Leadership Development Academy

Past Participants

2025 Cohort Participants

Addie Critcher, MS, ACSM-CEP, CCRP
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Improving Session Completion Volume and Revenue Generation in the Outpatient Cardiac Rehab Setting 

Adrianne Ulrich, CEP, CCRP, EIM
University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center
HEART HYBRID: Hybrid-Based Enhancement of Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Treatment 

Amanda O'Hara, MS, ACSM-CEP
Atrium Health
Increasing Enrollment of Patients with HFmrEF/HFpEF in Cardiac Rehabilitation 

Amanda Rae Gardner, MS, ACSM-EP 
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 
Optimizing Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes for Long Term Success

Amy Snider, ACSM-RCEP
Valley Health Systems
Improve Access and Enrollment in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation Using Accurate Data Tracking 

Ashley Markle
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital
From Miles to Minutes: Addressing Barriers to Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Remote Communities 

Bradly Chapman, MS MPH ACSM-CEP
Prisma Health
Increasing Enrollment of HFrEF Patients into the Prisma Health Baptist Easley Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Brittany Claffey, MS, CEP, CCRP, EIM
UMC 
Increasing Pulmonary Rehab Access in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico through UMC’s Health and Wellness Hospital 

Caitlin Coppenrath MS, ACSM-CEP, CCRP
MaineHealth
Collaborative Interventions to Increase Cardiac Rehabilitation Access and Utilization  

Christopher Brian Aragon, BS, CCRP, CEP, CPT
UW Medicine - Northwest
Improve Nutrition Education in Cardiac Rehabilitation at UW Medical Center Northwest

Cindy Haskin-Popp, MS, CEP
Corewell Health East
Improving Staff Workflow Efficiency Through Increased Use of Unmonitored Exercise Sessions 

Crystal Saling, RCP, RRT, TTS
Hendrick Medical Center
Adherence Improvement Project 

Darren Hill, BS
Health-First
Increasing Cardiac Rehab Enrollment Post Referral System Optimization

Debbie Proctor, MS
Peacehealth
Implementation of Phase 1 Cardiac Rehab to Improve Phase 2 Cardiac Rehab Enrollment and Adherence Rates

Dylan Daniels MS Ex Sci,. ACSM, CEP
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Improving Patients Lives Through Increasing Referral Rates to Cardiac Rehabilitation

Elizabeth Messer, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Mercy Health Clermont
Establishing Phase 1 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Across a Multi-Site Health System

Gregory Levy, CEP
Detroit Medical Center - Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
Improving Cardiac and Pulmonary Referral Rates Through Cardiopulmonary Liaison Position 

Gregory P Scharf, BS, ACSM-CEP, CCRP
MyMichigan Health
Improving Patient Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab While Maintaining/Improving Staff Productivity and Sustainability

Jennifer Markel, RN, BSN
OPRMC
Enhancing Cardiopulmonary Patients’ Psychosocial Well-being Through Patient Peer Support Group

Jessica Dominy, MS, ACSM-CEP, AACVPR-CCRP
Vernon Memorial Healthcare
SET PAD: Increasing Referrals and Enrollment in a Critical Access Hospital

Jessica Watsula, MS, CCRP, CEP
Inova Health System
Enhancing Team Culture Through a Unit-Based Council (UBC)

Julie Watson, BS, CCRP, LSSGB
Beebe Healthcare
The Merging of Beebe’s Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab into One Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department 

Kaitlyn Kropatsch MS, ACSM-EP`
Livingston Healthcare
Enhancing Adherence to Exercise Programs in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Personalized Approach with Behavioral and Social Support 

Kara Marie Johnston, BS Exercise Physiologist
Providence Heart Institue
Providence Newberg Cardiac Rehab Program-Plan to Improve Functional Capacity 

Kasey Jepsen-Large, MA, CCRP, ACSM-CEP, FCSCR
Providence Medical Group 
Utilizing Group Screenings to Optimize Patient Enrollment and Program Efficiency  

Kevin Manwaring, BS
Primary Children's Hospital - Intermountain Health
Sustainable Financial Model for Phase II Pediatric Cardiac Rehab via Third-Party Reimbursement 

Lauren Conley, MS ACSM-CEP
Adventist Healthcare 
Reducing Orientation Time and Improving Clinical Knowledge Consistency via Structured Training 

Lindsay Olsen 
Multicare
Prehabilitation: A Strategy to Enhance Recovery and Improve Outcomes

Madeline Ranum, CEP
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Breaking Barriers: Increasing Participation in Phase 3 Cardiac Rehabilitation

Manuel Silva, RN, MSN
The Miriam Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation
Boosting Rehab Completion in Vulnerable Populations Through Asynchronous Contact and Flexible Scheduling

Mary Kate Porterfield, MS, CCRP
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab: Attention to Improving Mental Health is Just as Important as Cardiovascular Exercise

Megan James, MS, CEP 
Intermountain Health, St. Joseph Hospital 
A Plan to Sustain Cardiac Rehabilitation at St. Joseph Hospital 

Melissa Chang, ACSM-CEP, CCRP
Aspen Valley Hospital
Creating a SET Program for Individuals with Symptomatic PAD 

Moriah Persondek, CEP
Henry Ford Health
Increasing Accessibility to Medically Supervised Exercise for Patients with Cancer at Henry Ford Health 

Pablo Alejandro Fuentes Tran, MS-CEP
Providence Medical Center
A Strategy to Increase Enrollment and Retention in Cardiac Rehab: Phase 1 Education 

Paul Hunt, MA, ACSM-CEP, CCRP
Adventist Health + Rideout Memorial Hospital
Diabetes Education in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab  

Reggie Higashi, MSS, CCRP, FCSR
Marshall Medical Center 
Marshall Cardio-Oncology Supervised Exercise Program

Renee Kellogg RRT, CPFT
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Increasing The Utilization of The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Through Increased Referrals

Savanna Klimesh MHA, B.A., NBC-HWC
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Reducing Barriers to Cardiovascular Disease Care Through Implementation of a Hypertension Education and Management Service Line

Shannon Fitzgerald, MSN, BS, RN, CCRP, ACSM-CEP, EIM-III, CCRP
Department of Veterans Affairs
Closing the Loop: Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Rates for Veterans Post-Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiothoracic Surgery Consult

Stacey Faulkner, MSN RN
CHI Saint Joseph London (CommonSpirit)
 Increasing CR Program Completion by Participants

Stefanie Hatcher, MS 
Evergreen Health
Improving Access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services in Seattle and the Eastside to Better Serve Patients Living with Pulmonary Disease 

Susan Skulley, BSN, RN
Dominican Hospital
Closing the Gap: Increasing Inpatient CHF Referrals to Cardiac Rehabilitation 

Tammy Elliot, RRT, RPFT
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Improving the Cardiac Rehab Program Efficiency from Referral to Enrollment

Tiffany Maxson
Atrium Health 
Offer a Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Program to Allow Patients to Improve Adherence

Tracie Louise Vineyard
La Paz Regional Hospital
From Barriers to Benefits: Making La Paz Cardiac Rehabilitation More Accessible for the Native American Population

Vanessa Pahlad-Singh
Montefiore Medical Center
Improving Referral and Enrollment Efficiency for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs at Montefiore Medical Center

 

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