Committee on Governance (COG)

The Committee on Governance (COG) is one of several national advisory committees of the AHA Board of Trustees. The COG represents the AHA’s trustee members by participating in the AHA’s advocacy, policy and resource development. 

CHAIR 
Kathy Garrett, MD 
Board Director 
Orlando Health 
Orlando, FL 
CHAIR-ELECT 
Maryjane Wurth 
Trustee 
Carle Health 
Urbana, IL 
PAST CHAIR 
James Liggins Jr. 
Director 
Bronson Healthcare Group 
Kalamazoo, MI 
Jerry Alewine, PhD 
Board Member 
Newberry County Memorial Hospital 
Newberry, SC 
Dane Allen 
Secretary of the Board 
Lee Health System 
Fort Myers, FL 
Tina Browning 
Board Member 
Effingham Health System 
Springfield, GA 
Tanya Case 
Board Member 
DRH Health 
Duncan, OK 
Patti Harvey, RN, MPH 
Board Member 
Mercy 
Chesterfield, MO 
Barrett Hatches, Ph.D. 
Board Chair 
Trinity Health 
Livonia, MI 
Alisha Lacour, M.D. 
Trustee 
Ochsner Health 
New Orleans, LA 
Sandy Maxwell Smith, RN 
Board Member 
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 
Memphis, TN 
William McCance 
Trustee 
Winchester Hospital 
Winchester, MA 
Frank Pugh 
Vice Chair 
HonorHealth 
Scottsdale, AZ 
Gavin Roberts 
Board Chair 
Owensboro Health 
Owensboro, KY 
Elwood Robinson 
Board Member 
Novant Health 
Winston-Salem, NC 
Jared Rogers 
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees 
Grande Ronde Hospital 
La Grande, OR 
William Shum 
Board Member 
Montefiore Health System 
Pearle River, NY 
Annica Waalkes, M.D.
Board Member 
Corewell Health 
Grand Rapids, MI