For Immediate Release
CHICAGO, March 23, 2020—Thirty healthcare executives have been elected to serve three-year terms as Regents, and three have been appointed to serve as Regents-at-Large for the American College of Healthcare Executives.
In addition, six Regents were appointed to represent members on an interim basis in Alabama, Delaware, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, and one Regent-at-Large was appointed on an interim basis for District 2.
The elected Regents will represent ACHE members in their respective jurisdictions; Interim Regents and Regents-at-Large serve until the next election can be held. All individuals are board certified in healthcare management as ACHE Fellows.
The new Regents and Regent-at-Large, and the jurisdictions they represent, are listed below. For additional information about these representatives, visit ache.org/Regents.
Alabama: Jason P. Alexander, FACHE (Interim Regent)
Arizona: Amber L. Brake, JD, FACHE
California—Southern: Harry C. Sax, MD, FACHE
Canada: Frances C. Roesch, FACHE
Delaware: Christopher Fraser, FACHE (Interim Regent)
District of Columbia & Northern Virginia: Edward M. Daniel, PhD, FACHE
Florida—Northern and Western: Ann-Marie A. Knight, FACHE
Georgia: Catherine C. Andrews, FACHE
Illinois—Metropolitan Chicago: Kenneth P. Jones, FACHE
Maine: Tyson J. Thornton, PharmD, FACHE (Interim Regent)
Maryland: Mark J. Bittle, DrPH, FACHE
Michigan & Northwest Ohio: Thomas B. Lanni Jr., FACHE
Minnesota: Helen S. McIntyre, FACHE
Mississippi: David A. Muns, FACHE (Interim Regent)
Missouri: Ashley R. McClellan, FACHE
Montana: Jody Haines, FACHE
Navy: LCDR Eugene Smith Jr., FACHE
Nebraska & Western Iowa: Bradley D. Pfeifer, FACHE
Nevada: Vick S. Gill, FACHE
New Jersey—Northern: Ruth K. Bash, FACHE
New York—Northern and Western: Kurt Calman, FACHE
North Carolina: Joann L. Spaleta, FACHE
North Dakota: Daniel O. Olson, FACHE
Ohio: Craig D. McGhee, FACHE
Oklahoma: Samuel C. McAdams, FACHE (Interim Regent)
Pennsylvania: Gary L. Morel, FACHE
Pennsylvania—Southeast & Southern New Jersey: Michael George, FACHE
Puerto Rico: José Samuel Rosado, FACHE
South Carolina: Donald M. Peace Jr., PhD, FACHE
Tennessee: Trent A. Beach, PharmD, FACHE
Texas—Southeast: Jeanna L. Bamburg, FACHE
Vermont: Brian Nall, FACHE
Virginia—Central: Roger E. Glick, FACHE
Washington: Karin Larson-Pollock, MD, FACHE
Wisconsin: Thomas N. Shorter, JD, FACHE (Interim Regent)
Wyoming: Misty Robertson, RN, FACHE
Regent-at-Large, District 1: Lewis W. Marshall, MD, JD, FACHE
Regent-at-Large, District 2: Ajani N. Dunn, FACHE (Interim Regent)
Regent-at-Large, District 5: Luis Fonseca, FACHE
Regent-at-Large, District 6: LTC Charlotte L. Hildebrand, PhD, FACHE
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 48,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE’s mission is to advance our members and healthcare management excellence. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE's established network of 77 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its vision of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to improving health. The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research. Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses.
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