System Director, Labor Relations
Providence Health & Services – System Office
506 Second Ave. Ste 1200
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 464-9075
Fax: (206) 464-4736
Les.abercrombie@providence.org
REGION 1, CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Mike Paruta
Associate Vice President
Women and Infants Hospital
101 Dudley Street
Providence, RI 02905
Phone: (401) 274-1100
Fax: (401) 453-7666
mparuta@wihri.org
REGION 2, NJ, NY, PA
Marcia Telthorster
Independent Healthcare Consultant
Phone: (215) 710-2046
Fax: (215) 710-2460
mtelthorster@comcast.net
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
fax: (804)-222-1373
lbyrd@mahova.com
REGION 4, AL, FL, GA, MS, PR, SC, TN
Jamie Parsons, SPHR, FACHE
Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer
Mountain States Health Alliance
400 N. State of Franklin St.
Johnson, TN 37604
Phone: (423) 431-6195
Fax: (423) 431-6189
parsonsje@msha.com
REGION 5, CAN, IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
Douglas C. Jontz
Regional Vice President of Human Resources
Northern Indiana Region - Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services
5454 Hohman Avenue
Hammond, IN 46320
Phone: (219) 933-2128
douglas.jontz@ssfhs.org
REGION 6, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
Steve Hodges, SPHR
Vice President of Human Resources
Regional West Medical Center
4021 Avenue B
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Phone: (308) 630-1586
Fax: (308} 630-1792
hodgess@rwmc.net
REGION 7, AR, LA, OK, TX
Felicia Y. Miller, MBA, SPHR
HR Director
Human Resources Department
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231-4402
Phone: 214.345.4245
Fax: 214.345.4142
feliciamiller@texashealth.org
REGION 8, AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY
Barbara J. Abel, SPHR
Vice President Human Resources
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
1000 Rush Drive, PO Box 429
Salida, CO 81201
Phone: (719) 530-2214
FAX (719) 530-2232
barbaraa@hrrmc.net
REGION 9, AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA
Gail Blanchard Saiger
VP, Labor & Employment
California Hospital Association
1215 K Street Ste 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 552-7620
Fax: (916) 554-2220
Gblanchard@calhospital.org
At-Large
G. Roger King
Partner
Jones Day
41 South High St., 19th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3939
Phone: (614) 469-3874
Fax: (614) 461-4198
gking@jonesday.com
AHA Liaison
Carla Luggiero
Sr. Associate Director, Federal Relations
American Hospital Association
325 7th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: (202) 638-1100
cluggiero@aha.org
ASHHRA Staff Liaisons
Stephanie Drake
Associate Executive Director
ASHHRA
One North Franklin
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/422-3723
Fax: 312/422-4577
sdrake@aha.org
Cathy Sewell
Executive Director
ASHHRA
One North Franklin
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/422-3726
Fax: 312/422-5477
csewell@aha.org
Jamie Macander
Education Specialist
ASHHRA
One North Franklin
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/422-3729
Fax: 312/422-4578
jmacander@aha.org
