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.
2026 NAHQ Board of Directors

Stephanie Mercado
CEO

April M. Taylor
President

Cathy Duquette
President-Elect

Patricia Resnik
Immediate Past President

Jill Ryan
Secretary/Treasurer

Esther Emard
Director-at-large

Carol Gomes
Director-at-large

Randy Harmatz-Matott
Director-at-large

Deirdre McCaughey
Director-at-large

James Merlino
Director-at-large

Nidia Williams
Director-at-large

Marwa J. Zohdy
Director-at-large














