Roles, Responsibilities, and Criteria
Certification Appeals Panel – Roles, Responsibilities, and Criteria
Purpose
To review appeals of certification decisions in accordance with NACC Standards and Procedures.
Major Responsibilities
- Conducts the certification appeals process as outlined in the NACC Standards and Procedures with an impartial review of all the documentation in a negative certification decision.
- Provides an annual report to the NACC Certification Commission and Board of Directors outlining the number of appeals and corresponding number of decisions upheld or reversed.
- Communicates to the NACC Certification Commission the nature of certification appeals to assist the commissioners in focusing on areas of improvement for the ongoing training of interviewers.
Application
Roster of Panel members
(updated August 2021)
Dr. Michele Sakurai, DMin, BCC – CHAIR
chmSakurai@gmail.com
Bonnie J. McCulley, BCC
bjmc27@aol.com
Mary Denise Davis, BCC-E
md.davis@christushealth.org
Dr. Jane Smith, BCC
jwsmith41@outlook.com
Timothy Creech, BCC– ITE LIAISON
nacc@creechcreative.com
AD-HOC PCHAC APPEALS PANEL MEMBERS
Sedona Montelongo, BCC-PCHAC
sedonamonte@gmail.com
Allison DeLaney, PT, MA, BCC-PCHAC
allysimone@hotmail.com
Gary Weisbrich, BCC-PCHAC
gary.weisbrich@providence.org
Prudence R. Hopkins, BCC-PCHAC
phopkins@capitalcaring.org
Certification Specialist — Staff Liaison
certification@nacc.org
