Leadership team
Chair
Srikanth (Sri) Poranki, PhD
Director, Strategic Initiatives and Engagements
UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital
srikanth.poranki@nyuhs.org
Vice chair
Carrie Steiner, PMP
Senior Director, Operations Excellence
Strong Memorial Hospital
carrie_steiner@urmc.rochester.edu
Outreach lead
Sherry Norouzzadeh, PhD
Senior Director, Process Improvement
Northwell Health
snorouzzad@northwell.edu
Program committee co-chairs
Cindy Spiegel, RPh, MS
Manager, Quality and Patient Safety Improvement and Innovation
NewYork-Presbyterian
cis9005@nyp.org
Robin Lopez, RN, MSN, LSSBB
Nursing Education, Operating Room
Bassett Healthcare Network
robin.lopez@bassett.org
Lisa Schmutter, DNP, MPA, BSN, RN
Director, Quality and Patient Safety
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and Lower Manhattan Hospital
lil9013@nyp.org
Stephanie Johnson, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CLHP
Regional Vice President, Quality and Risk
St. Joseph's Health and St. Peter’s Health Partners
stephanie.johnson@sjhsyr.org
HANYS staff
Thomas Hallisey
Director, Digital Health Strategy
thallise@hanys.org
Allison Manny
Vice President, Healthcare Educational and Research Fund
amanny@hanys.org
Christina Miller-Foster, MPA
Senior Director, Quality Advocacy, Research and Innovation
cfoster@hanys.org
Melanie Dobiel
Senior Director, Communications and Project Management
mdobiel@hanys.org
Michael Pauley
Vice President, Communications and Marketing Strategy
mpauley@hanys.org
