ASHHRA Chapter Presidents

Alabama
Not Affiliated
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Arizona Healthcare Human Resources Association
www.ahhra.org
President
Joe Marquart
Director, Human Resources
Mountain Vista Medical Center
1301 South Crismon Road
Mesa, AZ 85208
480/258-6551
jmarquart@iasishealthcare.com
President-elect
Teri Norris
Director, Talent Management
Yuma Regional Medical Center
2400 S Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
928/336-7775
tnorris@yumaregional.org
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Arkansas Healthcare Human Resources Association
Not Affiliated
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Healthcare Human Resources Management Association of California
Web site: www.hhrmac.org
President
Paul Martin
Director, Human Resources
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
4867 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323/783-7718
paul.j.martin@kp.org
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Colorado Healthcare Association for Human Resources Management
www.chahrm.org  
President
Ellen Rehmar
Director, Human Resources
University Colorado Hospital
4200 E. 9th Avenue
Denver, CO 80262
720/848-6801, Fax 720/848-6802
ellen.rehmar@uch.edu
President-elect
Shelli Lind
Director, Learning and Leadership
Centura Health
188 Inverness Drive
Englewood, CO 80112
303/804-8121
shellilind2@centura.org
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Connecticut Healthcare Human Resources Association
President
David Watson
Manager of Compensation Services
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
114 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-1208
860/714-4772, Fax: 860/714-8048
dwatson@stfranciscare.org
President-elect
Stuart Rosenberg
Director, Human Resources North Campus
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
500 Blue Hills Avenue
Bristol, CT 06112-1513
860/714-2409, Fax: 860/714-8528
ser@comcast.net
Chapter Contact
Cora Buchanan
Membership Coordinator
Connecticute Hosptial Association
110 Barnes Road, PO Box 90
Wallingford, CT 06492
203/294-7205, Fax: 203/284-9318
buchanan@chime.org
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Florida Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
President
Kit Threlkel
Director, Comp and Benefits
Winter Haven Hosptial
200 Avenue F, NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881-4131
863/293-1121 ext. 1974, Fax 863/291-6730
kit.threlkel@mfms.com
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South Florida Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Chapter no longer active, eff. 3/2007:
Questions? Contact: Carl McDonald
754/224-6726
carl_mcdonald@hotmail.com
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Georgia Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Not Affiliated
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Hawaii Healthcare Human Resources Association
President
Michael Vasper
Healthways, Inc.
599 Farrinton Highway, Ste. 300
Kapolei, HI 96797
michael.vasper@healthways.com
President-elect
Cy Shimizu
Cy.Shimizu@Kapiolani.org
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Central Illinois Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.cishhra.org
President
Crystal Elliott
HR Director
Pekin Hospital
600 S. 13th Street
Pekin, IL 61554
309/353-0655, Fax 309/347-1249
celliott@pekinhospital.com
President-elect
Carrie Mull
Human Resources Director
Illinois Eye Center
8921 North Wood Sage Road
Peoria, IL 61615
309/243-3844, Fax: 309/243-5726
cmull@illinoiseyecenter.com
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Southern Illinois Healthcare Human Resources Association
President
Melodie Wilkey
Director, Human Resources
Washington County Hospital
705 S. Grand Avenue
Nashville, IL 62263
618/327-2204, Fax 618/327-2209
mwilkey@washingtoncountyhospital.org
President-elect
Diane Boswell
Director, Human Resources & Marketing
Salem Township Hosptial
1201 Ricker Drive
Salem, IL 62881
618/548-3194
dboswell@salemtownhosp.org
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Indiana Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration www.ishhra.com
President
Karen Sagar
Director, Recruitment and Retention
St. Francis Hospital
1600 Albany Street
Beech Grove, IN 46107
317/782-7661, Fax: 317/783-8152
karen.sagar@ssfhs.org
President-elect
Bruce Tisdale
Administrator Director, HR
Marion General Hospital
441 N. Wabash Avenue
Marion, IN 46952
765/662-4601, Fax: 765/662-4836
bruce.tisdale@mgh.net
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Iowa Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Not Affiliated
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Kansas Hospital Human Resources Association
www.khhra.org
President
Bob Brazil
COO & HR Director
Abilene Memorial Health System
511 North East 10th
Abilene, KS 67410
785/263-6611, Fax: 785/263-6622
rbrazil@mhsks.org
President-elect
Sandra Wedel
Director, Human Resources
Ellsworth County Medical Center
POB 87, 1604 Aylward
Ellsworth, KS 67439
785/472-5028, Fax: 785/472-5760
swedel@ewmed.com
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Kentucky Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
President
Barry Lindeman
HR Director
Clark Regional Medical Center
1107 W. Lexington Avenue
Winchester, KY 40391
859/745-3404, Fax 859/745-3643
blindeman@clarkhospital.org
President-elect
Lynette Walker
Director, Human Resources
Central Baptist Hosptial
1740 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40503
859/260-6179
lwalker@bhsi.com
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Greater New Orleans Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.gnoshhra.org
President
Michelle Chaix
HR Manager
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
1202 S. Tyler Street
Covington, LA 70433
985/898-4452, Fax: 985/898-4360
mchaix@stph.org
President-elect
Tracy Pettigrew
Employment Coordinator
North Oaks Health System
POB 2668
Hammond, TX 70404
985/230-5714
pettigrewt@northoaks.org
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Maine Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.mshhra.org
President
John Orlowski
Chief Human Resources Officer
Spring Harbor Hospital
123 Andover Road
Westbrook, ME 04092
207/761-2382
orlowskij@springharbor.org
President-elect
Sally Baughman
Vice President, Human Resources
Acadia Hosptial Corp.
268 Stillwater Avenue
Bangor, ME 04402
207/973-6168, Fax 207/973-6401
sbaughman@emh.org
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Maryland Healthcare Human Resources Association
Chapter Web site: www.mdhhra.org
President
Evan Combs
Director, Human Resources
Upper Chesapeake Health System
500 Upper Chesapeake Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014
443/643-3408, Fax 443/643-3404
esc.01@ex.uchs.org
President-elect
James Miller
Sr. Director, Human Resources
John Hopkins Bayview MC
4940 Eastern Avenue ASC Bldg HR
Baltimore, MD 21224
410/550-0954
jhmiller@jhmi.edu
Incoming President-elect
Allen McMillian
Compensation Manager
Lifebridge Health
2401 West Belevedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410/601-8593, Fax 410/601-5113
amcmilli@lifebridgehealth.org
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Massachusetts Healthcare Human Resources Association
Currently Inactive
www.mhhra.org
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Michigan Healthcare Human Resources Association
President
Rick VanLaan
Employment Director
Borgess Health Alliance
1521 Gull Road, Suite 301
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
269/226-5934, Fax 269/226-5330
rvanlaan@borgess.com
President-elect
Goeff Washburn
Memorial Healthcare
826 West King Street
Owosso, MI 48867
989/729-4835, Fax 989/725-7902
gwashburn@memorialhealthcare.org
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Health Care Human Resources Association of Minnesota
www.hhram.org
President
Rebecca Thiesfeld
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Crosby, MN
218/546-2353
rthiesfeld@cuyunamed.org
President-elect
Sarah Fredrickson
Sr. Compensation Analyst
Mayo Clinic
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
507/284-8698
fredrickson.sarah@mayo.edu
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Missouri Chapter Pending
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Montana Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administrators
www.mshhra.com
President
Susan Catt, SPHR
Dir., Human Resources & Education
North Valley Hospital
1600 Hospital Way
Whitefish, MT 59937
406/863-3551, Fax: 406/863-3633
scatt@nvhosp.org
President-elect
Velda Southworth
Human Resources Generalist
Billings Clinic
POB 37000
Billings, MT 59107-7001
406/238-2608
vsouthworth@billingsclinic.org
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Nebraska Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration(NSHHRA)
www.nshhra.com
President
Nancy Scattergood, SPHR
Director, Human Resources
Complete Children's Health P.C.
8201 Northwoods Drive
Lincoln, NE 68507
402/327-6002, Fax 402/327-6081
nancy.scattergood@cch-neb.com or NSHHRA@live.com
President-elect
Malissa Sittler, PHR
Director, Human Resources
Thayer County Health Services
120 Park Avenue
Hebron, NE 68370
402/768-4641, Fax 402/768-4669
msittler@alltel.net
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Healthcare Human Resources Association of New Hampshire
President
Michael Blood
Director, Human Resources
Monadnock Community Hospital
452 Old Street Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
603/924-4699 ext. 4221
michael.blood@mchmail.org
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New Jersey Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Not Affiliated
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South New Jersey Hospital Human Resources Association
President
Ray Green
Vice President, Human Resources
Southern Ocean County Hospital
1140 Route 72 West
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609/978-8950, Fax 609/978-3024
rgreen@soch.com
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New Mexico Healthcare Human Resources Association
www.nmhhra.org
President 
Cindy Paulsen
Director, Compensation & Benefits
UNM Hospitals
1650 University NE, Ste. 200
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505/272-0493, Fax: 866/301-3680
cpaulsen@unm.edu
President-elect
Cheryl Ebner
Director of Human Resources
Hertiage Home Healthcare & Hospice
8212 Louisiana Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
505/796-3200, Fax 505/796-3234
cebner@hertiagehomehealthcare.com

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Association of Healthcare Human Resources Administrators of Greater New York
Not Affiliated
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Central New York Health Care Human Resource Administrators
President
John Bergemann
Manager, Benefits Administration
Crouse Hospital
736 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
315/470-7521, Fax 315/470-2851
johnbergemann@crouse.org
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Iroquois Association of Health Care Human Resources Administrators
Not Affiliated

Northeastern New York Healthcare Human Resources Association
Not Affiliated

Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association of Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Not Affiliated
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Rochester Regional Healthcare Human Resource Committee
President
Cheryl Henke
Sr. VP, Human Resources
Rochester General Health System
Rochester General Hosptial
1425 Portland Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621
585/338-4000
Cheryl.Henke@rochestergeneral.org
Chapter Contact
Karen Yacono
Rochester Regional Healthcare Association
3445 Winston Place, Suite 222
Rochester, NY 14623
585/273-8180
kyacono@seagatealliance.com
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North Carolina Healthcare Human Resources Association
President
Bob Borbet
Manager, Comp & Benefits
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
PO Box 1408, 300 W. 27th Street
Lumberton, NC 28359
910/671-5811, Fax: 910/671-1757
borbet01@srmc.org
President-Elect
Denise O'Hara
Vice President
WilMed Healthcare
1705 Tarboro Street SW
Wilson, NC 27893
252/399-8017
denise.ohara@wilmed.org
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Ohio Society of Hospital Human Resources Administrators www.ohanet.org/societies/oshhra/default.htm
President
Mary Beth Knake
Director, Human Resources
Flower Hosptial
5200 Harroun Road
Sylvania, OH 43560
419/824-1072, Fax: 419/824-1762
marybeth.knake@promedica.org
President-elect
Dominic W. Prunte
Director, Human Resources
Catholic Diocese of Columbus
197 East Gay Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614/241-2537, Fax 614/228-7302
dprute@colsdioc.org

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Oklahoma Healthcare Human Resources Association
Chapter Web site www.oha.com
President
Steve Hutchens
Grady Memorial Hospital
2220 Iowa Avenue
Chickasha, OK 73018
405/427-9537
shutchens@gradymem.org
President-elect
Marie DeWitt
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Oregon Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
President
Cheryl Gebhart
Director, Human Resources
Providence Newberg Medical Center
1001 Providence Drive
Newberg, OR 97132
503/537-1772, Fax 503/537-1847
cheryl.gebhart@providence.org
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Appalachian Healthcare Human Resources Society
www.ahchrs.org
President
Gerald Dittmann
Vice President, Human Resources
Mount Nittany Medical Center
1800 East Park Avenue
State College, PA 16803
814/234-6146, Fax 814/231-7099
jdittmann@mountnittany.org
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Healthcare Human Resources Association of Central Pennsylvania
President
Dan Burfield
Human Resources Director
Clearfield Hospital
809 Turnpike Avenue, P.O. Box 992
Clearfield, PA 16830
814/768-2336
dburfield@clearfieldhosp.org
President-elect
Jim Papp
Manager, Organizational Development
DuBois Regional Medical Center
POB 447
DuBois, PA 15801
814/375-3227
jmpapp@drmc.org
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Northwestern Society of Human Resources Professionals of Pennsylvania
President
Michael Wienand
Director, Human Resources
Clarion Hospital
One Hospital Drive
Clarion, PA 16214
814/226-1251, Fax 814/226-1265
michaelwienand@clarionhospital.org
President-elect
Tami Farrell
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Philadelphia and Suburban Healthcare Human Resources Association
www.pashhra.org
President
Eugene Zegar
Vice President, Human Resources
Crozer-Keystone Health System
100 W. Sproul Road
Springfield, PA 19064
610/338-8254, Fax 610/338-8284
eugene.zegar@crozer.org
President-elect
Thom Rossi
Director, Human Resources
Continuum Health Alliance, LLC
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856/782-3300 ext. 2661, Fax 856/782-3526
trossi@challc.net
Chapter Contact:
Gina Marie Slavin
Gene's Assistant
ginamarie.salvin@crozer.org
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Society of Healthcare Human Resources Professionals of Pennsylvania
President
Lou Gregorio
Vice President, Human Resources
Summit Health
112 N. 7th Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717/262-4644
lgregorio@summithealth.org
President-elect
Sue Reinke
VP, Human Resources
Lewistown Hospital
400 Highland Avenue
Lewistown, PA 17044
717/242-7204
sreinke@lewistownhospital.org
Chapter Contact:
Pat Raffael
Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania
500 Commonwealth Division
Warrendale, PA 15086
724/772-8394
raffaelp@hcwp.org
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Southwestern Pennsylvania Healthcare Human Resources Association
(Merged with Northwestern Society of Human Resources Professionals of Pennsylvania above)

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Association for Healthcare Human Resources Administration of Rhode Island
www.ahhrari.org
President
Louis Sperling
VP, Human Resources & Labor Relations
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street, Potter Bldg, Rm 151
Providence, RI 02903
401/444-2903, Fax: 401/444-6772
lsperling@lifespan.org
President-elect
Lisa Pratt
VP, Human Resources
Memorial Hospital
111 Brewster Place
Pawtucket, RI 02860
401/729-2198, Fax: 401/729-3054
lisa.pratt@mhri.org
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South Carolina Healthcare Human Resources Association
President
Angela Nettles
Director, Human Resources
Kershaw County Medical Center
1315 Robert Street
Camden, SC 29020
803/713-6108, Fax: 803/713-6369
nettles@kcmc.org
President-elect
Teresa Threlkeld
Asst. HR Director
AnMed Health
706 E. Greenville Street
Anderson, SC 29621
864/512-1751, Fax 864/512-1952
teresa.threlkeld@anmedhealth.org
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Tennessee Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.tshhra.org
President
Rhonda Reeves
Director, Human Resources
Holston Valley Medical Center
P.O. Box 238
Kingsport, TN 37662
423/224-6453
rhonda_a_reeves@wellmont.org
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Dallas-Fort Worth Healthcare Human Resources Association
www.dfwhc.org
President
Debbie Gingles
Recruitment Manager
Good Shepherd Medical Center
700 East Marshall Avenue
Longview, TX 75601
903/315-5138, Fax: 903/315-1944
dgingles@gsmc.org
President-elect
Rhonda Arrington
Director, Human Resources
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
2222 Welborn St.
Dallas, TX 75219
214/559-7591
rhonda.arrington@tsrh.org
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Houston Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.hshhra.org
President
Mona Tucker
Director, Human Resources
St. Luke's Community Medical Center - The Woodlands
17200 St. Luke's Way
The Woodlands, TX 77384
936/266-3013, Fax 936/266-4001
mtucker@sleh.com
President-elect
Vivian Pyatt
Human Resources Manager
St. Joseph Medical Center
Houston, TX 77003
713/756-8243, Fax 713/756-7121
vivian.pyatt@hospitalpartners.com
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Texas Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration and Education
www.tshhrae.org
President
Wanda Kolodziejcyk
Association Manager
Shelli McVey
P.O. Box 29686
Austin, TX 78755
512/279-2892, Fax: 512/867-7711
smcvey@tshhrae.org
President-elect
Eileen Brown
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Utah Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
President-elect
Darren Walker
Human Resource Cosultant
Intermountain Healthcare
36 S. State, Ste. 1000
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801/442-3995, Fax 801/442-2890
darren.walker@ihc.com
President-elect
Luke Morris
Human Resources Consultant
Intermountain Healthcare
1034 N 500 West
Provo, UT 84604
801/357-7983
luke.morris@intermountain.org
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Vermont Healthcare Human Resources Association
www.vahhs.org/vhhra/index.htm
President
April Tuck
Senior Director, Human Resources
Copley Health Highway
528 Washington Highway
Morrisville, VT 05661
802/888-8328
atuck@chsi.org
President-elect
Jean Martaniuk
Director, Human Resources
Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center
289 County Road
Windsor, VT 05089
802/674-7251
Jean.A.Martaniuk@hitchcock.org
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Virginia Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.vashhra.org
President
Chuck Walton
Corporate Director, HR Affiliates Relations
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital - VHS
759 South Main Street
Woodstock, VA 22664
540/459-1180, 540/459-1141
cwalton@valleyhealthlink.com
President-elect
Cathy Dancy
Human Resource Manager
Diamond Healthcare Corporation
PO Box 85050
Richmond, VA 23285-5050
804/649-9340, Fax: 804/228-4997
cdancy@diamondhealth.com
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Washington State Healthcare Human Resources Association
www.wshhra.org
President
Kristen Fox
Manager, Human Resources
Kadlec Medical Center
888 Swift Blvd.
Richland, WA 99352
509/942-2207, Fax 509/942-2731
foxk@kadlecmed.org
President-elect
Jolene Seda
HR Director
Medical Associates of Yakima
3800 Summitview Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
509/249-5025
jseda@cwmed.com
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West Virginia Healthcare Human Resources Association
http://wvhhra.vwpmh.org
President
Dan Weaver
Director, Human Resources
St. Mary's
2900 First Avenue
Huntington, WV 25702
304/526-8184
dweaver@st-marys.org
President-elect
Devona Smith
Administrator
Access Health
Beckley, WV 25801
304/252-8324
dsmith@accesshealthwv.com
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Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
www.wshhra.net
President
Randy Schade
Aspirus
425 Pine Ridge Blvd
Wausau, WI 54401
715/847-2435, Fax: 715/847-2017
randys@aspirus.org
President-elect
Sue Edminster
Director, Human Resources
Affinity Health System
1570 Midway Place
Mensha, WI 54952
920/720-1703
sedminst@affinityhealth.org
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Last update: 05/27/2009