Director General Surgery Residency
Henry Ford Hospital
Department of Surgery
Detroit, Michigan

Deborah A. Tedder, RN, MBA
Chief Nursing Officer
Memorial Regional Hospital
Hollywood, Florida

Holly Twesten-Curtis, MPA
Lead Quality Analyst
Alamance Regional Medical Center
Burlington, North Carolina

Debbie G. Whisenhunt, RN, MSHA, CPHQ
Manager, Patient Safety and Accreditation
St. Vincent's Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Kathleen Woods, RN, MSN, CEN
Director, Emergency Department
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Bridgeport, Connecticut