Meet Our Board

The 2022 Board of Directors:

President:  Cindy Smith, MHA RN CPHQ

Cindy Smith is the Quality Manager at Saint Thomas Health in Nashville, Tn. For over 10 years Cindy has directed and managed Quality and Performance improvement in Middle Tennessee. She has   guided several hospitals in the implementation of improvement and best practice regarding   the Healthcare Engagement Network, The Joint Commission readiness, and specialty   programs in Sepsis, Delirium, Hospital Acquired Conditions prevention, and readmissions. Prior to her work in Quality, she was a Chief Nursing Officer for over 10 years in several small rural hospitals in Middle Tennessee. Cindy has over 15 years of Critical Care Nurse experience including, managing and directing a Medical Surgical ICU, ER, and Stepdown units.  Cindy received her Diploma in Nursing from Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Memphis, and a Master of Business Administration and Healthcare Management from The University of Phoenix.  Cindy is a member of the Tennessee Association for Healthcare Quality and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. She has received a Certificate of Achievement in Six Sigma Green Belt for Healthcare and Lean Six Sigma from Villanova University.

Past President: Rebecca Foster, MSN RN CPHQ 

Rebecca has been a member of the Tennessee Association for Healthcare Quality since 2011.  She attained the credential of Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) in 2012.  She has been an employee of Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee since May of 1994.  She served in the role of Critical Care Director from 1994 until May of 2011 when she transitioned into the Quality and Patient Safety Department.  In June of 2013, she accepted the position of chief nursing officer at Cumberland Medical Center.  Rebecca recently changed career paths, and in February of 2019, went to work for U.S. Congressman John Rose.  Congressman Rose represents Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District.  Rebecca received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Tennessee Technological University in 1990, and her master’s degree in nursing in December 2014, also from TTU.  She and her husband, Allen, reside in Crossville, TN, and have two children, Brooke (29) and Shade (25).

Secretary Treasurer: Tish Moran, RN BA MHA CPHQ

Tish Moran is a proven nursing leader and healthcare executive with extensive experience in   organizational management, quality initiatives, risk management and accreditation   environments. She has experience with both the Society of Chest Pain Centers and The Joint   Commission.

Member-at-Large: Susie Leming-Lee, DNP RN CPHQ

Dr. Treasa “Susie” Leming-Lee is an assistant professor and the Director of Organizational Performance Improvement at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Systems Management. Dr. Leming-Lee has an extensive background in performance improvement and process redesign holding memberships in the ASQ, AHI, NAHQ, TAHQ, THA, ANA, TNA, AONL, AACN, NLN, NAHE, ACHEM, and Sigma Theta Tau. She is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and holds certification in Lean Healthcare. Dr. Leming-Lee is a nationally recognized expert and consultant in the area of assessing, developing, and implementing quality infrastructures in health care facilities. She has served as a Board Examiner for the state Baldrige/Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Award. Dr. Leming-Lee is particularly interested in applying knowledge from other high-risk industries and methods from human factors and systems engineering to study and improve operational efficiency and individual and team performance in complex, high-risk clinical environments. She has been instrumental in teaching and implementing Change Management and Lean methodology in the healthcare setting.

Member-At-Large: Corley Roberts, MHA CPHQ ACSM EP-C EIM

Corley is a nationally certified Exercise Physiologist, and maintains a position as Quality   Improvement Advisor at Qsource,  Tennessee’s Quality Improvement Organization and     Healthcare Consultancy.  She received her certification as Certified Professional in   Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) in 2000. She is a published author, health columnist, national   speaker and founder of MyFitScript, prescriptive exercise for chronic disease.

Member-at-Large: Kimberly Scully, MBA RN CPHQ

Kimberly Scully is the Director of Quality and Performance Improvement at FastPace Health. As the Director of Quality and Performance Improvement, she is focused on improving quality related outcomes within the rural communities. Kimberly was formerly the Manager of Quality for Population Health/ Readmissions Prevention at Ascension Saint Thomas Health in Nashville, TN as well as the Regional Quality Manager at Ascension prior to assuming the oversight of the Population Health program. Prior to moving to Tennessee, she held various roles in Quality and compliance for both the NYS Department of Health as well as several academic medical institutions. Kimberly has been an RN for over 24 years and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) as well as a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN). She is also certified in healthcare quality (CPHQ) and has an advanced certificate in healthcare management. Kimberly has received several awards including the Bee Award in 2019 for providing extraordinary care that went above and beyond the expected performance. She has also been awarded the service excellence award twice from the Commissioner of the NYS Dept of Health service for her work related to the catastrophic events surrounding Hurricane Sandy and for her work related to the closure of a major medical facility in NYC (St. Vincent’s Hospital). Kimberly Scully was born and raised in NYC before relocating to Murfreesboro, TN in 2017. She is married to her husband Mark and they share a blended family of five (5) children. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching NFL football, and enjoys traveling.