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Illinois Health Care Association Staff

IHCA staff can be contacted via e-mail by clicking on the appropriate link below or by phone at
217-528-6455 or 800-252-8988.

Dave Voepel Executive Director dvoepel@ihca.com	Board of Directors Constitution and Bylaws/Legal Committees Presidential Advisory Group
Debbie Belt Vice President-Education/Clinical Services dbelt@ihca.com	• Licensure Standards and Courses • Education, Convention and Trade Show • Clinical Issues • LTCNA Council • Nursing Awards and Scholarships
Pat Comstock Health Care Council of Illinois Director pcomstock@ihca.com	• Legislative Issues • Regulatory Issues • Political Action Committee (IHCA-PAC) • Public Policy • Key Member Program
Gina Alex Executive Assistant galex@ihca.com	• Employee benefits • General Office Management • Board of Directors Meetings
Ashley Caldwell Communications Assistant/Receptionist acaldwell@ihca.com	• Assistant Publications Editor • Receptionist • Office Information
Chris Gergeni Associate/Individual Member Services/Trade Show/Information Technology Manager cgergeni@ihca.com	• Associate and Individual Member Steering Committee • Preferred Vendor Services • Trade Show Manager • IT Manager
Matt Hartman Senate Manager mhartman@ihca.com	• Legislative District Info • General Issues - Senate • Legislative Tracker
Phyllis Parkinson House Manager pparkinson@ihca.com	• Legislative District Information • General Issues - House of Representatives • Political Action Committee (IHCA-PAC)
Lana Pippin Finance Manager lpippin@ihca.com	• Accounts Payable/Receivable • Administration, Finance & Operations Committee • AHCA and IHCA Dues
Marie Rucker Director of DD Services mrucker@cddacs.org	• Regulatory/Public Policy • DD Constituency Steering Committee • Membership Inquiries (DD Facilities)


Kelli Showalter Education Manager kshowalter@ihca.com	• Calendar of Events • Convention and Seminars • Program Development, Speakers, General Information
Mary Tomlin Education Services Assistant mtomlin@ihca.com	• CEUs • Convention and Seminar Registrar • Regional Meeting Scheduling
Mark Westenberger Member Relations Manager mwestenberger@ihca.com	• Member Services • Nursing Facilities and AL Steering Committees
Penny Zimmerman-Wills Director of Communications pwills@ihca.com	• Media Contact • Members Only/LTC Today Editor • Publications

Committee and Task Force Contacts

Administration, Finance and Operations Committee	Lana Pippin
Assisted Living Constituency Steering Committee	Mark Westenberger
Associate/Individual Member Constituency Steering Committee	Chris Gergeni
Board of Directors	Dave Voepel
Constitution and Bylaws Committee	Dave Voepel
Education, Convention and Trade Show Committee	Debbie Belt
Government Affairs Task Force	Pat Comstock
Legal Committee	Dave Voepel
LTCNA Council	Debbie Belt
Nursing Facility Constituency Steering Committee	Mark Westenberger
Political Action Committee (IHCA-PAC)	Pat Comstock
Presidential Advisory Group	Dave Voepel
MR/DD Constituency Steering Committee	Marie Rucker

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