2026 AHVAP Board of Directors and Executives

AHVAP is the only national value analysis professional association in healthcare where its members elect dedicated, voluntary leaders whose qualifications and years of experience meet both the healthcare value analysis profession standards and AHVAP committee participation to carry out the mission and vision of the association.  

President
 
Anne Marie Orlando
MBA, BS, RN, RCIS, CVAHPTM, CMRP, FACHDM, PNAP, FAHVAP
Vice President, Clinical Services
Yankee Alliance/Blue.Point
Andover, MA
Term: 2026-2027
President-Elect
 
Jodi Katz
MSHA, BSN, RN, CNML, 
 CVAHPTM, FAHVAP
Senior Manager, Value Analysis 
Baystate Health
Cheshire, CT
Term: 2026-2027
 
Past President
 
Karen Niven
MS, BSN, RN, CVAHPTM, FACHDM, FAHVAP, FNAP
Senior Director, Value Analysis 
Premier Healthcare Alliance
Mint Hill, NC
Term: 2026-2027

Treasurer
 
Sharon Roberts
BSN, RN, CVAHPTM,, PNAP
Vice President, Clinical Services & Contract Operations
Premier, Inc.
Term: 2026-2027
 
Secretary
 
Sandy Wise
MBA, BSN, RN, CVAHPTM
Region Director, Clinical Services
Nexera
Term: 2025-2026

 


AHVAP Directors at Large & Industry Partner Liaison

 
 Director at Large
 
Jasmine Jarrett
MBA, BSN, RN, CVAHP, FAHVAP
Manager, Value Analysis
Grady Memorial Hospital 
Term: 2026
Director at Large
 
BJ McCluskey
MBA, CVAHPTM, FAHVAP
AVP, Strategic Sourcing
and Contracting
McLeod Health
Florence, SC
Term: 2025-2026
 
Director at Large
 
Amanda Conner
MSN-RN, CPN, CVAHP, FAHVAP
Manager, Value Analysis
Children's of Alabama
Term: 2026-2027

Industry Partner Liaison  

Dan Toomey, MBA, CVAHPTM, FAHVAP
Principle
MedBridge Advisors
Term: 2026-2027
 
 

 

All Board Inquiries may be directed to [email protected]

 

Ex-Officio Board Members 

Executive Director & Executive Vice President 
AHVAP
Dr. J. Hudson Garrett Jr.,
Ph.D., MSN, MPH, MBA, AE-MBA, FNP-BC, IP-BC, PLNC, VA-BC, BC-MSLcert™, MSL-BC, CPPS, CPHQ, LTC-CIP, CIC, CPHRM, ICE-CCP, CVAHPTM, CMRP, CPXP, CDIPC, AL-CIP, CAE, FACDONA, FAAPM, FNAP, eFACHDM, FACHE, FAOM, FSHEA, FIDSA, FAHVAP
 

Dr. Garrett is a graduate of the Georgia Society of Association Executives/Goalmakers Mini-MBA Program for Association Executives. He has completed the Nonprofit Board Member Essentials Certificate and the Nonprofit Management Essentials Certificate Programs from NonprofitReady. Dr. Garrett holds the prestigious Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives. He is a graduate of the Goalmakers AE-MBA program and has completed the Qualified Association Specialist Certificate Program from the Florida Society of Association Executives. Dr. Garrett is one of the few credentialing leaders that holds the Certified Credentialing Professional designation from the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. He is an active member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Georgia Society of Association Executives, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, and the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Executives.

AHVAP is professionally managed by a team of dedicated association management professionals. AHVAP employs a nationally-board certified Association Executive. The AHVAP Certification Center employs a nationally-board certified Credentialing Professional.