Les Abercrombie, Chair
System Director, Labor Relations
Providence Health & Services – System Office
506 Second Ave. Suite 1200
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (425) 525-3175
Fax: (425) 525-3154
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@gmail.com
REGION 3, DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, VA, WV
Lee Byrd
Human Resources Director
Masonic Home of Virginia
4101 Nine Mile Road
Richmond, VA 23223
Phone: (804) 237-6725
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
Vice President, Human Resources
Saint Margaret Mercy Health Care
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 Miller
Regional Director, Human Resources Central Region
Tenet Healthcare
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (469) 893-6523
Fax: (469) 893-7523
felicia.miller@tenethealth.org
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
Phone: 720-848-6818
Fax: 720-848-7372
ellen.rehmar@uch.edu
REGION 9, AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA
Gail Blanchard Saiger
VP, Labor & Employment
California Hospital Association
1215 K Street Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 552-7620
Fax: (916) 554-2220
Gblanchard@calhospital.org
At-Large Member
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
James Trivisonno
Principal
IRI Consultants to Management
440 East Congress, Suite 400
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 965-0350
Fax: (313) 965-7545
trivija@irisolutions.com
AHA Liaison
Carla Luggiero
Sr. Associate Director, Federal Regulations
American Hospital Association
325 7th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: (202) 638-1100
cluggiero@aha.org
ASHHRA Staff Liaison
Stephanie Drake
Associate Executive Director
One North Franklin
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 422-3723
Fax: (312) 422-4577
sdrake@aha.org
