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2011 Advocacy Committee

Chair
Mike Paruta
Director of Workforce Development
Women and Infants Hospital
101 Dudley Street
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 274-1100
mparuta@wihri.org

REGION 7: AR, LA, OK, TX
Michelle (Mickie) Rousseau
Director, Human Resources
Terrebonne General Medical Center
8166 Main Street
Houma, LA 70301
(985) 873-4283

michelle.rousseau@tgmc.com
REGION 1: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Jim Fitzgerald
Director, Human Resources
MassPRO
5 Hoyt Ave
Amesbury, MA 02451-1231
(508)314-2659
jfitzger@verizon.net
REGION 8: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY
Ellen Rehmar, MPA
Director, Human Resources
University Colorado Hospital
12401 E. 17th Avenue
Box A028
Aurora, CO 80045
(720) 848-6818
ellen.rehmar@uch.edu
REGION 2: NJ, NY, PA
Marcia Miller Telthorster
VP Human Resources
Princeton Healthcare System
235 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 497-4164
mtelthorster@princetonhcs.org
REGION 9: AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA
Gail Blanchard Saiger
Vice President, Labor & Employment
California Hospital Association
1215 K Street, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 552-7620
Gblanchard@calhospital.org
REGION 3: DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, VA, WV
Lee Byrd, SPHR, LALFA
Human Resources Director
Masonic Home of Virginia
4101 Nine Mile Rd.
Richmond, VA 23223
(804)-237-6725
lbyrd@mahova.com
 
At-Large Member
G. Roger King
Partner
Jones Day
41 South High St., 19th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3939
(614) 469-3874
gking@jonesday.com

REGION 4: AL, FL, GA, MS, PR, SC, TN
Amy Barry
Vice President / CHRO
Martin Memorial Healthsystems
P.O. BOX 9010
300 Hospital Avenue
Stuart, FL 34995-9010
(772) 223-5945 X-3010

amybarry@mmhs-fla.org

At-Large
James Trivisonno
Principal
IRI Consultants to Management
440 East Congress, Suite 400
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 965-0350
trivija@irisolutions.com
REGION 4: AL, FL, GA, MS, PR, SC, TN
Debbie Dover
Corporate Director, Human Resources
Mountain States Health Alliance
400 North State of Franklin
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 431-1006
doverdl@msha.com
AHA Liaison
Carla Luggiero
Sr. Associate Director, Federal Relations
American Hospital Association
325 7th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 638-1100
cluggiero@aha.org

REGION 5: CAN, IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
Dawn Rose, JD, PHR
Director of Human Capital
The University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6647

drose@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

ASHHRA Staff Liaison
Stephanie H. Drake

Executive Director
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 422-3723
sdrake@aha.org

REGION 6: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
Steve Hodges, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
Regional West Medical Center
4021 Avenue B
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 630-1586
hodgess@rwmc.net

ASHHRA Staff Liaison
Jamie Macander
Sr. Education Specialist
155 N Wacker Drive
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60606 
(312) 422-3729
jmacander@aha.org

REGION 7: AR, LA, OK, TX
Felicia Miller, MBA, SPHR
Regional Director, HR Central Region
Tenet Health
1445 Ross Avenue, Ste. 1400
Dallas, TX 75202
(469) 893-6523 felicia.miller@tenethealth.com