Meet the Team
Find a Quality Improvement Advisor (QIA) in your state or by focus area below
Click on the map marker to meet team members in your state.

Washington
Nicole Pearson - QIA All Settings
npearson@mpqhf.org
Kristen Dittmaier - Hospitals QIA
kdittmaier@mpqhf.org
Dan Blazquez - Clinics QIA
dblazquez@mpqhf.org
Deanna Medina - Hospitals QIA
dmedina@mpqhf.org
Oregon
Annie Millier - Clinicians QIA
amiller@telligen.com
Lisa Barton - Hospitals/Nursing Homes QIA
lbarton@telligen.com
Montana
Marcy Gallagher - Nursing Homes QIA
mgallagher@mpqhf.org
Shay Trafton - QIA All Settings
strafton@mpqhf.org
Amber Rogers - QIA All Settings
strafton@mpqhf.org
Utah
Callie Perkins - QIA All Settings
cperkins@mpqhf.org
Michelle Suitor - Hospitals/Clinicians QIA
msuitor@mpqhf.org
Wyoming
Crystal Morse - QIA All Settings
cmorse@mpqhf.org
Jamie Linn - Hospitals/Clinics QIA
jlinn@mpqhf.org
Carissa Ellis - Hospitals/Clinics QIA
cellis@mpqhf.org
Colorado
Courtnay Ryan - Nursing Homes QIA
cryan@telligen.com
Wes Hicks - Clinicians/Hospitals QIA
whicks@telligen.com
Anatta Charoenkul - Advancing Healthcare Quality Through Technology (AHQT) QIA
acharoenkul@telligen.com
Kristen Ives - QIA
kives@telligen.com
North Dakota
Lisa Thorp - QIA All Settings
lthorp@mpqhf.org
Michelle Lauckner - Nursing Homes QIA
mlauckner@mpqhf.org
South Dakota
Lori Hintz - QIA All Setting
lhintz@mpqhf.org
Stephanie Powers - Nursing Homes QIA
spowers@mpqhf.org
Nebraska
Tina Frey - QIA All Settings
tfrey@telligen.com
Devon King - Nursing Homes QIA
dking@telligen.com
Kansas
Jenni Peters - Hospitals/Clinicians QIA
jpeters@telligen.com
Tyler Czarnecki - Nursing Homes QIA
tczarnecki@telligen.com
Tim Shumate - Hospitals/Clinics QIA
tshumate@telligen.com
Iowa
Elena Halfan - Advancing Healthcare Quality Through Technology QIA
ehalfan@telligen.com
Chloe Hird - Hospitals QIA
chird@telligen.com
Jennifer Peerbolte - Nursing Homes QIA
jpeerbolte@telligen.com
Missouri
Jordan Carroll - Hospitals/Nursing Homes QIA
jcarroll@telligen.com
Clark Pohlmeier - Clinicians QIA
cpohlmeier@telligen.com
Krista Schremp - Nursing Homes QIA
kschremp@telligen.com
Susan Shumate - Nursing Homes/Advancing Heathcare Quality Through Technology (AHQT) QIA
sshumate@telligen.com
Find a QIA by Focus Areas and Priorities

Prevention & Chronic Disease Management
- Shay Trafton
- strafton@mpqhf.org

Patient Safety
- Mariah Payne
- mpayne@telligen.com

Behavioral Health
- Amber Rogers
- arogers@mpqhf.org

Care Coordination
- Risa Hayes
- rhayes@telligen.com

Quality Management Systems
- Crystal Morse
- cmorse@mpqhf.org

Emergency Preparedness
- Brian Feist
- bfeist@telligen.com

Workforce Planning
- Meredith Koob
- mkoob@telligen.com

Cybersecurity
- John Keefe
- jkeefe@telligen.com

Supply Chain
- Crystal Morse
- cmorse@mpqhf.org

Drug Shortages
- Crystal Morse
- cmorse@mpqhf.org
