ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership 2024 | ACHE | 25 March 2024 | Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601, USA

The congress is your chance to connect and engage with more than 5,000 of your colleagues, CEOs from the biggest healthcare companies, and hundreds of other successful innovators. Join and discover new solutions, hear unique perspectives, and learn how to positively impact health in your community.

The premier event for healthcare leaders who care about their communities, their careers and the health and well-being of their teams. This yearly event brings together experts and thought leaders from across the healthcare continuum to help advance healthcare leadership excellence across the globe.

Designed around you with an emphasis on transformational leadership and collaborative learning. Plus, with 150+ expert-led sessions, there are plenty of opportunities to earn continuing education credits (CEUs) towards your career and FACHE® certification!

Your chance to:
• Connect with industry experts and ACHE faculty.
• Collaborate with like-minded colleagues and grow your network.
• Create valuable opportunities for your teams, organization and community.

2024 Speakers

Ramsey Abdallah
Senior Director, Quality Management & Performance Improvement, Northwell Health

Greg A. Adams
Chair/CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals

Karima J. Ajhar
Chief Procurement & Value Officer, Bellevue Medical Center – Lebanon

Ije Akunyili, MD
CMO, Jersey City Medical Center

Ana L. Alatorre
Access to Care Manager, Ventura County Health Care Agency

Tim J. Alba, FACHE
Partner, Caldwell Butler & Associates

Robert W. Allen, FACHE
President/CEO, Intermountain Health

Brian Allyn
Executive Director, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Health System

Lindsey Amerine, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Cleveland Clinic

Rachel Amundson
Operations Administrator, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Michael Robert. Anderson, MD
Principal, Academic Medicine and Health Sciences, WittKieffer

Bill Auxier, PhD
CEO, Center for Rural Health Leadership

Brenda Ayers, MD
Medical Director Health Equity/Physician, Nuvance Health

Keith Bakken, DNP, RN
Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Nursing, North Park University

John Baldwin
COO, TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center

Ashley Ballah, FACHE, RDMS, RVT
Senior Director, Ancillary Services, Fisher-Titus Medical Center

Francie Barnett
System Director, Professional Services, CommonSpirit Health

Karma H. Bass, FACHE
CEO/Managing Principal, Via Healthcare Consulting

Priya Bathija, JD
Founder/CEO, Nyoo Health

Brenda Battle, RN
Senior Vice President, Community Health Transformation/Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, The University of Chicago Medicine

Robert Baxter, FACHE
President, Mercy Health Toledo

Robyn Begley, DNP, NEA-BC, FAAN
CEO/CNO, American Organization for Nursing Leadership/American Hospital Association

Nancy Beran, MD, FACP, CPE
Vice President/Chief Quality Officer for Ambulatory, Northwell Health

Gretchen Berlin, RN
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Britt Berrett, PhD, FACHE
Managing Director and Teaching Professor, Healthcare Leadership Collaborative, BYU Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University

Robin Betts, RN, CPHQ
Vice President of Safety, Quality and Regulatory Services, Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, Northern California

Vipul Bhatia, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Post-Acute and Continuing Care Services, WellSpan Health

Jay Bhatt, DO
Managing Director, Deloitte Services LP

Jennifer Bickel, MD
Chief Wellness Officer, Moffitt Cancer Center

Jason Blanchard
Executive Director, Clinical Operations, Loma Linda University Health–Faculty Medical Group

Cindy Bo
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Delaware Valley, Nemours Children's Health

Leslie Winner. Bolton
Sr Director, Enterprise Solutions, Linkage- A SHRM Company

Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing Programs, American Nurses Association

Cynthia E. Boyd, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine/Associate Dean, Admissions and Recruitment/Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Rush University System for Health

Clarence Braddock, III, MD
Physician Executive Consultant, Academic Medicine and Health Sciences, WittKieffer

Jackson Brasher
Vice President, Strategy & Development, Strive Health

Laura Bray
Founder and Chief Change Maker/Advisory Board Member, Angels for Change/End Drug Shortages Alliance

Grandon Brimley
Vice President, Health Transformation, SSM Health

Durado Brooks, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Screening, Exact Sciences

Denise Brooks-Williams, FACHE
Executive Vice President/CEO, Care Delivery System Operations, Henry Ford Health

Kimberly Browne, LCSW
Executive Director, Patient and Family Services, Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Tamara Brown
Chief Executive, Providence Medical Group Alaska, Providence Health

Jonathan Burroughs, MD, FACHE
President/CEO, The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network Inc.

Marzena Buzanowska, MD
Associate Medical Director, River City Rehabilitation and Spine

Natalie Caine, FACHE
Chief Administrative Officer, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Karin Cain
Principal, Navigation Healthcare Strategy

Gina Calder, FACHE
President, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital & Progress West Hospital, BJC HealthCare

Cece Calhoun, MD
Assistant Professor Hematology; Medical Director, Adult Sickle Cell Program, Yale University School of Medicine; Yale New Haven Health; Smilow Cancer Hospital

Steven Call, PhD
Professor, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University

Tamara M. Campbell, MD, PsyD
Executive Director, VHA Office of Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Michael Canady, MD, FACHE
CEO, Holzer Health System

John Capasso
Executive Advisor, Senior Care, Health Dimensions Group

Jared Capouya, MD, HQS
Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Nemours Children’s Health–Florida

Gayle Capozzalo, FACHE
Executive Director, The Equity Collaborative

Erik L. Carlton, DrPH, FACHE
Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, West Virginia University School of Public Health

Ashley M. Carlucci, DNP, RN, CEN
CNO, East and West Market, University Hospitals Health System

Michael L. Carman, JD, FACHE
Managing Partner, Versant Holdings LLC

Frank Cascio
Assistant Vice President, Program Management, Northwell Health

Mary Cataudella, FACHE, SHRM-SCP
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group

Naganna Channaveeraiah, MD, CPHQ, FACHE
Medical Director, Care in the Community, Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs

Lisa Charrin, AIA, ACHA
Vice President, Managing Principal, Medical Equipment, Introba USA

John Chessare, MD, FACHE, FAAP
President/CEO, GBMC HealthCare System

Kareeda J. Chones-Aguam
Senior Vice President, Partner Strategy and Management, Milwaukee Bucks

Theresa Cho, MD
CEO/Medical Director, Ambulatory Care, Ventura County Health Care Agency

Young Un Cho
Senior Consultant, Talent Management and Leadership Development, Penn Medicine

Sue Chung, MD
Vice Chair, Providence Medical Group Board, Providence Health

Matthew Clausen, FACHE
Regional Vice President, Market Operations, Strive Health

Alesia A. Coe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Vice-President/Associate CNO, Adult Inpatient & Emergency Services, UChicago Medicine

Jonathan B. Cogswell
Vice President, Manhattan Development Design & Construction, Northwell Health Facilities Services

Jay Cohen, PhD
Chief of Staff–Mental Health & Suicide Prevention, US Department of Veterans Affairs

Dan Collard
Co-Founder and Partner, Healthcare Plus Solutions Group

Michelle Congdon, CPHQ
National Vice President of Business Development,

Joanne M. Conroy, MD
President/CEO, Dartmouth Health

Sarah J. Conway, MD
CMO, Johns Hopkins Clinical Alliance, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Kevin Cook
President, Sutter Health, Silicon Valley Market

Gerard R. Cox, MD, FACHE
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Quality & Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration

Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN
President, Chamberlain University

Gina M. Cronin, FACHE
Chief Talent Officer, Cleveland Clinic Health System

Daniel Croymans, MD
VP, Value Based Care & General Manager, SCAN Health Plan, SCAN Mobile Care Team & Embrace

Richard Cuming, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
System COO, ChristianaCare

Coleen Cunningham, MD
Senior Vice President/Pediatrician-in-Chief, Children's Hospital of Orange County

Thomas Cunningham, PhD
Senior Behavioral Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

James Daniel, Jr., JD
Partner, Hancock Daniel, P.C.

Chrissy Daniels
Chief Experience Officer, Press Ganey

Polly Davenport, DSc, FACHE
SVP/Market Executive, Ascension Illinois

Stephan Davis, DNP, FACHE, FNAP, FHFMA, FAAN
Associate Dean, Inclusive Excellence and Belonging, Virginia Commonwealth University

Craig Deao
Managing Director, Huron

Michael DeGuzman, FACHE
Director, Business Operations, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

Dennis Delisle, Sc.D, FACHE
Executive Director, University Hospital, Brain & Spine Hospital, & Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Poonam Desai
Executive Director. Ambulatory Operations, UChicago Medicine–Community Health and Hospital Division

Sheri DeShazo, RN, FACHE
President, Advocate Sherman Hospital

Lisa Detty
CNO/Executive Vice President, Holzer Health System

Claire Dundon
Regional Population Health Director, Oak Street Health

Christopher J. Dussel, MD, FACHE
Chief Medical Officer, University Hospitals Health System

Richard P. Dutton, MD, FASA
Chief Quality Officer, US Anesthesia Partners

Carson F. Dye, FACHE
President/CEO, Exceptional Leadership LLC

Mick Ebeling
CEO, One of Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Only 2x Recipient of TIME Best Inventions of the Year, Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year, Not Impossible Labs

Fayola Edwards-Ojeba, MD
Founder/CEO, RechargedMD

Scott Ellner, DO, FACS
CEO, Peak Health Technologies

Shereef Elnahal, MD
Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Stacey M. Ely
Managing Director, Community and Government Affairs, Ballad Health

Mikele B. Epperly, PhD, FACHE
Global Integrated Program Leader, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Al Faber
President/CEO, Baldrige Foundation

Donna Faraone
Associate Director, Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, Veterans Health Administration

Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS, FACEP
Chief Wellness Officer/Professor of Emergency Medicine, ChristianaCare/Thomas Jefferson University

Amir Farooqi, FACHE
ACHE Committee Chair ACHE LGBTQ+ | Director/CEO, Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS)

Marlenne G. Fernandez, PT, FACHE
Service Line Administrator, Orthopedic, Sports Medicine & Spine Institute, Nicklaus Health System

Ryan M. Finch
Executive Director, Organizational Experience, Holzer Health System

Alison Flynn Gaffney, FACHE
Division President, Healthcare, JLL

Scott Foral, LEED AP
Director of Health Strategy, HDR, Inc.

Erin R. Fox, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Shared Services, University of Utah Health

Christina (Tina) M. Freese Decker, FACHE
President/CEO, Corewell Health

Trent Fulin
Senior Vice President | CEO, Houston Methodist | Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Kelly Gallagher, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing Programs, Vizient

Cynthia Gantt, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
Deputy Director, Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, Veterans Health Administration

Andrew N. Garman, PsyD
Professor/Senior Leadership Development Advisor, Rush University/IHF Geneva Sustainability Centre

Jaason Geerts, PhD
Director, Research and Leadership Development, The Canadian College of Health Leaders

Daniel Gentry, PhD
President/CEO, AUPHA

Tammy Germini, MT(ASCP)
Executive Director, Operations–Health Systems, Quest Diagnostics

Sandhya Ghanta
Senior Analyst, Hospital for Special Surgery

Yasmine Ghazvini, SSBB
Strategy & Business Development Consultant, MemorialCare

Lora Giacomoni, RN, F-AB
Vice President, Ambulatory Quality & Performance Improvement, Northwell Health

Arthur A. Gianelli, FACHE
Chief Transformation Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

Brian Giebink, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC
Behavioral Health Practice Leader, HDR

Mohan Giridharadas
Founder & CEO, LeanTaaS

Michael Gitman, MD, FACP
Executive Director, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health

Gregory W. Goins, FACHE
VISN 9 Network Director/Regional CEO KY and TN, US Department of Veteran Affairs

Lisa Goldstein
Senior Vice President, Kaufman Hall

Sandra P. Gomez, MD, FAAHPM
Medical Director, Provider Training and Care Model Innovation, Sage Health

Nick Gordon
Senior Vice President, Strategic Execution, Compassus

Deepak Goyal, MD
Executive Medical Director, Revenue Cycle & Supply Chain, Monument Health

David C. Grandy, FACHE
National Vice President, Innovation, Kaiser Permanente

Dante Green, FACHE
COO, Kaiser Permanente

Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, CPHQ, FACHE
Program Director/Assistant Professor, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Myra Gregorian
SVP & Chief People Officer, Seattle Children's

Katherine Grichnik, MD, FASE
Chief of Anesthesiology Services, SCA Health

Bill Griffith
Operational Excellence Executive, LeanTaaS

Karen A. Grimley, PhD, FACHE, FAAN
Chief Nursing Executive/Associate Dean, UCLA Health/UCLA School of Nursing

Janel Grover
Vice President of Institutes, Nicklaus Health System

Tom Gualtieri-Reed
Partner, Spragens & Gualtieri-Reed

Keya Gupta
Administrative Fellow, CalOptima Health

Janet Guptill, CPHIMS, FACHE
President/CEO, The Scottsdale Institute

Adam Haas
Administrative Program Coordinator II: Project Management Office, Cleveland Clinic, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Keturah Hallmosley, PhD
VP People Experience, Seattle Children's

Douglas Hamilton, DBA
Vice President Laboratory Operations, Great Midwest Region, Quest Diagnostics

Corwin Harper, FACHE
Senior Vice President/Chief Growth Officer, Ochsner Health

Carla Harris
Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley

Erica R. Harris, PhD, ACC
Research Psychologist, US Navy

John Harris
Managing Director, Veralon Partners Inc.

Marc Harrison, MD
Co-Founder/CEO, Health Assurance Transformation Corp.

Peggy D. Harris, RN, FACHE, CDM, SPHR
Regional Chief Diversity Officer, Atrium Health

John M. Haupert, FACHE
President/CEO, Grady Health System

Brad Haupt
Vice President, Supply Chain, Monument Health

Shannon Heflin
Lily Jung. Henson, MD, FAAN, FACHE
CEO, Piedmont Augusta Hub

Maria G. Hernandez, PhD
President/COO, Impact4Health, LLC

Steve Hernandez
CEO, The North Group

Cynthia S. Herrington, MD
Surgical Director of Heart Transplant Program, Executive Director of Gender Equity and Office of DEI, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Attila Hertelendy, PhD
Associate Professor, Florida International University

Mark Herzog, FACHE
Lecturer, Rochester Institute of Technology Health Systems Management Program

Robert Higgins, MD
President, Brigham and Women's Hospital

James L. Hill, Jr., MD, CPE, FASA, FACHE
COO, University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

Josh Hjelmstad
Senior Manager, AVIA Health

Kimberly Hobson
CEO, South Side Healthy Community Organization

Robert Hockel, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Hospital Operations, Cooper University Health Care

Charles Holland
President/CEO, St. Bernard Hospital

Pamela Hollander
Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Client Success, The Specialized Marketing Group Inc. (TSMG)

Mahfuzul Hoq, MD
CMO, Augusta Medical Center

Stacey Hughes
EVP, Government Relations and Public Policy, AHA

Laura Hunt Newman, MAOD
Managing Director, Upstart Logic

Meredith Inniger, FACHE
Principal, Veralon

Sam Itani, FACHE
CEO, Corona Regional Medical Center

Gayle Y. Iwamasa, PhD, HSPP
National Director, Inpatient Mental Health and Co-Lead, DEI Steering Committee, VHA Office of Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Joseph Jackson
Vice President, Customer Experience, Curvo

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
CMO, New-York Presbyterian Queens

Dawn Javersack
Senior Vice President/CFO, Nicklaus Children's Health System

Mary Claire C. Jenkins
Strategic Initiatives Manager, Physician & APP Experience and Well-Being, Intermountain Health

Eric T. Johansen, DHA, RN
Chief Quality Officer, University Medical Center of El Paso

Sara M. Johnson, FACHE
Director, Executive Education, Indiana University

Sarah Johnson
COO, Penn Medicine at Home, Penn Medicine

Stacey Johnson, LCSW
Hospital President/VP, Riverside Health System

Mashekia Jones-Slack, DNP, RN
Vice President, Quality & Safety, UK King’s Daughter Health System

Jason R. Joseph
Chief Digital & Information Officer, Corewell Health

Kevin Joseph, MD, FACHE
Healthcare Leadership Expert

Bart Kaericher
President & CEO, Aramark Healthcare+

Amer Kaissi
Executive Coach/Professor, Trinity University

Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, FACP, SFHM
Chief Clinical Informatics Innovation Officer, University of Chicago Medicine

Zachary Karabell
Authority on Future Trends, Geopolitics and the Changing Global Economic System, Author of The Leading Indicators and Inside Money

Suzanne Kaseta, MD, FACHE, FAAP, FAAPL
CMO, Boston Children's Health Physicians

Tara R. Kasmarek, FACHE
Executive Director, Operations, University of California Irvine Health

Nathan Kaufman
Managing Director, Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC

Julianna Kazragys, FACHE, CAE
Credentialing Manager, ACHE

Jason Keeler
Executive Vice President/COO, University of Chicago Medicine

Matthew Kemmann, FACHE
Director Strategic Planning & Analytics, University Hospitals Health System

Mitch Kennedy
AVP/Administrator, Ballad Health

Hala Kershah
Senior Department Administrator, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Nikki King, DHA
CEO, Alliance Health Centers

Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, Advocate Aurora Health

Pradipta Komanduri, FACHE
COO, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Linda Komnick
Managing Partner and Practice Leader, Physician Integration & Leadership, WittKieffer

John Kueven, RN, FACHE
President, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

Jean Kutner, MD, FAAHPM, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Dave Lacknauth, PharmD, FACHE
Executive Director of Pharmacy Services, Broward Health

Wright Lassiter, III
President/CEO, CommonSpirit

Omar Lateef, DO
President and CEO, RUSH

Allison Latham, PMP, CSM
Program Manager, Mayo Clinic

Ronald S. Lavater, FACHE
CEO, International Hospital Federation

Brian Lawrence
President/CEO, Coffeyville Regional Medical Center

Brett Lee, PhD, FACHE
President, Texas Health Hospital Frisco

Chad T. Lefteris, FACHE
President/CEO, University of California Irvine Health

Lindsey M. Lehman, FACHE
Vice Chair, Hospital Operations, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE
Professor/Deputy Director, University of Alabama–Birmingham

Jessica Leonard, RD, LDN
Regional Director, Clinical Nutrition Development and Deployment, Aramark Healthcare+

Jason Lesandrini, FACHE, LPEC, HEC-C
Assistant Vice President of Ethics, Advance Care Planning, Spiritual Health and Language Access Services, Wellstar Health System

Joy A. Lewis
Senior Vice President, Health Equity Strategies | Executive Director, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE), American Hospital Association

Cristian Lieneck, PhD, FACHE
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration, Texas State University

Lee Ann Liska, FACHE
COO, VUMC

Matt Livengood, MT(ASCP), FACHE
Chief Laboratory Officer, Mercy Health

Reinhold Llerena, MD
President, Ascension Medical Group Illinois

Tiffany Love, PhD, APRN, FACHE, GNP, ANP, CHC, PLC
Chief Executive Officer, Love Leadership Foundation

Sylvia Lozano, FACHE
VP, Hospital and Ancillary Relations, Inland Empire Health Plan

Jonathan Lu, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Chief of Medical Operations/Senior Enlisted Medical Advisor, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Jack Lynch, III, FACHE
President and CEO, Main Line Health

Helen L. Macfie, PharmD, FABC
Executive in Residence/Prior Chief Transformation Officer, MemorialCare Health System

Aaron Macoskey
Program Director, System Robotic Surgery, Northwell Health

Michelle Mader
Managing Director, Ankura Consulting

Jean Mah
Healthcare Planning Principal, Perkins & Will

Rick Majzun, FACHE
COO, Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Lisa M. Mallory, PhD
CEO, NAHSE

Jim Marchese
Virtual Environment Manager, Penn Medicine

Sharon Markman
Executive Director, Clinical Excellence Innovation and Engagement, University of Chicago Medicine

Thomas Mark, MD
Physician, Summa Health–Akron Campus

Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP
Chief Health Officer, Cityblock Health

Matthew Mattner
COO, Fisher-Titus Health

Sarah Matt, MD
Vice President of Healthcare Markets, Product and Strategy, Oracle Health

Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD
Co-President, Cooper University Health Care

Timothy McDonald, MD, JD
Chief Patient Safety and Risk Officer, RLDatix

Patricia McGaffigan, RN, CPPS
Vice President Safety | President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety

Rachael L. McKinney, FACHE
CEO, Sutter Health in Northern California

Katherine A. Meese, PhD
Assistant Professor/Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Imad M. Melhem, MD, CPE
Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Geisinger

Stephen M. Merz, FACHE
COO, Sheppard Pratt Solutions

James R. Mesrobian, MD, FACHE, FASA
Chief Clinical Officer, Anesthesia, TeamHealth

Risto Miettunen, MD, DrMedSc
CEO, Auctor & Consiliarius Ltd.

Misty Milby, RN
VP Of Clinical Business Development, Everly Health

Gregg Aaron Miller, MD, FACHE, FACEP
CMO, Vituity

Peter J. Miscovich
Global Future of Work Leader, JLL

Mark D. Mochel
Strategic Account Executive, Brightly, a Siemens Company

Charles S. Modlin, Jr., MD
Chief Health Equity Officer, MetroHealth

Michele Montague
COO, Mercy Health Physicians North

Clyde T. Moore, III, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP BD+C
Operations Manager, Healthcare Architecture, Haskell

Brett Moran, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer and CMIO at Parkland Health, Parkland Health

Cindy Morgan
Vice President, Organization Development and Learning, Penn Medicine

Daniel Morissette, CPA
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO, CommonSpirit Health

Shannon Morton, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC
Assistant Vice President, Patient Care Services, Atrium Health Cabarrus

Debbie Moysychyn, EdD, FACHE
Director, Learning and Organizational Development, Children's Hospital of Orange County

Deborah M. Mullen, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga

Araceli Munoz-Perez
Clinic Director, Front Office Support, Loma Linda University Health–Faculty Medical Group

Mary Murray-Weir, PT
Vice President/Chief Rehabilitation Informatics Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery

Lisa Musgrave, RN
Senior Vice President, Post Acute & At-Home Services, Ascension

Jacqueline Naeem, MD
Senior Medical Director, PCCI

Nariko Nakachi
Administrative Fellow, Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Jack Needleman, PhD, FAAN
Professor; former Chair of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; Department of Health Policy and Management

Todd Nelson, FHFMA
Director, Professional Practice and Partner Relationships/Chief Partnership Executive, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Richard W. Nesto, MD
Physician Executive Consultant, Healthcare, WittKieffer

Janice Nevin, MD
President/CEO, ChristianaCare

Brandi Newman, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC
Strategic Operations Lead, Community & Social Impact, Advocate Health

Robin C. Newton, MD, FACP
Vice President, ACGME Clinical Learning Environment (CLER) Field Operations, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Travis Ng, PT, DPT, OCS
Clinical Informatics Lead, Hospital for Special Surgery

Jennifer Nickoles
President, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Health System

Michael O'Connell, FACHE, FACMPE
Interim COO, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group

Kevin O'Connor, CSP, LCPC, LMFT, CCMHC
ACHE Faculty, Kevin E O'Connor & Associates, Ltd.

Shannon M. Odell, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, CENP, RNC-OB
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Nicklaus Children's Health System

Claudia Olivas
Director of Nursing Administration, El Paso Children’s Hospital

David Olson, FACHE
Chief Business Development Officer, Froedtert Health

Evelyn Olson, RN
Vice President, Nursing Programs, Vizient

Kathleen O'Neill
National Vice President, Health Care Quality, American Heart Association

Jakki Opollo, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President Talent Initiatives & Regional Chief Diversity Officer, Atrium Health

Leslie Opper, LISW-S, SHRM-CP
Vice President, Talent Management, Fisher-Titus Health

Jennifer M. Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Chief Medical Officer, American Academy of Physician Associates

Melissa Ortega, PharmD, FACHE
System Vice President, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, Tufts Medicine

Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE
Regional President, Northern California, Kaiser Permanente

Franklin Owusu, FACHE
Administrator, Hospital Operations, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Sherry Pace
CEO, Chicago Family Health Center

Andrea K. Papson, PT, DPT, SCS, CMPT, ATC, CSCS
Clinical Outcomes Manager, Hospital for Special Surgery

Craig Parker
CEO, Guideway Care

Snehal Patel, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas

Cheryl Pegus, MD
Managing Director, Morgan Health Ventures

Anne Pendo, MD, FACP
Senior Medical Director, Physician & APP Experience and Well-being, Intermountain Health

Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI
President and CEO, The Joint Commission Enterprise

Marcos Pesquera
President and Board Chair| System Vice President, Community Health and Chief Diversity Officer, NALHE | Christus Health

Margaret Peterson, PhD, RN
Principal, COPE Health Solutions

Daniel H. Pink
Expert on Innovation, Competition and the Changing World of Work, New York Times Bestselling Author

Jennifer A. Pitts
Vice President of Products, Programs and Certification, The National Association of Healthcare Quality

Jonathan M. Plasencia, FACHE
Sr. Director of Operations, Core Clinical Partners

Rachel Polhemus
Senior Partner, Healthcare, WittKieffer

Richard J. Pollack
President and CEO, AHA

Susan M. Pollart, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Faulty Development Ruth E. Murdaugh Professor of Family Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Anthony Powell
Managing Director, Knowledge Capital Group

Davina V. Prabhu
Vice President, Operations of Ambulatory Care and Community & Population Health, NewYork-Presbyterian

Hemal Prasad
Administrative Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Florida

Lee K. Prater
Senior Director, Clinical Operations, Scottish Rite for Children

Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE
President/CEO, Virtua Health

Tim Putnam, DHA, DrPh, FACHE
President, Rural Health Consulting

Raj Ramachandran, EdD
Senior Partner, Leadership Advisory, WittKieffer

Kalpana Ramiah, DrPH, CPH
Vice President for Innovations, America's Essential Hospitals

Kelly H. Randall, PhD, LMSW, CPHQ
Vice President, Patient Safety and Regulatory Services, Ascension

Robert C. Rawleigh
Deputy Comptroller, US Navy

Brady Reed, CPTD
Managing Director, Federal Healthcare, The Arbinger Institute

David J. Reisman, FACHE
Vice President, Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity, Mass General Brigham

Mary Rensel, MD
Director of Wellness, Mellen Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Angelique L. Richard, PhD, RN
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer, Rush University Medical Center

Julie Rish, PhD
Vice President, Consumer Experience, AdventHealth

Julie Robbins, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor, The Ohio State University

Cory O. Robinson, PhD, FACHE, PMP
Chief Administrative Officer, MUSC Health

Kayla Robinson
Associate Strategy Partner, Cleveland Clinic Health System

Asha S. Rodriguez
Vice President, Facility Executive, Atrium Health Cabarrus

Christopher Rodriguez, FACHE
Senior Director, Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health System

Eric Rogers
Partner, FORVIS

Heather Rohan, FACHE
ACHE Past Chair, American College of Healthcare Executives

Adia K. Ross, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Duke Regional Hospital

Noelle Russell
Global AI Solutions Lead, Generative AI and LLM Industry Lead/Chief AI Officer, Accenture/AI Leadership Institute

Harry S. Saag, MD, FACP
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American Journalist, Former CNN Correspondent, Anchor and Washington Bureau Chief

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Partner, Relia Healthcare Advisors

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COO, University of California Irvine

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Vice President/Health System Chief Quality Officer, University of Chicago Medicine

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