HAPAG Subcommittees

Awards
Chair: LCDR Brett Maycock
Email: Brett.maycock@dhs.gov
Committee Charge: To annually solicit and administer nominations for the Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award, and to perform other duties as delegated by the HAPAG Chair.

Career Development
Chair: LCDR William Tonkins
Email: tonkins2w@mail.nih.gov
Committee Charge: To educate and guide Health Administrators concerning career paths and advancement. The subcommittee focuses its tasks through professional briefings, mentoring, and responding to projects that are directed and guided by HS PAC.

Communications
Chair: LT Makeva Rhoden
Email: mrhoden@hrsa.gov
Committee Charge: Responsible for dissemination of HAPAG related information; maintaining HAPAG listserv; updating the HAPAG section of the HSO Website.

Meetings are held every 2nd Friday of the month at 10 am EST. Please contact the chair for call-in information.

Membership
Chair: LT Garman Williams
Email: garman.williams@nih.gov
Committee Charge: Conducting the annual solicitation process, screening and recommending applicants for voting membership, and maintaining current membership roster.

Meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12 pm EST. Please contact the chair for call-in information.

Policy
Chair: LCDR Donelle McKenna
Email: dmckenna@hrsa.gov
Committee Charge: Responsible for addressing health administration policy issues as requested by the HAPAG Chair. Responsible for developing and updating HAPAG Bylaws as required.

Recruitment and Retention
Chair: LCDR Theresa Zach
Email: Tzach@bop.gov
Committee Charge: To stay informed of recruitment and retention needs for HSO health administrators by seeking guidance from HAPAG, the HS PAC and the Office of Commissioned Corps Operation Division of Recruitment. To function in a resource and advisory role to recruit, promote and retain all HSO PHS health administrators. To identify recruitment and retention strategies and encourage involvement of all HAPAG voting and non-voting HSO PHS health administrators. To seek and foster active participation of all health administration HSO officers in the HAPAG.