Who are NAHC's current officers?

Answer: Under its articles of incorporation, NAHC has four volunteer elected officers and one paid appointed position. The volunteers include Chairman, Ruth Constant, President/Administrator, Wichita Home Health, Victoria, Texas; Vice Chair, Kristy Wright, President & CEO, VNA Services & Foundation, Western Pennsylvania; Secretary, Elaine D. Stephens, President/CEO, Visiting Nurse Service of Greater Rhode Island, Lincoln, Rhode Island; and Treasurer, David Baker, CEO, Banner Home Care, Gilbert, Arizona.

The bylaws also created the paid appointed office of Association President. NAHC's president, Val J. Halamandaris, is a member of the NAHC Board of Directors, except he does not vote. He has the authority to hire all staff, collect dues income, and disperse association revenues as directed by the Board through its programmatic budget. The president is the chief executive officer of the association and is responsible for the development, management, and implementation of all association programs.

The chairman presides over meetings of the Board of Directors, appoints members and chairs of the NAHC committees with the advice and consent of the Board, and is generally the chief policy official of the association.

The vice chair serves in the place of the chairman in case of absence or inability to serve.

The secretary keeps the minutes of meetings and notifies members of the time and place for meetings.

The treasurer presides over the Finance Committee, which prepares the association's budget, recommends dues rates, and maintains the association's financial records.

All officers are elected and serve for a term of two years. The bylaws limit officers to no more than two consecutive elected terms.

How is the Board of Directors organized?

Answer: The NAHC Board of Directors is made up of 25 members. Each of the 10 geographic regions of the United States elects one Board member. The regions are as follows:

Region I-CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT

Region II-NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Region III-DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

Region IV-AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Region V-IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

Region VI-AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

Region VII-IA, KS, MO, NE

Region VIII-CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY

Region IX-AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Somoa, Guam

Region X-AK, ID, OR, WA

In addition, NAHC has ten sections. Each one elects its own representative to the board, as is detailed below:

1. The official section consists of official agencies (city, county, or state health departments).

2. The voluntary section consists of visiting nurse associations and community-based voluntary agencies.

3. The proprietary section is made up of those agencies organized on a for-profit basis.

4. The institution-sponsored section is made up of those agencies sponsored by or affiliated with a hospital, nursing home, or other institution.

5. The private-not-for-profit section is made up of those agencies whose incorporation status is nonprofit and privately held.

6. The home care aide section is for providers of home care aide services.

7. The hospice section is for providers of hospice services.

8. The state association section is comprised of the presidents and executives of the affiliated state associations for home care and hospice. When working as a body, the state association members form the Forum of State Associations, which recognizes NAHC as the official national organization representing home care and hospice. The Forum elects one representative to the NAHC Board.

9. TThe corporate section, comprised of multi-entity providers, offers them an opportunity to take advantage of NAHC member benefits for both the head office and the branches. The central office joins NAHC at the maximum dues rate and may join any number of its branch or chain offices, each at the minimum dues rate.

10. The pediatric section, a new section, was established by the board in 1991 to represent members in this fast-growing part of the home care industry.

The NAHC Board also includes the five officers, chairman, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer, and president. Sectional or regional directors are responsible for presiding at their respective meetings and for bringing their constituents' concerns to the board's attention.

The Board of Directors is the chief policy making body of the association and through the programmatic budget, determines the organization's activities and their schedules and funding. The Board develops and approves NAHC's legislative, regulatory, and hospice agenda each year, known as its Blueprint for Action.

Who are the current members of the Board?

Answer: The members of the NAHC Board appear below.

CHAIR
Ruth L. Constant
President/Administrator
Wichita Home Health
Victoria, TX

 

VICE CHAIR
Kristy Wright
President & CEO
VNA Services & Foundation, Western Pennsylvania
Butler, PA

 

SECRETARY
Elaine D. Stephens
President/CEO
VNS of Greater Rhode Island
Lincoln, RI

 

TREASURER
David Baker
CEO
Banner Home Care
Gilbert, AZ

 

REGION I
Susan Wilson
President & CEO
MidState VNA
Meriden, CT

 

REGION II
Michele A. Quirolo
President/CEO
Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley
Mount Kisco, NY

 

REGION III
Andrea L. Devoti
VP & Chief Operating Officer
Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc.
West Chester, PA

 

REGION IV
Trudi Webb
President/CEO
Homecare & Hospice By The Sea
Boca Raton, FL

 

REGION V
Gail F. Greene
CEO
In-Home Care VNA
Princeton, IL

 

REGION VI
John L. Indest
Vice President/Chief Operations Officer
Acadian Home Health Agency, Inc.
Lafayette, LA

 

REGION VII
Deborah Scholl
Administrator
Heartland Home Health
Topeka, KS

 

REGION VIII
Louisa B. Walthers
Executive Director
Mount Evans Hospice and Home Care
Evergreen, CO

 

REGION IX
Denise Palsgaard
President
California Home Care and Hospice
Merced, CA

 

REGION X
Sheila Masteller
President & CEO
Spokane Visiting Nurse Association
Spokane, WA

 

CORPORATE PROVIDER SECTION
Patty M. Graham
Vice President Marketing
Amedisys, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA

 

HOME CARE AIDE SECTION
Ken Wessel
Executive Director
HomeCare Options
Paterson, NJ

 

HOSPICE SECTION
Carla M. Braverman
Executive Director
VNA/Hospice Alliance
Northampton, MA

 

INSTITUTION-SPONSORED SECTION
Lucy Andrews
Vice President and CEO
St. Joseph Home Care Network
Rohnert Park, CA

 

OFFICIAL SECTION
Mary Detienne
Home Health Administrator
Panhandle Health District #1
Coeur d'Alene, ID

 

PEDIATRIC SECTION
Wanda J. Stackpole
Clinical Director
Columbus, OH

 

PRIVATE-NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTION
Donna L. Grimm
President & CEO
Community Health Professionals
Van Wert, OH

 

PROPRIETARY SECTION
Gary L. Thietten
President
Idaho Home Health & Hospice, Inc.
Twin Falls, ID

 

STATE FORUM SECTION
Warren Hebert
Executive Director
Home Care Association of Louisiana
New Iberia, LA

 

VOLUNTARY SECTION
Joanne Handy
President & CEO
Visiting Nurse Association of Boston
Boston, MA

 

EX OFFICIO
Val J. Halamandaris
President
National Association for Home Care
Washington, DC

Mary Suther
Consultant
Dallas, TX

 

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