Governance

FMQAI:  The Florida Medicare Quality Improvement Organization and ESRD Network 7 is governed by a Board of Directors with a maximum number of 17 members, led by its Chairman, Lawrence J. Shapiro, MD.  Our board is comprised of highly skilled, independent, and dynamic thought leaders, who provide careful financial and strategic oversight to our work to improve and transform the quality of healthcare.  Board members serve a term of (3) three years. There is a six-year cap on consequent years of service, with the ability to exempt three Directors from the limit, with none of the exempted Directors to exceed (9) nine consecutive years.  The Chairman of the Board determines the staggering methodology for Director’s terms.  In 2008, (5) five Directors were retired due to length of service. Eight (8) Directors were added to the Board.

• The current Board members are as follows:
  • Lawrence J. Shapiro, MD
    Chairman of the Board/Shareholder
    Term began May 2003
  • Mary Ellen Dalton, PhD., MBA
    Director/Shareholder
    Term began May 2003
  • Maureen Michael
    CEO/Executive Director, Central Florida Kidney Center
    Term began January 2004
  • Kris Robinson
    Executive Director, American Association of Kidney Patients
    Term began July 2005
  • Sue E. Rottura
    Administrator, Boca Raton Dialysis Center
    Term began March 2008
  • Pablo Fernando Ruiz-Ramon, MD
    Nephrologist, Tampa Renal Physicians
    Term began January 2004
  • Sandra Schwemmer, D.O.
    Physician, Professional Emergency Services
    Term began 2002
  • Azzam Adhal, MD
    Private Practice Physician
    Term began July 2008
  • Kathryn Hyer, PhD.MPP, BA
    Associate Professor, University of South Florida
    Term began July 2008
  • Richard Loeper MBA, BS
    Vice President, Fresenius Medical Care
    Term began July 2008
  • Diane Marcello, M.Ed, MS, BA
    Nursing Home Administrator
    Term began July 2008
  • James V. Palermo, MD
    Chief Quality Officer, Health First
    Term began July 2008
  • Robert G. Perry, PhD., ME, BS
    Medicare Beneficiary
    Term began July 2008
  • Patrice Vance, RN, MN, CPHQ
    Vice President, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)
    Term began July 2008
  • Rebecca Yackel, BS, MS
    Nursing Home Administrator
    Term began July 2008
    
    

• The Board of Directors are compensated for attendance at Board meetings consistent with contractual obligations of the Corporation as determined from time-to-time by the Board of Directors.  In addition, members of the Board shall be reimbursed for substantiated, reasonable travel expenses, at a per diem rate, in amounts determined from time-to-time by the Board of Directors and according to contractual obligations of the Corporation.