Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee - Committee Members

Committee Members are appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health Services for a 12 month period with extension possible at the discretion of the Secretary.

2012-2013 Committee Members

Patricia Benesh (chairperson)
Quality Assurance Program Specialist
Division of Quality Assurance

Pris Boroniec, Administrator
Division of Long Term Care

Barbara Bowers RN, PhD, FAAN, Associate Dean for Research
Helen Denne Schulte Professor
School of Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Heather Bruemmer, Executive Director
Board on Aging & LTC

Jan A. Demuth
Franciscan Villa Campus

Juan Flores, Director
Bureau of Nursing Home Resident Care
Division of Quality Assurance

John George, Administrator
St. John's on the Lake

Roger Goepfert, Administrator
New Glarus Home

Amy Jo Haavisto Kind, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Geriatrics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Curtis W. Hancock, MD, President
Wisconsin Association of Medical Directors

Helen Marks-Dicks, State Issues Advocacy Director
AARP Wisconsin

Tom Masseau, Executive Director
Disability Rights of Wisconsin

Mary Ellen O'Connell, AC-BC
Professional Networking Chair
WI Representatives of Activity Professionals

Brian Purtell, Legal Counsel
WI Health Care Association

John Sauer, Executive Director
LeadingAge

Greg Simmons, President and CEO
MetaStar, Inc.

Jeanette Stangland, RN, DON
Golden Living Center-Dorchester

Otis Woods, Administrator
Division of Quality Assurance

Last Updated: January 02, 2013