Patient and Family Advisory Council

Published in PFAC Annual Report - PFAC Annual Report 2023
(Membership during all or part of 2023)

Patient and Family Advisers

Jo Batky
Linda Bergofsky
Stephen Bokat
Nia Cresham
Joyce Dubow
Anita Farb
Michal Freedman**
June Graff
Henry Gendt**
Mahdieh Hajjar-Nejad
MJ Hajjar-Nejad
June Graff
Joel Hirschhorn
Jean Hochron*
Karen Jaffe
Barbara Kahl
Deborah Kovach
Barrie Kydd

Carol McLeod
Vijaya Melnick
Lori Nam
Mythili Raman
Merlyn Rodrigues
Judith Sackheim
Wendy Schonman
Vicki Stearn
Sabiha Zubairi

Suburban Staff Advisers

  • Maura Canavan, Program Coordinator
    Community Health and& Wellness
  • Diane Colgan, M.D.
    Assistant Vice President, Medical Affairs
  • Eunice D’Augostine, D.N.P., R .N.
    Nursing Director, Acute Medical Units
  • Charlene Faku, M.S.N., R.N.
    Margie Hackett, R.N., B.S.N., B.C., Gerontology, Transition Guide Nurse Manager
  • Kris Hakanson, Director
    Office of Patient and Family Experience*
  • Jessica Melton, M.H.A.
    President and Chief Operating Officer
  • Amir Nader, M.D.
    Intermediate Care Unit Medical Director
  • Karin Nevius, M.S.N., R.N., C.C.R.N.-K.
    Director, Professional Practice and Nursing Quality
  • Chloe Bauermaster O’Baker, M.B.A., M.S.N., R.N.
    Patient and Family Experience Coach
  • Jennifer Raynor, R.Ph.
    Director, Pharmacy
  • Atul Rohatgi, M.D.
    Assistant Medical Director, Hospitalist Group
  • Monique Sanfuentes, M.B.A., M.A.
    Administrative Director, Community Affairs and Population Health
  • LeighAnn Sidone, D.N.P., R.N., C.E.N.P.

    President and Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer
    Suburban Hospital

    Associate Chief Nurse Executive for Practice
    Johns Hopkins Health System*

*PFAC Co-chairs
** Joined in 2023