CAHME Executive Team

Anthont Stanowski Headshot

Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE

President/CEO

Eric Brichto Headshot

Eric Brichto, Esq.

Vice President of Accreditation Operations and Counsel

Melissa Sanseverino Headshot

Melissa Sanseverino, CPA

Vice President of Finance and Operations

Adrianne Cancillieri

Adrianne Cancillieri

Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Culture Officer

Accreditation Operations

Melissa Cross Headshot

Melissa Cross

Director of Education

Stacey Rowand Headshot

Stacey Rowand

Director of Information Systems

Michelle Petruccelli Headshot

Michelle Petruccelli

Accreditation Coordinator

Tecia Mentzer Headshot

Tecia Mentzer

Program Development Coordinator

Michael Meacham Headshot

Michael Meacham, JD, MPH

Senior Accreditation Specialist

Brianna Moccia

Brianna Moccia

Accreditation Specialist

Staff Functions

Dana Alexander Headshot

Dana Alexander

Communications and Engagement Manager

Samantha Arledge Headshot

Samantha Arledge

Marketing and Communications Intern

Michelle Petruccelli Headshot

Amanda Grow

Engagement Coordinator

Tom Grady, J.D.

Tom Grady, J.D.

External Legal Council

Faculty Partners

Maureen Connelly Jones Head Shot

Maureen Connelly Jones, RN, PhD

Faculty Partner

CLC Master Classes Taught:
Lynn Downs Headshot

Lynn Downs, PhD

Faculty Partner

CLC Master Classes Taught:

Standing Board and Councils

Board of Directors
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Chair

Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS, FACHE
Chair Elect
Clinical Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Forest Kim, MA, MBA, MHA, PhD
Past Chair

Program Director
Baylor University
Ronald Holder, MHA, FACHE
Secretary/Treasurer
Chief Operation Officer
Medical Group Management Association
Curt Hohman, MHA, FACHE
Member

Senior Vice President of Managed Facilities
Avera McKennan
Sioux Falls, SD
Jeffrey Connor
Member

Principal
Layer Cake
Dolores G. Clement, DrPH, FACHE
Member
Sentara Professor Emerita
Virginia Commonwealth University
Allyson G. Hall, PhD
Member
Professor & Program Director
Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
David Nash, MD, MBA
Member
Founding Dean Emeritus
Jefferson College of Population Health
Jennifer Pitts
Member

Vice President of Programs, Products and Certification
National Association of Healthcare Quality
Al Faber, MA
Member
President & CEO
The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Quint Studer, MS
Member

Founder & CEO
Studer Community Institute
Christine C. Winn, MHA, MS, FACHE
Member
Senior Vice President
Ambulatory Operations
Cooper University Healthcare
David Bartholomew, MA
Member
Senior Vice President of Learning
American College of Healthcare Executives
Maureen Connelly Jones, PhD, RN
Member
MHA Program Director
University of Kentucky
Michael Mittelman, OD, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE
Member
President
Salus University
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio
President & CEO
CAHME
Corporate Members
Ronald Holder Jr., MHA, FACMPE, FACHE
Member
President & CEO
Medical Group Management Association
David Bartholomew, MA
Member
Senior Vice President of Learning
American College of Healthcare Executives
Thomas M. Priselac, MPH
Member

President & CEO
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jennifer Pitts
Member

Vice President of Programs, Products and Certification
National Association of Healthcare Quality
Jen Porter, Ed.D, MBA
Member

Senior Vice President, Field Engagement
American Hospital Association
Quint Studer, MS
Member

Founder & CEO
Studer Community Institute
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Member

Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Dan Gentry, PhD, MHA
Member

President & CEO
Association of University Programs
in Health Administration
Accreditation Council Members

Oversees the accreditation processes and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on accreditation decisions.

Christine C. Winn, MHA, MS, FACHE
Chair
Senior Vice President
Ambulatory Operations
Cooper University Healthcare
Carla Stebbins
Member
Director
Health Systems Administration
Rochester Institute of Technology
Stuart H. Fine, DHA, MBA, LFACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Joel Port, MHSA, FACHE, CMPE
Member

Senior Vice President
Delaware Valley ACO
Annie Steelman, MBA, FACHE
Member

Vice President
RWJ Barnabas Health
Christopher Johnson, PhD
Member

Director of the Institute of Health Administration
Professor and Chair
Georgia State University
Daniel B. Kline
Member

President
New York State Podiatric Medical Association
Julie Robbins, PhD
Member

Assistant Professor – Clinical, MHA Program Director
Ohio State University
Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE
Member

Associate Professor
University of Incarnate Word
Neil S. Fleming, PhD
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Jami Jones, PhD, MHA
Member
MHA Division Director
Medical University of South Carolina
Maureen Connelly Jones, PhD, RN
Member

MHA Program Director
University of Kentucky
Kevin Broom, PhD
Member

MHA Program Director
University of Pittsburgh
Nancy Levitt-Rosenthal, MPH, FACHE
Member

Adjunct Professor
University of New Haven
Anthony Montagnolo
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President and CEO
CAHME

 

Standards Council Members

Continuously reviews and improves the accreditation criteria and recommends revisions for approval by the Board of Directors.

Maureen Connelly Jones, PhD, RN
Chair

MHA Program Director
University of Kentucky
James Lineberger, PhD, FACMPE
Past Chair

Executive Director
Anesthesia Associates of Boise, PA
Richard Hirth, PhD
Member
Chair and Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
Elizabeth McNutt, FACHE, MS, PMP
Member
Associate Vice President
RWJ Barnabas Health
Mary Cooper MD, JD
Member

Program Director
Thomas Jefferson University
Soumitra Bhuyan, PhD
Member

Assistant Professor
Rutgers University
Cherise Bridgwater, MBA, FACHE
Member

Director, Accreditation & Operations
Baylor University
Cynthia (Sinde) Hahn, FACHE, CAE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Steve Szydlowski, DHA, MBA, MHA
Member

Assistant Professor of Health Administration Director,
Graduate Health Administration Program
University of Scranton
Matthew Bates, MPH
Member

Managing Director
Kaufman Hall and Associates Inc.
Arthur Mora, PhD, MHA, CPHQ
Member

Associate Professor and Chair, Health Behavior and Health Systems
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Christopher E. Johnson, PhD
Member

Director of the Institute of Health Administration
Professor and Chair
Georgia State University
Anthony Armada, MHA, FACHE
Member

Executive Vice President/ Chief Transformation Officer
Generations Healthcare Network
Ken Johnson, PhD, FACHE
Member

Associate Dean & Professor of the Dumke College of Health Professions
Weber State University
Joseph Cero
Member
President
Cer-Mac, Inc
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President and CEO
CAHME

Board Committees

Executive Committee

Acts in lieu of the board when the board is not in session

Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Chair

Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS
Chair Elect

Clinical Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Forest Kim, MA, MBA, MHA, PhD
Past Chair
Program Director
Baylor University
Ron Holder, MHA, FACHE
Secretary/Treasurer

Chief Operation Officer
Medical Group Management Association
Jeffrey Connor
Member

Principal
Layer Cake
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President and CEO
CAHME
Finance and Audit Committee

Reviews the ongoing financial performance of CAHME and has oversight of the board’s investment policy.

Ronald W. Holder Jr., MHA, FACMPE, FACHE
Chair

Chief Operating Officer
Medical Group Management Assocation
Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS
Past Chair

Clinical Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Member

Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Forest Kim, MA, MBA, MHA, PhD
Member
Program Director
Baylor University
  Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President and CEO
CAHME

 

Governance Committee

Acts as the nominating committee and is responsible for identifying potential candidates for board, council and committee assignments. They are responsible for board orientation and other board development activities.

Forest Kim, MA, MBA, MHA, PhD, FACHE
Chair

Program Director, Baylor University
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Member
Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Robert S. Bonney, JD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Banky Olatosi, PhD, MPH,MS,FACHE
Member

Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Steve Ullmann, PHD
Member

Director, Center for Health Management and Policy
Miami Herbert Business School
University of Miami
James Spann
Member
Independent
  Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President and CEO
CAHME
Strategic Issues Committee

Monitors the progress of the organization toward meeting the Strategic Goals and Metrics. This committee also identifies issues and ideas that need to be considered asa a part of the long term planning process.

Jeffrey Connor
Chair

Principal
Layer Cake
Steve Ullmann, PhD
Member

Director, Center for Health Management and Policy
Miami Herbert Business School
Don Avery, MBA/MHS, FACHE
Member

Chief Executive Officer
Fairview Park Hospital
David Bartholomew, MA
Member
Senior Vice President of Learning
American College of Healthcare Executives
Dolores G. Clement, DrPH, FACHE
Member

Sentara Professor Emerita
Virginia Commonwealth University
Michael Cole, MBA
Member

President
Regence Blue CrossBlue Shield of Oregon
Quint Studer, MS
Member

Founder & CEO
Studer Community Institute
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio
President & CEO
CAHME

 

Mentorship Circle Committee
Cynthia (Sinde) Hahn, FACHE, CAE
Chair

Former Healthcare Executive
Neil S. Fleming, PhD
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Julie Robbins, PhD
Member

Assistant Professor – Clinical, MHA Program Director
Ohio State University
Mark Herzog, MHSA, FACHE
Member

Adjunct Professor and Executive in Residence
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
Stuart H. Fine, DHA, MBA, LFACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President & CEO
CAHME

Global Committees

Global Advisory Council
Daniel J. West, Jr., PhD, FACHE, FACMPE
Chair

Professor and Chair
Department of Health Administration and Human Resources
University of Scranton
William Aaronson, PhD
Member

Associate Professor and Chair
Temple University
George Valiotis
Member

Interim Executive Director
European Health Management Association
Michael Counte, PhD
Member

Professor and Director
International Center for Advances
in Health Systems Management
Saint Louis University
Ron Lavatar
Member

Chief Executive Officer
The International Hospital Federation
Pamela C. Fralick, Practitioner
Member

President
Innovative Medicines Canada
Gary L. Filerman, PhD
Member

President
Atlas Health Foundation
S. Robert Hernandez, DrPH
Member

Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bernardo Ramirez, PhD, MD, MBA
Member

Associate Professor; Director of E-MSHSA
Program and Global Health Initiatives
University of Central Florida
Jim Rice, PhD, FACHE
Member

Managing Director Governance & Leadership
Integrated Healthcare Strategies
Margaret Schulte, DBA, FACHE, CPHIMS
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Stephen M. Sammut
Member

Senior Fellow, Health Care Management
University of Pennsylvania
Ara Tekian, PhD
Member

Professor of Medical Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Steven Ullmann, PhD
Member

Director, Center for Health Management and Policy
Miami Herbert Business School
  Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President & CEO
CAHME

Accreditation Committees

Substantive Change Committee

The Substantive Change Committee will review all substantive changes that Programs request or that are otherwise brought to the notice of CAHME and referred to the Committee by the CEO. It will also review the Multiple Program Track Survey responses submitted by Programs in advance of site visits.

Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE
Chair

Associate Professor
University of the Incarnate Word
Jill Rissi, RN, BSN, MPA, PhD
Past Chair

Assistant Professor of Public Administration
Portland State University
Robert S. Bonney, JD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Kim Sears RN, PhD
Member

Associate Director, Msc(HQ)
Queen’s University
School of Graduate Studies
Timothy Cousounis, MHA
Member

Vice President
Digital Action, Inc.
Joanne Klinedinst, M.Ed, CPHIMS, PMP, DES, FHIMSS, FACHE
Member

Vice President, Professional Development
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
  Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President and CEO
CAHME
Candidacy Committee

Responsible for the qualification and encouragement of graduate programs in the candidacy process as defined in the CAHME Policies and Procedures.

Kevin Broom, PhD
Chair

MHA Program Director
University of Pittsburgh
Bren Lowe
Member

Chief Executive Officer
McLeod Home Health, Inc.

Christopher Johnson, PhD
Member

Director of the Institute of Health Administration
Professor and Chair
Georgia State University

Jim Atty, FACHE
Member

Executive Director of Cardiology
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids
Joel Port, MHSA, FACHE, CMPE
Member

Senior Vice President
Delaware Valley ACO
Teri Chenot, Ed.D, MS, M.Ed, MSN, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Member

Clinical Professor 
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Cherise Bridgwater, MBA, FACHE
Member

Director, Accreditation & Operations
Baylor University
Glenn Yap PhD, MBA, MSC
Member

Vice Commander of the 59th Medical Wing
Air Force Medical Service
James Lineberger, PhD, FACMPE
Ex-Officio

Executive Director
Anesthesia Associates of Boise, PA
Martin D’Cruz, MBA, FHFMA
Member

Vice President, Managed Care
Baptist Healthcare System
Kristi Pintar
Member

President Organizational Change and Development
Christiana Care Health System
Maureen Connelly Jones, PhD, RN
Ex-Officio

MHA Program Director
University of Kentucky
Alan Jones, PhD
Member

Assistant Professor
University of the Incarnate Word
Christine C. Winn, PhD, MHA, MS, FACHE
Ex-Officio

Senior Vice President
Ambulatory Operations
Cooper University Healthcare
  Anthony C. Stanowski DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President & CEO
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)

Healthcare Quality and Safety Committees

Healthcare Quality and Safety Council
Fran Cornelius, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE
Chair

Chair, MSN Advanced Role Department
Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Billy H. Oglesby PhD, MSPH, FRSPH, FACHE
Member

Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs
Jefferson College of Population Health
Sabrina Figueiredo, PhD
Member

Program Director, Health Care Quality Program
Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Allyson G. Hall, PhD
Member
Professor & Program Director
Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Deirdre McCaughey PhD, MBA
Member

Associate Professor,
Department of Community Health Sciences
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
David B. Nash MD, MBA
Member

Founding Dean
Jefferson College of Population Health
Mary Reich Cooper MD, JD
Member

Program Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety
College of Population Health
Thomas Jefferson University
Kim Sears RN, PhD
Member

Associate Director, Msc(HQ)
Queen’s University
School of Graduate Studies
Carole Hemmelgarn, MS
Member

Program Director
Georgetown University
Director, High Reliability & Safety
MedStar Health Quality & Safety
Washington, DC 20008
Aarti Raghavan, MD, FAAP, MS (PSL)
Member

Program Director – Patient Safety Leadership Programs
Department of Medical Education
College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jennifer S Myers, MD
Member

Professor of Clinical Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania
Anthony C. Stanowski DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio
President & CEO
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
Ara Tekian, PhD
Member

Professor of Medical Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Steven Ullmann, PhD
Member

Director, Center for Health Management and Policy
Miami Herbert Business School
  Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President & CEO
CAHME

Innovation Council

Innovation Council
Regi Herzlinger, DBA
Co-Chair
McPherson Professor
Harvard Business School
Eugene Schneller, PhD
Co-Chair

Co Founder at Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence and Professor
Arizona State University
Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD
Member

Senior Managing Director of Global Health Practice
Accenture
Quint Studer, MS
Member

Founder & CEO
Studer Community Institute 
Steve Kraus, MBA
Member

Partner
Bessemer Venture Partners
Kevin Mahoney, MBA, DBA
Member

CEO
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Ed Schumacher, PhD
Member

Professor and Department Chair
Trinity University
Ed Jones
Member

President and CEO
HealthTrust Performance Group
  Anthony C. Stanowski DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio

President & CEO
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)

 

 

If you are interested in joining CAHME’s Board of Directors, or a committee, please send your resume, along with a letter detailing your interest, to Eric Brichto, Esq., CAHME, Vice President of Accreditation Operations and Counsel at ebrichto@cahme.org.