Name: 

Christina Martinez, MJ, BSN, RN, CHPC, CCEP

Board Role:

President & Board Chair

Professional Title:

Director of Compliance, Privacy and Ethics

Organization:

Heartland Alliance

Bio:

Christina Martinez is the Director of Compliance, Privacy and Ethics at a non-profit human rights organization. She is responsible for enforcing HIPAA privacy regulations for programs, ensuring privacy and ethics elements are integrated in collaborative research projects, and enterprise-wide compliance. Christina has also begun providing clinical compliance consulting services to other healthcare leaders.

Christina started her healthcare career 18 years ago as a Neonatal ICU and Pediatric RN. Her nursing career included work experiences in large hospital settings located in Chicago, Ann Arbor, MI, and Orange County and Los Angeles, CA. Christina’s career path then transitioned to administrative roles in Quality and Risk Management.

Christina obtained her Masters of Jurisprudence in Healthcare Law at Loyola University Chicago. She also has her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Psychology. Christina is also Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) and as a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP). Christina loves to volunteer for children services and in the minority communities within Chicago

Name: 

Nancy Alonso, MSIR, Human Resources

Board Role:

Immediate Past President

Professional Title:

Vice-President of Human Resources

Organization:

CuraLinc Healthcare

Bio:

Nancy Alonso is the Vice-President of Human Resources at CuraLinc Healthcare. She is responsible for providing leadership in the areas of talent acquisition, employee engagement, employee relations, organization development and compliance. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Human Resources within healthcare.

Nancy earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Relations and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago, IL.

Name: 

Phillip Shaffer, MBA

Board Role:

Treasurer

Professional Title:

Regional Director

Organization:

American College of Healthcare Executives

Bio:

Phillip Shaffer is a mid-careerist with over 10 years of progressive healthcare experience in customer relations, process improvement, and strategic planning with a strong passion for problem solving and improving the customer and patient experience.

In his current role as Regional Director for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), he is responsible for advancing organizational goals through outreach and engagement of key stakeholders and oversees 35 chapters with over 18,000 members across 22 states.

Prior to joining ACHE, he was the manager of customer relations at The Joint Commission, and worked in other various healthcare roles with Indiana University Health and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a former National Baldrige examiner.

Name: 

Open Board Position

Board Role:

Secretary

Professional Title:

 

Organization:

 

Bio:

 

Name: 

Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Munoz

Board Role:

Chair, Marketing & Communications

Professional Title:

Healthcare Consultant

Organization:

Deloitte Consulting

Bio:

Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Munoz is a healthcare consultant at Deloitte Consulting within their Digital CARE practice. He guides international and domestic clients to adopt community best practices to improve clinical care and revenue cycle stability. He is the Chief Communications Officer for NALHE for the Chicagoland chapter and sits on the Alumni/Volunteer Committee for Northwestern.

He received his Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston in 2018. He was involved in student government, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

Diego is of Mexican descent and was born and raised in Austin,Texas.