Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care consists of five individuals with demonstrated experience and expertise in organizational, and business management, grants, as well as in-depth knowledge of health care issues.
Beverley H. Johnson serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute's Board. She has over 25 years of experience in organizational development and management. She has worked as a health professional providing direct care in hospitals, managing a hospital unit, and teaching. She has served as a trustee of a hospital, national health care organization, and a school board. In these trustee roles, she has chaired and served on strategic planning committees and had fiduciary responsibility for nonprofit organizations. She has provided technical assistance and consultation to over 250 hospitals across the United States and Canada. She has published widely on patient- and family-centered issues and strategies. Bev is the recipient of the 2011 Dorland Health People Award for leadership in the area of patient- and family-centered care, the 2008 Stanley Graven Award for outstanding contribution to the National Perinatal Association, the 2007 Stan and Mavis Graven Award for Leadership in promoting optimal environments and developmental care for high risk infants and their families, the 2007 Changemaker Award by the Board for the Center for Health Care Design, the 1992 Lloyd Bentsen Award for leadership for family-centered care, and the 1990 Humanitarian Award from Pediatric Nursing.
Elizabeth Crocker, M.Ed., serves as Vice President of the Institute’s Board. She is an experienced businessperson, currently the co-owner of the oldest children's bookstore in North America and a network of stores specializing in environmentally sound products. In addition, she is a Clinical Teaching Associate with the Learning Resource Centre, working as a Simulated Patient with medical students. She has created and directed a large Child Life Department; served as Treasurer and President of the Board of the Association for the Care of Children's Health; and was President of the Canadian Institute for Child Health. Liz has served as a hospital trustee and now serves on the board of a hospital foundation. In the past, she has been a broadcaster and journalist, worked in the political arena, and mentored young entrepreneurs.
Terri L. Shelton, Ph.D., is the Treasurer. She is Professor of Psychology and Director for the Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She has over 20 years of experience in direct clinical intervention, research, teaching and training for children with developmental or behavioral challenges and their families as well as experience in conducting large scale, community-based research with children at risk using family-centered interventions. Her research interests include designing and evaluating family-centered, culturally competent, coordinated service delivery in community-based settings. Terri was the lead author of the landmark publication, Family-Centered Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs as well as the text, Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
William E. Schwab, M.D. is the Secretary. He is a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Department of Family Medicine and Director of its Madison Family Practice Residency Program. He is formerly Director of Clinical Operations for the department. Bill is a recipient of the Baldwin E. Lloyd, M.D., Clinical Teacher of the Year Award from the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Educator of the Year from the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians. A nationally recognized leader in medical education about the care of children and adults with chronic illness and disabilities, Bill is a frequent speaker and consultant to hospitals, medical schools, and community agencies around the country. Bill’s perspective is augmented by his experience as the parent of a child with complex medical needs.
Nancy DiVenere is a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. She served as Executive Director of Parent to Parent of Vermont from 1987-2004. She has provided the leadership for this organization, which began as a small grassroots effort. Parent to Parent has had an impact at the family level, in communities, within the state of Vermont, and nationally. Nancy is very experienced in family support, building partnerships with families, applying family-centered concepts and strategies to the education of health professionals. In 1998, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Program honored Nancy along with 10 others for her “innovative, community-based solutions to serve as a national model for building healthier communities.” Nancy remains involved in the Parent to Parent and family support movement. Most recently, she completed an initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to form a national alliance of Parent to Parent programs. Her work was inspired by the birth of her son Brett whose early years were compromised due to a birth injury.
