NCCHC Committee Members
NCCHC Committee Members
Our work would not be possible without the contributions of the many volunteers who support NCCHC's work and mission. Members are appointed annually by the Chair of the NCCHC Board of Representatives.
Accreditation and Standards Committee
Jeffrey Alvarez, MD, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A, NaphCare
Doris Battle, MSN, RN, CCHP
Nancy Booth, RN, MSN, CCHP-RN
Brian Fucile, BA, CJM, CCHP, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Marci Mackenzie, PhD, LCSW, CCHP, MendUp Consulting, LLC
Joseph Penn, MD, CCHP-MH, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care
Nancy Pieraccini, CCHP-A, Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction
Grant Phillips, MD, CCHP, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (chair)
Denise Rahaman, CCHP-MH, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, CFG Health
Jayne Russell, MEd, CCHP-A, JR Russell & Associates LLC (vice chair)
Katie Wingate, MSN, RN, CCHP
Finance Committee
Oscar Aviles, CCE, CJM, CCHP, Hudson County Correctional Center
Pauline Marcussen, RHIA, CCHP, American Health Information Management Association (vice chair)
Joseph Penn, MD, CCHP-MH, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care (chair)
Samuel Soltis, PhD, MHA, CCHP, American College of Healthcare Executives
Joshua Sung, PA-C, CCHP-MH, Rappahannock Creative Health
Sheriff Heath Taylor, Russell County Jail
Nancy White, LPC, MA, American Counseling Association
Education Committee
Joel Andrade, PhD, LICSW, CCHP-MH, Falcon Correctional and Community Services
Sharen Barboza, PhD, CCHP-MH, Barboza Consulting, LLC
David Dawdy, MA, LLP, CCHP, TBD Solutions
LaToya Duckworth, RN, MHA, CCHP-RN, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Keith Ivens, MD, Torrance County Detention Facility
Newton Kendig, MD, The George Washington University
Kenya Key, PsyD, CCHP-MH, DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A
Marci MacKenzie, PhD, LCSW, CCHP, MendUp Consulting, LLC
Jim Martin, MPSA, CCHP, Physician Correctional USA
Pauline Marcussen, DHA, RHIA, CCHP
Rebecca Rock, PsyD, CCHP-MH, Centurion Health
Lori Roscoe, PhD, DNP, CCHP-RN, Correctional HealthCare Consultants
Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH, CCHP-CP, YesCare (chair)
Nancy White, LPC, MA, American Counseling Association
Alysse Wurcel, MD, Journal of Correctional Health Care
Education Committee Subcommittee on Systemic Racism
Dionne Hart, MD, Care From the Heart (chair)
Joel Andrade, PhD, LICSW, CCHP-MH, Falcon Correctional and Community Services (vice chair)
Miriam Ha, MPH, PA, CCHP, City of Los Angeles
Danotra McBride, CCHP, King County Correctional Facility
Mary Muse, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, Muse & Associates
Juvenile Health Committee
Elizabeth Barnert, MD, MPH, University of California at Los Angeles (chair)
Mary Ann Borgeson, Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Paula Braverman, MD, Baystate Children’s Hospital
Jennifer Clifton, DNP, FNP-BC, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A, University of Utah College of Nursing (vice chair)
Tiffani Jackson, BSN, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center
Kenya Key, PsyD, CCHP-MH, DC Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation Services
Steve Linn, MSN, RN, CCHP, Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Elizabeth Anne Lowenhaupt, MD, FAAP, CCHP, Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine
Robert Morris, MD, CCHP-CP, University of California at Los Angeles
Joseph Penn, MD, CCHP-MH, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care
Grant Phillips, MD, CCHP, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
Sam Soltis, PhD, American College of Healthcare Executives
Michelle Staples-Horne, MD, MPH, CCHP, Georgia Dept. of Juvenile Justice
Joshua Sung, PA-C, CCHP-MH, Rappahannock Creative Health
Barbara Wakeen, MA, RDN, CCHP, Correctional Nutrition Consultants, Ltd.
Alyssia Wright, BS-HCM, CCHP, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility/Centurion Health
Nurse Advisory Council
Patricia Blair, PhD, JD, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, University of Texas Medical Branch
Brenda Fields, PMH-BC, RN, CCHP, Centurion Health
JoRene Kerns, BSN, RN, CCHP-RN,
Christine Martinelli, LPN, CCHP, CFG Health Systems LLC
Mary Muse, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, Muse & Associates
Mary Elizabeth Carson, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, JPS Correctional Health
Rebecca Pinney, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, Pinney Consulting Company
Denise Rahaman, MBA, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, CFG Health Systems LLC
Lori Roscoe, PhD, DNP, CCHP-RN, Correctional HealthCare Consultants (Accredited Provider Program Director)
Deborah Shelton, PhD, RN-C, CCHP, Shelton Consulting Services, LLC
Nancy Smith, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, Academy of Correctional Health Professionals
Policy and Research Committee
Oscar Aviles, CCE, CJM, CCHP, County of Hudson
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH, CCHP, University of Rochester
Stephanie Gangemi, PhD, LCSW, CCHP, University of Colorado
Dionne Hart, MD, CCHP-MH, Care From the Heart
Keith Ivens, MD, Torrance County Detention Facility
Alison Jordan, MSW, LCSW, CCHP, ACOJA Consulting LLC
Newton Kendig, MD, The George Washington University (vice chair)
Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Lowenhaupt, MD, CCHP, Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine
John Mills, DO, MPH, UNT Health Science Center
Paula Oldeg, MD, CCHP, St. Louis County Department of Public Health
Debra Pinals, MD, University of Michigan (chair)
Tami Rodriguez, PharmD, American Pharmacists Association
Elizabeth Samson, MA, LMHC, CCHP, Wellpath