Premier Safety Institute® team
Gina Pugliese, R.N., M.S.
Vice president, Premier Safety Institute
Gina Pugliese has more than 25 years of healthcare safety experience, eight of those as director of safety at the American Hospital Association (AHA). She is the author of more than 120 publications and is a frequent national and international speaker on healthcare safety-related topics. She holds faculty appointments at Rush University College of Nursing and the University of Illinois School of Public Health in Chicago, as well as numerous editorial positions with medical journals. She's currently on the faculty of the International Hospital Epidemiology Training Course co-sponsored by the CDC and SHEA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America), having served as co-chair for 16 years. [Full biography]
David Huntley
Web master, Premier Safety Institute
David Huntley has an extensive background in web design and e-commerce management with expertise in CGI graphics, photography, search engine optimization and web analytics. As the Premier Safety Institute's Web master, he is responsible for the design, functionality and usability of the Safety Web site, online Safety Store, and two electronic newsletters, SafetyShare® and GreenLink®.
Judene M. Bartley, M.S., M.P.H., C.I.C.
Clinical consultant, Premier Safety Institute
Judene Bartley has spent more than 30 years developing healthcare quality, safety, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance programs. She is also a consultant to federal, regulatory, and public health agencies on healthcare-related safety issues, e.g., CDC; a member of several national advisory committees, e.g., TJC's Committee on Healthcare Safety, and the author of more than 70 publications. She is a frequent national speaker on safety and infection prevention issues and is an associate editor to the Premier Safety Institute’s two electronic newsletters, SafetyShare® and GreenLink®. [Full biography]
Cathie Gosnell, R.N., M.S., M.B.A.
Clinical consultant, Premier Safety Institute
Cathie Gosnell has more than 20 years experience in healthcare as a clinician, educator, administrator and consultant. In her role as Chief Nursing Officer for La_Rabida Children's Hospital, she developed and provided oversight to quality, safety, infection control, environmental purchasing, and regulatory compliance programs. She was also responsible for product evaluation, contract development and implementation of safety devices, including Premier's sharps injury prevention portfolio. Prior to working with the Premier Safety Institute, Gosnell directed Premier's Pediatric Product Line in Group Purchasing Services. Gosnell lectures and writes about clinical and safety topics in healthcare.
Kellie McNelis, RN, BSN, BA
Environmental purchasing liaison, Premier Safety Institute
Kellie McNelis has more than two decades of experience in healthcare in a variety of administrative and clinical roles, including intensive care clinician and consultant. As part of the Premier Safety Institute team, Kellie is the group purchasing liaison for Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP). She serves as co-chair and member of several staff, member and industry EPP-focused groups, including the Global Health and Safety Initiative working group on Healthy Purchasing. Kellie also directs Premier’s Technology Breakthroughs Program and the Supplier Portal.
Dave Shimberg
Business continuity and disaster recovery manager,
Premier's Corporate Information Technology Services
David A. Shimberg, CBCP, is Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery manager for Premier’s Corporate Information Technology Services. He assists the Premier Safety Institute with Premier's disaster recovery-related initiatives. David has worked as a BC manager with Bank of America, is past chairman of the Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas and vice chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) All Hazards Advisory Committee. David has published a number of articles on business continuity and was contributing editor for the revised edition of Open For Business a disaster planning toolkit published by the Institute for Business and Home Safety. David is a frequent lecturer on business continuity and preparedness and has assisted many businesses with their disaster recovery plans.