The Advocacy and Policy Council advises our leadership and Board of Directors on critical areas for AHIMA’s strategic engagement in advocacy and public policy that align with our mission and vision.
Roberta Baranda, MS, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA, Director, HIM, CDI/Coding, Data Governance Officer, Valley Children’s Healthcare & Hospital, APC Chair
Donna Crew, RHIA, CHPS, Director of HIS/Privacy Officer, Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston, APC Vice Chair
Natasha Almaria, Director of Operations, Texas AI Association
Kristin Balint, Audit Supervisor, Trinity Health
Kristin Carr, RHIA, Revenue Operations Supervisor, DaVita Kidney Care
Elisa Gorton, System Director, Compliance Effectiveness/ Fairfield Region Compliance Coordinator, Hartford HealthCare
Abel Guevara III, DHA, MHIM, RHIA, eFACHDM, mMBA, CPhT-Adv, CDME, PMEC, Board Member, AHIMA Board of Directors
Stephanie Helmke-Costello, MS, RHIA, Coder, Kansas Heart Hospital
Indra Osi, RHIA, CHP, CDI and Coding Project Manager, St Tammany Health System
Stephanie Risner, MHI, RHIA, HACP, Corporate Director of Health Information Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement/ Privacy Officer, Landmark Hospitals
Brenda Watson, MLS, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CRC, CPMA, Senior Program Manager, AGS, LLC