Advisory Group

The PA PQC Advisory Group consists of maternal and neonatal stakeholders to provide guidance, strategic connections, and feedback to the PA PQC.

To provide this input, the PA PQC Advisory Group receives information from the PA PQC project team about the PA PQC’s initiatives, including how those initiatives are funded, the scope of each initiative, upcoming plans, progress, and challenges.

 Based on that information, the members of the PA PQC Advisory Group:

  • Provide feedback on the upcoming plans for rolling out the initiative to ensure feasibility and impact
  • Provide strategic input and connections to further align the PA PQC with other maternal and neonatal health initiatives and opportunities in PA
  • Serve as liaisons to other associations and groups, keeping those groups up to date about the PA PQC and helping to recruit hospitals to participate in the PA PQC’s quality initiatives

The members of the PA PQC Advisory Group are listed below, representing the following stakeholder groups.

Co-Chairs

  • Kimberly Costello, DO, MMM

  • Jessica Miller, MSN, CNM, RN

Members

Family Voice

  • Roxanne Green
  • Brittany Lewis, MA
  • Shannin Smith, AAS

Regional Maternal Health Coalitions

  • Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Central Pennsylvania Maternal Health Coalition (Penn State University)
  • London McPhatter, MPH, HCM, Regional Maternal Mortality Project Coordinator, Northeast Regional Maternal Health Coalition (Maternal and Family Health Services)
  • Nya-Brielle Earrusso, Director of Collaborative Initiatives, Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Maternal Health Coalition (Maternity Care Coalition)
  • Matthew Howie, MD, Family Practice Physician, York/Adams Regional Maternal Health Coalition
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Health Plans

  • Emily Katz, MPH, Executive Director, PA Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (PAMCO)
  • Natalie Ricci, MPH, Director, Reimbursement Design & Market Evaluation, Provider Transformation, Highmark Health Plan
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Healthcare Organization Associations

  • Robert Shipp III, PhD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Workforce & Clinical Affairs, Hospital and Healthsystem Association of PA (HAP)
  • Katie Noss, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Operations, PA Association of Community Health Centers
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Community Organizations

  • April McNeal, Deputy Director of Quality Management, PA Perinatal Partnership (AccessMatters)
  • Chaunda Cunningham, LSW, Director of Clinical Practice and Home Visiting, Healthy Start Inc. Pittsburgh
  • Mel Luckenbaugh, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Community Action Association of PA
  • Mae Reale, Health Education Specialist, PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Provider Associations

  • Holly Cummings, MD, MPH, Chair, Pennsylvania Section, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Emily McGahey, DM, MSN, CNM, FACNM, Pennsylvania Affiliate ACNM
  • Gerri Maurer, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, RNC-OB, MPM  Section Chair, AWHONN PA
  • Jennifer Reis, Chief Government Affairs Officer, PA Academy of Family Physicians
  • Kathleen Woods, DO, Family Physician representative for PA Academy of Family Physicians
  • Dana Kirschner, DO, Family Physician representative for PA Academy of Family Physicians
  • Sindhu Srinivas, MD, MSCE, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Gerria Coffee CD, CBE, CLC, CHW, MH, MA, President, PA Doula Commission
  • Annette G. Myarick, Executive Director, PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • David Wiles, CHES, CCHW, Executive Director, PA Community Health Worker Association

Honorary Member

  • Bob Cicco, MD, Board Member, Health Careers Futures

March of Dimes

  • Melissa Patti, MSW, LCSW, Director, Maternal Infant Health, March of Dimes, PA

PA PQC Healthcare Team Representatives

  • Vivian Petticord, DNP, RNC, CNL, Director, Women’s Health Service Line, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
  • Ann Cathcart, BS, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, RN, Mount Nittany Medical Center
  • Lanette Erdman, MSN, RN, Director, Maternal Child Health Division, AHN Saint Vincent
  • Anneliese Gualtieri, BSN, RN, Patient Safety/Performance Improvement Coordinator, OBGYN Services, Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
  • Aimee Fleischman, MSN, RN, IBCLC, Quality Program Administrator, WellSpan Health

Policy and Advocacy

  • Kari King, President and CEO, PA Partnerships for Children (Thriving PA Coalition)

State Agencies and Offices

  • Ashley Walkowiak, Executive Director, Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women, Office of the Governor
  • Tim Rader, Director, Bureau of Operational Excellence, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
  • Sara Goulet, Special Advisor to the Secretary, PA Department of Human Services
  • David Kelley, MD, MPA, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP), PA Department of Human Services
  • Elliana McGovern, MsPH, Executive Policy Specialist I, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Office of Policy
  • Tara Trego, Director, Bureau of Family Health, PA Department of Health
  • Lannette Fetzer, CRNP, FNP-BC, MS, MSN, CHC, QI Coordinator, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health