Advisors and Staff

The Association is guided by a national Advisory Council representative of the professional roles, organizations, and geographic regions of the members at large.  Council members help determine organizational strategy and services, to ensure ACHI meets the needs of members and the field. ACHI is also served by other committees and work groups of dedicated volunteers helping ACHI to expand knowledge and enhance performance in community health.

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Advisory Council | Association Staff | 2010-2011 Community Health Assessment Work Group | Education Committee
| 2012 Conference Advisory Committee | 2011 Conference Advisory Committee | 2011 Community Health Improvement Week Committee

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Advisory Council

	Pamela Austin, MSW Chief Executive Officer Orange County Health Needs Assessment Garden Grove, CA			Klaus Madsen, MPH Executive Director Population Health Institute of Texas  Austin, TX
	Nicole Carkner, MBA Executive Director Quad City Health Initiative Davenport, IA			Quentin Moore, MPH Project Manager, Community Benefit Trinity Health Novi, MI
	John Gale, MS Research Associate Maine Rural Health Research Center Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine Portland, ME			Kerri Peterson, MS Executive Director Live Well Omaha  Omaha, NE
	Gregory Hudson, FACHE System Director of Planning & Business Development Valley Health System Winchester, VA			Sue Pickens, M.Ed. Director of Population Medicine Parkland Health & Hospital System Dallas, TX
	Penrose Jackson Director, Community Health Improvement Fletcher Allen Health Care  Burlington, VT			Joyce Reid Director, Community Health Connections Georgia Hospital Association  Marietta, GA
	Diane Jones Vice President, Healthy Communities Catholic Health Initiatives  Denver, CO			Barbara Terry, RN, BSN, MS, NHA, D. Min. Vice President, Mission Effectiveness PinnacleHealth  Harrisburg, PA
	Maureen Kersmarki Regional Director, Government & Public Affairs Florida Hospital / Adventist Health System Orlando, FL			Mary Kay VanDriel, EdD, MSN, MM President Value Health Partners Grand Rapids, MI
	Joan K. Lindenstein, MHA, FACHE President JKLindenstein Consulting Gibbon, NE			Alice Yoder, MSN, RN Director, Community Health Lancaster General Health Lancaster, PA

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Association Staff

(See the Contact Us page for telephone and mailing address information.)

Michael Bilton Executive Director mbilton@aha.org

Michael co-founded and leads the Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) of the American Hospital Association. ACHI delivers education, professional development, peer networking, and practical tools to help expand knowledge and enhance performance in community health, community benefit and healthy communities.

Michael was formerly Director of Community Health Programs and Vice President of Education for the American Hospital Association's Health Research and Educational Trust. At the Healthcare Forum in San Francisco, he directed national healthy communities projects focused on achieving measurable outcomes. He got his start with a collaborative ambulatory care venture of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Cook County Bureau of Health Services, Illinois Primary Health Care Association, and local hospitals.

Michael has an M.A. in Health Policy and Administration and a B.A. in Sociology.

 

Berna Griffin Member Services and Communications Coordinator bgriffin@aha.org

Berna is ACHI's Membership and Communications Coordinator. She coordinates and shares responsibility for the Association's activities related to member services, membership and event database management, and communications.

Prior to joining ACHI, Berna worked in both the non-profit and corporate sectors. Among her roles were assistance cultivating volunteers, providing logistical support for Board of Directors and executive leadership meetings as a Project Coordinator for the YMCA of the USA, and editing complex business evaluations and tracking marketing campaigns as an Executive Assistant for Citigroup.

Berna has a B.S. in Technical Management.