Membership List: Virginia HAI Advisory Group

Sandra Agostinelli, BSN, RN, CCRN
Infection Preventionist
VCU Community Memorial Hospital

Alexis Aplasca, MD, FAAP, FAPA
Chief Clinical Officer
Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Erin Arizmendi
Clinical Operations Manager
Virginia Department of Social Services

Connie Atkinson, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Acute care IP / Central Region (VCU Health Systems)

Patricia Bair, MPH
Northwest Regional Epidemiologist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Kimberly Beazley
Senior Policy Advisor
VDH, Office of Licensure & Certification

Christian Bergman, MD, CMD
Assistant Professor Division of Geriatric Medicine
Medical Director CAHM - NFAS, Virginia Commonwealth University

Shaina Bernard, PharmD, BCPS
Antimicrobial Resistance Coordinator
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Kate Lim Bradshaw, PhD, FACHE, CPHQ 
Director of Quality
VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital

Joan Buckner, MA, RN, CIC 
Director of Infection Prevention & Control Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention & Control
University of Virginia Health System

Joel Bundy, MD, FACP, CPE
Vice President Chief Quality and Safety Officer
Sentara Healthcare

Jacque Butler, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant

Suzanne Capps, ASN, RN, a-IPC
Dialysis Infection Prevention Coordinator
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Andrea Chapman, MPH, CIC
Regional Infection Prevention Coordinator
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Dana Chapman, MPH, MSN, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

Smrithi Chikkala, MBBS, MPH
HAI Training & Communications Assistant
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Rebeccah Collins, PharmD, BCPS 
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Jane Colwell, MD 
Directory of Surgery
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Heather Cox
University of Virginia Health System

Emily Craig, M.S., M(ASCP)CM
Microbial Reference Principal Scientist
DCLS- VA State Lab

Linda Crane, BS MT, SM, CIC 
DICON Infection Preventionist
APIC-VA, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)

Michelle Doll, MD, MPH 
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
VCU Medical Center, Division of Infectious Disease

April Dyer, BCPS
Liaison Clinical Pharmacist
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)

Susan Elmore, PhD
SAElmore Consulting, LLC

Jessica Fielek, MPH CIC CHOP
Infection Preventionist
Sentara Health/APIC

Martha Grammer
VDH, Office of Licensure & Certification

LaToya Griffin-Thomas, PhD
Lead Scientist, Bioterrorism/Special Pathogens Response Coordinator
DCLS- VA State Lab

Robert Hawkins
Emergency Preparedness
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA)

Jasie Hearn, MPH, MA, 
Director, Division of Clinical Epidemiology
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Aabha Jain
Inova Health System

Maimuna Jatta, MSH, RN, PCCN, CIC, FAPIC
Infection Prevention & Control
Carilion Clinic Infection Prevention and Control

Lajuana Jordan, MSN, RN, GNP-BC
Long-term care (Commonwealth Care of Roanoke)

Tom Kerkering
Carilion Clinic

Carolyn Kiefer, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC
HAI/AR Nurse Epidemiologist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Rihannon Killeen, RN, MSN, CPHQ, CEN
Trauma Coordinator
University of Virginia Health Systems

Kimberly Lee
VCU Health

Lois Lee
Inova Health System

Lauren F. McDaniel
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Karen McGoldrick, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC
Infection Preventionist
APIC-VA, Acute care IP / Eastern Region (Sentara Leigh Hospital)

Douglas Middlebrooks, PhD
Acute Care Supervisor
VDH, Office of Licensure & Certification

Heather Minton, BS, MS, M(ASCP), CIC 
Director of Infection Prevention
Henrico, Parham, and Retreat Doctors' Hospitals

Amanda Morelli
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Quality Insights

James Moss
State Hospital Coordinator
VDH, Office of Emergency Preparedness

Tracey Odachowski
Infection Prevention System Director
Sentara Health

Dana Parsons
Legislative Affairs Legal Counsel
LeadingAge Virginia

April Payne, LNHA
VP Quality Improvement/ Director VCAL
Virginia Health Care Association/ Virginia Center for Assisted Living (VHCA/VCAL)
https://www.vhca.org/

Julius Potian, MS, PhD
Prevention Consultant
Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)

Rachel Pryor, MPH, BSN
Clinical Quality Improvement Manager
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA)

Tara Ragland, MSA
Division Director, Adult Licensing
Dept. of Social Services

Kayleigh Rehkopf, MS, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Inova Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Ben Schwartz 
Director, Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
Fairfax County Health Department

Abraham Segres
Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA)

Lorrie Shumaker, BSN, RN 
Nurse Consultant
Virginia Dept. of Social Services

Costi Sifri, MD, FACP, FIDSA 
Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist
Director, Hospital Epidemiology/Infection Prevention & Control
Medical Director, Immunocompromised Infectious Disease Program
UVA Health

Denise Sockwell, MSPH, CP-FS
Northern Regional Epidemiologist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Angela Spleen, PhD 
Infection Prevention and Control Program Manager
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Michele Thomas, RPh, PharmD, BCPP
Manager
Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)

Emily Valencia, MPH
Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiologist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Ginger Vanhoozer, BSN, RN, CIC, CCHM
HAI/AR Education & Training Specialist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Jacqueline Williams, MPH
HAI Epidemiologist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

Devonne Winston 
Eastern Regional Infection Preventionist
VDH, Office of Epidemiology

 

 

 

 

 

Page Last Updated July 2025