ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership 2026 - Houston | American College of Healthcare Executives | 24 March 2025 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010, USA

No better time to gain insights into the latest strategies and trends advancing health through impactful keynotes, educational sessions, hands-on bootcamps, site visits to world-class organizations and more. No better time to connect and network with over 6,000 colleagues to discover how others are thriving. Congress is where leaders build a peer network that supports the entire course of their career. No better time to transcend the ordinary, be inspired by top industry experts and trailblazers and find innovative solutions to help your team and organization deliver the best care.

Who attends?
• CEOs
• Senior Executives
• Physicians & Clinical Leader
• VA & Uniformed Services
• Emerging Leaders
• International

2025 Speakers

Kimberly Adelman, PhD, FACHE
Principal, ECG Management Consultants

Deno Adkins, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Ambulatory & Consumer Services, Cone Health

Rajender Agarwal
Vice President, Clinical Transformation, Lifepoint Health

Kirsten Aghen, RN, MPH, CPHQ
Director, VHA National Improvement Office

Brenda Aguilar Wong, RN, ACM
Assistant Nurse Manager, Kaiser Permanente

Khaled Alabdulkareem, MD
Deputy Minister for Planning and Transformation, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Drew Albano, DO, MBA, CPE, FAAFP, DABFM
Vice President, Atlantic Health System & President, ACO, Atlantic Health System

Khalid Alburaikan, PharmD
Advisor of the Vice Minister of Health and Biotechnology Lead, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Sonya Aldy
VP Talent Acquisition, Inova Health

Asif Ali, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Partner, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston Cardiology Consultants

Dina S. Alismail, OD
Executive Director, Health Leadership Academy, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

Keith Allen
VP, Real Estate, Facilities & Construction, Lifepoint Health

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

Mohammed Alrassi, PhD
CEO, Organizational Excellence, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

Robert J. Altman, MD
President/CEO, Gould Medical Group

Brian Altschuler, SPHR, FACHE
Vice President of Ancillary Operations, Boca Raton Regional Hospital / Baptist Health of South Florida

Jonjy Ananth, MD, FACHE, BCPA
CEO, Golden Hands Clinic LLC

Uma Ananth, PhD
Senior Biotech Consultant, Umagen LLC

Jeff Anderson
Vice President, Managed Care, Lifepoint Health

Michael Robert Anderson, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Principal, Academic Medicine & Health Sciences, WittKieffer

Imran Andrabi, MD, FAAFP
President/CEO, Froedtert ThedaCare Health

Mark Angelo, MD, FACP
CMO, Population Health, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Nicholas Anstine
Senior Director Hospital Operations, Hillcrest & Mentor Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic

Vi-Anne Antrum, DNP, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE
SVP & System Chief Nursing Officer, Cone Health

Janan Apple
Physician Liaison, Action Behavior Centers

Joanne Armstrong, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Women’s Health and Genomics, CVS Health

Hoda Asmar, MD
Executive Vice President/System Chief Clinical Officer, Providence

Greg Aukerman, CPXP
Senior Consultant, Healthcare, TiER1 Impact

Ruben J. Azocar, MD, MHCM, FASA, FCCM, FACHE
Vice President for Perioperative Services, Beth Israel Deaconess MC

Chethan Bachireddy, MD
Chief Health Officer, Harris Health System

Laurie Baedke, FACMPE, FACHE
Founder/CEO, Growth Edge Leadership

Kelvin A. Baggett, MD, FACHE
Senior Managing Director, Patient Square Capital

Amjed S. Baghdadi, FACHE, CPHQ, CLSSBB
Associate Director, High Reliability Infrastructure, Veterans Health Administration

Anne L. Bailey, PharmD, BCPS
Executive Director, VHA Strategic Initiatives Lab

Kathy Baker, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, UVA Health

Agnes M. Barden, DNP, RN, CPXP
Deputy Chief Experience Officer, Northwell Health

Ebrahim Barkoudah, MD, MPH, MBA, FACHE
System Chief and Regional Chief Medical and Quality Officer, Baystate Health

Edward M. Barksdale, Jr., MD
Chief Surgical Officer /Professor of Surgery, Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance/University of Chicago

Kelly J. Barry
VP, Marketing and Communications, Aramark Healthcare+

Ruth K. Bash, FACHE
System Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Inspira Health

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

Priya Bathija, JD
Founder/CEO, Nyoo Health

Tyler Bauer, LCPC
Senior Vice President, System Ambulatory Operations, The University of Chicago Medicine

Michelle Bekman
Chief Growth Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health

Brian Bell
Principal, Forvis Mazars

Britt Berrett, PhD, LFACHE
Managing Director & Teaching Professor, Healthcare Leadership, 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

Jay Bhatt, DO
Managing Director, Deloitte Services LP

Kinnar Bhavsar, MD, FACP
Physician Director of Hospital Operations, Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Natasha Bhuyan, MD
National Medical Director & VP, In-Office Care, Amazon/One Medical

Robert Biggio
SVP, Chief Sustainability and Real Estate Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System

Brett Bingham
Chief Network Development Officer, Banner Plans and Networks, Banner Health

Cindy Bo, FACHE
SVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System

Marc L. Boom, MD, FACHE
President/CEO, Houston Methodist

Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, RN
SVP of Equity and Engagement, American Nurses Association

LeAnn Boyd, PharmD
CEO and Founder, Liviniti

Angela Brandt, FACHE
Chief Administrative Officer, ProMedica Health System

Curtis Brien
Senior Director- Consumer Access and Engagement, St. Luke's Health System - Idaho

David Brody, MPA
Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations Officer, Central Market, Northwell Health

Kara Brooks, LEED BD+C
Senior Associate Director, Sustainability, American Hospital Association

Denise Brooks-Williams, FACHE
Executive Vice President/COO, Henry Ford Health

Brené Brown, PhD
Research Professor and New York Times Bestselling Author

Sarah K. Brownell, FACHE
Strategic Growth Director, HDR

Katherine Kay Brown, RN
Operational Readiness Executive, Hammes

Ben Bucher, FNP-BC, LNHA
CEO, Towner County Medical Center

Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH
Head of Public Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Paola Buitrago, PhD, RN
Vice President of Workforce Optimization and Strategy, Emory Healthcare

Holly Bunn
Executive Director of Culture, UNC Health

Jim Burke, JD, CPA, MBA, LLM
Attorney/Principal Advisor, Hall Render

Kellie Burnam, Licensed Paramedic
Division Director, Southwest Texas Crisis Collaborative, Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council

Jennifer Burrington
Director, Healthcare & Life Science Industry, Tampa Bay Economic Development Council

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

Susan R. Burroughs, FACHE
Former CEO of MUSC Health, Columbia Medical Center Northeast

Monique Butler, MD
President of Graduate Medical Education, HCA Healthcare

Sean Butler
Director of Client Experience, SullivanCotter

Dennis Butts, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Network Development Officer, Henry Ford Health

Brad Byars
COO, Providence St. Joseph Health Network, Providence

Kim Byas, Sr., PhD, FACHE
Vice President of Community Engagement and Impact, The Center for Health Affairs

Gina L. Calder, FACHE
Central Region President, Hartford HealthCare

Charles D. Callahan, PhD, FACHE
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Toledo and CEO, UToledo Health

Terri Cammarano, JD, LLM, CHC
Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs/Chief Legal Officer, Cedars-Sinai

Amber S. Campbell, DBA, MBA, FACHE
Ambulatory CEO, Sutter Health

Kinisha M. Campbell, FACHE, CPHQ
Executive Director, Medi-Cal Care Coordination, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

Kristin Cannon, BS Pharm, MBA
Vice President, Pharmacy Population Health, SSM Health

John Capasso
Executive Advisor, Senior Care, Health Dimensions Group

Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE
Executive Director, The Equity Collaborative

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

Ashley M. Carlucci, DNP, RN, CEN, CENP
Market CNO, University Hospitals

Cheryl R. Carron
Healthcare Division President and Chief Operating Officer for Americas Work Dynamics, JLL

John P. Carter, FACHE, FACHDM
Brand Ambassador, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting

Elizabeth Case
Senior Project Manager, UC San Diego Health

Walter L. Cathey, FACHE
Regional Chief Executive, Covenant Health/Providence

Fred Cerise, MD
President and CEO, Parkland Health

Corey Champeau, PA-C, CPHQ, CPPS
Executive Director, Yale New Haven Health System

Tejasvita Chandel
COO, Boston Mantra LLC

Boyd Chappell, JD, MBA, FACHE
Vice President of Finance / Chief Financial Officer, UR Medicine, Jones Memorial Hospital

Rebecca B. Chickey
Senior Director, Behavioral Health, Clinical Affairs & Workforce, American Hospital Association

Grant Cho
Program Manager, Enterprise Access, Sutter Health

Zen Chu
Co-Founder/Faculty Director, MIT Hacking Medicine

Ginny Clarke
Former Director, Executive Recruiting/Holistic Leadership Strategist, Google

Mark Clement
President/CEO, TriHealth

Alesia A. Coe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Vice President, Patient Care Services/CNO, UChicago Medicine

Brian Cohen, PharmD, FACHE, FASHP
Chief Pharmacy Officer, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dan Collard
Co-Founder, Healthcare Plus Solutions Group

Darren Collington, MPA
CFO, NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health

Gerard Colman, PhD, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Health

Felixia A. Colon, FACHE
Senior Vice President, eHealth, SCP Health

Cachet Colvard
Head of Partnerships, Guaranteed Health

Kate Conrad, LFACHE
Principal/Owner, KCH Solutions

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

Cristina Contreras, LMSW, FABC
CEO, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln

Kevin Cook
Division President, Sutter Health

Mindy Cook, BSN
National Senior Director of Rural Health Care Quality, American Heart Association

Thaila Cooper
Administrative Fellow, Cleveland Clinic

Richard H. Corder, FACHE, CPXP
Relationship Improvement and Client Success, Press Ganey

Mark Coughlin, FACHE
Principal, Capital Healthcare Planning

John Couris, PhD
President/CEO, Florida Health Sciences Center

Gerard R. Cox, MD, FACHE
Former Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health (ADUSH) – Office of Quality & Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration

Jennifer Crabtree
Vice President, Corporate Communications/Chief of Staff, Office of the President and CEO, Tampa General Hospital

Samantha Crandall, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Director, Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins Medicine - Suburban Hospital

Shana Jo Crews
Regional Vice President, Advocacy & Government Relations, Loyola Medicine/Saint Joseph Health System

Neil Crimins
Vice President, Strategic Decision Support, Penn Medicine

Margaret Crotty
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Northwell Health

Alvin J. D'Angelo, FACHE
Vice President, Operations, Johns Hopkins Medicine - Suburban Hospital

James M. Daniel, Jr., JD
Partner, Hancock, Daniel and Johnson, P.C

Rowell Daniels, PharmD, MS, FASHP
COO, UNC Hospitals

Tim Darling
Co-Founder/President, Laudio/Laudio Insights

Martha Davis
Director, Performance Excellence, Guidehouse

Stephan Davis, DNP, FACHE, FNAP, FHFMA, ANEF, FAAN
Executive Director, Leadership, Policy, and DNP Education | Associate Professor, Georgetown University

Sheri De Shazo, RN, FACHE
President, Advocate Sherman Service Area

Craig E. Deao
Managing Director, Huron

Eric Deaton, FACHE
Executive Vice President/COO, Ballad Health

Alfonso del Granado, FACHE
Administrator/CEO, Covenant High Plains Surgery Centers

Seanna-Kaye Denham-Wilks, PhD, FPCC
Chief Experience Officer, NYC Health and Hospitals | Kings County

Chris DeRienzo, MD
Chief Physician Executive, American Hospital Association

Bryan Dickerson
Principal Product Manager, Inpatient Flow, LeanTaaS

Melody F. Dickerson, DNP, RN, FACHE, CENP, CPHQ
Senior Vice President, Hospital Operations & Chief Nursing Officer, Virginia Hospital Center

David I. Dirks
Vice President of Strategy, Intermountain Healthcare

Carter Dodd
Associate Administrator, Conway Regional Health System

Ryan Donohue
Strategic Advisor, NRC Health

Abraham Doolhoff, FACHE
Executive Director, University of Texas Health at Austin

Laura Dornsife
Senior Director, Strategic & Community Outreach Initiatives & Administrator, Community Practices, Ohio State University Physicians

Christopher Dougherty
President/CEO, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Debbie Dover, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior Vice President, Talent Engagement/CHRO, Ballad Health

Deanna W. Dudley
Chief Human Resources Officer, El Camino Health

Michelle DuJardin, JD, FACHE, FACMPE
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Sanford G. Duke, MD, MBA, FACHE
Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Atrium Health Navicent

Doina Dumitru, PharmD, FASHP
Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson

Claire Dundon
Senior Associate, Strategy and Business Transformation, Kaufman Hall

Amelia Duran-Stanton, PA-C, PhD, DSc, MPAS, DFAAPA
Colonel, U.S. Army

Christopher J. Dussel, MD, FACHE, FACEP, CPE
CMO, University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

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

Mick Ebeling
CEO, Not Impossible Labs

Kristina L. Eddy
Pediatric Division Program Manager, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Fayola Edwards-Ojeba, MD
Founder/CEO, RechargedMD

Katie Eimers
Chief Culture & Engagement Officer, UNC Health

Andrea Elliott, CPA
VP of Finance, CoxHealth

Kenyatta Elliott
Associate Vice President, Duke Health

Travelle Ellis, MD, PhD
Senior Medical Officer, Screening, Exact Sciences

Praneetha Elugunti
Operations Administrator, Mayo Clinic

Alex Espinosa, RT(R), ARDMS
COO, Cleveland Clinic Florida

Nezar Falluji, MD, MPH, MBA, FACC, FSCAI
System Physician Vice President, National Cardiovascular Service Line, CommonSpirit Health

Mark Farrell
Executive Director of Talent Delivery and HR Analytics, Froedtert ThedaCare Health

Joseph Favatella, PharmD
Chief Administrative Officer, UPHS Specialty Pharmacy, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Fareen Fazal, MBA-HRM, PHR
Vice President, HR Business Partners, Memorial Hermann Health System

Brian Felty
Chief Market, Payer Relations & Financial Officer, Southwestern Health Resources

Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Allison Ferro, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Assistant Professor, U.S. Army

Yuri A. Fesko, MD
Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Quest Diagnostics

Rebekah S. Fincher
Chief Administrative Officer, Conway Regional Health System

Sue Fletcher, RN
Partner, Chartis

Troy Foster
Director, Digital Health, Stanford Healthcare

Tashonda Frazier
Quality Manager, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Richard K. Freeman, MD, FACS
Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive, Wellstar Health System

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

Michael Friedman
Senior Director, Strategic Programs - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Candice Friestad, DNP, NI-BC, NEA-BC, CCRN-K
Assistant Vice President, Clinical Informatics, Avera Health

Chris Frost, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer/Chief Quality Officer, Lifepoint Health

Mark Furgeson
Healthcare Real Estate Strategist, Ankura Consulting

Lisa Gables, CPA
CEO, AAPA

Larry Gage, JD
Senior Counsel, Alston & Bird

Bonnie Gao
Change Management Project Manager, UCI Health

Luis Garcia, MD, FACHE, FACS
President, Rush Medical Group

Andrew N. Garman, PsyD
Professor/Senior Advisor, RUSH University/IHF-Geneva Sustainability Centre

Daniel Gentry, PhD
President/CEO, AUPHA

Ben Gerber, JD
Senior Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer, WVU Health System

Sven O. Gierlinger
Chief Experience Officer, Northwell Health

Diana R. Gillogly, FACHE
Solutions Executive Director, LeanTaaS

Sebastien Girard
Chief People & Belonging Officer, Novant Health

Mohan Giridharadas
Founder & CEO, LeanTaaS

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

Michael K. Givens, FACHE
COO/Administrator, St. Bernards Medical Center

Rick Goddard
Vice President, Head of Commercialization and Strategy, Lumeris

Gregory W. Goins, FACHE
Regional Network Director/CEO, VHA/VISN 9

Lisa Goldstein
Managing Director, Kaufman Hall

Tad A. Gomez, RPh, FASHP
President, Loyola University Medical Center

Doris Kearns Goodwin, PhD
Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author

Michael A. Grace, EdD, FACHE
President & CEO, West Virginia University Hospitals

Sabrina M. Granville
Executive Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer, Tufts Medicine

Richard Gray, MD
CEO, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Amanda Green, MD, FACP, FSHM, CPPS
CMO, Paris Regional Health

Courtney Green, RN, NE-BC
Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive, QGenda

Dante Green, FACHE
Senior Vice President/Area Manager East Bay Market, Kaiser Permanente

Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, FACHE
Chief Transformation Officer, Quality Insights

Erin Greilick, PhD
Vice President, CMA Global

Jill Griffith-Goodwin, CPA, CPC
Managing Director, Forvis Mazars

Tom Gualtieri-Reed
Partner, Spragens and Gualtieri Reed

Patrick Guffey, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer / Board Member, Children’s Hospital of Colorado / Anesthesia Quality Institute

Keya Gupta, LSSBB
Organizational Consultant IV, Operations Activation, UCI Health

Janet Guptill, FACHE
President/CEO, The Scottsdale Institute

Gary Guthart, PhD
CEO, Intuitive

Charles T. Hall
President Advisory Solutions, H&H Leadership Solutions

Tari Hanneman
Director, Health & Aging Program, Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Jason Harber
VP, Client Services, Inpatient Flow, LeanTaaS

Corwin N. Harper, FACHE
CEO, Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana

John Harris
Managing Director, Veralon Partners Inc.

Heather Harris-Keliiheleua, CHHR
Assistant Vice President, Talent Strategy, Orlando Health

Peggy D. Harris, FACHE, CDM, SPHR
Chief Diversity Officer, Atrium Health, Charlotte & Georgia Markets

Amy L. Hart, FACHE
CEO, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center

Kristie Hartmann
Senior Vice President, TriscendNP

Stuart Harvey
Principal, SullivanCotter

Michael K. Hassell, FACHE
CEO, Melissa Memorial Hospital

Christopher A. Hatwig, RPh, FASHP
President, Apexus

Gina Hawley, DrPH
Chief Operating Officer, University of Utah Health

Yael K. Heher, MD, MPH, FRCP(C)
Chief Quality Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health

Lily J. Henson, MD, FACHE, FAAN
CEO, Piedmont Augusta

Javier Hernandez Lichtl, LFACHE
Retired CEO, Baptist Health - Doctors Hospital

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

Attila J. Hertelendy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Florida International University

Jennifer A. Hicks
Director Clinical Operations, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital

Robert Higgins, MD
SVP and Chief Academic Officer, Rush University System for Health

Adam Higman, DHA, FACHE
SVP/Partner, Press Ganey

Erik Hill
Operations Manager, Hospital Surgical Services, Mayo Clinic Arizona

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

Julie A. Hobbs, PT, DPT, PhD, FACHE
Administrator, Mayo Clinic

Chip Holmes
Executive Vice President, Ovation Healthcare

Denise Hooks-Anderson, MD
Philadelphia Regional Medical Director/Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, Penn Medicine

Angie Horejsi
Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic

Guy Hudson, MD
Past CEO, Swedish Health Services

Stacey Hughes
EVP, Government Relations and Public Policy, AHA

Stephen J. Hunter, DPT, OCS, FAPTA
Director, Internal Process Control, Rehabilitation Services, Intermountain Health

Scott A. Hutton, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACHE
Director of Operations, Workplace Violence Prevention Program, Veterans Health Administration

Julie Hyson
Americas Lead, Portfolio Clients, Services & Industries, JLL

Meredith Inniger, FACHE
Principal, Veralon

Vidya Iyengar, LMFT, FACHE
VP, Medicaid Care Delivery and Operations, CA-HI, Kaiser Permanente

Shane Jackson
President, Jackson Healthcare

Subodh Jain, MD
Department Chief & VP, Behavioral Health, Corewell Health

Hillary S. Jalon
Vice President, Quality Management, NYC Health + Hospitals

Ischa Jensen, FACHE
Associate Executive Director, System Planning, University of Utah Health

Harlan C. Johnson, II, RN
Associate Director of Nursing, University of Texas Health at Austin

Sara M. Johnson, FACHE
Principal, KS Leadership Advisors

Chad Johnston
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Planning, HCA Gulf Coast Division

Ellington C. Jones, DrPH, FACHE
Chief Administrative Officer, UC San Diego Health

Morgan Jones, FACHE
Chief Strategy Officer, Duke Health

Bart Kaericher
President/CEO, Aramark Healthcare+

Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE
President/CEO, SSM Health

Amer Kaissi, PhD
Professor/Executive Coach, Trinity University

Amelie Karam
Generational Specialist, Amelie Karam Speaking and Consulting

Nathan S. Kaufman
Managing Director, Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC

Carol Kemper, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Performance Excellence (Retired), Children’s Mercy

J. Alan Kent, DHA, LFACHE
Managing Principal, Caldwell Butler & Associates

Hala Kershah
Administrator, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Marissa Kiefer
Senior Vice President/CEO, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Christopher J. King, PhD, FACHE
Dean, School of Health & Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, Georgetown University

Susan Kirsh, MD, MPH, CMQ
Deputy Assistant Undersecretary for Health for Discovery, Education and Affiliated Networks (DEAN), VA Central Office, Veterans Health Administration

Stephen Klasko, MD
Executive In Residence, General Catalyst

Gretchen Kolb
Senior Director, Talent, Leadership and Learning, Penn Medicine

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

Amineh Kostov, FACHE, CMAC, CHFP
Vice President, System Service Lines, Harris Health

Lukasz Kowalczyk, MD
CEO, Soothien Healthtech Advisors

Rob Kramer, PCC
Co-Founder and Partner, Spiro Coaching Institute

Tom Kraus
Vice President, Government Relations, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Kristin Kroeger
Chief of Advocacy, Policy & Practice Advancement, American Psychiatric Association

Dean Kroll, AIA
System Vice President of Facilities, Hospital Sisters Health System

Gregory Kuhnen
System Director, Analytical Solutions, UNC Health Care

Travis Kumph, FACHE, CHC, CPHQ
Senior Director Quality, Patient Safety & Organizational Excellence, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Peter Kung, FACHE
Senior Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer, Hospital Sisters Health System

Stacy Lambert
Senior Vice President, Liviniti

Brian G. Lane, FHIMSS, FACHDM, CPHIMS, FACHE
President and CEO, The Center for Health Affairs

Marjorie Lazarre, PharmD, MBA, CEC
Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Yale New Haven Health System

Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE
Professor, Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jason Lesandrini, PhD, FACHE, LPEC, HEC-C
AVP Ethics, Advance Care Planning, Spiritual Health & Language Access, Wellstar Health System

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

James Leyva, AuD
Health Systems Specialist, High Reliability Infrastructure, Veterans Health Administration

Richard J. Liekweg
CEO, BJC Health System

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

Paul Limburg, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Screening, Exact Sciences

Svetlana Lipyanskaya, FACHE
CEO, NYC H+H/South Brooklyn Health

Fernando Little, MSL, COID
Senior Vice President/Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Advocate Health

Gene Liu, MD, FAACS, FAAP
Past-President, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group

Sam Liu, SPHR, PMP, CSSBB
Partner, Mercer

Anthony Long, FACHE, FACCA
Partner, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting

Jessica Long
COO, Core Clinical Partners

Abigail Losinski
Director of Telehealth, St. Luke’s Health System

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

Nick Macchione, FACHE
Chief Health Officer, University of California San Diego Health

Helen L. Macfie, PharmD
IHI Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Clint MacKinney, MD
CMO, Cibolo Health, Rough Rider Network, Headwaters Network

Marque Macon, FACHE
Vice President/Administrator, Ambulatory Operations & Provider Service, Inova Health System

Kathleen Madden, CRC
Administrative Chair, Mayo Clinic Health System

Michelle Mader
Managing Director, Ankura Consulting

Mikka Magee, RN, CCRN
Director of Patient Care Services, Texas Children's Hospital

Kevin B. Mahoney
President/CEO, Penn Medicine

Alex Maiersperger
Global Healthcare Product Marketing Lead, SAS

Marty Mann
Senior Vice President/Chief Development Officer, Lifepoint Health

Nicole M. Manuel
Associate Director, High Reliability, Veterans Health Administration

Jessica Marchione, RN, CCRN, NE-BC
Executive Director, Nursing, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Kathryn J. Martinez, DHA, MSN, RN, FACHE
Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer, FHN Memorial Hospital

Chris Masone
Principal, Forvis Mazars

Michael A. Mayo, DHA, FACHE
President & CEO, Baptist Health System

Laura E. McClelland, PhD
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Director/Robert J. Margolis, MD, Professor of Business, Medicine and Policy, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy at Duke University

Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD
Chief Patient Safety & Risk Officer, RLDatix

Patricia McGaffigan, MS, RN, CPPS
Senior Advisor, Safety/President, Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Anne McGilvray
Associate Administrator, Hospital Administration/Chief of Staff, Keck Medical Center of USC

Kristi McMillan, FACHE
System Director, Resource Management, Lee Health

Eliza Medearis
Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Katherine A. Meese, PhD
CEO, HUmargin Group

River J. Meisinger
Vice President MSP & Strategic Accounts, AMN Healthcare

Dan Michelson
CEO, RLDatix

Hooman Milani, PharmD
Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ambulatory Care Services, Keck Medicine of USC

Andy Miller
Digital Marketing Director, Intermountain Health

Jill H. Miller
President & CEO, Bethesda, Inc. / bi3 Fund

Leah Miller
Chief Application and Data Officer, CommonSpirit Health

Mathew Miller
System Director, Integration & Performance Management, MUSC Health

David Mitchell
Partner, Mercer

Rizan Mohsin
Section Administrator, University of Chicago Medicine

Mary J. Montgomery
Director of Patient Access, University of Texas Health at Austin

Tesha Montgomery, RN, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Houston Methodist

Yvonne Moon, RN-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, University Hospitals Parma

Justin D. Moore, PT, DPT
CEO, APTA - American Physical Therapy Association

Niberto Moreno, MD
Chief Medical Officer and President, CareMax

Mark G. Moseley, MD
President / Executive Vice President, USFTGP / Tampa General Hospital

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Richard W. Nesto, MD
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Maggie Neustadt, JD, CPHRM, DFASHRM
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Jennifer Nickoles, FACHE
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Brett Norell, FACHE
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Todd Norwood, DPT, FACHE
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Stephen W. Nuckolls
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Roger Nutter, FACHE
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Christopher M. O'Connor, FACHE
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Richard K. Ogden, Jr., PharmD, FACHE, BCPS
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David T. Oliphant, FACHE
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David A. Olson, FACHE
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Kathleen O'Neill
National Vice President, Quality Improvement, American Heart Association

Jakki G. Opollo, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
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Jennifer M. Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
CMO, American Academy of Physician Associates

Erica M. Osborne
Principal, Via Healthcare Consulting

Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE
President, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Kristen Pace, RN, PMH-BC
Director of Nursing, Acute Psychiatric Hospital, John Muir Behavioral Health

Ajith Pai, PharmD, FACHE
President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth

Mary O. Palazzo, RN, FACHE
Operational Readiness Executive, Hammes Healthcare

Jonathan Parsons, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University

Shyam B. Paryani, MD, FACHE
Program Director, University of North Florida

Ishani R. Patel
Section Administrator, Pediatric Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medicine, Comer Children's Hospital

Angela Patterson, DNP
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Mitali Paul, FACHE
Administrator, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist

Cheryl Pegus, MD, FACC
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Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MACP, FACMI, FAMIA
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Lindsey H. Petrini, FACHE
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Dawn Pevey, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
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Ryan Pferdehirt
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Pierre Pham, FPCC
Chief Experience Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst

Scott A. Phillips, DBA
Assistant Professor, Healthcare Management, University of New Orleans Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration

Peter WT. Pisters, MD, FACHE, FACPE
President/CEO, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Joel Podolny, PhD
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Richard J. Pollack
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Susan M. Pollart, MD
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Mark Polyak
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Andy Poole
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Anthony Poole, DMSc, PA-C, CPHQ
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Staci Rogers, MD
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Michael Schlosser, MD
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Jodi Schmidt
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David L. Schreiner, PhD, FACHE
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Kalen Stanton
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Annie Steelman, DBA, FACHE
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Nick Stefanizzi
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Todd Suntrapak
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Lois Switzer, FACHE
Executive Director, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine

Annette Sy, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Executive, Keck Medical Center, Keck Hospital of USC & USC Norris Cancer Hospital

Natalia Szczygiel, FACMPE
Vice President of Behavioral Health Operations, Corewell Health

Cassandra Taft
Manager, Strategic Integration, University of Utah Health

Kyle Tafuri, MBA, MA
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Preetham Talari, MD, FACHE
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Dominica Tallarico, FACHE
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Jesse Tamplen, LCSW, FACHE
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David Tapia, FACHE, FHIMSS
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Betsy C. Taylor, FAHP
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John F. Tejeda, DHA, DFAAPA, FACHE
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James Terwilliger
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Kay Thiemann, FACHE
Director, Master of Science - Health Informatics, University of North Florida

Luanne Thomas Ewald, FACHE
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Kathleen Thomas, DHA
Senior Director, Registry Research, Analytics & Measurement, American Heart Association

Warner Thomas, FACHE
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Rachel Thompson, MD
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Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, FACHE
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Kimberly Togliatti-Trickett, MD
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Jennifer L. Tomasik, FACHE
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Tony To
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Amanda Trask, FACHE, FACMPE, SFHM
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Robert L. Trestman, PhD, MD
Professor/Chair Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic

Maureen Triller, DrPH, PMP, PHR, CMQ
Director, Academic Affairs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jennifer Tryon, PharmD, FASHP
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Henry Ford Health

Anne S. Tsao, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASCO
Vice President, Academic Affairs, Professor Department of Thoracic & Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

David Turner
Executive Director, New England Collaborative Health Network, LLC

David Twitchell, PharmD
SVP/Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System

Jhaymee W. Tynan, FACHE
Principal, Healthcare Services and Co-Lead of Aging Services Center of Excellence, Korn Ferry

Sandra Udell
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Michael Ugwueke, Sr., DHA, FACHE
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Lindsey Umlauf, DPT, FACHE
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Kyle Underwood
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Chris D. Van Gorder, FACHE
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Carey Van Wagoner
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Kelly Vance, MD, FACHE
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Karin VanZant
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Margie Vargas
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Ozan Varol, JD
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Amit Vashist, MD, FACHE
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Michelle Vassallo, RN, NE-BC
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Anant Vasudevan, MD, MBA
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Walt Vernon, JD, PE, EDAC, LEED AP
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Ashley Vertuno, FACHE
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Xavier Villarreal, FACHE
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Jenine Vincent, MHA, CMPE
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Deborah Visconi
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Sarah A. Vogler, MD
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Phillip Wadle
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Kathryn Walker, PharmD, BCPS, FAAHPM
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Tiara Walz, PhD, FACHE
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Keith Wysocki
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Edward E. Yackel, DNP, RN, FNP-C, FAANP
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