Speakers
From national thought leaders to frontline innovators, ASHRM26 speakers bring fresh insights and real-world solutions to the biggest challenges in health care risk management.

Linda Habibi
JD, MBA, CPPS, CPHRM, FASHRM
Director, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Patient Relations
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Robin Lynch
MSN, RN, CHSE, CPPS, CPHFH
Lead Consultant, Safety
ECRI

Joan Porcaro
RN, BSN, MM,CPC,CPHRM, DFASHRM
Senior Vice President | Clinical and Operational Risk Services
WTW

Judy Klein
BS, PA, CPHRM, DFASHRM
Sr. Risk Solutions Consultant
MedPro Group

Sarah Bush
MBA, CPHRM, FASHRM
Sr. Director Corp Risk Management
Bradford Health Services
Monica Cooke
MA, RNC, CPHQ, CPHRM, DFASHRM
CEO Consultant
Quality Plus

David Fausett
J.D.
Senior Vice-President, Claims, Insurance & Risk Solutions
Lifepoint Health

Michael Komoll
J.D.
Senior Vice President, Risk Management
Community Health Systems

Richard Frese
FCAS, MAAA
Principal & Consulting Actuary
Milliman, Inc.

Georgene Saliba
RN, BSN, MBA, CPHRM, FASHRM
Vice President, Insurance
UHS of Delaware, Inc.
Cyndi Siders
RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM, CPPS,
Executive Consultant
Siders Healthcare Consulting, LLC

Candace Collins
JD
Global Safeguarding Managing Director
Gallagher

Josh Hyatt
DHS, MBE, MHL, DFASHRM, CPHRM
Director of Consulting, Healthcare
Praesidium
Paul Mullan
Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Director of Quality Improvement and Research; Professor ODU
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

Thomas Gallagher
MD, MACP
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Medicine
University of Washington

Lauge Sokol-Hessner
MD, CPPS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Washington

Pamela Popp
MA JD DFASHRM CPHRM AIM
Chief Risk Officer/Executive Vice President
Gallagher Bassett
Kathryn Biasotti
BSN, CPHRM, MBA, LNCC
Principal, KB Consulting- Healthcare and Nurse Consultant
KB Consulting
Sherri Horowitz
Principal
OC HealthCare Management Advisors
Simon Mawer
Director of Claims and Risk Finance
Keck Medicine of USC

Christian Lowden
BSN, RN, MSN
Mgr System Risk Services: Risk Management
SSM Health

Paige Lueking
Associate General Counsel at Dallas County Hospital District – Parkland
Parkland Health - Dallas

Susan Briones
Partner
Attorney
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith

Karen Garvey
MPA/HCA, BSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
Vice President of Safety & Clinical Risk Management at Dallas County Hospital-Parkland Health
Parkland Health - Dallas

Ann Gaffey
RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
President
Healthcare Risk & Safety Strategies, LLC

Abdel Maheed Disomimba
MSN, CPHQ, CLSSGB, CPPS, CPHRM
Associate Director of Quality Assurance, Risk Management
NYC Health + Hospitals, New York

Alison Thompsen
MSN, CPHRM
Director of Risk Management
NYC Health + Hospitals, New York

Ailish Wilkie
MS, CPHRM, CPPS
Director, Patient Safety & Risk Management
Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care

Bradley Byrne
Southeast Regional Risk Manager
ProAssurance

Mallory Earley
J.D., CPHRM
Assistant Vice President
ProAssurance

Julie Ann Schneider
MSHSA, CPHRM, FASHRM
Director of Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs
UCI Health

Danielle McGeary
Vice President, HTM
AAMI
Muhammad Bilal Maqsood
Advisor Quality and Performance
Eastern Health Cluster Saudi Arabia

Asaad Ahmad Khalil
Healthcare Quality Advisor
Director Clinical Risk and Patient Safety
Eastern Health Cluster Saudi Arabia

Jason Williams
MHA, CPHRM
Assistant Director, Risk Management
UCI Health

Steve Mrozowski
CPPS, FACHE
Partner, High Reliability Care
Chartis

Rebecca Cady
EVP, National Healthcare Practice Leader, Risk
Lockton

Erin Bening
MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Regional Director of Patient Safety
SSM Health
Valerie Dicus
Manager of Risk Management
SSM Health

Jennifer Katzenstein
PhD, ABPP
Director, Center for Behavioral Health, Director, Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Social Work
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Jessica Marchione
MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC
Executive Director, Nursing
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Travis Witt
MPA, CHEP
Director, Safety and Emergency Management
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Brian Bradley
JD, CPHRM
Vice President of Claims
Hamlin and Burton

Yvonne Masters
JD, BSN
Chief Risk Officer
District Medical Group

Kristina Hengehold
MHA, RN
National Director Performance Excellence - Risk Services
Ascension

Kyle Sweet
Co-Founder
Comms Corps

Leilani Schweitzer
Co-Founder
Comms Corps

Christopher DiMichele
n/a
Supervisor of Clinical Risk and Loss Control
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Susan Semrau
Quality Manager
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Jessylen Mosley Age
System Director Enterprise Risk Management
Memorial Hermann Health System

Jennifer Sullivan
MSN, RN, BSN, CPHRM
Risk Management Operations Lead
Banner Health

Lori Gutierrez
Senior Risk Program Manager
Banner Health

Betsy Baydala
Esq.
Partner
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP

Adam Sekunda
RPLU
Hospital Underwriting Leader
MedPro Group

Cristina La Marca
Esq, RN, CPHRM
Assistant Vice President Risk Management
Hospital for Special Surgery
David Whitling
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Boulder Community Health

Chad Brouillard
Esq.
Partner
Foster & Eldrich LLP

Erana Hughes
MS, CHRC
ERM Director
Cook Children's Health Care System

Myka Whitman
MHL, BSN, DFASHRM, CPPS, CPHQ
Assistant Vice President, Risk Solutions
MedPro Group

Harriet Lewis
Dr (MD)
Director of Clinical Risk & Patient Safety
WTW

Bree Fallon
MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Director of Perinatal Risk Management
BJC Health

Maggie Neustadt
JD, CPHRM, DFASHRM
Vice President Risk Management
BJC Health

Sabina Babel
Partner
Hall Prangle LLC

Marilee Clausing
Partner
Hall Prangle LLC

Michele Johns
JD
Vice President, Risk Management
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Taylor Potoczak
CPHRM
Director, Enterprise Risk & Insurance
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Chris Guiliano
Co-Founder
1m

Michelle Donovan
JD, CPHRM
Attorney
Broening, Oberg, Woods, and Wilson

Jeannette Domask
CPHRM
Risk Manager
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC)

Justin Peterson
Underwriter
Beazley

Suzanne Loughlin
Founder, EVP and General Counsel
CrisisRisk

Diane Meek
MBA, BSN, RN, CPHRM
Loss Control Manager | Clicnical Risk Management
AdventHealth

Yolanda Sims
JD, MHA
Loss Prevention and Risk Management Advisor
KAMMCO

Tatum O'Sullivan
RN, MHSA, CPHRM, DFASHRM, CPPS
Healthcare Loss Control Expert
Munich Re Specialty- North America

Geri Amori
PhD, DFASHRM, CPHRM
Principal
Amori Enterprises, LLC

Tiara Smith
Risk Manager, RN3
Memphis Mental Health Institute

Zachary Edmiston
Psychiatric Hospital Nurse Executive
Memphis Mental Health Institute

Tracey Davis Moore
Assistant Superintendent of Quality Management
Memphis Mental Health Institute

Patricia Harmon
RN, MM, CPHRM
Risk Control Consulting Director
CNA

Jennifer Flynn
CPHRM
Vice President/Risk Manager
Aon, Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. Healthcare Division
Scott Shappell
Professor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Sheri Gibson
BSN, RN, CPHRM, CPPS
Senior Loss Control Manager | Clinical Risk Management
AdventHealth
Douglas Wiegmann
Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madsion

Kimberly Krupka
Esq., CPHRM
VP of Enterprise Claims Management/Senior Counsel
Jefferson Health

Katie Donald
MBA
Vice President of Professional and Corporate Services
Punxsutawney Area Hospital

Elizabeth (Beth) Huntington
MSN JD
Chief Risk Officer
Baptist Health

Jennifer Campbell
Nurse Director, Maternal Services
HealthPark Medical Center

Karen Kolega
Chief Nursing Officer
PeriGen

Paul Epstein
CEO & Founder
Win Monday
Chet Porembski
System Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer
OhioHealth Corporation
Deb Lessard
JD, MA, BSN, CPHRM, FASHRM
Director Corporate Risk Management Excellence
Division of Corporate Legal

Barbara McCarthy
RN, MPH, CPHRM, DFASHRM
(Retired) Enterprise Risk Officer
(Retired) Beverly Hospital, member of BILH

Sondra Boatman
MSN, RN, CNL, CPN, CPHRM
RN Risk management Clinicla Specialist
John Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Meg Garrett
BSN, MED, JD. CPHRM DFASHRM
President
Garrett Healthcare Consulting
Caroline Stegeman
RN, BSN, MJ, CPHRM, CPSO, ONC
Director of Patient Safety
LHA Trust Funds

Jean Hood
RN MSN CPHRM CPPS DFASHRM
Executive Director | Clinical Risk Management Services
AdventHealth

Deanne Jockish
JD, BSN
Director, Regulatory Compliance
SSM Health

Nicky Vitale
BSN, RN
RN Risk Specialist
SSM Health

Mary Jo Thompson
RN MBA CPHRM CPPS FASHRM
Executive Director Clinical Risk Management
AdventHealth

Carolyn Bailey
CPHRM, CHSP, DFASHRM
Administrative Director, Risk Management
Blessing Health System
