New Members,
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new members to the Chicago Health Executives Forum (CHEF), and offer Special Congratulations to our New and Recertified Fellows!

Dr. George Cybulski, MD
Member

Ms. Michelle, Bridges
Student Associate

Tracey, Johnson
Student Associate

Admission to Fellow Status

Benjamin D. Hahlen, FACHE
Marketing Manager
GE Healthcare

Michael R. Hicks, FACHE
Vice President, Operations
Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Admission to Member Status

Charles H. Bishop Jr.
President
Chicago Change Partners

Douglas S. Chung

Karen Clark
Executive Director Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital
Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital

Payal Gupta
Senior Epic Analyst
Rush University Medical Center

Kathleen Johnson
Elder Protective Investigator I/Ombudsman
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services/Area Agency on Aging

Conceicao C. Mesquita Sr.
Coordinator of Spiritual Services
RHC West Sururban Medical Center & Westlake Hospital

Michael T. Moonan, RN
Director of Medical, Surgical and Psychiatric Services
Advocate Christ Medical Center

Donald Paganucci
Administrative Director
Resurrection Health Care

Sri Palanisamy
Individual Business Central/East
WellPoint

Patricia Rayborn, RN
Nurse Manager
Ingalls Memorial Hospital

John Robert Ruskin

Connie Spiegel
Practice Manager
North Shore University Health System

Amy L. Strater
Data Analyst, Benchmarking and Improvement Services
University Health System Consortium

Andrew Swiontoniowski
Rush University Medical Center

Susan Walsh
Consultant
Susan Walsh Consulting

Aleksandar Zafirovski
Northwestern Medicine

Fan Zhang
Medical Economic Consultant
Aetna

Patricia A. Ahern
President/CEO
Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care

Jimmie R. Alford
Founder & Chair
The Alford Group

Alexis Barbour
Executive Director of Clinical Operations
Advocate Healthcare

Kandise Bobo
Territory Manager

Linda Clark-Borre
Market Development Manager
Phadia US Inc

John G. Conway
Sr. VP Payer, Industry and Government Relations
Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Clinton B. Fields Jr.

Todd Fitz
Principal/Director of Healthcare Consulting
HOK

Beverly Foster
Regency Hospital Company

Carl Gustafson
Director Supply Chain and Materials Management
Centegra Health System

Nazneen G. Hashmi
SQA
GE Healthcare

Andrew Kohler
Project Executive
Pepper Construction Company

Linda Komnick
Consultant
Witt Kieffer

Rose Lach, PhD, RN
Director of Medicine
Loyola University Medical Center

Stacey Milam Baustert
Director, The Center for Cancer Care
Resurrection Healthcare, Saint Joseph Hospital

Joshua Nelson
Deliotte

Gerald O’Dwyer
Manager
Ecosystem

Dina Pilipczuk
Director, Nursing Financial & Systems Management
Rush University Medical Center

Angela C. Ritter
Director of Sales
InfoLogix

Jeri A. Schulz
Nurse Manager
Resurrection Healthcare

Vincent Sevier, MD
Associate Medical Director
Best Practices of Northwest Community Hospital

Neill E. Shanahan
Vice President, Midwest
Ken Clark International

Anuj Singhal
Finance Associate

Beth A. Tapper
Senior Policy Analyst
American Medical Association

Therese Teixeira
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Consulting

Tishika L. Townsend
Manager, Provider Relations Solution Unit
Great-West Healthcare

John Trelo
Business Development Manager
Waste Management Healthcare

Daniel Virnich, MD, PhD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Leslie Wainwright
Senior Vice President
SG2, LLC

Bill Welter
Managing Director
Adaptive Strategies, Inc

Deidre E. Wesley
Director of Operations
Rush University Medical Center

Admission to Recertified Fellow Status

Daniel R. Alyea, FACHE
Assistant Director, Huron Clinic
University of Chicago

Stephen J. Bardoczi, FACHE
Senior Vice President of Planning and Real Estate
Franciscan Sister of Chicago Service Corp.

Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE
President
The Brooks Group, LLC

Roger C. Cary, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Barry R. Cesafsky, FACHE
President/CEO
CES Partners, Ltd.

Ken L. Fishbain, FACHE
COO
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Anita J. Halvorsen, FACHE
System Director
Resurrection Health Care

Howard W. Halvorsen, FACHE
Executive Director
Fertility Centers of IL

Merritt J. Hasbrouck, FACHE
President
Jackson Park Hospital

Thomas P. Johnston, FACHE
Second Vice President
Trustmark Insurance

Joan A. Kram, RN, FACHE
Senior Operations Manager
Association Management Center

Dana L. Regnier, FACHE
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Services
MacNeal Hospital

Douglas R. Rich, FACHE
Managing Director
ASR Planning, Inc.

Oliver P. Walker, FACHE
Senior Vice President
Covenant Retirement Communities

David N. Wilson, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Behavioral Health Services
Mount Sinai Hospital

Marianne D. Araujo, PhD, FACHE
CNO
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Steven H. Berger, FACHE
President
Healthcare Insights, LLC

Krystin J. Conley, FACHE
Account Manager
Managed Care Partners, Inc.

Gabrielle M. Cummings, FACHE
Vice President
NorthShore University HealthSystem

Laurence R.  Dry III, FACHE
VP of Support and Ambulatory Services
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital

Ronald J. Fought, FACHE
Associate Director Patient Care Services/ Nurse Executive
Jesse Brown VAMC

Gerald P. Gallagher, FACHE
President – Evanston Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem

David L. Katz, FACHE
Division Administrator
Loyola University Medical Center

Donna J. King, RN, FACHE
Vice President Clinical Operations and CNE
Advocate Healthcare Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Douglas A. Klegon, PhD, FACHE
Principal
Strategic Communications

Stephen Nussbaum, FACHE

James R. Prister, FACHE
President/CEO
RML Specialty Hospital

David N. Rahija, FACHE
Vice President
Glenbrook Hospital/ NorthShore University Healthcare