Governance

The Certified Correctional Health Professional program is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of 10 correctional health experts from a variety of health professions. Three of the Trustees are CCHPs who are elected by their peers; the others are appointed from the correctional health care field.

The CCHP Board of Trustees is responsible for examination content, scoring and evaluation, as well as awarding of CCHP and Advanced CCHP certification to successful candidates. The CCHP program is administered by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
 

CCHP Board of Trustees, 2008

Edwin I. Megargee, PhD, CCHP (chair)
Professor Emeritus
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
(2005-2008)

Margaret M. Collatt, RN, BSN, CCHP-A
Training and Development Specialist
Oregon Department of Corrections
Salem, OR
(2005-2008)

Donald C. Kern, MD, MPH, CCHP
Consultant
Sudbury, MA
(2007-2010)

Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-A
Principal
Specialized Medical Consultants
Toms River, NJ
(2006-2009)

Edward A. Harrison, CCHP
President
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Chicago, IL
ex officio

Joseph R. Marocco, MPA, CCHP
Associate Director of Health Care Services
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
Cranston, RI
(2005-2008)

Joseph E. Paris, PhD, MD, CCHP
Consultant in Correctional Care
Atlanta, GA
(2006-2009)

Becky Pinney, RN, CCHP
Group Vice President, Rikers Island
Prison Health Services
Brentwood, TN
(2007-2010)

Jayne R. Russell, MEd, CCHP-A (vice chair)
Program Manager
California Prison Health Care Receivership Corp.
(2006-2009)

Ruth Wyatt, RN, CCHP
Health Services Administrator
Hinds County (MS) Sheriff's Department
(2007-2010)