Board of Directors
President
Lisa Schaffer
Lisa brings over 30 years of diverse nursing experience and a deep commitment to patient advocacy. Her clinical background includes roles in medical-surgical nursing, intermediate care nursing, burn unit nursing, private duty nursing, charge nurse responsibilities, and volunteer service as a camp nurse. Following her time in bedside care, Lisa pursued further education and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). She holds professional certifications in Infection Control (CIC), Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) and Certified Case Manager (CCM) and has actively contributed to numerous interdisciplinary teams focused on Performance Improvement, Quality Assurance, Education, Survey Readiness, Hazardous Materials, and Emergency Preparedness. Lisa played a key role in the development of Nevada’s original Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form, an experience that underscored the critical importance of collaboration beyond individual healthcare facilities. In 2025, Lisa received two awards related to her role as a case manager, Excellence in Nursing 2025 (Case Management Category) presented by The Arc of Nevada and 2025 Excellence in Nursing – Women & Leadership (Case Management Category) presented by Las Vegas Healthcare and Vegas Heals. Her professional goals include fostering networking and collaboration among Case Managers, Social Workers and the many community resources available in Southern Nevada.
Vice President
Kerry Halcomb
Kerry Halcomb, Physical Therapist, is a passionate healthcare leader with over 25 years of experience in home health, hospice, private duty, and outpatient physical therapy clinics. Kerry is known for identifying and executing strategic growth opportunities, enhancing operations. He has been successful in growing a home health agency in Arizona for 14 years until merging with another company. Kerry is now the Regional Director of Operations of AdvisaCare Home Health and Hospice for Arizona and Nevada. In his spare time, he serves on many healthcare related boards including (AAHC) Arizona Association Home Care, (CMSA Arizona) Case Management Society of America Arizona, (AALHA) Arizona Assisted Living Homes Association, and (RACC) Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce and (CMSA Las Vegas) Case Management Society of America Las Vegas.
Treasurer
Mohammad Ali Pourteymaur
Mo Pourteymaur, PharmD, has been a pharmacist in the Southern Nevada community for almost 30 years. His experience ranges from hospital pharmacies to retail pharmacies, and his passion spans over 25 years in the home infusion pharmacy space. Mo began as a Staff Pharmacist at Total Infusion, now LUX Infusion, 14 years ago and is now the Pharmacy Manager of LUX Infusion, as well as one of the owners for almost seven years. He is an avid Denver sports fan and enjoys traveling back to Denver from time to time. Mo is committed to growing the membership of the Case Management Society of America Las Vegas and managing the finances.
Secretary
Denise Talamantes
Denise Talamantes is a trauma-informed holistic integrative practitioner serving Southern Nevada for over 15 years. She is the owner of Optima Wellness Center - An authorized Neurofeedback Provider.
Denise is CISM-certified and her wellness center specializes in providing drug-free, evidence-based services and products for first responders, healthcare workers, and individuals affected by anxiety, PTSD, grief, addiction, insomnia, and chronic pain.
Her integrative approach includes: Reiki Therapy, Neuro Performance Neurofeedback Program™, Resiliency Life Coaching, and Intensive Wellness Trainings for Social Workers, Nurses and Emergency Responders to help reduce compassion fatigue and support long-term mental well-being.
Denise is also a Trauma-informed Reiki Instructor providing 12 CEU credits for Social Workers and Nurses for a 2-day Reiki Certification. She provides end-of-life Reiki and integrative support to help patients find comfort and peace, and is a member of the Las Vegas Hospice Coalition advocating for patient rights and ethical hospice care. In her free time, Denise enjoys volunteering, hiking, traveling, cooking with her husband, spending time with family, and cheering on her grandson at baseball games and is a huge Chicago Bears fan.
Membership
Sabrina Tenille Patrick
LORIAN HEALTH
Sabrina T. Patrick is a healthcare business development and market strategy executive with more than 12 years of experience advancing post-acute care throughout Southern Nevada. Her expertise spans home health, hospice, rehabilitation, primary care, provider relations, managed care, and strategic market development, with a strong focus on building collaborative partnerships that improve patient access, care transitions, and outcomes across the healthcare continuum.
Sabrina currently serves as Regional Vice President with ADAPTIVE Home Health, where she leads market growth and business development strategy, builds strategic partnerships across the healthcare community, and supports the expansion of high-quality home health services throughout Southern Nevada. Throughout her career, she has successfully developed growth strategies, strengthened referral networks, mentored sales professionals, and cultivated lasting relationships with physicians, hospitals, case managers, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, residential care homes, and other healthcare organizations.
Committed to advancing healthcare collaboration beyond her professional role, Sabrina proudly serves on the 2026 Board of Directors for the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) – Las Vegas Chapter. She also serves as Chair of the Home Health & Hospice Committee for Vegas Healthcare, one of Southern Nevada’s largest healthcare networking organizations, representing more than 16,000 local healthcare professionals, and is a member of the Las Vegas VA Alliance.
Sabrina is passionate about bringing healthcare professionals together, strengthening interdisciplinary relationships, and creating innovative partnerships that improve care coordination and support patients and families throughout Southern Nevada. As a CMSA Las Vegas board member, she is especially committed to expanding community engagement, fostering meaningful professional connections, and growing CMSA membership across the Las Vegas healthcare community.
Outside of her professional and community leadership roles, Sabrina enjoys spending time with her family and supporting meaningful community initiatives.
