Past ACE Summit Faculty

Jeremy Adams
Healthcare Portfolio Solutions JLL
Vice President

Mohammad Alai AIA, ACHA
AdventHealth
Architect, Director of Design

Audrey Alai
HuntonBrady Architects
Associate and Project Manager

Bill Alexander
BSA LifeStructures
Healthcare Principal

Russ Alford
Turner Medical & Research Solutions
General Manager

Keith Allen
LifePoint Health
Vice President, Capital & Construction

David Allison FAIA, FACHA
Clemson University Architecture + Health Program
Alumni Distinguished Professor/Director

Katherine Anderson
ECRI
Infection Preventionist

Mark Anway
OU Health
Vice President, Supply Chain

Frank Aucremanne
Cleveland Clinic
Executive Director

Kaitlyn Badlato, AIA, WELL AP
HKS
Architect, Researcher

Ken Bannister
McLaren Health Care
Facilities Coordinator

Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., M.Arch.
Kent State University
Coordinator and Elliot Professor

Carrie Bell
Mercy
Executive Director of Capital & Medical Technology

Donald G. Bellefeuille
NBBJ
Healthcare Strategist, Director

Irene Bickell CLGB, LEED Green Associate
OneEQ
Vice President

Charles Black
Real Estate Strategies, Inc.
CEO

Larry Blackburn
Turner Construction Company
Vice President

Major General (Ret.) Vincent Boles
United States Army
Major General (Retired)

Landon Boone CSI, LEED AP
Ron Blank and Associates
COO

LeAnn Born MHA
LeAnn R. Born Advisory Solutions
Founder and Advisor

Ralph Bowman Jr.
Kaiser Permanente
VP, IT, National Facilities Services and Project Portfolio Management

Darren Boyle MS
UCHealth
Director, Facilities Management

Brian Bozeman
ADAMS Management Services, Inc.
Executive Director

Ryan Bradley
Inova Health System
Project Manager, Design and Construction

Theresa M. Brigden, LEED AP
Vizient, Inc.
Principal, Capital, Facilities & Construction

Mary Beth Briscoe
Blue Heron Capital
Operating Advisor

John Brownrigg
FX Facility Group
Director, Pre-Construction Services

Renee Burnham, MBA, EDAC
Gresham Smith
Senior Data and Research Specialist, Healthcare

Tim Burrill
AdventHealth
Senior Vice President

Wade Byerly
MERC (Medical Equipment Resources & Consulting)
President

Rodney Cadwell
Vizient, Inc.
Associate Principal - Medical Equipment Planning

Jody Campbell
Guthrie
Capital Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Kyle Carpenter
Medal of Honor Recipient, Author

Gloria A Cascarino
Partners Healthcare Group
Senior Medical Equipment Planner

Patrick Casey AIA, ACHE
University of Miami Health System
Vice President, Facilities Operations & Planning

Patrick Casey
Harris Health System
SVP-Facilities Construction & Systems Engineering

Lisa Charrin
Mitchell Planning Associates
Vice President

David Childers
Vandalia Health
Director of Construction

Jeff Christmann
ADAMS
CEO

Frank J Cirillo
Acurity Inc.
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Georgia Cochrane
Fairview Health Services
Manager, Supply Chain Contracting

Joe Colonna
Piedmont Healthcare
Chief Supply Chain and Project Management Officer

Michael Compton
AdventHealth
Acute Care North Studio Leader

Sharon Conklin, RN, MBA
Catalyst
Director Healthcare Operations

Faith Cooper
Vandalia Health
Lead Project Manager

Peter Costanzo FMP
IMAGINiT
Director, Facilities Management

Robert Counter AIA
LEO A DALY
Senior Associate, Director of Healthcare

Whitney Courser
Nuehealth
President

Travis D. Cowie AIA, LEED AP
HKS
Principal

Donna Craft
Premier, Inc.
Senior Director Facilities and Environmental Services

Kelly Craft
United Nations
Ambassador

Larry Creech
RWJBarnabas Health
Senior Vice President, Perioperative & Emergency Services

Rory Creegan
AKF
Principal

Nicole Cummings
Intuitive Health
Director of Planning, Design, and Construction

Dennis Daar
Medical Strategies International
Managing Partner

Jacob D'Albora LEED AP BD+C
McVeigh & Mangum Engineering, Inc.
Director of BIM-FM Services/Associate Vice President

John Charles Davanzo MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Blue Jay Consulting
Consultant / Interim Nurse Leader

James Davis
ECRI Institute
Manager, Infection Prevention & Control Services

Bethany Denning
People Pinnacle, LLC
Strategic Partner

Christine Michele Dickinson LEED AP
Vizient, Inc.
Principal

Mark Dixon R.Ph., MHA, FACHE
The Mark Dixon Group, LLC
President

Paige Dodson
HCA/HealthTrust
Senior Director Construction & Engineering

Christina Doidic, PE, MBA
AdventHealth Office of Design and Construction
Studio Leader

Carolyn Duffner
GWS Healthcare
Content Marketing Manager

Patrick Duke
CBRE Healthcare
Managing Director, Global Workplace Solutions

Chris Dunlop AIA and ACHA
HuntonBrady Architects
Associate Principal

John Duraes, CHFM
Signature Healthcare - Brockton Hospital
Director, Facilities and Engineering

Brice Durkin
HuntonBrady Architects
Associate, Project Manager

Christina Early
Hamilton Health Care System
Project Coordinator/Space Planner

Melissa Edwards AIA
PhiloWilke Partnership
Partner

Eduardo Egea
LEO A DALY
Vice President, Managing Principal

John Farnen LEED AP BD+C
Mercy
Vice President, Planning, Design and Construction

Ryan Felton
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Project Director

Cory Ferari-Zimmerman CPA, CGMA
ConfluenceHealth
VP of Finance

Shawn Forrest
Guthrie
Senior Director, Facilities and Construction

Diane Garrett
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Senior Sourcing Officer

Rebecca Gayden
Vizient, Inc.
Senior Principal

Joel George MBA, MSN, RN
AdventHealth
Executive Director of Retail Services

Michael Gerhardt
Intalere
Senior Director, Advisory Specialists

Lamont D. Gill
Healthcare Professional
Security Consultant

Adam L. Gill
Duane Morris LLP
Attorney

Charles Gonzalez
University of Miami Health System
Director, Facilities Optimization

Ric Goodhue CMRP
CaroMont Health
Assistant Manager (Purchasing & Capital Equipment)

Gloria Graham DNP, RN, CVAHP
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Value Analysis Manager

Lionel Granillo
Providence
Director, Capital Portfolio

Mathew Grant
Flad Architects
Associate Principal/Director of Healthcare

Kyle Green
Healthcare Asset Network (HAN)
Founder and CEO

Catherine Grein
WellSpan Health
Director – Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, and Capital

Rick Gresko
Jefferson Health
AVP, Strategic Sourcing

Tony Gribble
Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative
Vice President, Operations

Maria Hames
HealthCare Links
Partner

Glenn Hammons
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Project Executive

Mark Haney, FACHE, EDAC
WellStar Health System
Senior Vice President for Real Estate, Facilities and Development

Mandy Hansen
Seattle Children's Hospital
Director, Facility, Planning, Design and Construction

Scott Hart
CHRISTUS Health
Regional Director of Construction

Kevin Haynes
FMI Corporation
Senior Consultant

Clinton Hazziez
UNC Health Care
System Vice President, Supply Chain

Suzen L. Heeley IIDA, LEED AP
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Executive Director, Design/Construction

Roger Herritz PE, LEED AP, EDAC
JLL
Senior VP, National Healthcare Lead - Project & Development Services

Ed Hiscock
Trinity Health
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management

Jennifer Holloman MHA MBA
American Hospital Association
Senior Associate Director Policy

Ted Hood
TLC Engineering
Senior Project Manager

Diane Hughes, CHSP, SASHE
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Emergency Management, Life Safety Specialist, & Safety Officer

Andrew Hunt
University of Chicago Medicine
Capital Equipment PM

Tracy Hunt
Skanska USA
Senior Vice President Account Manager

Dan Hurry
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Chief Supply Chain Officer

Aimee Jackson
Conductiv
Senior Director of Member Support Services

Corey Jackson
Premier, Inc.
Director Facilities and Construction Portfolio Advisor

Samantha Jacques PhD, FACHE
McLaren Health Care
Vice President, Clinical Engineering

Jonathan Jasina
JLL
Vice President, Project and Development Services ,Capital Planning Practice Lead

Scott Jennings
Premier, Inc.
Director, Sales

Chuck Jensen MBA
Beacon Health
VP Supply Chain

Jacob B Johnson MS CCE
Kaiser Permanente
Director of Clinical Technology

Aaron Johnson, PE, LEED AP BD+C PE, LEED AP BD+C
TLC Engineering Solutions, Inc.
Director of Healthcare Operation

Arthur M Jones Registered Architect
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Construction Project Manager

Walter Jones
The MetroHealth System
Senior Vice President of Campus Transformation

Nic Joubert BSN, RN CNOR(E)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Director of Contract Services

Arash Kamangar
HuntonBrady Architects
Associate Principal

Tamar Katz
Providence Health
Associate Vice President, Service Engineering

Jeffrey Kent
Association of Medical Facility Professionals
President

Gaurav Khadse AIA, MBA, LEED
Texas Children's Hospital
Vice President, Facilities Planning and Development

Richard Killeen
Hackensack Meridian Health
VP, Corporate Purchasing

Kathleen Kinslow CRNA, EdD, MB
Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University
Chief Executive Officer, Aria-Jefferson Health; EVP & Chief Integration Officer

Jay Kirkpatrick
LifePoint Health
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations

Dave Kistel
Lee Health
Vice President, Chief Facilities Executive

Jamie Kowalski
Jamie Kowalski LLC
President

Bob Kramer
Skanska
Vice President, Project Executive

Daniel Kromis
HSG, Inc.
Managing Director

Larry Lacombe CHFM
Medxcel
VP - Compliance, Support & Program Development

Michael Langlois
Langlois & Associates, LLC
Healthcare Supply Chain Resource

Roger Larkin
Maury regional
Director Supply Chain

Isaac Larson
Froedtert Health
Executive Director, Enterprise Facility Services

Melissa Lejsek
LifePoint Health
AVP, Equipment Services

Christine L'Heureux
Boston Children's Hospital
Director of Supply Chain Administration

Alan Lieber
Overlook Hospital/ Atlantic Health System
President/ VP

Jessica Lightfoot
CoxHealth
Administrative Director, Bio-Medical Equipment Services

Jeff Little
Excelerant Consulting
Partner

Dale Locklair
Senior Vice President, Planning & Facilities Management

Lesa Lorusso
Gresham Smith
Healthcare Director of Research & Innovation

Ed Lovern
Piedmont Healthcare
COO

Dr. William Lowe
Northwell Health
Medical Director, Employee Health and Work Force Safety

Lance Mandiola
CHRISTUS Health
VP, Facilities Management & Construction

Sara Marberry EDAC
Sara Marberry, LLC
Writer, Speaker, Marketing Consultant

Brian Martin NCARB, LEED AP
Page
Director of Healthcare

Timothy Martin CMRP
CHRISTUS Health
Manager, Contracting/ Laboratory & Supplier Diversity

David Martin, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, BD+C
FreemanWhite
Director, Architecture

Vincent Matozzo
Paradigm Venture Group
CEO

Kyle Maynard
Washington Speakers Bureau
Motivational Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur, And Award-Winning Extreme Athlete

Zach Mazoch
Premier | Capvian
Director - Equipment Planning & Technology Services

Timothy Mazzei-Williams
Vizient
Senior Director Non-Clinical Services Capital and Construction Solutions

Amy McCracken
Special Counsel

Michael McCullough
WellStar
SVP, Supply Chain

Jerry A. McKinney
JM Consulting
Consultant

Kevin Meek
Haskell
Vice President and Division Leader

John Meirhofer
Kaiser Permanente
Principal Medical Equipment Planner

Lance Mendiola CHSP, CHFM, CBO, MS
CHRISTUS Health
System Vice President, Facilities Management and Construction

Melissa Mercado
Geisinger Health System
Medical Equipment Planner

Charlie Messamore
Vizient, Inc.
Associate Principal

Gary Milewski MS, CHFM, CHSP
Novant Health
Corporate Facility Compliance Manager

Sheri Mitchell
HKS, Inc.
Associate

Matthew Mitchell
HonorHealth
Capital Program Director

John Mohan
Shen Milsom Wilke
Senior Associate

Craig Mohan
Cottage Health
Manager, Plant Operations & Facilities

Rick Mooney
Premier, Inc.
Senior Director, Facilities and Construction Services

Josh Morita
Bluegrass Business Media
Executive Vice President

Robin Morrone
MultiCare Health System
Capital Services Manager

Scott Mortensen
McKay-Dee Hosptial and System Med/Surg, Intermountain Healthcare
Operations Officer

Dennis Mullins MBA
Industry Consultant

Victoria Navarro, MBA-HCM
Advocate Aurora Health
Director of Planning, Design and Construction

Kristina Neal
Universal Health Services, Inc.
Senior Project Manager - Design and Construction

Tim Nedley
UPMC
Vice President, Materials Management

Janelle Nelson
Mountain Independent Hospital Alliance
CEO

David Newton
Attainia, Inc.
Director

Jon Nobles
HuntonBrady Architects
Associate

Norma Norris
Chesapeake Healthcare Planning LLC
Project Manager

Mitchell Norris
Chesapeake Healthcare Planning, LLC
CEO

Cynthia Nuesslein, R.N., MBA, FACHE
Mazzetti
Principal

Peter O’Connor
Inova Health System
Director IT

Chris O'Hara
TLC Engineering
Principal

Gary Orton
Gilbane Building Company
Vice President - Director of Healthcare

Diane Osan
FKP Architects
President and Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Ostrander PhD
TractManager (Hayes, Inc.)
Product Manager, Medical Technology Directory

Brad Pace, RN, BSN RN, BSN
Mill Creek, LLC
Senior Equipment Planner

Jill S.M. Pearsall RA, NCARB
Texas Children's Hospital
Senior Vice President

Rob Perez
DV8 Kitchen
Entrepreneur and Investor in People

Steve Perry
Charleston Area Medical Center
Associate Administrator Supply Chain Management

Denise Persico
Hackensack Meridian Health
Director of Interior Design

Kent Petty
HCA Healthcare
Information Protection & Security

Brent Petty
Bluegrass Business Media
Chief Relationships Officer

Daina Pitzenberger R.N.
Transwestern
Senior Vice President

Sean Poellnitz
Mosaic Life Care

Dan Pompa
Trinity Health
Director - Technology Sourcing (Capital, IT and Facilities)

Paul Power
Northwell Health
Director, Safety Operations

Ron Pruzinsky
UTSouthwestern Medical Center
AD, North Pediatric Campus

Michael Pukszta
CannonDesign
Principal, Health Practice Leader

Jose Ramirez
University of Miami Health System
Assistant Vice President

George Reed
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Director of Clinical Engineering

Chris Ressler AIA
Page
Associate Principal

Alan Richman
InnoVative Capital
Founder, President and CEO

Mark Ripple FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Principal | Director of Operations

Whit Robinson AIA
University of CA San Diego Health
Chief Administrative Officer, Facilities Capital Management and Hospital Services

Susan Rogers
People Pinnacle, LLC
CEO

Dr. Claudia Rosales
University of Arkansas
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management

Larry Rubin M.Ed., CHFM, CHSP, CEM, CHC, CPE
Moffitt Cancer Center
Director Facilities Management

Mike Rush
Carolinas HealthCare System
Assistant Vice President of Materials Resource Management

Tammy Russell
HealthTrust
Senior Director of Facility Infrastructure Solutions (FIS)

Kyle Rutherford Bachelor of Science
CHRISTUS Health
Vice President, Construction

Bryen Sackenheim
Mazzetti + GBA
Principal, Medical Equipment and Technology Practice Director

Josh Sandler
HealthTrust
Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and Capital Equipment Services

Robert Sanz
Wilmot Sanz
Principal

Paul Sarnese
International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety
Past President

Leslie Saunders, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP
LEO A DALY
Vice President, Market Sector Leader - Healthcare

Reaghan Schicker
Connecticut Children's
Senior Manager of Plan, Design, and Construction

Damion Schinnerer
CHC Supply Trust
Director, Purchased Services and Capital Equipment

Charles Schnurpel
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Senior Facilities Director

Doug Scholl
The OhioHealth Corporation
System Director, Facility Planning

Daryl Schroeder
Industry Expert

John G Sdanowich
Consultant
Healthcare Consultant

Josh Seager
Sentara Healthcare
Manager, Construction Management

Spencer Seals
Cook Children's Healthcare System
Vice President, Construction and Real Estate

Jennifer Searfoss, Esq, CPOM, CHCI, CMCS

Doug Sellers
West Tennessee Healthcare
Executive Director of Facilities

David Seydler
HealthTrust
AVP, Capital Equipment Services

Albie Shaffer
Post Acute Medical
VP of Facilities Management

Lorcan Sheehan
PerformanSC Supply Chain Ltd
CEO

Kim Shinn PE, LEED Fellow, BEMP
TLC Engineering Solutions, Inc.
Principal

Graham Sinclair AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C
HKS Inc.
Associate

Sukhjit Singh MHA, MPH, CHSP, CLSS-HC
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Director, Facilities Environment of Care Compliance

Kyle Skeldon
GWS Healthcare
VP Business Development

Clayton Smith
Moffitt Cancer Center
Senior Director, Facilities & Support Services

Dave Smith
Kettering Health Network
Director of Facilities Management

Tom Smith CHPA, CPP
Healthcare Security Consultants, Inc.
President

Katie Smith
HGA
Senior Associate

Clayton Smith, FACHE, SASHE
Children's Health System of Texas
Vice President, Facilities Operations

Suraj Soudagar
IMEG Corp
Principal

Logan Sparks
Bluegrass Business Media
Director, Provider Relationships & Education

Brian Spencer
Beacon Health System
VP, Facilities, Construction, Real Estate

Calvin L Sproul Manager Wireless Technologies
Johns Hopkins Health System
Administrative Coordinator

Mike Stapf LEED AP BD+C
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Vice President, Integrated Design Delivery

Dee Stephens, RN
Catalyst
Clinical Expert

Brian Stepien
OhioHealth
Senior Director, Shared Services

David Stewart
orcutt | winslow
Principal

Matthew Stiene PE, CFM, CHFM
Novant Health
Senior Vice President, Construction and Facility Services

Laura Stillman Associate AIA, Masters of Public Health
Flad Architects
Principal

Cheryl Stoddard
CR2 Engineering
President and CEO

Barbara Strain
Barbara Strain Consulting LLC
Principal

Bernie Sublette CHC, ASHE
AECOM
Vice President - Healthcare Project Development

Joni Swartz
Vizient
Senior Director, Contract Services

Mike Swick
GWS Healthcare
VP Capital Equipment Planning

Linda Tan AIA LEED AP
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Senior Architect, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction

Laureen Katherine Tanner RN, MSN, FACHE
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
President and Chief Executive Officer

Quint Tatro
Joule Financial
Managing Director

Julissa Tellez AIA, EDAC
e4h Environments for Health Architecture
Senior Director, Project Development

Joshua A. Theodore B. Arch, ACHE, EDAC
LEO A DALY
Vice President, Global Health Practice Leader

James Ticer
Shen Milsom & Wilke
Senior Principal

Paul Torres
Texas A&M University
Biomedical Engineering - Advisory Board Member

Jon Utech
Cleveland Clinic
Senior Director, Office for a Healthy Environment

Patricia T. Van Holt
Advocate Aurora Health
Director of Technology Acquisition & Planning

Jim Venker
Mecklenburg County Public Health
Facilities Consultant

Scott Vinson
ADAMS Management Services Corporation
Senior Vice President

William von Oehsen
Powers, Pyles, Sutter and Verville, P.C.
Principal

Barbara Wagner
Clark Construction Group
Executive Vice President, National Healthcare Sector

Barbara Wagner
Clark Construction
Executive Vice President

Terri Wallace
Adventist Health System
Project Manager, Construction Services

Jennifer Walters
Henry Ford Health
Contract Sourcing Manager

Rafi Wartan
TLC Engineering Solutions
Regional Director

Mark Webb
Vizient
Principal

Greg Wellman
CMTA
Managing Partner

Sam Werschky
Cook Children's Health Care System
Assistant Vice President, Planning, Design, & Construction

B. Alan Whitson RPA
Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute
President

Lisa Gilbert Williams ACC
Lisa Williams Coaching + Consulting
Leadership Coach + Consultant

John Wood CHC, CHFM, SASHE
Mazzetti + GBA
Senior Facility Operations Consultant

Lee Woodruff

John Wright
Advantus Health Partners
COO

Andree Yaap
CLARK Construction Group
Vice President

Frank Zilm, D.Arch, FAIA, FACHA D.Arch., FAIA, FACHA
The University of Kansas
Chester Dean Director of the Institute for Health and Wellness Design

Dr. Craig Zimring
Georgia Institute of Technology