WAMSS BOARD

Our Board of Directors are here to help you. Do you have a question about our bylaws or how WAMSS brings in income? Have you wanted to apply for a scholarship to attend the annual conference but don’t know if you are eligible? Give us a call or send an e-mail. If you’re not sure who to contact, that’s OK! Send your question to anyone on the Board and we promise to put you in touch with the right person to answer your questions.

Are you one of the brave few who would like to run for an elected position? Contact our Past President, and chair of the Nominating Committee, and let her know you’re interested. She will be able to tell you which positions are up for election, and can even refer you to a member who held the position previously so you can ask your questions to someone who held the position.

Executive Members

	President, Michelle Hacker, CPMSM, CPCS Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Health Information Systems Memorial Physicians, PLLC 3800 Summitview Avenue Yakima, WA 98907 Phone: 509-249-5054 MichelleHacker@yvmh.org
	Past President, Rhonda Bowen, CPMSM, CPCS Membership & Nominating Committees Chair Quality Manager Sitka Hospital 612 DeGroff Sitka, AK 99835 Phone: 360-461-7106 rbowen@searhc.org
	President Elect, Kandi James (Long), CPCS Conference Planning Committee Chair Manager, Credentialing Franciscan Medical Group 1313 Broadway Plaza, Suite 200 Tacoma, WA 98402 Phone: 253-779-6215 KandiJames@fhshealth.org
	Secretary, Kate Brown, CPCS Medical Staff Coordinator MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital MultiCare Health System 407 14th Avenue SE Puyallup, WA 98371 Phone: 253-697-1910 Cathleen.Brown@multicare.org
	Treasurer, Gisela Mejia, CPCS, CPMSM Medical Staff Coordinator Harrison Medical Center 2520 Cherry Ave Bremerton, WA 98310 360-744-1848 gisela.mejia@harrisonmedical.org
	Eastern Chapter President Rita Murphy, CPCS Medical Staff Coordinator Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center 110 S. 9th Ave Yakima, WA 98902 Phone: 509-573-4393 Rita.L.Murphy@hma.com
	Western Chapter President Barbi Donovan, CPCS Director Medical Staff Services Snoqualmie Valley Hospital 9575 Ethan Wade Way SE Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Phone: 425-831-2321 barbid@snoqualmiehospital.org

Committee Chairs

Want to be involved in WAMSS, but the idea of an elected position isn’t what you’re looking for? We have many other volunteer opportunities on the Board! The Committees of WAMSS are where a lot of important work happens, and we’re always looking for members who want to be more involved. Many of the committees only meet two or three times per year via e-mail or conference calls, and are a great way to become more active. Contact one of the committee chairs below to find out what they do and see what options are available to you. Even if there are no open spots today, we appoint members to the Nominations, Scholarship, and Strategic Planning committees on an annual basis, so we will put your name down as an interested party.

	Bylaws Committee Chair Kimberly Kenning, CPMSM, CPCS kenning.k@ghc.org
	Communications Committee Chair Carrianne Dockter, CPCS carrianne.dockter@molinahealthcare.com
	Education Committee Chair/Lending Library Stacey Opdahl, CPCS, CPMSM stacey.opdahl@seattlechildrens.org
	Scholarship Committee Chair Colleen McDonald, CPCS, CPMSM mcdonald@u.washington.edu
	Strategic Planning Committee Chair Position Open