Committees
The Mid Atlantic Society for Healthcare Risk Management is a member driven (staff supported) organization and as such there are multiple opportunities for our members to volunteer on either one of our society committees or on a specific strategic initiative.
We encourage all of our members to join one of the following committees:
By Laws Committee - Deborah Garibay, Chair
This committee meets periodically review and, if necessary and appropriate, propose revisions to the Bylaws of the organization to ensure consistency with the current practice and direction of the organization.
Communications Committee - Lantega Richardson, Chair
The goal of this committee is to establish and maintain a process for ongoing communication with the organization membership. To continue to grow our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and the main MASHRM web site.
Education Committee - Solange Taylor, Chair
This committee works to plan educational programs for all regular meetings of the organization and for the Annual Meeting to be held in conjunction with the last Board meeting of the year. Such meetings shall focus on issues of interest to the membership including risk management, patient safety, and other health care-related topics.
Finance Committee - Peggy Chu, Chair
The Finance Committee is tasked with overseeing and managing the financial affairs of the chapter, which includes proposing a budget, tracking chapter finances, overseeing and approving the reports created by the Treasurer, and updating the Board of Directors on such items, among other things.
Legislative & Committee - Carolyn Stein, Co-Chair & Erika Short, Co-Chair
This committee works to identify and inform the membership of proposed federal and state legislation or practices that impact health care risk management and related areas such as insurance, patient safety, workers compensation, tort reform (including procedural as well as substantive issues).
Membership Committee - Amy Lichtenstein Co-Chair & Margarett Garett, Co-Chair
Members of this committee actively solicit and recruit new members and retain current members of the organization.
Nominating Committee - Tina M. Nadler, Chair
This committee works to recruit qualified prospective nominees from the active membership of the organization for various elected positions of the organization including President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairperson, Nominating Committee as well as the at-large positions on the Board.
Regulatory Committee - Layla Naumann
This committee works to identify and inform the membership of proposed federal and state regulation or practices that impact health care risk management and patient safety.
Sponsorship Committee - Jeff Natterman, Co- Chair & Yanira van den Broeck Nieves, Co-Chair
This committee plays in an important role in actively soliciting and recruiting new sponsors and to retain current sponsors of the organization.
