The scholarships provided to this program are made possible through the generous support of donor contributions to ACHE’s Fund for Healthcare Leadership.
2023 Career Accelerator Program Scholars
Marissa Y. Alicea
Senior Director, Network Contracting and Development
WellMed Medical Group
San Antonio
Deepha Balaji, PhD
Revenue Cycle Manager
Texas Neurology
Dallas
Carl Balcom, DNP, RN, FACHE
Transitional Leader
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, Tenn.
Jasmine N. Ballard
Director, Levine Cancer Institute
Atrium Health
Charlotte, N.C.
Keon Blackledge
Senior Director, Strategic Integration
The Catholic Health Association of the United States
Washington, D.C.
Erika M. Blackston
Senior Director, Revenue Cycle Operations
Optum
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Fred W. Brevard Jr.
Supervisory Health System Specialist
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, D.C.
Cheri R. Briggs, PharmD
Senior Director, Pharmacy
Bayhealth Medical Center
Dover, Del.
Alex M. Brooks
Director, Operations
UPMC
Pittsburgh
Frank E. Brown II
TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Flight Commander
Ehrling Bergquist Clinic
Bellevue, Neb.
Kinisha Mills Campbell, CPHQ
Managing Director, Medicaid Care Delivery and Operations
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Oakland, Calif.
Yuri Campbell, FACHE
Senior Director, Clinical Solutions Delivery
WellMed Medical Management Inc.
San Antonio
Kirk Castillo, FACHE
Senior Manager
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York
Monique K. Davis
Associate Administrator
UHS West Oaks Hospital
Houston
Chad W. Dawson, FACHE
PACE Center Manager
San Ysidro (Calif.) Health
Michael Dexter
Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Faith Eatman
Improvement Program Manager
UChicago Medicine
Chicago
Darren Evans, PharmD
System Director, Pharmacy Strategy and Operations
Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health
Jere Freeman-Reyes
Assistant Director, Operations–Care Management
Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine
Charisse Fuller
Ambulatory Site Manager
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Palo Alto, Calif.
Muddasir Mohammed Ghouse, MD, FACHE
Regional Vice President, Operations
MercyOne
Des Moines, Iowa
Erin Glover, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Manager, Professional Practice
Wellstar Health System
Marietta, Ga.
Maria Rosalie Glowney, RN, FACHE, NE-BC
Director, Quality and Risk
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Maria G. Goodman, FACHE
Clinical Director
HonorHealth
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Lingda Hou
Administrative Director
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston
Fawn Hutton
Director, Emergency Services Business Operations
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, Calif.
Keith I. Izawa
Director, Quality and Regulatory Affairs
The Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu
Nancy Jean-Pharuns-Retamar
Director, Special Projects
The Brooklyn (N.Y.) Hospital Center
Julie King
Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Learning
Advocate Health
Downers Grove, Ill.
Le’Mikas Lavender
System Director, Quality, Regulatory and Patient Safety
Sinai Heath Systems
Chicago
Yamilett I. Medrano
Digital Health Program Director
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health
Robert C. Meyers, DBA
Healthcare Leader and Educator
Veterans Administration
San Antonio
Alicia McKoy
Physician Practice Manager
Ohio Health Physician Group
Columbus, Ohio
Sagir Muhammad, MD, CPHQ
Director, Infection Prevention
Exeter (N.H.) Hospital
Erica Murphy
Assistant Medical Center Director
Department of Veterans Affairs
Wichita, Kan.
Phuoc Anne T. Nguyen, PharmD
Transition and Post-Acute Care Pharmacy Manager
Houston Methodist
Karen M. Ochoa
Director, Health Equity Programs and Operations
Communities Lifting Communities/HASC
Los Angeles
Cindy A. Ortiz
Practice Manager, Breast Care Center & Behavioral Health Services
Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
Omaha, Neb.
Sejal K. Patel
Director, Operations
US Anesthesia Partners
Dallas, Texas
Bertrand L. Roberson
Supervisory Administrative Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Las Vegas
Carolina E. Roberts-Santana, DHS
Director, Pediatric Research Administration
Women and Infants Hospital
Providence, R.I.
Moses Salami
Director, Business Development and Marketing
Saint Michael’s Medical Center
Newark, N.J.
Shannan Saunders
Assistant Director, Emergency Management
Mount Sinai Morningside
New York
Ashley Scales, PhD
Director, Research Operations, Atlanta VAHCS
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Atlanta
Cassandra L. Self, FACHE
Program Director, Clinical Supply Services, Supply Chain
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, Texas
LCDR Raben B. Talvo, RN
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego
Sarah L. Toba, FACHE
Director, Operations–Clinic S3
Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas
Anna Taylor
Director, Care Management, Utilization Review/Mobile Integrated Health, Inpatient Palliative Team and Medical Staff for NIL
UW Health–SwedishAmerican
Rockford, Ill.
Nazanin Tondravi, JD, FACHE, CPHQ
System Director, Regulatory Affairs
Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, Fla.
Justin T. Wright
Administrative Director
MedStar Health
Columbia, Md.
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