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Boards and Councils

IHA Affiliate Group Presidents

IHA has a long history of coordinating personal membership groups—affiliate groups—for professionals employed in Iowa hospitals. Affiliate groups represent social workers, nurses, home care professionals, human resource professionals, attorneys, educators and trainers, engineers, marketing and public relations, purchasing and materials management, rehabilitation professionals, and behavioral health specialists.

For more information on IHA Affiliate Groups, click here.

Iowa Trauma Coordinators (ITC)
Jennifer Platz
Trauma Coordinator
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines
Des Moines

Staff Liaison: Laura Malone

Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders (IONL)
Catherine Abrams
Vice President of Nursing
Mercy Iowa City
Iowa City

Staff Liaison: Laura Malone

Iowa Hospital Home Care Council (IHHCC)
Sherri Johnston
Director, Home Health/Hospice
Burgess Health Center
Onawa

Staff Liaison: Kara Dickey

Iowa Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ISHHRA)
Karen Buls
Director of Human Resources
Waverly Health Center
Waverly

Staff Liaison: Cindy Schultz

Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys (ISHA)
Jeanne Goche
CEO/Administrator
Manning Regional Healthcare Center
Manning

Staff Liaison: Shannon Strickler

Iowa Society for Healthcare Education and Training (ISHET)
Terri Cook-Thielen
Education Coordinator
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic

Staff Liaison: Becky Anthony

Iowa Society of Healthcare Engineers (ISHE)
Jerry Mitts
Maintenance Engineer
Great River Medical Center
West Burlington

Staff Liaison: Kara Bylund

Iowa Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR)
Gina Anderson
Public Relations Coordinator
Great River Medical Center
West Burlington

Staff Liaison: Scott McIntyre

Iowa Society for Healthcare Purchasing/Materials Management (ISHPMM)
Lois Jenness
Purchasing Agent
McFarland Clinic
Marshalltown

Staff Liaison: Darci Pratt

Iowa Rehabilitation Managers (IRM)
Marj Evans
Director of Rehab-Occupational Health
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Ottumwa

Staff Liaison: Kathy Trytten

Behavioral Health Affiliate of Iowa
Christine Krause
Director, Behavioral Health Services
Mary Greeley Medical Cetner
Ames

Staff Liaison: Heather Hulscher