Leadership

President Elect
Angela DeLaere, MBA, FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer
Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice

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

Board Advisor

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
Vice President Marketing
Mass General Brigham

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

Communications Chair
Medija Shaska, FACHE, MS, PMP, ITIL
Integrations Director
Conifer Health Solutions

Communications Vice Chair
Joe Cafferty, MSW
Chief of Planning & Analysis, SCRIPT Service | Office of the Director
VA Ann Arbor Health System

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
Tracy Tamer, FACHE, MBA
PES Administrative Manager
University of Michigan Health System

Program Vice Chair
Melanie Berger
Principal - Studio Leader
HED Design

Sponsorship Committee Chair
Matthew Rall
Chief Department Administrator
Michigan Medicine

Sponsorship Committee Vice Chair

Student Activities Chair
Kathy Mielke, MPA, RDH
Trinity Health

Student Activities Vice Chair

Student Representative

Emerging Healthcare Leaders Chair
Kristia Le, MHA
Business Manager
Beaumont Health

Emerging Health Care Leaders Vice Chair
Matthew Orsey, MHA
Business Manager, Internal Medicine, Quality & Patient Safety
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

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, Service Line Development + Community Impact
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
Scott Johnson, MPH
Director, Provider Network Management
Health Alliance Plan

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

At-Large Member
Almir Karamovic, MPA, FHFMA, PMP, CSPPM, CHFP
Senior Associate
PwC

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

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

At-Large Member
Mark Somodi, PhD, MHA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer and Administrator
P.T. Services Rehabilitation
At-Large Member
Nancy Susick, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Senior Vice President - Hospital President
Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

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