Leadership & Staff Directory New York Health Information Management Association is governed by a Board of Directors who with the Executive Director manage the business of the Association. NYHIMA is served by volunteer committees and maintains a Central Office in Albany, New York. 2008-2009 Board of Directors Front Row: Maggie Hall, Renato Estrella, Kelley Lawson, Julie Brucker Back Row: Patty Thomases, Michele Bohley, Donna Rugg President Renato L. Estrella, MSHA RHIA [LIHIMA] Senior Director, Health Information Management Federal/Medicare Health Care Assessment IPRO Inc. restrella@nyqio.sdps.org President-Elect Julie L. Brucker, RHIA CCS [AdHIMA] Director Health Information Management Seton Health System jbrucker@setonhealth.org Finance Director Margaret R. Hall, RHIT [CNYHIMA] Corporate Compliance Officer St. Joseph's Hospital margaret.hall@sjhsyr.org Past President Director Donna J. Rugg, RHIT CCS [RRHIMA] Compliance Audit & Risk Manager Unity Health drugg@unityhealth.org Education Director, Newsletter Michele B. Bohley, RHIA CCS CPC [AdHIMA] Director PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP michele.b.bohley@us.pwc.com Education Director, Programs Patricia D. Thomases, RHIT [CNYHIMA] Chief Operating Officer Infotrak Record Management pthomases@verismasystems.com Education Committee Members: Karen Fabrizio, RHIA [CNYHIMA] Sharon Goettel, RHIA [CNYHIMA] Priscilla Komara, RHIA CCS-P CPC [LIHIMA] Sharon Insero, RHIA [RRHIMA] Carla Novak [AdHIMA] Vinnie Martiniano, MPA Legislative Director Kelley J. Lawson, RHIT CCS CPC-H [AdHIMA] Manager Health Information / UR Next Wave Inc. kpclawson@aol.com 2008-2009 Committees/Sections/Workgroups 2009 Annual Conference Arrangements Co-Chairs: Buffalo Barbara A. Garlow, RHIT [HIMAWNY] BGarlowRHIT@aol.com Anne E. Miller, RHIA [HIMAWNY] aem1114@yahoo.com 2009 Annual Conference Program Co-Chairs: Buffalo Tonya LeClair, RHIA [HIMAWNY] tleclair@kaleidahealth.org Cynthia M. Stewart, RHIT [HIMAWNY] cstew@dishmail.net 2010 Annual Conference Co-Chairs: Syracuse Karen Fabrizio, RHIA [CNYHIMA] KarenFabrizio@ongov.net Patty Thomases, RHIT [CNYHIMA] pthomases@verismasystems.com Awards Committee Nava Birnberg, RHIA [HIMANYC] nbirnberg@omniclaim.com Bylaws Donna J. Rugg, RHIT CCS [RRHIMA] drugg@unityhealth.org Consumer Education Coordinators Lucy Maret, MLS CCS CCS-P CPC [TZHIMA] lmaret@riversidehealth.org Cindy M. Boester, MS RHIA [HIMANYC] cindy.boester@nyumc.org Data Protection Review Board Lynn-Marie Wozniak, MS RHIT [AdHIMA] lwozniak@mcstrategies.com E-HIM Officer Diane Koval, MHSA RHIA CPEHR [SENYHIMA] dkoval@medallies.com IPRO Liaison Cindy M. Boester, MS RHIA [HIMANYC] cindy.boester@nyumc.org Legislative Kelley J. Lawson, RHIT CCS CPC-H [AdHIMA] kpclawson@aol.com Long Term Care Section Nicole Miller, RHIA [HIMAWNY] nicolerra@earthlink.net Membership Co-Chairs Cindy L. Reynolds, RHIA [RRHIMA] cindy.reynolds@rochestergeneral.org Patricia W. Haskel, RHIT [TZHIMA] phaskel@verizon.net Karen Fabrizio, RHIA [CNYHIMA] KarenFabrizio@ongov.net New York Coding Roundtable Pamela Schachter, RHIT CCS [LIHIMA] spiritofpam@aol.com Nominating Donna Rugg, RHIT CCS [RRHIMA] drugg@unityhealth.org Public Relations Officer Diane E. Cohen, RHIA [TZHIMA] diane_cohen@bshsi.org Strategic Planning Renato L. Estrella, MSHA RHIA [LIHIMA] restrella@nyqio.sdps.org Appointed Members: Diane Fabian, MBA RHIA [LIHIMA] Diane Gray, RHIA [RRHIMA] Judy Weeden, RHIT CCS [SENYHIMA} Liaisons NYS Geographical CoP Facilitator Lynn Farnung, RHIT [RRHIMA] lmf819@rochester.rr.com Physician Office Janet Zwergel, RHIA CCS-P CPC CPEHR [LIHIMA] janet.zwergel@sunysb.edu Maureen Campo, RHIT CCS-P [LIHIMA] maureen.campo@sunysb.edu SPARCS/UDS Tammy Breault, BPS RHIT CCS [AdHIMA] tbreault@wmyhealth.org Cindy Richards, RHIT [AdHIMA] richardc@nehealth.com UNYPHIED Jean Jurek, MS RHIA CPC [HIMAWNY] jjainc@adelphia.net NYHIMA Staff Executive Director Christine Harrington (518) 435-0422 Ext. 301 (518 435-0457 FAX director@nyhima.org Training & Education Coordinator Vinnie Martiniano (518) 435-0422 Ext. 302 (518) 435-0457 FAX vmartini@nyhima.org Member Services Assistant Justin Fuld (518) 435-0422 Ext. 300 (518) 435-0457 FAX jfuld@nyhima.org