Board of Directors

An extraordinary group of individuals working behind the scenes. Their experience – diverse, qualified, and relevant – is making a significant difference in the way the best laundries process healthcare textiles in the name of patient safety and infection prevention.

Professional Expertise to Make a Difference 

Their experience – diverse, qualified, and relevant – is making a significant difference in the way the best laundries process healthcare textiles in the name of patient safety and infection prevention.

Opening Available in Class 1 & 2 Category

Class 1: Individuals from textile maintenance companies (i.e., these are owners and/or operators of non-cooperative or in-house laundries) who are engaged in healthcare textile processing and healthcare textile maintenance cooperatives (i.e., laundries owned by several healthcare facilities) and/or in-house (laundry) textile maintenance facilities for healthcare institutions. A minimum of one representative from a textile maintenance company and a healthcare textile maintenance cooperative is required.

Class 2: Consists of Directors representing laundry industry suppliers (textile, equipment, chemicals, consultants, other).

2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JEFFREY COUREY – PRESIDENT
President and Chief Executive Officer
George Courey, Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada

ROCCO ROMEO – PAST PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Officer
HLS Linen Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

KARL FILLIP II
Chief Executive Officer
Novo Health Services, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
JOHN HOPPER
Director of Operations
ImageFirst Healthcare Laundry Specialists, King of Prussia, PA

TIMOTHY A. SULECKI
President
Energenics Corporation, MaxAssure Inc., Naples, FL

KELLY ZABRISKIE, MLS, BS, CIC, FAPIC
Enterprise Vice President of Infection Prevention
Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA

NICHOLAS SWARTZ
Vice President of Sales
Healthcare Linen Services Group
St. Charles, IL

CORT NAAB
Director of Surgical Solutions
George Courey, Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada

DR. PRIYA BALACHANDRAN
Independent Consultant, Strategic Advisor, Strategic Board Advisory Palo Alto, CA

CHRISTINE ZIRGES, DNP, APRN-BC, CIC, FAPIC
Corporate Director Infection Prevention
SSM Health, St Louis, MO
LUMEY GAMBOA
Chief Executive Officer
Bay Linen, Inc.

HLAC STAFF

KRISSY THAYER
HLAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KRISTEN@HLACNET.ORG
(855) 277-HLAC (4522)

Located in Britton, SD

Courtenay Bunner

COURTENAY BUNNER
OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
COURTENAY@HLACNET.ORG
(855) 277-HLAC (4522)

Located in O’Fallon, MO

CHARLEY NAAB
OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
CHARLEY@HLACNET.ORG
(855) 277-HLAC (4522)

Located in Pensacola, FL

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