Leadership

President Elect
David Brooks, MHSA, FACHE
Chief Strategy Officer
Patient Education Genius

Vice-Treasurer
Dana Snider Schoch, MBA
Administrative Director, Cardiovascular Services
Allegiance Health

Board Advisor
Ellie Heinrich, FACHE
President
Heinrich, Casey & Associates

Bylaws Chair
Robert Yellan, JD, MPH, FACHE
Principal
Robert J. Yellan Healthcare Consulting

Bylaws Vice Chair
Laura Napiewocki, JD, MHSA
Associate General Counsel
University of Michigan -
Michigan Medicine

Career Development Chair
Brian Vargo, MSE
Director of Marketing Data Analytics
Beaumont Health

Career Development Vice Chair
John Fick, EdD, MS, FACHE
Director of Health Care Leadership Program
Siena Heights University

Communications Chair
Medija Shaska
Program Manager
Henry Ford Health System

Communications Vice Chair
Joseph Colombo, MHA
Practice Manager
Ascension Michigan Orthopaedics

Membership Chair
Michael Nanzer, DPT, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers

Membership Vice Chair
Rick Hillbom, FACHE

Membership Vice Chair
Kenneth Rates, MHSA, MBA
Administrative Manager
Michigan Medicine

Program Chair
Melissa Fury, RN, MS, FACHE
Vice President, Tennessee Operations
Asbury Communities, Inc.

Program Vice Chair
Melanie Berger
Principal - Studio Leader
HED Design

Vice-Chair Program Committee
Tracy Tamer
PES Administrative Manager
University of Michigan Health System

Sponsorship Committee Chair
Matthew Rall
Chief Department Administrator
Michigan Medicine

Sponsorship Committee Vice Chair
Patrick Kelly
Director, Health Industries
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Student Activities Chair
Angela DeLaere, MBA, FACHE
President & CEO
Visiting Nurse Association and Blue Water Hospice

Student Activities Vice Chair
Kathy Mielke, MPA, RDH
Operations Management
Trinity Health

Student Representative
Brianna Berry
Student
Bowling Green State University

Emerging Healthcare Leaders Chair
Nathan Keeslar, MHA
Group Practice Director
Henry Ford Health System

Emerging Health Care Leaders Vice Chair
Kristia Le, MHA
Business Manager
Beaumont Health

Ohio Local Program Chair
Paul Muneio, MBA, FACHE
Managing Member
PM-BDC, LLC

Ohio Local Program Vice Chair
Mark Somodi, PhD, FACHE
Executive Director - Administrator
PT Services Rehabilitation

Diversity and Inclusion Chair
Michael Markel, Jr., RN, MSN, MSBA, FACHE
Vice President of Patient Care Services & Chief Nuring Officer
Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals

Diversity and Inclusion Vice Chair
Lacey Sapkiewicz, MHSA
Executive Director, Cardianc and Service Line Development
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor

At-Large Member
John Fick, EdD, MS, FACHE
Director of Health Care Leadership Program
Siena Heights University
At-Large Member
Nancy Susick, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Senior Vice President - Hospital President
Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

At-Large Member
Gay Landstrom, PhD, FACHE
Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
Trinity Health

At-Large Member
Brian Madison, FACHE, FHFMA
President
The HCS Group

At-Large Member
Tim Vargas, MHA, RT(R)(CT)
Chief Operating Officer
McLaren Macomb

At-Large Member
Peter Karadjoff, MBA, FACHE
Senior Vice President Performance Excellence
Trinity Health

At-Large Member
Almir Karamovic, CHFP, CSPPM
Operations Manager
McLaren Health Care

At-Large Member
Gwendolyn Parker, MD, MBA, FACHE
Senior Medical Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan