Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo 2023 | JD Events LLC | 19 September 2023 | Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA

When healthcare, design and construction professionals collaborate, the IMPACT ripples through the community. From patient experience to sustainability, and quality of life to cycle of care – the combined efforts of healthcare design and construction experts change lives. This September, tackle the latest challenges and learn the top trends at the industry’s best networking and educational event. We can’t wait to see you in Charlotte, NC as you join your colleagues, clients and competitors to create IMPACT.

2023 Speakers

Lynn Aguilera, DM, MSNEd, RN, PMP, EDAC
Executive Director, Strategic Space Planning and Transition Strategy, Stanford Medicine Children`s Health

Gerald Akin
Architect, Assistant Administrator Planning Design & Construc, UMC El Paso

Matthew Albers, CHCIO, CDH-E
AVP Digital Experience, Head of Digital, Cook Children`s Health Care System

Jim Albert, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP
Principal, Hord Coplan Macht

Jennifer Aliber, FAIA, FACHA
Principal, Vice President, Shepley Bulfinch

Stephanie Altavila, MSMI, RN
Senior Project Director, Boston Children`s Hospital

Kristen Ambrose
Vice President and Studio Practice Leader, HKS

Diana Anderson, M.D., M.Arch., ACHA
Geriatric Neurology Research Fellow, VA Boston Healthcare System

Tony Baldassari
Director of Facilities Planning Design & Construct, Duke Health

Dan Balow, PE, LEED AP
Vice President/Account Manager, Skanska USA Building

Jamey Basinger, PE
Director of Planning, Design & Construction, Atrium Health

Heather Beard, AIA, NCARB
Healthcare Project Manager | Senior Associate, DLR Group

Kristen Bell
Project Manager, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Zachary Benedict, AIA, LEED AP
President, MKM architecture + design

Daniel Bickley, MD, MBA
ED Medical Director, University of Chicago-Chicago IL UNITED STATES-Chicago IL

Susan Black
Principal and Director, Perkins Eastman Black Architects Inc

Lee Ann Blue, RN, MSN
Chief Nursing Officer, Executive Vice President of Patient Care Services, Eskenazi Health

Patronella Blue, MSN
Service Line Director, Cape Fear Valley Health System

Collin Brock, PLA
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL MANAGER / LA GROUP LEADER, V3

Ben Brodersen
President - Ballantyne Medical Center, Novant Health

Monte Brown, MD
VP for Administration, DUHS and Associate Dean of Veterans Affairs, Duke University School of Medici, Duke Health

Ron Brown
Vice President, Real Estate, Medxcel

Marc Budaus, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP
Director of Health, HKS

Roxanne Butler, MSOD, BSN, RNC
Senior Vice President, Blue Cottage of CannonDesign

Jim Bynum
Principal – Regional Health Practice Leader, Perkins&Will

Georgia Cameron, AIA, ACHA
Partner & Healthcare Studio Principal, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Inc.

Beth Carroll, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEEP AP
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Stu Carron
Director of Facilities Management, Milwaukee County

Alanna Carter, LEED AP
Vice President, Principal, HGA

Roger Carter, PE, LEED AP, PE, LEED AP
Senior Vice President - Mechanical, tk1sc – member of WSP

Patrick Casey, AIA
SVP Facilities Construction and Systems Engineering, Harris Health System

Caitlin Cashner, AIA
Associate, Payette

Gina Chang, AIA, EDAC
Principal, CO Architects

Tom Chessum, FAIA, NCARB
Principal, CO Architects

Laura Clayton, PhD, RN, CNE
Dean and Professor, Fairmont State University

Jonathan Cogswell
VP, Manhattan Development, Northwell Health

Rachel Collett, AIA, EDAC
Senior Project Director, Perspectus

Sean Collins
Executive Director, Facilities Planning, Design, CEDARS-SINAI

Nora Colman, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Leslie Colucci
Director | Planning & Strategy, Development & Construction Insight

Jen Correa, MBA, PMP
Senior Project Manager, Stanford Medicine Children`s Health

Angela Crum
Associate Principal, Arcadis, formerly CRTKL

Allison Dar
Principal, E4H Environments for Health Architecture

David Deemer, M.D., M.A.
Bioethicist and Internal Medicine Resident, University of Wisconsin, Madison

David Demagall, PE
Project Executive, IMEG

Elizabeth Dolinar, AIA, EDAC
Architect | Associate, DLR Group

Sharon Doyle
Director of Facilities Design, Main Line Health

Tama Duffy Day, FACHE, FASID, FIIDA
Principal, Gensler

John Duggan, IPMA LEVEL D, MRICS
Chief Operating Officer, The Concord Group

Jim Easter
Founder, Easter Healthcare Consulting

Sarah Eversman, NCIDQ, IIDA
Sr. Interior Designer, DesignGroup

Lisa Feeley, CSSMBB
Business Development, IMEG Corp.

Jodi Feldheim, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, BD+C
Associate Principal, Health Planning, HDR

Bradley Fink, AIA
Principal, Perspectus

Daniel Flickinger, CCM
Project Executive, Butz

Trisha Fong, Assoc. AIA
Director of DEI, E4H Environments for Health Architecture

Michael Forejt, AIA, NCARB
Associate Principal, Project Manager, DesignGroup

Jeremy Fortier, FACHE, SASHE, CHC, PMP, LEED AP
Executive Director, Development & Construction Insight

Kimberlee Freeman, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President of Patient Care Services/CNO, Wayne HealthCare

Corey Gaarde, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
Associate Principal | Project Executive, IMEG

Megan Gallagher, AIA, ACHA, EDAC
Senior Health Planner, HDR

Sonal Gandhi, MUP
Vice President of Real Estate, Planning and Construction, Brigham and Women`s Hospital

John Ganley, CHFM, CHSP
Director of Facility Services, FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Joel George, MBA,MSN, PhD(c)
Executive Director of Retail Services, AdventHealth

Bob Gesing, AIA
Principal, National Health Practice Leader, Trinity NAC

Mark Gesinger, AIA, LEED AP
Principal, ZGF Architects

Arsalan Gharaveis
Healthcare Planner, Arcadis

Mike Goodin, CHC
Senior Superintendent, Robins & Morton

Madhu Gresla, RA, AIA
Principal & President, Gresla Architects Inc.

Steve Greulich
Associate Vice President, Penn Medicine

Eric Groat
Division Manager, Robins & Morton

Tim Gusler
Operations Vice President, Messer Construction

Kelly Guzman, MN, RN, EDAC
President and CEO, Yellow Brick Consulting Inc.

Laura Gwyn, AIA, MBA, LEED BD+C, NCARB
Principal, Managing Director, Perkins&Will

Natalie Hagerty
Senior Director, Facilities Planning + Design, Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia

Gary Hamilton, PE, FASHE, PMP, LEED AP, EDAC, CxA
USA Healthcare Director - Senior Vice President, WSP USA

Nancy Hanright
Sr. Director, Real Estate & Space Planning, Boston Medical Center

Leslie Hanson, AIA
Studio Practice Leader, Health, HKS

Matt Hardy
SmartFab Director, Robins & Morton

Melanie Harris, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Healing Practice Director, BSA LifeStructures

Sean Hayes, PE
Director - Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, Milwaukee County

Roopnarine Hazarie
Vice President, Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine

Karen Heater, PE, CEM
Director, Energy & Utilities, Cleveland Clinic Buildings + Design

Collin Henry
President, Warren Clinic, Saint Francis Health Sys, Warren Clinic, Inc., a part of Saint Francis Healt

William Hercules, M.Arch., FAIA, FACHA
CEO, WJH Health

Marc Herndon
Principal, Gensler

Daric Hess, PE, LEEP AP BD+C
Healthcare Practice Director, Senior Principal, HEAPY

Steve Higgs
Partner, Program Management and Practice Leader, Meadows & Ohly's

Zac Hillyard, RSM
Principal, SSR

Michael Hoak, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC
Principal, EwingCole

Beth Howard
Award-Winning Independent Writer

Jackie Hrudka, CPA
Director, Ambulatory Operations, Cleveland Clinic

Damian Huneycutt, AIA, ACHA
Principal, DLR Group

Jonathan Hunley, CHFM, CHOP, CHEPP, CHC, LEED GA
Director of Infrastructure for Bon Secours Mercy Health, Bon Secours Mercy Health

Saul Jabbawy
Principal, Regional Director of Design, EwingCole

Thaddeus Jedrzejak
Construction Project Manager, Planning, Design and Construction, Advocate Health

Leslie Johnston, RN, MSN
Nurse Manager - Cardiac Catheterization Lab, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

Andre Kamili
AIA, LEED, Principal / VP, Shepley Bulfinch

Jennifer Karls, RA
LEO A DALY

Tim Kehr
CM Project Manager, McCarthy

Matthew Kennedy
Associate Principal, Arcadis

Adam Keyzers, LLSSGB
Program Director, Jacobs

John Klopsch
Senior Director of Project Management, Real Estate, Tenet Healthcare

Stephanie Knight, MD
Chief of Psychiatry-Midtown, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine/ Medical Center

Bruce Komiske, MHA, FACHE
Owner, Komiske Consulting

Eric Konopka
Project Designer, Stantec

Erin LaBrec
Medical Planner, HGA

Jennifer Lacy
Building Forward Lean Practice Leader, Robins & Morton

Vincent Lantz
Vice President of Project Management, Hplex Solutions Inc.

David Larson
Vice President, Facilities Management, CentraCare Health

Andrew Lewis, AIA, FITWEL AMBASSADOR
Principal, NK Architects

Luke Leyden, AIA, ACHA
Assistant Director & Chief Architect, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Jarntip Lutz
Vice President, Blue Cottage of CannonDesign

Geralyn Lynch
Executive Director Planning, Design & Construction, Mercy Health

Rachel Marrano, BS
Senior Director Transition & Occupancy Planning, Boston Children s Hospital

John Marshall
Principal Advisor, Hall Render Advisory Services

David Martin, AIA, LEED BD+C
Division Leader, Healthcare Design, Haskell Architects and Engineers, PA

Ashanni McClam, NOMA
Technical Designer, Gensler

Roger McClean
Director, Design and Construction, Facilities Management, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Gina McFarlane-El
Chief Executive Officer, Five Rivers Health Centers

Jennifer McKeel, AIA LEED AP
Vice President, HKS

Kelli McMahan
VP of Facility Development, Compass Surgical Partners

Kristina Mehmen, AIA ACHA
Principal, INVISION Architecture

Amanda Mewborn, RN
Vice President, Planning, Design, and Construction, Atrium Health

Jonathan Miller
Principal - Health Practice Leader, Perkins&Will

Ben Mingle
President, Centurion Foundation

Mendy Minjarez, Licensed Psychologist (PhD)
Executive Director, Autism Center; Director, Applied Behavior Analysis Early Intervention Program; A, Seattle Children's Hospital University of Washington

Briana Mitchell
Project Manager, The Boldt Company

Stacy Mockridge, MSN, BSN, RN, AORN, ASPAN
Healthcare Planner and Clinical Operations Special, Progressive ae

Bruce Moore, AIA
Principal, Perkins Eastman

Joe Moroni
Senior Manager, ECG Management Consultants

Jeffrey Mosely, P.E. MBA
SVP Chief Facilities Officer, Memorial Hermann

Julie A. Mullen, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP
Senior Operation Leader- Healthcare, Gresham Smith

Ricardo Munoz, AIA
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Lynn Murphy
Associate Vice President, UK HealthCare Facilities Planning

Chris Nail, AIA
Project Manager, E4H Environments For Health Architecture

Victoria Navarro, MBA-HCM, MBA-HCM
System Vice President | Design & Construction, AdventHealth

Patricia Nedved, MSN, RN, CENP, FABC
Associate Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer in the RUSH Enterprise Assets Development Dep, Rush University Medical Center

Cally Niess, AIA
Architect, INVISION Architecture

Jamie Norwood, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC
Associate Principal, Hord Coplan Macht

Christina Olivarria, MSPM, PMP, HACP, LB, MSPM, PMP, HACP, LBBP
Director of Business Development and Communication, Yellow Brick Consulting Inc

Zach Pannier, AIA, LEED AP
Business Unit Leader, DPR Construction

Kim Patton, AIA, NCARB
Principal-in-Charge, Elevar Design Group

Steve Pfifer, HCC
Executive Vice President, Rodgers Inc.

Donna M. Phillips
Senior Executive, Ambulatory and Professional Services; President of Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Main Line Health

Francis Murdock Pitts FAIA, FACHA, OAA
Principal, architecture+

Daina Pitzenberger
Registered Nurse, Senior Vice President

Jones Lang LaSalle
Brian Pratt, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP
Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Architect, University of California Irvine / Division of Finance and Administration Design and Construction Services

Bruce Raber
Retired Architect, Studio B

Thomas Reoch
Administrative Director, FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Annette Ridenour
Founding Board Member and Treasurer Emeritus, The National Organization for Arts in Health

Dwayne Robinett, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Senior Vice President/Managing Principal, HFG Architecture

Antonio Rodriguez-Arguelles, NCIDQ, IIDA
Associate, EwingCole

Tara Roesch
Chief Financial Officer, Five Rivers Health Centers

Bryan Ruby, AIA, NCARB
Senior Architect, BHDP

Wayne Ruga
Founder and President, The CARITAS Project

Jeff Russell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Principal, Russell + Lopes Architects

David Saladik
Principal, MASS.Build Director, MASS Design Group

Jeff Schroder
AVP Planning, Design and Construction, Atrium Health

Don Sedgley
Health Market Leader, Gensler

Cary Shippert
Southeast Regional Director of Healthcare & Science/Technology, Gilbane Building Company

Rajeev Sinha
Director, Design & Construction, OhioHealth

Judith Smith, MHA
Principal, Smith Hager Bajo Inc

Andy Snyder, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA
Principal, NBBJ

Matthew Sparling, AIA
Principal, MKM architecture + design

Tim Spence
President, BSA LifeStructures

Michael St. Clair, AIA, Lean/ Six-Sigma Green Belt
Associate Principal/ Senior Planner, CRTKL

Wendy St. John, RN, BSN, TCRN
Healthcare Operational Planner, BSA LifeStructures

Matt Steine, PE
Vice President of Construction and Facility Services, Novant Health

Khristina Stone, DBIA
Preconstruction Manager, Hensel Phelps

Josh Storey, P.E.
Managing Principal, Storey Program Management

Jennifer Storey
Senior Principal, Stantec

Ryan Straschnitzki
Founder, Straz Strong Foundation

Jeff Subler, MBA
President and CEO, Wayne HealthCare

Elizabeth Sullivan, Associate AIA, LEED GA, EDAC
AVP of Architecture, Northwell Health

Nic Swaner
Designer, Gensler

Ray Swartz, PE, MIES, LEED AP, PE, MIES, LEED AP
Senior Principal, tk1sc

Stowe Teti
Clinical Ethicist, Inova Health System

Tom Thibeaux
Preconstruction Division Manager, Robins & Morton

Bennett Thompson, MHA
Vice President, Atrium Health

Kari Thorsen, NCIDQ, LEED AP, IIDA
Principal, ZGF Architects

Roberta Tinch, MHA, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Inova Health System

Vlad Torskiy, MHA, ACHE, AORN. IAIA, LEAN HEALTH CP
Principal | Regional Leader of Healthcare, HOK

Greg Turner, PE
Vice President of Engineering, Partner, Charlotte Engineers

Christopher Upton, AIA
Partner, Health of Healthcare Services, AE7

Merian Van Eijk, RN, MSN, CPHON
Patient Care Manager, Bass Infusion Center, Stanford Medicine Children s Health

Eric Vandenbroucke
Managing Principal, Director of Healthcare, IMEG

Walt Vernon, PE, MBA, JD, LLM, FASHE, LEED, EDAC, CEPP
CEO, Mazzetti Sextant Foundation

Jeremy Viles, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC
Chief Operating Officer, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital

David Vitka
Vice President, Facility Planning, Catholic Health

Mike Viviano
Principal, Northstar Management Co., LLC

Lesley Wager, Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Director, Digital Products, Cook Children`s Health Care System

Sarah Walter
Senior Medical Planner, Page Architects & Engineers

Roderic Walton, AIA, NCARB, NOMA
Principal, Moody Nolan

Donna Ware, AIA
Executive Director of Planning and Design, BJC HealthCare

Sara Wengert, AIA, ASID
Principal, architecture+

Bruce Wetzel, PMP, IPMA-D
Director of Project Management, The Concord Group

Paul Whitson
Senior Principal, HOK

Naj Wikoff
National Organization of Artsin Health, Co-Founder, VP Emeritus, NOAH Inc.

Roger Wilkerson, AIA, EDAC
Partner & Healthcare Practice Leader, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Inc.

John Wilson, AIA, CHFM, SASHE
Director Planning Design and Construction at Parkland Hospital, Parkland Hospital

Allison Wilson-Maher, MBA, FACHE
Vice-President for Real Estate, Design and Construction, Penn Medicine

Nicole Wood, CHID, RID, LEEP AP
Principal | Senior Interior Designer, Array Architects

Jill Woods, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Principal, NAC Architecture

Aaron Yanuzo, MBA, PMP, LSSMBB
Chief Operating Officer (COO) - FMC, WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center

Terri Zborowsky, PhD, RN, EDAC, CPXP
Evidence-Based Design Researcher, Registered Nurse, HGA

Jeff Zika
Accreditation Manager, Cleveland Clinic

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• La-Z-Boy Healthcare | Knu Comfort
• Odulair
• Perkins & Will

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Bestbath
• Crown Polymers
• Serenity Sliding Door Systems
• STERIS
• Whitehall Mfg/AcornVAC

SPONSORS:
• AkitaBox
• Anticimex US (Clark’s, Killingsworth, and Viking)
• Apogee Consulting Group
• Boldt
• Coast 2 Coast
• CTI
• DPR Construction
• IMEG Corp
• Little
• Messer Construction Co.
• Newground
• Northstar Management Company, LLC
• Robins & Morton
• Swath Design
• The Walsh Group
• vHealth Lighting

GOLD MEDIA SPONSOR:
• Medical Construction & Design

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• Elder Care Review
• Engineered Systems
• Healthcare Tech Outlook
• The Artchitect's Newspaper
• The HIPPA Journal

DIGITAL CONTENT PARTNERS
• Howard Industries
• RAD Technology Medical Systems

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS:
• NOAH
• The Caritas Project