Committees

Listed below are the various committees of WISCPHR. Members are encouraged to share their expertise and join a committee. Time involvement varies, but is generally less than a few hours a month. Click on each committee heading below to view each committee or to contact a committee member or Board member for more information. Interested in serving? Contact us!

Education

Chairs:

Colleen Voll

Dawn Hoff

Megan Justman

Members:

Abby Ryskey, Kim Beyer, Kim Radtke, Beth Salko, Tierney Zieman, Amanda Marx, and Paul Mutch

Description:

The Education committee is responsible for promoting educational opportunities to WISCPHR and other like organizations through the Annual Conference, toolkits, webcasts, student involvement and grants.

Education Grant Application (printable version)
Education Grant Application (online version)

Annual Conference Planning Committee

Chairs:

Colleen Voll

Pamela Feucht

Members:

Anna Wargowsky, Dawn Hoff, Heidi Grafft, Heather Grant, Jill Kahler, Kim Beyer, Lance Maerz, Lisa Michaels-Bilgrien, Megan Justman, Colleen Voll, Amber Putnam, Beth Salko, Samantha Rank, Shana Steele, Tammi Smith, Tammy Riebe, Tammy Thompson, Thorne Wittstruck, Pamela Feucht

Description:

The ACPC is responsible for planning WISCPHR's annual conference. Duties include but not limited to: researching and contracting with a location and site that meets the needs of the annual conference and capability of meeting necessary space requirements; review and plan a variety of conference speaker topics that include the areas of Cardiac, Pulmonary and other cutting edge topics; coordinate and maintain responsible management of an annual conference budget as well as review post conference evaluation feedback.

Program Support

Chairs:

Tracy Herrewig

Lauren Tice

McKenzie Peckman

Members:

Kim Beyer, Tricia Fellin, Pamela Feucht, Anna Gorn, Kim Maples, McKenzie Peckman, Lauren Tice, Lisa Wenzel

Description:

Program Support committee is responsible for working towards promoting support for Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation programs through increasing referrals, increasing administrative support, advocating for data driven programming and working with American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Delivery of Care

Chairs:

Heather Grant

Lance Maerz

Members:

Kim Beyer

Description:

The Delivery of Care committee is responsible for working towards improving value based care in Cardiopulmonary programs by expanding technology trends, advocating on Day on the Hill (DOTH), working with AACVPR and CMS, expanding data driven programming, and promoting best practice models for cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation and supervised exercise therapy (SET) peripheral artery disease (PAD) programs.

Sustainability

Chairs:

Lisa Michaels-Bilgrien

Tammy Riebe

Members:

Samantha Rank, Beth Salko, Dawn Hoff, Jill Kahler, Tammy Thompson, Colleen Voll, and Thorne Wittstruck

Description:

The Sustainability committee is responsible for working towards WISCPHR's sustainability by increasing membership, improving resource stewardship, working with AACVPR and other organizations, and promoting leadership throughout WISCPHR.

Communications

Chairs:

Eddie Stenger

Members:

Shana Steele, Tammy Thompson, Heidi Grafft, Anna Wargowsky, Tierney Zieman, Lisa Michaels-Bilgrien, Tammy Riebe, Lance Maerz, and Kelly Shields

Description:

The Communications committee is responsible for distributing and networking information to cardiopulmonary programs throughout Wisconsin via website, social media, newsletters, webinars, and teleconferencing.