NAHQ's Board of Directors
NAHQ volunteer leadership
The NAHQ board of directors are esteemed healthcare Quality leaders who lead the development of NAHQ’s vision and mission. They hold expansive and forward-looking views of healthcare Quality and its role in improving healthcare.
The board positions NAHQ to provide a strategic advantage to healthcare Quality professionals healthcare organizations in their quest to reduce variability in care delivery and drive value through improved outcomes.
2025 NAHQ Board of Directors

Stephanie Mercado
CEO

Patricia Resnik
President

April M. Taylor
President-Elect

Nidia Williams
Immediate Past President

Cathy Duquette
Secretary/Treasurer

Esther Emard
Director-at-large

Carol Gomes
Director-at-large

Deirdre McCaughey
Director-at-large

James Merlino
Director-at-large

Jill Ryan
Director-at-large

Anthony Warmuth
Director-at-large
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NAHQ is the professional home for more than 10,000 professionals working in healthcare Quality. Join the NAHQ community to learn, network and improve healthcare for all.




