Advisory Board

The NIMAA Advisory Board is made up of community members, graduates, and in-field specialists. We are proud of the level of expertise that our Advisory Board brings to our program and their insightful input. The NIMAA team and the Advisory Board meet twice per year to review surveys, outcomes and the community need for medical assistant skills and competencies.

Our Advisory Board

  • Suzanne Smith, BA, MA, Health Center Operations Director for Colorado Community Health Network
  • Julie Hulstein, BA, MNM, Executive Director for the Community Health Association of Mountains/Plains States (CHAMPS)
  • Bonnie Jortberg, PhD, RD, CDE, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • Robyn L. Wearner, MA, RD, PMP, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine
  • Genene Duran, PhD, MA, Dean of College of Health Sciences and Administration at Emily Griffith Technical College
  • Jane O'Grady, Professor of Allied Health & Medical Assisting at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
  • Anatniuq Gonzales, CMA, Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc., San Luis Health Center
  • Gretchen Hartke, M.Ed, Owner & Instructional Designer at Hartke Designs
  • Lynne Jones, Executive Director of the Commission on Family Medicine
  • Lottie Wilson, Career Technical Ed. Instructor at CTE Westminster Public Schools
  • Sandra Steiner, Director of Postsecondary Workforce at CTE Westminster Public Schools
  • Allison Mischenko, CMA, Northwest Community Health Center
  • Matthew Hess, Associate Director of the Colorado AHEC Program
  • Nathan Parrilla, CMA, Community Health Center, Inc.
  • Rosaely Gonzalez, CMA, Dr. Martin McDermott, Family Practice Doctor
  • Jennifer Husman, Community Health Center, Inc.
  • Elizabeth Bay, CMA, Community Health Center, Inc.
  • Susan Klos, Curriculum Director and Instructor for Community Health Center, Inc.
  • Misae Vela Brol, NP, Clinical Family Health Services
  • Monique Yost, Program Coordinator, Adult Workforce Services, Partner4WorkCentre
  • Emma Howells, Seaport Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Center
  • Nadira Hadzalic, Erie Family Health Center
  • Jim Benak, Distance Education Specialist, Southwestern Michigan College
  • Alyson Mahan, Distance Education Specialist, U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command
  • Megan Koransky, Distance Education Specialist, Queen University
  • Amanda Csaplik, MA, Centerville Clinics,
  • Cody Black, Program Coordinator, Kintegra Health
  • Stephanie Rzepka, Family Practice Nurse Practitioner, Chicago Family Health