About ACHE What New Affiliate Directory My ACHE Affiliates Log In Corporate Partners
ACHE Home
Welcome to ache.org Welcome to ache.org
Join ACHE Credentialing Education Chapters Career Services Books & Journals Reasearch
ACHE's Leadership
  Leadership Links:

Leadership Home

Board of Governors

Regents:




 
  Chairman Officers and President/CEO

Fax numbers and e-mail addresses for elected leaders can be found in the online Affiliate Directory.

Rulon F. Stacey, PhD, FACHE
Chairman
Photo

Rulon F. Stacey, PhD, FACHE, is president and chief executive officer, Poudre Valley Health System, Fort Collins, Colo.

He also serves as Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Dr. Stacey previously served as an ACHE Governor from 2007 to 2010. He was the ACHE Regent for Colorado from 2004 to 2007. Dr. Stacey has been president and chief executive officer of Poudre Valley Health System since 1996. Under his leadership, the health system received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2008, one of only three winning organizations nationally and the only healthcare recipient. Prior to that, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer of St. Francis Hospital and Health Center, Blue Island, Ill., from 1994 to 1996; chief executive officer of St. Vincent General Hospital, Leadville, Colo., and Summit Medical Center, Frisco, Colo., from 1989 to 1994; and assistant administrator of Ninth Strategic Hospital, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., from 1986 to 1989.

Dr. Stacey received ACHE’s Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year in 1999. He holds numerous board appointments, including chair of the Colorado Hospital Association Political Action Committee, member of its Compensation Committee and a member of the Medical Services Board of Colorado, to which he was appointed by the state’s governor. He was chair of the board of directors of VHA Mountain States from 2006 to 2008, a member of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Board of Trustees Committee on Governance from 2004 to 2007, the Colorado delegate for the AHA Regional Policy Board from 2002 to 2005, and a member of the Colorado Hospital Association’s Board of Directors from 1999 to 2005.

He earned his doctoral degree in health policy from the University of Colorado at Denver and his master’s degree in health administration and bachelor’s degree in economics from Brigham Young University.

Contact info:

Rulon F. Stacey, PhD, FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer
Poudre Valley Health System
2315 E Harmony Rd, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80528-8620

Phone: (970) 237-7001


Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE
Chairman-Elect
Photo

Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE, is executive vice president, strategy and system development, at Yale New Haven Health System in New Haven, Conn.

She also serves as Chairman-Elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Ms. Capozzalo served as an ACHE Governor from 2007 to 2010. She also served as the ACHE Regent for Connecticut from 2004 to 2007 and chapter president of the CT Association of Healthcare Executives from 2006 to 2007.

Ms. Capozzalo was named executive vice president at Yale New Haven Health in 1997. Prior to joining Yale New Haven Health, Ms. Capozzalo was senior vice president of organizational development for the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate World Health Care System in Houston from 1993 to 1997. She also served SSM Health Care System in St. Louis as senior vice president from 1986 to 1993 and as corporate director of planning/marketing from 1982 to 1986. Her previous roles include principal, Health Studies Institute Inc., in Columbia, Mo., from 1981 to 1982; business development staff member at St. Louis University Hospital and Clinics from 1980 to 1981; and a faculty member, University of Missouri–Columbia Graduate Studies in Health Services Management, from 1978 to 1980.

Ms. Capozzalo currently serves as an officer on the board of the CT Association of Healthcare Executives. She chairs the Board of Directors of the Voluntary Hospitals of America Northeast, is immediate past chair and a board member of Connecticut Public Television, and serves on the board of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas.

She received her master’s degree in public health from the University of Missouri–Columbia and her bachelor’s degree in political science and history from the University of Maryland.

Contact info:

Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE
Exec. VP, Strat/Syst Dev.
Yale New Haven Health System
789 Howard Ave Ste 1059CB
New Haven, CT 06519-1304

Phone: (203) 688-2605


Christopher D. Van Gorder, FACHE
Immediate Past Chairman
Photo

Christopher D. Van Gorder, FACHE, is president and chief executive officer, Scripps Health, San Diego.

Board certified in healthcare management and an ACHE Fellow, he also serves as Immediate Past Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

Mr. Van Gorder has served as president and chief executive officer for Scripps Health since 2000. Scripps Health is a nonprofit, integrated healthcare delivery system with five acute care hospitals, Scripps Clinic, an ambulatory care network and more than 2,600 affiliated physicians. Mr. Van Gorder’s responsibilities include all functions of the $2.3 billion corporation.

From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Van Gorder served Scripps Health as chief of Healthcare Operations. Prior to joining Scripps Health, he served Memorial Health Services (MHS) in Long Beach, Calif., as executive vice president of MHS (1996-1999), chief executive officer of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (1997-1999) and president and chief executive officer of Anaheim Memorial Medical Center (1995-1997).

Mr. Van Gorder serves as a commissioner on the California Emergency Services Commission and is serving his second term as a commissioner for the United States National Commission for UNESCO. He is also an editorial board member for The Governance Institute and is on the board of directors of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

He is a clinical professor in health administration at the University of Southern California, where he also serves on the Healthcare Administration Advisory Board of the university’s School of Policy, Planning and Development. In addition, he is a reserve commander in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue Unit and a licensed emergency medical technician.

Mr. Van Gorder received his master’s degree in public health and health services administration from the University of Southern California and his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Los Angeles. He completed the Program for Healthcare System Chief Executive Officers of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Contact info:

Christopher D. Van Gorder, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Scripps Health
4275 Campus Point Ct
San Diego, CA 92121-1513

Phone: (858) 678-7200


Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE
President and CEO
Photo

Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, is president and chief executive officer of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications, and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

Before his appointment as president and CEO, Dr. Dolan served as ACHE’s executive vice president. Prior to joining ACHE, he held a variety of teaching, research, and administrative positions at St. Louis University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Washington, and the University of Iowa.

He has served as chair of the American Society of Association Executives, Association of University Programs in Health Administration, the Association Forum of Chicagoland, and the Institute for Diversity in Health Management. He has also served as president of the Mental Health Association in Missouri and as a member of the board of trustees of Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis. Dr. Dolan is president of the International Hospital Federation, chairperson of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and serves on the Association Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

He is board certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of both the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Society of Association Executives. Dr. Dolan is also a Certified Association Executive. He received his doctorate in hospital and health administration from the University of Iowa and his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago.

Contact info:

Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE
President/CEO
American College of Healthcare Executives
1 N Franklin St Ste 1700
Chicago, IL 60606-3424

Phone: (312) 424-9365
Fax: (312) 424-0023
Email: tdolan@ache.org


   
 

HOME | SITE MAP | LOG OUT    FAQ | Update Your Information | Contact Us | Refer a Colleague
ACHE Copyright, Disclaimer, Terms of Usage and Privacy Notice
acheweb1