On September 1, the ABA Health Law Section (HLS) officially began the new 2019-2020 Bar Year. With the new year comes a renewed sense of purpose and excitement for the leaders who serve HLS’s 10,000 lawyer, law student, and associate members. For this Bar Year, HLS leadership will focus on innovation, particularly in the means by which we provide substantive content to our members, the means by which we communicate with our members, and the opportunities and avenues provided by the HLS for collaboration between members. In the coming months, you will hear more about our efforts to offer products, services, and opportunities that better fit the needs and interests of our members. We always welcome your comments and suggestions.
For this inaugural eSource for the new Bar Year, I would like to introduce you to our 2019-2020 HLS leaders. These volunteer leaders graciously find time within their busy professional and personal lives to contribute their talents and expertise to the ABA. Please join me in welcoming our new leaders, as well as thanking both our returning and new leaders for their efforts on behalf of the HLS and its members. Additionally, if you see an area of the HLS with which you would like to get involved, please contact HLS’s Director, Simeon Carson at [email protected].
Governing Council
Officers
· Hal Katz, Chair-Elect
· Clay Countryman, Vice Chair
· Kathy L Poppitt, Secretary
· Adrienne Dresevic, Budget Officer
· Alexandria Hien McCombs, Immediate Past Chair
Section Delegates to House of Delegates
· William W Horton
· Robyn S Shapiro
Members-at-Large
· Christi Braun
· William Hopkins
· Donald Romano
· Kathleen L DeBruhl
· Matthew R Fisher
· Julian Rivera
· Heather Baroni
· Tracy Powell
· Lisa D Taylor
Government Attorney-at-Large
· Alec Alexander
ABA Board of Governors Liaison
· Howard T Wall
Young Lawyers Division Liaison
· Ramana Rameswaran
Law Student Division Liaison
· Michael C Nolan
Director
· Simeon Carson
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Coordinating Committee on Diversity
· Michelle Apodaca, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Eunice Aikins-Afful
· Marcelo Corpuz
· Alexandria Hien McCombs
· Montrece Ransom
· Julian Rivera
· Stephanie Willis
Finance
· Adrienne Dresevic, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Hal Katz
· John H McEniry IV
Health and Well-Being
· Alexandria Hien McCombs, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Kathleen L DeBruhl
· Iris Y González
· Tiffany Navarro Santos
· Sidney Welch
Law Student Writing Competition
· Lisa L Dahm, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Robyn Diaz
· Bruce Howell
· Priscilla Keith
· Scott McBride
· Martin Monaco
Leadership Meeting Planning Committee
· Hal Katz, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Jessica Bailey-Wheaton
· Diane Carter
· Clay Countryman
· Adrienne D Dresevic
· Sarah Frazier
· John H McEniry IV
· Kathy L Poppitt
Marketing
· Matthew R Fisher, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Adrienne Dresevic
· C Joyce Hall
· Carpenter Marsalis
Membership
· Jessica Gustafson, Co-Chair
· Jason Lacey, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· George Bishop
· Christopher T Collins
· Anjali Dooley
· Jesse D Hale
· Jessica LaManna
· Christian Puff
YLD Council
· Ramana Rameswaran
YLD Membership
· Jessica Bailey-Wheaton
Law Student Council
· Michael C Nolan
Past Chairs Advisory Board
· Alexandria Hien McCombs, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Vickie Yates Brown Glisson
· Michael E Clark
· C Joyce Hall
· William W Horton
· Greg Pemberton
· Kathleen Scully-Hayes
· Hilary H Young
Sponsorship
· Jeffrey Calk, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Lisa Genecov
· Joseph V Geraci
· Denise Glass
· Sean McKenna
· Clinton R Mikel
· Ramana Rameswaran
· Joseph Sowell
Web & Technology
· Ashley Thomas, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ryan J Cuthbertson
· Conor Duffy
· Clinton R Mikel
· Harsh Parikh
· Joel G Wakefield
POLICY DIVISION
ABA Relations
· William W Horton, Co-Chair
· Robyn S Shapiro, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Howard Bye-Torre
· Michael E Clark
· David L Douglass
· C Joyce Hall
· Shannon Hartsfield
· Eugene Holmes
· Hal Katz
· Alexandria Hien McCombs
· John H McEniry IV
· Hilary H Young
Ethics and Professionalism
· Donald Romano, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Philip Brewster
· Gary Keilty
· Christina Solis
· Jill Wright
Health Law and Policy Coordinating Committee
· Amy Fehn, Co-Chair
· Shannon Hartsfield, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Michael E Clark
· Tarra DeShields
· Virginia Evans
· Mark Faccenda
· William W Horton
· Cybil Roehrenbeck
· Robyn Shapiro
· Claire Sylvia
Health Reform
· Thomas E Dowdell, Co-Chair
· Denise E Hanna, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· David Ermer
· Susan Harris
· Colin Luke
· Linda Abdel Malek
PROGRAMS DIVISION
Programs Executive Committee
· Diane T Carter , Co-Chair
· Kathy L Poppitt, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Curtis Bernstein
· Anthony H Choe
· Matthew R Fisher
· William E Hopkins
· Juliet McBride
· Brian Nichols
· Tammy Ward Woffenden
· Jeff J Wurzburg
Distance Learning & National Institute Committee
· Curtis Bernstein, Co-Chair
· William Hopkins, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Aaron Beresh
· Danielle Borel
· Erica Lindsay
· Patrick Mincey
· Ramana Rameswaran
· Richard Romero
· Ben Wallfisch
· Eric Weatherford
· Torrey Young
EMI Scholarship & Emerging Young Lawyer Committee
· Ramana Rameswaran, Chair
Vice Chairs
· John Durso
· Matthew R Fisher
· Denise E Hanna
· Brian Nichols
· Michael Nolan
· Kathy L Poppitt
· Kathleen Scully-Hayes
Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference
· Matthew R Fisher, Co-Chair
· Brian Nichols, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Jeffrey A Calk
· Joseph V Geraci
· Denise E Hanna
· William Mathias
· Jennifer O Mitchell
· Kirsten Raleigh
· Tiffany Navarro Santos
Physicians Legal Issues: Healthcare Delivery & Innovations Conference
· Anthony H Choe, Co-Chair
· Tammy Ward Woffenden, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· David Ellenbogen
· Jena Grady
· Hal Katz
AMA Liaison
· Wes Cleveland
Washington Health Law Summit
· Juliet McBride , Co-Chair
· Jeff J Wurzburg, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Heather Baroni
· Mitchell Cohen
· Clay Countryman
· Jennifer Rangel
· Donald Romano
· Kenya S Woodruff
PUBLICATIONS DIVISION
ABA Health eSource Editorial Board
· Robert T Rhoad, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Amy Fehn
· Catherine M Greaves
· Jessica L Gustafson
· Jason Hancock
· Ima Nsien
· Steven W Postal
The Health Lawyer Editorial Board
· Bruce F Howell, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Reesa Benkoff
· Janet L Dolgin
· Scott Grubman
· Conrad Meyer
· Michael K Morton
· Kirk Nahra
· Arthur Peabody Jr
· Len Rosenberg
· Layna Cook Rush
· W Thomas Smith
· Felicia Sze
· Norman Tabler
HLbytes
· Marc Meyer, Co-Editor
· Michael K Morton, Co-Editor
Publications Book Editorial Board
· Denise Glass, Co-Chair
· Sharon Dostmann Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Christi Braun
· Jacklyn Demar
· Josh Greenberg
· Shana Goetz
· Calvin B Marshall Jr
· Juliet M McBride
· Michael J McCarthy
· Robert F Miller
· Tammy Ward Woffenden
INTEREST GROUPS
Interest Group Leadership Executive Team
· Sarah Frazier, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Heather Baroni
· Mark Faccenda
· C Joyce Hall
· Robert R Nelson
Practice Area Interest Groups
Business & Transactions
· Curtis Bernstein, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Lauren Collins
· Chance Sherer
· Kenya Woodruff
eHealth, Privacy & Security
· Heather Deixler, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Lynn Barrett
· Noel Pace
· Ashley Thomas
Healthcare Facility Operations
· Travis G Lloyd, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Robyn Diaz
· Erin Richardson
Healthcare Fraud and Compliance
· Mary Taylor, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ayesha Mehdi
· Wilson Jones
· Richard Westling
Healthcare Litigation and Risk Management
· Stefan Chacón , Chair
Vice Chairs
· Candice M Deisher
· James Peacock
· Justin Jones Rodriguez
Life Sciences
· Darshan Kulkarni, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ebunola Aniyikaiye
· Jessica L Parker-Battle
· Brenda M Shafer
Managed Care and Insurance
· Kenneth White, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ellee Cochran
· David Ellenbogen
· Christian Puff
Payment and Reimbursement
· Jessica LaManna, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Andy Liu
· Kirsten McAuliffe Raleigh
· Daniel Patten
Physician Issues
· Elizabeth Greene, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Tyler Cowart
· Thomas Hutchinson
· Chip Hutzler
Public Health and Policy
· Gregory Sunshine, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Sarah Mioduski
· Hayley Penan
· Allison Winnik
Practice Area Task Forces
ADR and Conflict Management in Healthcare
· Matthew Agnew, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Michelle Skipper
· Conna Weiner
Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
· Conrad Meyer, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Sharon Dostmann
· Katherine Dru
· Debra Pritts
Post-Acute Care Continuum
· Mark A Johnson, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Richard Cheng
· Laverne Largie Tucker
· Timothy Wombles
Educational/Outreach Interest Groups
Cancer Advocacy
· Jennifer L Rangel, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Eunice Aikins-Afful
· Marlene S Garvis
· Charles Masheck
CLRC Liaison
· Shelly Rosenfeld
Triage Cancer Liaison
· Monica Fawzy Bryant Chicago, IL
Medical-Legal Partnerships
· Clay Countryman, Chair
Military and Veterans Health Law
· Ryan Foley, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Antoinette Balta
· Brent Filbert
Military and Veterans Health Law Advisory Board
· Paul Freese, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Sean Clark
· Ken Goldsmith
· Joshua Keefe
· Robert Seegmiller
· Margaret Wilmoth
Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health
· Gregory Fliszar, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Aviana Cooper
· Martin Guerrero Jr
· David H Johnson
· Terri Keville
· Neil W Kunkel
· Louis J Presenza
· Lisa D Taylor
Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Advisory Board
· Beth Ann Middlebrook, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Daniel Blaney-Koen
· J Anthony Patterson Jr
· Blair Tinkle
Networking & Engagement Interest Groups
Government Attorneys
· Michelle Apodaca, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Anthony Burba
· John Kelly
· Nathaniel Kummerfield
· Jason Mehta
In-House Counsel
Vice Chairs
· Violet Anderson
· Emily R Lee
· Shannon SumnerGoverning Council
Officers
· Hal Katz, Chair-Elect
· Clay Countryman, Vice Chair
· Kathy L Poppitt, Secretary
· Adrienne Dresevic, Budget Officer
· Alexandria Hien McCombs, Immediate Past Chair
Section Delegates to House of Delegates
· William W Horton
· Robyn S Shapiro
Members-at-Large
· Christi Braun
· William Hopkins
· Donald Romano
· Kathleen L DeBruhl
· Matthew R Fisher
· Julian Rivera
· Heather Baroni
· Tracy Powell
· Lisa D Taylor
Government Attorney-at-Large
· Alec Alexander
ABA Board of Governors Liaison
· Howard T Wall
Young Lawyers Division Liaison
· Ramana Rameswaran
Law Student Division Liaison
· Michael C Nolan
Director
· Simeon Carson
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Coordinating Committee on Diversity
· Michelle Apodaca, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Eunice Aikins-Afful
· Marcelo Corpuz
· Alexandria Hien McCombs
· Montrece Ransom
· Julian Rivera
· Stephanie Willis
Finance
· Adrienne Dresevic, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Hal Katz
· John H McEniry IV
Health and Well-Being
· Alexandria Hien McCombs, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Kathleen L DeBruhl
· Iris Y González
· Tiffany Navarro Santos
· Sidney Welch
Law Student Writing Competition
· Lisa L Dahm, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Robyn Diaz
· Bruce Howell
· Priscilla Keith
· Scott McBride
· Martin Monaco
Leadership Meeting Planning Committee
· Hal Katz, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Jessica Bailey-Wheaton
· Diane Carter
· Clay Countryman
· Adrienne D Dresevic
· Sarah Frazier
· John H McEniry IV
· Kathy L Poppitt
Marketing
· Matthew R Fisher, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Adrienne Dresevic
· C Joyce Hall
· Carpenter Marsalis
Membership
· Jessica Gustafson, Co-Chair
· Jason Lacey, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· George Bishop
· Christopher T Collins
· Anjali Dooley
· Jesse D Hale
· Jessica LaManna
· Christian Puff
YLD Council
· Ramana Rameswaran
YLD Membership
· Jessica Bailey-Wheaton
Law Student Council
· Michael C Nolan
Past Chairs Advisory Board
· Alexandria Hien McCombs, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Vickie Yates Brown Glisson
· Michael E Clark
· C Joyce Hall
· William W Horton
· Greg Pemberton
· Kathleen Scully-Hayes
· Hilary H Young
Sponsorship
· Jeffrey Calk, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Lisa Genecov
· Joseph V Geraci
· Denise Glass
· Sean McKenna
· Clinton R Mikel
· Ramana Rameswaran
· Joseph Sowell
Web & Technology
· Ashley Thomas, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ryan J Cuthbertson
· Conor Duffy
· Clinton R Mikel
· Harsh Parikh
· Joel G Wakefield
POLICY DIVISION
ABA Relations
· William W Horton, Co-Chair
· Robyn S Shapiro, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Howard Bye-Torre
· Michael E Clark
· David L Douglass
· C Joyce Hall
· Shannon Hartsfield
· Eugene Holmes
· Hal Katz
· Alexandria Hien McCombs
· John H McEniry IV
· Hilary H Young
Ethics and Professionalism
· Donald Romano, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Philip Brewster
· Gary Keilty
· Christina Solis
· Jill Wright
Health Law and Policy Coordinating Committee
· Amy Fehn, Co-Chair
· Shannon Hartsfield, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Michael E Clark
· Tarra DeShields
· Virginia Evans
· Mark Faccenda
· William W Horton
· Cybil Roehrenbeck
· Robyn Shapiro
· Claire Sylvia
Health Reform
· Thomas E Dowdell, Co-Chair
· Denise E Hanna, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· David Ermer
· Susan Harris
· Colin Luke
· Linda Abdel Malek
PROGRAMS DIVISION
Programs Executive Committee
· Diane T Carter , Co-Chair
· Kathy L Poppitt, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Curtis Bernstein
· Anthony H Choe
· Matthew R Fisher
· William E Hopkins
· Juliet McBride
· Brian Nichols
· Tammy Ward Woffenden
· Jeff J Wurzburg
Distance Learning & National Institute Committee
· Curtis Bernstein, Co-Chair
· William Hopkins, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Aaron Beresh
· Danielle Borel
· Erica Lindsay
· Patrick Mincey
· Ramana Rameswaran
· Richard Romero
· Ben Wallfisch
· Eric Weatherford
· Torrey Young
EMI Scholarship & Emerging Young Lawyer Committee
· Ramana Rameswaran, Chair
Vice Chairs
· John Durso
· Matthew R Fisher
· Denise E Hanna
· Brian Nichols
· Michael Nolan
· Kathy L Poppitt
· Kathleen Scully-Hayes
Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference
· Matthew R Fisher, Co-Chair
· Brian Nichols, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Jeffrey A Calk
· Joseph V Geraci
· Denise E Hanna
· William Mathias
· Jennifer O Mitchell
· Kirsten Raleigh
· Tiffany Navarro Santos
Physicians Legal Issues: Healthcare Delivery & Innovations Conference
· Anthony H Choe, Co-Chair
· Tammy Ward Woffenden, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· David Ellenbogen
· Jena Grady
· Hal Katz
AMA Liaison
· Wes Cleveland
Washington Health Law Summit
· Juliet McBride , Co-Chair
· Jeff J Wurzburg, Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Heather Baroni
· Mitchell Cohen
· Clay Countryman
· Jennifer Rangel
· Donald Romano
· Kenya S Woodruff
PUBLICATIONS DIVISION
ABA Health eSource Editorial Board
· Robert T Rhoad, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Amy Fehn
· Catherine M Greaves
· Jessica L Gustafson
· Jason Hancock
· Ima Nsien
· Steven W Postal
The Health Lawyer Editorial Board
· Bruce F Howell, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Reesa Benkoff
· Janet L Dolgin
· Scott Grubman
· Conrad Meyer
· Michael K Morton
· Kirk Nahra
· Arthur Peabody Jr
· Len Rosenberg
· Layna Cook Rush
· W Thomas Smith
· Felicia Sze
· Norman Tabler
HLbytes
· Marc Meyer, Co-Editor
· Michael K Morton, Co-Editor
Publications Book Editorial Board
· Denise Glass, Co-Chair
· Sharon Dostmann Co-Chair
Vice Chairs
· Christi Braun
· Jacklyn Demar
· Josh Greenberg
· Shana Goetz
· Calvin B Marshall Jr
· Juliet M McBride
· Michael J McCarthy
· Robert F Miller
· Tammy Ward Woffenden
INTEREST GROUPS
Interest Group Leadership Executive Team
· Sarah Frazier, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Heather Baroni
· Mark Faccenda
· C Joyce Hall
· Robert R Nelson
Practice Area Interest Groups
Business & Transactions
· Curtis Bernstein, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Lauren Collins
· Chance Sherer
· Kenya Woodruff
eHealth, Privacy & Security
· Heather Deixler, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Lynn Barrett
· Noel Pace
· Ashley Thomas
Healthcare Facility Operations
· Travis G Lloyd, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Robyn Diaz
· Erin Richardson
Healthcare Fraud and Compliance
· Mary Taylor, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ayesha Mehdi
· Wilson Jones
· Richard Westling
Healthcare Litigation and Risk Management
· Stefan Chacón , Chair
Vice Chairs
· Candice M Deisher
· James Peacock
· Justin Jones Rodriguez
Life Sciences
· Darshan Kulkarni, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ebunola Aniyikaiye
· Jessica L Parker-Battle
· Brenda M Shafer
Managed Care and Insurance
· Kenneth White, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Ellee Cochran
· David Ellenbogen
· Christian Puff
Payment and Reimbursement
· Jessica LaManna, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Andy Liu
· Kirsten McAuliffe Raleigh
· Daniel Patten
Physician Issues
· Elizabeth Greene, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Tyler Cowart
· Thomas Hutchinson
· Chip Hutzler
Public Health and Policy
· Gregory Sunshine, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Sarah Mioduski
· Hayley Penan
· Allison Winnik
Practice Area Task Forces
ADR and Conflict Management in Healthcare
· Matthew Agnew, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Michelle Skipper
· Conna Weiner
Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
· Conrad Meyer, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Sharon Dostmann
· Katherine Dru
· Debra Pritts
Post-Acute Care Continuum
· Mark A Johnson, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Richard Cheng
· Laverne Largie Tucker
· Timothy Wombles
Educational/Outreach Interest Groups
Cancer Advocacy
· Jennifer L Rangel, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Eunice Aikins-Afful
· Marlene S Garvis
· Charles Masheck
CLRC Liaison
· Shelly Rosenfeld
Triage Cancer Liaison
· Monica Fawzy Bryant Chicago, IL
Medical-Legal Partnerships
· Clay Countryman, Chair
Military and Veterans Health Law
· Ryan Foley, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Antoinette Balta
· Brent Filbert
Military and Veterans Health Law Advisory Board
· Paul Freese, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Sean Clark
· Ken Goldsmith
· Joshua Keefe
· Robert Seegmiller
· Margaret Wilmoth
Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health
· Gregory Fliszar, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Aviana Cooper
· Martin Guerrero Jr
· David H Johnson
· Terri Keville
· Neil W Kunkel
· Louis J Presenza
· Lisa D Taylor
Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Advisory Board
· Beth Ann Middlebrook, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Daniel Blaney-Koen
· J Anthony Patterson Jr
· Blair Tinkle
Networking & Engagement Interest Groups
Government Attorneys
· Michelle Apodaca, Chair
Vice Chairs
· Anthony Burba
· John Kelly
· Nathaniel Kummerfield
· Jason Mehta
In-House Counsel
Vice Chairs
· Violet Anderson
· Emily R Lee
· Shannon Sumner