Senior Executive Advisory Council

The Senior Executive Advisory Council is a group of local market leaders that meets twice a year to advise the CHEF Board on its strategic outlook. These leaders generously donate their time and experience to help guide the organization toward activities that are aligned with the needs of our local professional community.

Bruce Elegant, FACHE, President & CEO
Rush Oak Park Hospital

Ann Errichetti, MD, President, Advocate Condell Medical Center
Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health Care

Jeffrey A. Feeney, LFACHE

Peter Friend, LFACHE, Director
The Bensman Group

Scott Jones, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer
Midwestern Regional Medical Center

Gary Kaatz, President & Chief Executive Officer
Rockford Health System

Wayne Lerner, DrPH, FACHE, President & Chief Executive Officer
Holy Cross Hospital

Dennis Murphy, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Jim Prister, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer
RML Specialty Hospital

Lee Sacks, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Advocate Health Care
President, Advocate Physician Partners

Kevin Scanlan, President & Chief Executive Officer
Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

Carol Schneider, Interim Chief Operating Officer
Cook County Bureau of Health Services/John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

John Short, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Operations
Resurrection Medical Center

John R. Walton, FACHE