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Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York
Yolanda T. Haskins, CPC, CRC, CMCO
Lead Coder, Howard University Faculty Practice Plan
Yolanda Haskins brings more than 30 years of experience to the medical billing and coding field. She has worked in many specialty offices, hospital systems, and as owner of a billing company. Haskins received her CPC® in 2006 and CRC™ in 2015. She helped establish the Alexandria, Virginia, local chapter, which now has more than 350 members. She loves mentoring and encouraging new coders.
Contact: yolanda.haskins@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Alexandria, Virginia
Offices held: President, vice president, member development officer
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Kristie Stokes, CPC
Facility Coding Quality Analyst & Educator, Change Healthcare
Kristie Stokes began working in the medical billing and coding field in 1997 as a follow-up clerk for an ambulance service. From there, she went on to work as a medical biller, administrative assistant, assistant manager, manager, and coder. Stokes now works for Change Healthcare (formerly Altegra Healthcare) as a facility coding quality analyst, performing internal reviews, and as an educator, teaching coders employed by Change Healthcare. She loves to mentor new coders and those interested in making a career change to become a coder.
Contact: kristie.stokes@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Pensacola, Florida
Offices held: President, vice president
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New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC
Meeting Coordinator
Maria Rita (Rita) Genovese, CPC, PCS
Administrator, Jefferson Infusion Centers
Rita Genovese has over 20 years of experience in billing and practice management, most recently in the areas of family medicine and medical oncology. As administrator of revenue cycle for the Department of Medical Oncology and Jefferson Infusion Centers at Thomas Jefferson University she is active in educating the physicians and staff in medical coding and compliance regulations. Genovese is a former member of AAPC’s National Advisory Board and a frequent speaker at AAPC national and regional conferences.
Contact: rita.genovese@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Offices held: President, vice president
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Stephanie Moore, CPC, CPMA
Auditor/Educator, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Stephanie Moore has over 15 years of experience in healthcare, and is an auditor/educator for Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. She started out at the front desk of a multi-physician surgical practice, and quickly learned and transferred into the coding and billing role. Moore became a patient access supervisor at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, where she developed an authorization, pre-certification and scheduling team. She specializes in evaluation and management (E/M) auditing, outpatient services, and educating healthcare professionals; her specialty experience is in cardiology, vascular, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), behavioral health, and palliative care. Prior to Moore’s career in healthcare, she served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Contact: stephanie.moore@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Seacoast Dover, New Hampshire
Offices held: President, vice president
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Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina
Judy Wilson, CPC, COC, CPCO, CPPM, CPB, CPC-P, CPC-I, CANPC, CMRS
Business Administrator, Anesthesia Specialists
Judy Wilson has been in the medical field as a business administrator for more than 38 years. For the past 25 years, she has been the business administrator for Anesthesia Specialists, a group of 10 cardiac anesthesiologists who practice at Sentara Heart Hospital. She served as treasurer for the AAPCCA board of directors in 2011 and 2013. Wilson has presented at several AAPC regional and national conferences.
Contact: judy.wilson@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Chesapeake, Virginia
Offices held: President, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, education officer
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Cindy Stephenson, CPC, CRC
Self-pay Collections, Nat’l Revenue Service Center, St. Vincent Health
Cindy Stephenson has worked at St. Vincent Health for 14 years. She worked in accounts payable for 10 of those years before venturing into patient financial services and then physician business services. Stephenson earned her CPC® in 2011 and her CRC™ in 2015. She enjoys networking with coders, billers, and other healthcare industry professionals to hear about what works for them and the struggles they encounter.
Contact: cindy.stephenson@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Indianapolis, Indiana
Offices held: Vice president, treasurer
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Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Bahamas
Secretary
Holly Brown, CPC, COC, CEMC, CPCO, CCS
Coding Quality Analyst, Optum360
Holly Brown has worked in medical billing and coding for over 10 years, starting out at the front desk of a multi-physician cardiology practice. She quickly learned the billing/coding side and transferred to the billing office, where she scrubbed charges and helped to code office visits and procedures. Brown specializes in quality/training and auditing E/M and outpatient services for physicians and hospitals. She helped to start the St. Augustine, Florida, local chapter in 2009, and she worked with other coders in 2012 to start the Orange Park, Florida, local chapter.
Contact: holly.brown@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: St. Augustine, Florida and Orange Park, Florida
Offices held: President, president-elect
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Randee Herner, CPC, CEMC
Certified Medical Coder, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Randee Herner has been in the medical field for over 23 years. Her present line of work is coding and auditing for multi-specialty physicians. Herner obtained her CPC® in 1997 and her CEMC® in 2011. She is very involved in her local chapter, which has more than doubled its membership during her presidency. Herner strives to create the ideal place for coders to thrive through networking, education, and employment. She is a very goal-oriented, team player who empowers everyone around her.
Contact: randee.herner@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Weston, Florida
Offices held: President, president-elect, treasurer
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Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi
Sarah Wechselberger, CPC, CPB, CPMA
Clinic Coding and Reimbursement Manager, Baxter Regional Medical Center
Sarah Wechselberger started her medical coding career in 2002 with a multi-physician OB/GYN practice. She later went on to work for a multi-specialty billing group, and now works for a healthcare system. Wechselberger’s role as clinic coding and reimbursement manager with Baxter Regional Medical Center (BRMC) began as a professional coder; she manages the first physician coding department for BRMC’s 16+ multi-specialty outpatient clinics.
Contact: sarah.wechselberger@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Offices held: President, secretary/treasurer, education officer
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Najwa N. Liscombe, CPC, CMA, BHSA
Coding and Reimbursement Analyst III, University of Florida Community Health & Family Medicine
Najwa Liscombe has been working in the medical field for more than 30 years. She has coded and taught coding for multiple specialties, including anesthesia, radiology, OB/GYN, family medicine, and orthopedics. Liscombe has worked in the private sector and as a consultant. She was instrumental in starting the Gainesville, Florida, local chapter, and was the first president. Liscombe works in an academic practice, and is a valuable resource for coding and reimbursement issues among many practices in Florida and Georgia.
Contact: najwa.liscombe@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Gainesville, Florida
Offices held: President, treasurer, member development officer, education officer
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Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
Chair
Candice M. Fenildo, CPC, CPB, CPMA, CENTC, CPC-I
Associate Consultant, Acevedo Consulting, Inc.
Candice Fenildo conducts coding and compliance audit projects; provides consulting services to clients’ management, physicians, and staff; and provides input for developing each client’s annual audit plan. She has more than 17 years’ experience in coding and billing for multi-specialty physicians, with a focused interest in otolaryngology and rheumatology. Fenildo enjoys mentoring and guiding others to fulfill their career goals.
Contact: candice.fenildo@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Stuart, Florida
Offices held: President, secretary
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Teresa (Terri) Bartrom, CPC, CPB
Billing Manager, Aspire Plastic Surgery, LLC
Terri Bartrom has more than 25 years' of billing and coding experience in the specialties of plastic and reconstructive surgery, OB/GYN, pain management, and podiatry. She has been instrumental in organizing multiple programs and ICD-10-CM boot camps in her local chapter, where she inspires officers and members to perfect their professions in the medical field. Bartrom has been an AAPC member for 13 years and a certified coder for 12. She is a lifetime member of the American Business Women’s Association and Girl Scouts, and she holds an associate’s degree in Digital and Computer Electronics from Indiana Vocational Technical College and business certifications from Indiana Business College.
Contact: terri.bartrom@aapcca.org
Chapter affliation: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Offices held: President, vice president, education officer
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Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa
Treasurer
Ruby Woodward, BSN, CPC, CPMA, COSC, CSFAC, CPB
Clinical Technical Editor, Educator Decision Health
Ruby Woodward has over 40 years of experience in the medical arena, serving 30 of those years in both nursing and the business of medicine. She has expertise in coding, education, auditing, and compliance, and has been heavily involved in orthopedic regulations. Woodward has presented at AAPC conferences, both regional and national, as well as at the local level. She was a member of the AAPC ICD-10-CM training team. She has been twice selected as the Member of the Year for the Minneapolis, Minnesota, local chapter. Woodward is passionate about orthopedics and obsessed with feet.
Contact: ruby.woodward@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Offices held: President, vice president, member development officer
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Melody S. Irvine, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CFPC, CPB, CPC-I, CCS-P, CMRS
Consultant, Certified Auditor, Education, Curriculum Development, Career Coders
Melody Irvine has more than 30 years of experience in the medical profession. She is the founder of Career Coders Online Medical Billing and Coding School; and she specializes in physician auditing, education, curriculum development. Irvine is in the process of publishing a Basic Physician Auditing book and guidelines. Her past responsibilities have included director of coding, auditing, compliance, and urgent care for a 48 multi-specialty physician practice, and contract auditor for the State of Colorado Attorney General. Irvine started the Loveland, Colorado, local chapter, and is a former officer of the AAPC National Advisory Board.
Contact: melody.irvine@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Loveland, Colorado
Offices held: President, president-elect, education officer
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California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska
Vice Chair
Linda Martien, CPC, COC, CPMA
Reimbursement Business Manager, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
Linda Martien began her career more than 30 years ago — starting out as an emergency medical tech. She then went into coding, billing, practice management, hospital outpatient revenue cycle management, and consulting. She served and held office on the AAPC National Advisory Board from 2005-2009. Martien has also served in several officer positions with the Jefferson City and Columbia, Missouri, chapters.
Contact: linda.martien@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Jefferson City, Missouri
Offices held: President, president-elect, education officer
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Sherri McDow, CPC, CPMA, CCC, CCS
Director of Coding Operations, Kaiser Permanente
Sherri McDow has worked in the medical field for 27 years, beginning her career as a biller at a home health agency. She has since worked as a coder, biller, and an auditor for both small physician groups and large medical centers. McDow is the Northern California regional process director, coding operations at Kaiser Permanente. She enjoys teaching, mentoring coders, and being involved in her local chapter.
Contact: sherri.mcdow@aapcca.org
Chapter affiliation: Sacramento, California
Offices held: President, president-elect, treasurer
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Marti G. Johnson
Director of Local Chapter Support, AAPC
Since 1994, when Marti Johnson joined AAPC, the number of chapters has grown from 30 to more than 500. Her tenure has been dedicated to establishing and supporting AAPC members and local chapters.
Contact: marti.johnson@aapcca.org