The Planetree Staff
Kit Alff
Planetree Consultation Services Specialist
Kit Alff conducts on-site visitations to Planetree affiliates translating the Planetree model of patient-centered care into meaningful and helpful strategies to improve organizational performance. She also provides consultation to executive teams, boards of directors, managers and front-line staff at Planetree Member sites. You can reach Kit at kalff@planetree.org or by phone at 308-236-7481.
Carrie Brady
Vice President, Quality
Carrie Brady works with affiliates on patient-centered quality and patient safety strategies and is responsible for coordinating the Planetree designation process. Before joining Planetree, Carrie worked at the Connecticut Hospital Association developing and implementing statewide quality and safety initiatives. You can reach Carrie at cbrady@planetree.org or
203-732-1381.
Gillian Cappiello
Planetree Consultation Services Specialist
Gillian Cappiello conducts on-site visitations to Planetree affiliates translating the Planetree model of patient-centered care into meaningful and helpful strategies to improve organizational performance. She also provides consultation to executive teams, boards of directors, managers and front-line staff at Planetree Member sites. You can reach Gillian at gcappiello@planetree.org or by phone at 773-636-3351.
Randy Carter
Senior Vice President
Randy Carter provides support to Planetree Alliance members in the areas of Organizational Development, Strategy and the Creation of Healing Environments. He has experience in developing and sustaining the patient-centered model in a variety of settings and works regularly with sites in the areas of Leadership and Staff Development, Patient Centered Practices and Human Resource Related Areas. You can reach Randy at rcarter@planetree.org or by phone at 541-296-4252.
Lisa A. Donnarumma
Chief Creative Officer and Director of Operations
Lisa Donnarumma supports the vision of Planetree by creating a gathering place online and off to engage and educate the public and the Planetree Network in inspiring ways. Lisa’s role at Planetree includes producing and directing all Planetree media & communciations, the Planetree Annual Conference, and overseeing Planetree operations.
You can reach Lisa at ldonnarumma@planetree.org or by phone at 203-732-1377.
Susan Frampton, PhD
President
As President of Planetree, Susan Frampton works with an alliance of hospitals and health centers in the U.S. and internationally that have implemented Planetree’s unique patient-centered model of care. In this role, Susan translates the data gathered through scores of patient, family and healthcare staff focus groups into meaningful and helpful strategies to transform organizational culture. You can reach Susan at sframpton@planetree.org or by phone at 203-732-1365.
Donna Geraghty
Field Operations Specialist
Donna Geraghty coordinates travel staff schedules and site visits. She is also the coordinator for Planetree Board meetings, tours, and affiliate site visits. She can be reached at 203-732-1364 or dgeraghty@planetree.org.
Heidi Gil
Continuing Care Director
Heidi Gil, spent over 6 years adapting the acute care patient-centered model to create relationship-centered innovations that meet the needs of continuing care environments. She is working to expand the continuing care network of Affiliates and provides consultation to executive teams, board of directors, managers, and front line staff on the implementation of Planetree’s relationship-centered model of care.
You can reach Heidi at hgil@planetree.org
Sara Guastello
Designation and Grants Specialist
Sara Guastello works on the Patient-Centered Hospital Designation program and is also part of the project team creating a new Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide. With a background in development, Sara also partners with Planetree affiliates’ development offices and foundations to help them secure philanthropic support of their efforts to provide patient-centered care. You can reach Sara at sguastello@planetree.org or by phone at 203-732-7171.
Cindy Jecusco
Affiliate Resource and Survey Manager
As Affiliate Resource and Survey Manager, Cindy is involved with helping attract prospective members to the Planetree alliance. This includes managing information sent to prospective affiliates and arranging site tours. Upon affiliation, it is Cindy’s responsibility to announce the new member to the press and assist them with the design and implementation of employee, manager and patient surveys. You can reach Cindy at cjecusco@planetree.org or by phone at 203-732-1366.
Sheryl Horowitz, Ph.D.
Director of Evaluation and Survey Services
Sheryl Horowitz, Ph.D. provides consultation to executive teams, boards of directors, managers, and frontline staff members at hospitals and healthcare organizations, with a particular focus on organizational assessment, outcomes measurement, and interpretation of survey data. She can be reached at (203) 732-1379 or shorowitz@planetree.org.
Jeanette Michalak
Vice President, Consultation Services
Jeanette Michalak specializes in staff and leadership development, retreat development and facilitatino, and implementation of patient-centered nursing polices and procedures. Jeanette served as Planetree Coordinator for several years at a Planetree affiliate in Ohio before joining the Planetree National team in 2005. Contac her at jmichalak@planetree.org or (330) 705-1291
Kimberly Nelson Montague, AIA
Director of Design Consultation Services
Kimberly Nelson Montague, AIA provides consultation to executive teams, boards of directors, managers and frontline staff members at hospitals, with a particular focus on architectural and design initiatives. She can be reached at (248) 996-2321 or kmontague@planetree.org.
Michael Rosen
Affiliate Resource Specialist
Michael Rosen tracks affiliates' implementation of the Planetree model, updating affiliate records databases and contact lists. He can be reached at 203-732-1378 or mrosen@planetree.org.
Marcel Snijders
Planetree Nederlands
Marie Sullivan
Special Projects and Products Assistant
As the Special Projects and Products Assistant, Marie’s responsibilities include setting up appointments for members of the alliance with the Planetree Staff, handling member requests, delivering information packets, overseeing the Planetree Store, and working on special projects. You can reach Marie at msullivan@planetree.org or by phone at 203-732-1367.
Jim van den Buken
Planetree Nederlands
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