
The Cardiovascular Team Section Leadership Council serves as the leadership body for the Cardiovascular Team Membership by articulating the professional needs of the care team membership to the Membership Board Committee and other leadership bodies across the ACC. Additionally, the Council:
- Identifies opportunities to integrate specific professional/clinical perspective into ACC strategy.
- Advocates for the advancement of professional priorities of special interest areas.
- Refers members for key College initiatives and created opportunities for networking among colleagues with similar clinical/professional interests.
- Facilitates collaboration with external stakeholders consistent with ACC's strategies.
Mission and Vision
Mission
The mission of the Cardiovascular (CV) Team Section Leadership Council and respective CV Team Member Section is aligned with the overall mission of the American College of Cardiology – to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health through the optimal utilization of cardiovascular team professionals. The CV Team Section Leadership Council will foster, encourage and facilitate a team-based care approach to cardiovascular care by advocating for the active and strategic engagement of CV Team professionals across the organizations.
Vision
In direct alignment with the vision of the American College of Cardiology, the CV Team Section will dramatically reduce the incidence, severity, and complications of cardiovascular disease, as well as promote prevention, reduce health disparities and improve personal and population-based CV health though the advancement of team-based care.
Roles and Responsibilities
The CV Team Section Leadership Council and Member Section will:
- Develop and implement effective team-based educational campaigns and initiatives - to generate increased awareness regarding the role of team professionals and how to effective leverage the expertise of the team to improve health outcomes.
- Serve as a voice the multiple disciplines that comprise the CV Team membership and advocate for meaning engagement in all relevant organizational initiatives.
- Foster relationships with relevant Councils/Committee, Sections, and external care team organizations to advance the role and professional development of non-physician clinicians involved in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Design and deliver relevant education for CV Team professional, and disseminate knowledge on advances in effective team-based practice.
- Serve as a resource for the ACC Board of Trustees, Board of Governors, and other leadership bodies, for strategic initiatives that are relevant to the CV Team Community.
CV Team Section Leadership Council Member Roster*
Andrea Price, MS, CPHQ, RCIS, AACC
Chair, CV Team Section Leadership Council
IN

Email: aprice8@IUHealth.org
Term: 2022-2025
Michelle Alland, NP, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
AZ

Email: Alland.Michelle@mayo.edu
Term: 2023-2026
Margaret Barnett, NP, FACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
AK

Email: MBarnett@alaskaheart.com
Term: 2023-2026
Snehal H. Bhatt, PharmD, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
MA

Email: sbhatt@bidmc.harvard.edu
Term: 2021-2024
Serena Michelle Bierig, RCS, RDCS AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
OK

Email: michelle.m.bierig@medtronic.com
Term: 2021-2024
Adam Burget, RN
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
PA

Email: ajb5024@gmail.com
Term: 2023-2026
Kristen Campbell, PharmD, FACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
NC

Email: k.campbell@duke.edu
Term: 2021-2024
Johnathan David, MSN, RN, CCRP, NE-BC, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
CA

Email: jodavid@stanfordhealthcare.org
Term: 2023-2025
Bailey Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
TX

Email: baileyann1123@gmail.com
Term: 2022-2025
Kate Fontana, PA-C AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
IL

Email: kate.w.fontana@gmail.com
Term: 2022-2025
Glenn Herrington, PharmD, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
NC

Email: Glenn.Herrington@novanthealth.org
Term: 2023-2026
Annette M. Macias-Hoang, DNP, MHA, BSN, RN, CENP, NEA-BC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
VT

Email: amaciashoag@outlook.com
Term: 2023-2026
Mansi Oberi, MD
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
NE

Email: moberoi@unmc.edu
Term: 2023-2024
Jill A. Patton, RN, MSN, CRNP, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
MD
Email: jae.patton67@gmail.com
Term: 2018-2024
Amy E. Simone, PA-C, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
GA

Email: Amy.Simone@piedmont.org
Term: 2020-2023
Evelyn Taverna,CNS, AACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
CA

Email: etaverna88@gmail.com
Term: 2022-2025
Amy M. Winiger, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC
Member, CV Team Section Leadership Council
NC

Email: Amy.Winiger@atriumhealth.org
Term: 2023-2026