The Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Affairs Department is responsible for GNYHA’s considerable efforts to help GNYHA members achieve their core goal of providing high-quality, safe and efficient health care for their communities as well as enhancing emergency preparedness and organizational compliance activities. Areas of expertise include providing safe patient care and reducing adverse events; preparing for public reporting of quality and outcome measures; addressing workforce shortages; addressing health disparities; using IT to improve patient care; complying with accreditation and licensure requirements; enhancing behavioral health services; enhancing pre-hospital care services; providing emergency preparedness training programs and briefings; conducting emergency preparedness drills; working with local, State and Federal agencies to develop surge capacity; enhancing emergency communication systems; facilitating member responses to emergencies; helping members comply with billing and other requirements; tax-exempt organization and governance issues; corporate compliance; HIPAA privacy and security requirements; and planning issues.

Cynthia Araujo
Project Manager
(212) 258-5353
araujo@gnyha.org

Deborah A. Brown, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Affairs
(212) 258-5314
brown@gnyha.org

Alison Burke, JD
Vice President, Regulatory and  Professional Affairs
(212) 506-5526
aburke@gnyha.org

Alissa D'Amelio
Senior Project Manager
(212) 506-5422
adamelio@gnyha.org   

Kelly Donohue
Project Manager
(212) 506-5424
donohue@gnyha.org

Sara Kaplan-Levenson
Project Manager
(212) 258-5365
skaplan-levenson@gnyha.org  

Wing Yan Lee 
Project Manager 
(212) 554 7208
wlee@gnyha.org  

Lorraine M. Ryan, Esq., RN
Senior Vice President, Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Affairs 
(212) 506-5416
ryan@gnyha.org

Gina Shin
Senior Project Manager
(212) 554-7288
gshin@gnyha.org

Zeynep Sumer
Vice President, Regulatory and Professional Affairs
(212) 258-5315
zsumer@gnyha.org