Organizational Chart
State Oversight Committee
| Peter Grubb, MD, FAAP – Chairman Oversight Committee and Medical Director Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Stahlman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt | ||||
| David Adair, MD – Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine | ||||
| Mark Anderson, MD – Associate Professor, Neonatology, University of Tennessee Medical Center | ||||
| Frank Boehm, MD – Professor and Vice Chair, OB/GYN Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | ||||
| Joel Bradley, MD, FAAP – Market Medical Director Midsouth, United Health Care Employer and Individual | ||||
| Chris Clarke, RN – Sr Vice-President, Clinical Services, Tennessee Center for Patient Safety, Tennessee Hospital Association | ||||
| Mike DeVoe, MD – Director, Neonatology, Professor and Interim Chair, ETSU Department of Pediatrics; HRSA COIN Member, Infant Mortality Reduction Project; TN Infant Mortality Reduction Task Force/Advisory Committee; American Academy of Pediatrics, Perinatal Advisory Committee Member; March of Dimes, Public Affairs Committee, TN | ||||
| R. Dhanireddy, MD – Professor and Chief, Division of Neonatology Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center | ||||
| Vaughn Frigon, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Tennessee Health Care Finance and Administration, Bureau of TennCare, Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | ||||
| Bobby Howard, MD, FACOG - Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center | ||||
| Thomas Lundquist, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACPE – President & CEO, AnewCare APO; Collaborative Chief Integration Officer, ISHN | ||||
| Giancarlo Mari, MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center | ||||
| Rochelle Nelson, MS – Academic Advisor/Lecturer, University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information, Parent Representative | ||||
| Kelly Riley, MD – BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee | ||||
| Craig Sander, MD – Neonatologist, Baptist Women’s Hospital | ||||
| Mavis Schorn, PhD, CNM, FACNM – Assistant Dean for Academics, Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing | ||||
| Patti Scott, DNP, APN, NNP–BC, C-NPT – Advanced Practioner Coordinator, Pediatrix Medical Group of Tennessee – Centennial Practice; Assistant Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing | ||||
| Michael Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP – Director, Division of Family Health and Wellness, Tennessee Department of Health |
Liaison member: Brenda Barker, M Ed – TIPQC Project Manager and Improvement Advisor
Regional Advisory Committee Compositions
| Middle | Northeast | East | Southeast | West |
| Joel Bradley | Mike DeVoe | Mark Anderson | David Adair | Esmond L. Arrindell |
| Cathy Ivory | Sharon Lail | Kathy Fulton | Woods Blake | Kitty Cashion |
| Susan Campbell | Chris Martin | Mark Gaylord | Karen Gandy | Kimberly Cox |
| Marlee Crankshaw | Kelli Salyers | Rita Hillhouse | Lisa Lowery-Smith | Ramasubbaredy Dhanireddy |
| Vicki DeVito | Lisa Smithgall | Peggy Hotz | Debbie Poplin | Scott Guthrie |
| Joann Eitten | Engie Trivett | Bobby Howard | Jill Rimmer | Kim Howerton |
| Barbara Engelhardt | Christy Humphrey | MC Robbins | M. Bruce Jenkins | |
| Sara Fox | Keri Lattimore | Teresa Walker | Giancarlo Mari | |
| Donna Frye | Kim Massey | Valencia Nelson | ||
| Connie Graves | Sonya McGill | Drenda Pullen | ||
| Ashraf Hamdan | Rochelle Nelson | Beverly Reed | ||
| Marta Papp | Carla Saunders | M. Lynn Rosas | ||
| Mavis Schorn | Sheri Smith | Craig Sander | ||
| Patti Scott | Nicole Watson | Carol Thetford | ||
| Donna Whitney | ||||
| Janice Whitty | ||||
| John Wilters |
TIPQC Staff
Brenda Barker
TIPQC Project Director & Improvement Advisor
Brenda.Barker@TIPQC.org
Brenda Barker joined TIPQC as the full time Project Manager in 2008 and is currently the Project Director & Improvement Advisor. Brenda has been an educator, speaker, author, counselor, social worker, and for 14 years has worked in international medical relief and adoptions as the Southeast Regional Director of one of the largest US children’s humanitarian organizations, overseeing four US offices and a team in 11 states. She has worked extensively around the world with government officials and orphanages, and at-risk children and their families. Brenda is also involved with the March of Dimes, Vermont Oxford Network, Davidson County Fetal Infant Review Community Action Team, and teaches 5th grade Sunday School. Brenda, was selected Ambassador of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and her family was honored as the Family of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and well as the The Family of the Year in 2007 by the State of TN. Brenda has been an activist on women’s and children’s issues, serving on President Carter’s National Advisory Committee for Women, and a recipient of a US Congressional Award in 2001. Brenda brings the family perspective to TIPQC as a parent of three premies, including twin daughters, and as a parent of a son who won a hard fought six year battle with leukemia following a successful bone marrow transplant. Brenda received her Masters in Education from University of North Texas, her Improvement Advisor certificate from IHI, and is currently pursuing a MBA in Healthcare. Brenda lives in Brentwood, Tennessee with her husband and their international family of 9 children who were adopted from India, China, Latvia, Vietnam, and Ethiopia.
Peter Grubb, MD
TIPQC Medical Director
Peter.Grubb@TIPQC.org
Dr. Grubb is a neonatologist who serves as the Medical Director for TIPQC, the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care. He is a faculty member in the division of Neonatology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and serves as the Medical Director for the Stahlman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and for Vanderbilt’s Neonatal ECMO program. Prior to coming to Tennessee, Dr. Grubb was on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and served as the Medical Director of the NICU at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa Japan, and as the Director of the Air Force’s air transport ECMO program at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Theresa Scott
TIPQC Data Manager
Theresa received her MS in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in April 2003 and has been part of the Department of Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University since April 2004. She has provided statistical support for the physicians, clinicians, post-docs, fellows, residents, and medical students in numerous Departments and Divisions in the School of Medicine. In particular, she has collaborated with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to collaborating on the design, implementation, analysis, and publication of research projects, Theresa also formally and informally teaches researchers at all levels about various biostatistics related topics. Theresa commits 50% of her effort to TIPQC.
Joan Zhang
TIPQC Reports Manager
Joan received her MS in Computer Science from MTSU in 2003 and worked in Quantitative Science for nine years. She worked on both statistical package development and statistical analysis during that time. She now works at the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research as a health systems programmer and commits 20% of her time to TIPQC.
Anneliese Moosman
TIPQC Reports Manager
Anneliese received her B.S. in Statistical Science from Brigham Young University in April 2011. She joined TIPQC in October 2012. She brings experience in data analysis and visualization, web development, and REDCap plug-in development.
Jeremy Stephens
TIPQC Software Engineer
Jeremy has been working as a software developer in the Department of Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University since 2005. He is involved in several pediatric-related research projects, and he helps to maintain the Vanderbilt NICU data entry system. He has extensive experience developing web applications as well as statistical-related software and other open source software.
Lynn Booker
Administrative Assistant
lynn.booker@tipqc.org
Lynn received her B.S. degree in Communications from Freed-Hardeman University in 1993. She joined TIPQC in January of 2010. Lynn brings over 15 years of office and event planning experience from both the finance and healthcare industries.
Previous Staff and Oversight Committee:
- Judy Aschner, MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
- Susan Drummond, RN – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Ann Duncan, RN – TN Nurses Association
- Jeff Horner, BS – Systems Analyst, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Jeanne James, MD – Medical Director, Bureau of TennCare (Ret.) & Coventry Health Care
- M. K. Key, PhD – Key Associates
- Wendy Long, MD – Medical Director, Bureau of TennCare
- Robert McLaughlin, MD – CIGNA Healthcare
- Mike Swan, MD, MBA, FACOG – St. Thomas Baptist Healthcare System, Private Practice