Board Members

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President
Gary Ashwal, MA

Health Communication Specialist
Patient Education Content Producer
Booster Shot Media
Santa Monica, CA

Past President
Carolyn Cutilli, PhD, RN-BC

Patient Education Specialist
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Adjunct Professor, MSN Program
American International College
Maple Glen, PA

Secretary
Erica Ailes, BSN, RN, CPN

Clinical Learning Coordinator, Patient/Family Education Program
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Treasurer
Melinda Orebaugh, MLS

Director, Library & Patient Education Services
Gundersen Health System
La Crosse, WI

Communications Co-Chair
Beth Hicks MSN, RN, PCNS-BC

Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Oncology and Hematology
Kaiser Permanente
Denver, CO

Development, Education, & Networking Chair
Korinne Callihan, MSN, RN

Patient Education Specialist
University of Kentucky Healthcare
Don and Cathy Jacobs Health Education Center
Lexington, Kentucky

Member at Large
Janette Helm, MA, RN, MCHES

Organizational Development Consultant
Adjunct Faculty Indiana University Indianapolis
School of Public Health; School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indianapolis, IN

 

Member at Large
Kristin Barton, MA, CHES

Program Administration Manager II
Health Literacy | Patient and Family Education | Communications
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA

Member at Large
Haley Fuller, BS, CHES

Patient Education Specialist
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Lancaster, PA

Member at Large
Thomas Bauer RT (R) MBA

Senior Director of Patient and Family Education
Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, MD

You can contact the HCEA Board using this form.