Board of Directors


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Supportive Care Coalition's board of directors is composed of representatives from each of its member organizations.  Directors set the goals and objectives of the Coalition, working collaboratively to enhance palliative care within their own organizations and in the health system at large.  An elected executive committee convenes as needed to conduct business between the board's regular quarterly meetings.

2011 Executive Committee

Chairperson:  
        Catherine Follmer, Catholic Health Partners

Vice Chairperson:   
         Robert Sawicki, MD, OSF HealthCare

Members at Large:  
         Lois Lane,  Catholic Health Initiatives
         Grace McCauley, Trinity Health


Ascension Health

Dan O'Brien, PhD
Vice President, Ethics
4600 Edmundson Rd
St. Louis, MO  63134
dobrien@ascensionhealth.org

Sarah Hetue Hill, MA
System Manager Palliative Care Initiatives
Ascension Health
4600 Edmundson Rd
St. Louis, MO 63134
SEHill@ascensionhealth.org


Avera Health

Patricia Peters, MD
Avera Medical Group
1200 S. 7th Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD  57105
Patricia.Peters@avera.org

J. Michael Stebbins, PhD
Senior Vice President Mission Services
3900 W. Avera Dr.
Sioux Falls, SD  57108
Michael.Stebbins@avera.org


Benedictine Health System

Dennis Acrea, MPH
Senior Vice President, System Strategy and Business Development
Benedictine Health System
1995 E. Rum River Dr. S.
Cambridge, MN  55008
Dennis.Acrea@bhshealth.org

William Hall, PhD, BCC
Director, Mission Integration
503 E. Third St., Suite 400
Duluth, MN  55805
Bill.Hall@bhshealth.org




Bon Secours Health System

Drew Burrichter, MA, BCC
Bereavement Services Manager
Bon Secours Richmond Health
8580 Magellan Pkwy.
Richmond, VA  23227
Andrew_Burrichter@bshsi.com

Anne Butler
Internal Consultant, Palliative Care
8580 Magellan Pkwy.
Richmond, VA  23227
Anne_Butler@bshsi.com



Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm

Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria, O.Carm.
Director, Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc.
St. Teresa's Motherhouse
600 Woods Road
Germantown, NY  12526
srpeter@avilainstitute.org

Paul MacGiffert
President & CEO
The Carmelite System, Inc.
646 Woods Rd.,
Germantown, NY  12526
paulmacg@carmelitesystem.org


Catholic Health Association of the United States

Ed Giganti
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
4455 Woodson Road
St. Louis, MO  63134-3797
giganti@chausa.org

Fr. Tom Nairn, OFM, PhD
Senior Director, Ethics
4455 Woodson Road
St. Louis, MO  63134-3797
tnairn@chausa.org


Catholic Health Initiatives

Lois Lane, FNP-BC, JD
Director of Ethics
3900 Olympic Blvd., Suite 400
Erlanger, KY   41018-1099
loislane@catholichealth.net

Colleen Scanlon, RN, JD
Senior Vice President, Advocacy
198 Inverness Dr. West
Englewood, CO  80112
colleenscanlon@catholichealth.net

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Catholic Health Partners

Patti Beach, MSN, RN, ACON, ACHPN
Patient Navigator / Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mercy Cancer Centers
3404 West Sylvania Avenue
Toledo, OH  43623
Patricia_Beach@mhsnr.org

Catherine Follmer, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, CHCE, CRNI
Vice President Care Continuum
615 Elsinore Place
Cincinnati, OH  45202
cxfollmer@health-partners.org

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CHRISTUS Health

Darrell Dixon, MD, MBA
System Medical Director
2707 North Loop West, Ste. 5.325
Houston, TX  77008
Darrell.Dixon@christushealth.org

Joanne Starr, PhD, MSW
System Director of Ethics
Joanne.Starr@christushealth.org


Covenant Health System

MC Sullivan, JD,MTS, RN
Director of Ethics and Education
100 Ames Pond Drive, Suite 102.
Tewksbury, MA  01876
mc_sullivan@covenanths.org


Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Alice Battista, RN, MSN
Director, Mission Services
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
500 Hennessy Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70808
abattist@ololrmc.com

Cindy J. Rogers, FACHE
President/CEO
St. Francis Medical Center Foundation, Administrator St. Francis North
3421 Medical Park Dr.
Monroe, LA  71203
rogersc@stfran.com


Hospital Sisters Health System

Michelle Smith, Pharm.D.
Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
4936 LaVerna Rd.
Springfield, ILMA  62707
msmith@hshs.org

Robert Vautrain, MD, MS
Chief Quality Officer
4936 LaVerna Rd.
Springfield, ILMA  62707
rvautrain@hshs.org


Mercy

Debra D. Biggs, RN, MA
Director, Mercy Community Ministries
14528 S. Outer Forty, Suite 100
Chesterfield, MO  63017
debra.biggs@mercy.net

Dianne Gasbarra, MD, MBA
Director, Palliative Care
Mercy Health Center
4200 W. Memorial Rd., #405
Oklahoma City, OK  73120
dianne.gasbarra@gmail.com


OSF HealthCare

Donna Medina, RN, MS, CHA
Vice President, OSF Hospices
2265 W. Altorfer Dr.
Peoria, IL 61615-1807
donna.medina@osfhealthcare.org

Robert Sawicki, MD
Senior Vice President of Supportive Care Division
800 NE Glen Oak Ave..
Peoria, IL 61603
robert.sawicki@osfhealthcare.org


PeaceHealth

Lawrence H. Neville, MD
Chief of Staff
Medical Director, Palliative Care
1615 Delaware St.
Longview, WA  98632
LNeville@peacehealth.org

Karen Ssebanakitta, RN, MS
Director of Oncology and Palliative Care
St. Joseph Hospital
2901 Squalicum Parkway
Bellingham, WA 98225
kssebanakitta@peacehealth.org

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Provena Health

Susan Enright, RN, MSHA
Vice President Clinical Integration & Home Care Operations
Provena Life Connections
19065 Hickory Creek Dr., #310
Mokena, IL 60448
Susan.Enright@provena.org

Tom Nehring
System Senior Vice President, Mission Services
19065 Hickory Creek Dr., #300
Mokena, IL 60448
Thomas.Nehring@provena.org


Providence Health & Services

Woodruff J. English, II, MD, MMM
Medical Director, Palliative Care Program Oregon Region
St. Vincent Hospital & Medical Center
9205 SW Barnes Rd
Portland, OR  97217 
woody.english@providence.org

Sandra Gregg, RN, MSN
System Director Nursing and Clinical Strategy
4400 NE Halsey, Bldg. 1, Suite 289
Portland, OR 97123
sandy.gregg@providence.org


Resurrection Health System

Rod Carnifax, PT
Senior Vice President
Resurrection Medical Center
7435 West Talcott Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
r.carnifax@reshealthcare.org


Sisters of Charity Health System

Karen Coughlin, RN, MSN
Administrative Director, Cancer Services
1320 Mercy Dr. NW
Canton, OH 44708
Karen.Coughlin@cantonmercy.org

Debby Greenlaw, ACNPC
Acute Care Nurse Practiioner, Hospitalist Team
Providence Hospital
36 Shoreline Dr.
Columbia, SC 29229
debbygreenlaw@usa.com



Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System

Sandy Cavanaugh, Ed.D
Vice President Community & Business Relations
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center
7435 W. Talcott Ave.
Lafayette, CO 80026
cavanaughs@exempla.org


SSM  Health Care

Michael Panicola, PhD
Corporate Vice President, Ethics & Social Responsibility
477 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO  63141
michael_panicola@ssmhc.com

Sally Waters, RN, BSN, CHPN
Palliative Care Coordinator
St. Mary's Good Samaritan, Inc.
605 N. 12th Street
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
sally.waters@ssmhc.com


 
St. Joseph Health System

Kevin Murphy, PhD
Vice President, Theology & Ethics
500 S. Main St., Suite 1000
Orange, CA  92868-4533
kevin.murphy@stjoe.org



Trinity Health

Maria Gatto, MA, APRN, BC-PCM, NP, BC-AHN, HNP
Director of Palliative Care
34605 W. Twelve Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI   48331 
gattom@trinity-health.org

Grace McCauley, RN, MS
CEO, Trinity Home Health Services
Brookside Office Building
17410 College Parkway, Suite 150
Livonia, MI  48152 
mccauleg@trinity-health.org

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