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As a voluntary professional association, CHIA can only be as successful as the collective efforts that our volunteers provide. The CHIA Board thanks each volunteer for their contribution of time and expertise as a CHIA volunteer during the association's 2020-2021 fiscal year (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021). Thank you for helping CHIA make a difference!
Last updated 1/29/2021
Academics Committee | |
Chair | Holly Jagielinski, MPH, RHIA - San Diego Mesa College |
HIIM Program Members | Kristen Borth, MS, RHIA - Cosumnes River College |
Pauline Joyce Calla-Cabanada, MBA, RHIA - Loma Linda University | |
Andrew Dowgiert, MS, RHIA - Shasta College | |
Sarah Edwards, MA, RHIA - Fresno City College | |
Safiah Mamoon, MS, RHIA, CPC - Saddleback College | |
Janet Robertson, RHIA - Santa Barbara City College | |
Patricia Spitler, RHIA, FABC - Cypress College | |
Monica Thurston, MBA, RHIA - East Los Angeles College | |
Wanda Ziemba, EJD, MFA, RHIT, CCS, CHC, CHCO/CHCC, CPC - City College of San Francisco | |
Members | Steve Kim, MPH, RHIA, CHES, REHS - SVHIA |
Alexis F Riley, MA, CHPS, RHIA, CPC - SVHIA | |
Board Liaison | Sally Gibbs, MA, RHIA, CCS - SVHIA |
Awards and Scholarships Committee | |
Members | Per the CHIA Board of Director's policy, the Awards and Scholarship Committee members will be made available after the award recipients have been selected |
Board Liaison | Daniel Castanon, RHIA - SDHIA |
Bylaws Committee | |
Members | Sadie Albonico, MSHI, RHIA, CCS, CHC - SVHIA |
Adrienne Beauvois, BS, RHIT - SCHIA | |
Daniel May, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P - IAHIA | |
Brooke Morgan, RHIT, CCS - SHIA | |
Freida Smith, RHIA - NCHIA | |
Kathleen Witte, RHIA, CCS - GOCHIA | |
Board Liaison | Melany Merryman, MSL, RHIA - IAHIA |
Candidates Committee | |
Co-chairs | Vilena Boussarova, MS, RHIA, CHDA, CCS - SDHIA |
Svetlana Woersching, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC - SDHIA | |
Members | Roberta Baranda, MS, RHIA, CHP - SHIA |
Keith Hass, RHIA - SDHIA | |
Freida Smith, RHIA - NCHIA | |
Marcia Stein, RHIA - SCHIA | |
Kathleen Witte, RHIA, CCS - GOCHIA | |
Board Liaison | Vivian Thomas, RHIA, CHPS, CHDA, CDIP, CPHQ CPHIMS - GOCHIA |
Coding and Data Quality Committee | |
Co-chairs | Caleb Jesudasson, RHIA, CHPC - IAHIA |
Deanna Klure, RHIA, CDIP, CCS - IAHIA | |
Members | Vilena Boussarova, MS, RHIA, CHDA, CCS - SDHIA |
Dannielle Filamor, RHIT, CCA - SDHIA | |
Freddie Guzman, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CPC - IAHIA | |
Monica Leisch, RHIA, CDIP, CCS - NCHIA | |
Krista McComb, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P - NCHIA | |
Carole Sanders, RHIA, CCS, CTR - GOCHIA | |
Victoria Weinert, RHIT, CCS - SDHIA | |
Svetlana Woersching, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC - SDHIA | |
OSHPD Resource | Robyn Strong |
Board Liaison | Sally Gibbs, MA, RHIA, CCS - SVHIA |
Convention Committee | |
Chair | Esther Tolentino, BA, RHIT, CPHI, CHTS-IS, CHTS-PW - SVHIA |
Members | Marie Conde, MPA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA - NCHIA |
Elaine Lips, RHIA - SCHIA | |
Rachele Porter-Williams, AS, CCS, CIC, COC, CPC, CEDC - IAHIA | |
Adriana Preciado, RHIA - IAHIA | |
Roy Shurtliff, RHIT - NCHIA | |
Freida Smith, RHIA - NCHIA | |
Board Liaison | Larry Smith, MHA, RHIA - SCHIA |
Editorial Advisory Board | |
Co-chairs | Judith Holloway, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P - GOCHIA |
Diana McWaid, MS, MEd, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CPC, CRC - SCHIA | |
Members | Janet Franklin, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P - NCHIA |
Toni Galloway, RHIA, CCS - SCHIA | |
Shirlie Marymee, RHIA, CHP - SVHIA | |
Sharon Schuman, RHIA, CDIP, CCS - GOCHIA | |
Braden Michael Tabisula, MBA, RHIA, CHDA - IAHIA | |
Adriana Van der Graaf, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CCS - SCHIA | |
Board Liaison | Nancy Andersen, MS, RHIA, CCS - NCHIA |
Health Information Access Committee | |
Chair | Roberta Baranda, MS, RHIA, CHP - SHIA |
Members | Leah Beck, RHIA - IAHIA |
Deborah Collier, MS, RHIA - SCHIA | |
Marisol Davis, RHIA - SCHIA | |
Tara McLellan, RHIT, CHCO, CRIS - NCHIA | |
Brenda Taylor, MSOL, RHIA, CCS - IAHIA | |
Vivian Thomas, RHIA, CHPS, CHDA, CDIP, CPHQ CPHIMS - GOCHIA | |
Melissa Soza, RHIT - Student Member | |
Lisa Vogel, CCA - Student Member | |
Board Liaison | Daniel Castañon, RHIA - SDHIA |
Health Information Integrity Committee | |
Co-chairs | James Hoover - SCHIA |
Tara McLellan, RHIT, CHCO, CRIS - NCHIA | |
Members | Nancy Andersen, MS, RHIA, CCS - NCHIA |
Leslie Barden, MBA, RHIA - SDHIA | |
Vilena Boussarova, MS, RHIA, CHDA, CCS - SDHIA | |
Sharmili Chakraborty - Student Member | |
Deborah Collier, MS, RHIA - SCHIA | |
Lori Hack - NCHIA | |
Adriana Hernandez, RHIT - SCHIA | |
Sherry Hutson, - SCHIA | |
Tina Landi, BSHA, RHIT - NCHIA | |
Linda Rader, RHIT - GOCHIA | |
Sharon Schuman, RHIA, CDIP, CCS - GOCHIA | |
Omega McNeese-Haliburton - Student Member | |
Board Liaison | Kamar Braish, MS, RHIA - GOCHIA |
Legislation and Advocacy Committee (Calendar Years 2021-2022) | |
Co-chairs | Adriana Preciado, RHIA - IAHIA |
Adriana van der Graaf, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CCS - SCHIA | |
Members | Joanne L Hewitt. RHIT - SDHIA |
Esther Tolentino, BA, RHIT, CPHI, CHTS-IS, CHTS-PW - SVHIA | |
Brian Faust, MLS, RHIA - NCHIA | |
Starla C Ledbetter, RHIA, MHSA, PMP - SVHIA | |
Ruth Peralta, RHIT - GOCHIA | |
Rosie Zamora, RHIA - GOCHIA | |
Board Liaison | Vivian Thomas, RHIA, CHPS, CHDA, CDIP, CPHQ CPHIMS - GOCHIA |
Nominating Committee | |
Chair | Maria Caban Alizondo, MOL, MLC, RHIT, FAHIMA - SCHIA |
Members | LizBeth Felix, RHIA - GOCHIA |
Monica Leisch, RHIA, CDIP, CCS - NCHIA | |
CLA Representatives | Rachael Goodman, RHIA, CPC - GOCHIA |
Adriana Preciado, RHIA - IAHIA | |
Cheryl Austin, RHIT - NCHIA | |
Bobbie Diamond, RHIT, CHPS - SCHIA | |
Keith Hass, RHIA - SDHIA | |
Melissa Soza - SHIA | |
Sadie Albonico, MSHI, RHIA, CCS, CHC - SVHIA | |
Board Liaison | Larry Smith, MHA, RHIA - SCHIA |
Professional Education Committee | |
Chair | Freida Smith, RHIA - NCHIA |
Members | Marisol Davis, RHIA - SCHIA |
Amy Henderson, RHIT, CCA - SHIA | |
Victoria Hernandez, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P - SVHIA | |
Patricia Medrano, RHIT - SCHIA | |
Tunde Oyefeso, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P - SCHIA | |
Svetlana Woersching, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC - SDHIA | |
Rosie Zamora, RHIA - GOCHIA | |
Karina Leyva - Student Member | |
Board Liaison | Kamar Braish, MS, RHIA - GOCHIA |