Learn more about the distinguished healthcare executives and thought leaders who have spoken at an ACE Summit.

Jeremy Adams
Healthcare Portfolio Solutions JLL
Vice President
Mohammad Alai AIA, ACHA
AdventHealth
Architect, Senior 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
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
The Guthrie Clinic
Contract Manager, Capital Sourcing / Construction Projects
Jody Campbell
Guthrie
Capital Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Kyle Carpenter
Medal of Honor Recipient, Author
Gloria A Cascarino
Francis Cauffman Architects
Director of Medical Equipment Planning
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
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
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
VP/GM, Capital Equipment Solutions
Joel George MBA, MSN, RN
AdventHealth
Executive Director of Retail Services | Health Parks & Primary Care+
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
Kyle Green
Healthcare Asset Network (HAN)
Founder and CEO
Catherine Grein
WellSpan Health
Director – Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, and Capital
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
Aimee Jackson
Conductiv
Senior Director of Member Support Services
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 R.T.(R)(M), BSHA
LifePoint Health-Brentwood, TN Office
AVP, Equipment Services, Supply Chain Operations
Melissa Lejsek
LifePoint Health
AVP, Equipment Services
Alan Lieber
Overlook Hospital/ Atlantic Health System
President/ VP
Jeff Little
Premier, Inc.
Industry Consultant
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
Vin Matozzo
Paradigm
CEO & Managing Partner
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
VP & Division Leader
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
Craig Mohan
Cottage Health
Manager of 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
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
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
Brent Petty
Bluegrass Business Media
Chief Relationships Officer
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
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
Chris Ressler
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
CHRISTUS Health
Vice President, Construction
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
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
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 CMRP
Shen Milsom & Wilke (SM&W)
Senior Principal
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
Venker Consulting, LLC.
Industry Consultant
Jim Venker
Mecklenburg County Public Health
Facilities Consultant
Scott Vinson
Ross & Baruzzini
Sr. Vice President & Managing Principle
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
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