Team

Editorial Advisory Board

Coletta Barrett, RN, MHA,

Vice President of Mission, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Michael Bertaut,

Senior Healthcare Intelligence Analyst, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana

Jeannine Hinton,

Principal, Healthworks: A Management Service Company

Michael Kaiser, MD,

Chief Medical Officer, LSU Health Care Services Division

Kim Mitchell, RN,

Charge Nurse, Baton Rouge General

Naomi Nelson,

Chief Operating Officer, Vascular Specialty Center

Sean Prados,

Executive Vice President, Louisiana Hospital Association

Kate Rathbun, MD,

Medical Director, LWCC

Our Leadership Team

	President, Chief Editor Smith W. Hartley This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Smith received an MHA/MBA degree from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a BS degree from Texas A&M University. Smith has 16 years of experience in healthcare administration in Houston and New York City, including Director of Operations with New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
	Managing Editor Karen E. Stassi This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Karen earned an MA in Journalism at LSU and a BA from Wesleyan University. Her healthcare experience began as a Navy FMF corpsman. Karen has also written for Chef John Folse and Co., Business & Legal Reports, and Peter A. Mayer Advertising. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and an active Boy Scouts of America volunteer.
	Managing Director Jodi Wilder This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Jodi earned an MA from Hofstra and a BS from LSU. Her 20 years of healthcare experience includes work at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering and sales for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and a Hospital ASP software firm in Los Gatos, Calif. Jodi has also served as the Relay Chair for the Baton Rouge Chapter, American Cancer Society.
	Art Director Liz Smith This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Liz studied fine art and design at LSU. She has worked for both local and regional publications, including Baton Rouge Parents Magazine and New York Construction, Midwest Construction, and Texas Construction for McGraw-Hill. She loves the opportunity to create visually pleasing yet functional art. While not on deadline she enjoys spending time with family and friends.
	V.P. Sponsorship Dianne Hartley This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Dianne earned her BA from Texas A&M University. Her unique blend of creativity and business acumen has served national advertising clients, their agencies, and media companies across the US. She was an AE for Discovery Communications in NYC, National Account Manager for AT&T Media Services in NYC and NSM for AT&T MS in Houston. She has been with US Healthcare Journals since 2007.

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