SALT LAKE CITY — June, 6 2010 —AAPC announced its 2010-2011 Board of Directors for the AAPC Chapter Association (AAPCCA) at its National Conference in Jacksonville, Fla. AAPCCA is a voting board of 16 nationwide professional coders, current and former local chapter officers and leaders in their communities. The independent board provides policy, rules, regulations, direction, and advice to more than 450 AAPC local chapter leaders and members with the ultimate goal of improving the business side of medicine.
The following were elected as the 2010-2011 AAPCCA board officers:
Chair: Jill Young, CPC®, CEDC™, CIMC™
Vice Chair: Melissa Brown, CPC®, CPC-I®, CFPC™
Secretary: Freda Brinson, CPC®, CPC-H®
Treasurer: Charla Prillaman, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CCC, CHCO
Meeting Coordinator: Angela Jordan, CPC®
AAPCCA and all AAPC local chapters are not-for-profit. In addition, two board members represent each of the eight regions across the country. Here’s how the regions are represented: New members are denoted with an asterisk (*)
Region 1—Northeast
*Susan Edwards, CPC
Newport, Northern Vt. Chapter
Cynthia Trapp, CPC®, CPC-I®
Burlington, Mass. Chapter
Region 2—Atlantic
*Claire Bartkewicz, CPC-H
Monmouth Ocean Chapter
Freda Brinson, CPC®, CPC-H®
Savannah, Ga. Chapter
Region 3—Mid Atlantic
*Charla Prillaman, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CCC, CHCO
Charlotte, N.C. Chapter
*Judy A. Wilson, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CANPC, CMBS-I, CMRS
Virginia Beach Chapter
Region 4—Southeast
*Lynn Ring, CPC, CPC-I, CCS, CCS-P
Winston, N.C., (Piedmont Professional Coders); Brandon, Fla. Chapters
Melissa Brown, CPC®, CPC-I®, CFPC™
Jacksonville River City, Fla. Chapter
Region 5—Southwest
*Brenda Edwards, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC
Northeast Kansas (Topeka) Chapter
Wendy Grant, CPC®
Little Rock, Ark. Chapter
Region 6—Great Lakes
Jill Young, CPC®, CEDC™, CIMC™
Lansing, Mich. Chapter
*Diana Yates, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CPEDC, CCS-P
St. Louis East, Mo. Chapter
Region 7—Mountains/Plains
*Lynn Keaton-Cockrell CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CEMC
Columbia, Tenn. Chapter
Angela Jordan, CPC®
Kansas City, Mo. Chapter
Region 8—West
Suzanne Fletcher-Petrich, CPC®, CPC-I®, CPC-P®
Tacoma, Wash. Chapter
Jeri Leong, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-I®
Honolulu, Hawaii Chapter
AAPC’s Director of Local Chapter Support, Marti Johnson, serves as the AAPC liaison on the AAPCCA Board of Directors.
More information about the AAPCCA is available on the AAPC’s Web site at http://www.aapc.com/aboutUs/local-chapter-board-of-directors.aspx.