Councils and Committees
CAHME Councils and Committees
CAHME’s councils and committees play a vital role in advancing the quality of healthcare management education. These volunteer leaders guide our accreditation standards, strengthen our review processes, and ensure that CAHME remains aligned with the evolving needs of the field. Their expertise, service, and commitment help uphold the integrity of our accreditation work and support programs in developing future healthcare leaders. Explore the councils and committees below to learn more about the individuals who contribute to CAHME’s mission.
Standing Councils
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Accreditation Council Members
Oversees the accreditation processes and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on accreditation decisions.
| Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE Chair Associate Professor University of Incarnate Word |
Annie Steelman, DBA, FACHE Member Vice President RWJ Barnabas Health |
| Maureen Jones, PhD, RN Member Former MHA Program Director Director of Assessment and Enhancement Peregrine Global Services |
Carla Stebbins, PhD, MHA Member MHA Program Director Instructional Professor Texas A&M University |
| Daniel B. Kline, FACHE Member President New York State Podiatric Medical Association |
Christopher Johnson, PhD Member Director of the Institute of Health Administration Professor and Chair Georgia State University |
| Joel Port, MHSA, FACHE, CMPE Member Senior Vice President Delaware Valley ACO |
Jami Jones, PhD, MHA Member MHA Division Director Medical University of South Carolina |
| Jennifer Weiss Wilkerson MHSA, FACHE Member Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Sheppard Pratt Health System Inc. |
Anthony Montagnolo, MS Member Former Healthcare Executive |
| Eric Richardson, PhD, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, CHHR, ACHE Member Chair and Professor Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management Medical University of South Carolina |
Kristi Pintar, Ed.D, MBA Member Vice President Organizational Change & Development ChristianaCare |
| Eric Brichto Ex-Officio Chief Accreditation Officer CAHME |
Arthur Mora, PhD, MHA Member Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University |
Standards Council Members
Continuously reviews and improves the accreditation criteria and recommends revisions for approval by the Board of Directors.
| Elizabeth McNutt Chair Associate Vice President RWJ Barnabas Health |
Maureen Jones, PhD, RN Past Chair Former MHA Program Director Director of Assessment and Enhancement Peregrine Global Services |
| Richard Hirth, PhD Member Chair and Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy University of Michigan |
James Lineberger, PhD, FACMPE Member Executive Director Anesthesia Associates of Boise, PA |
| 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 |
| Arthur Mora, PhD, MHA Member Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University |
Matthew Bates, MPH Member Managing Director Kaufman Hall and Associates Inc. |
| Christopher Johnson, PhD Member Director of the Institute of Health Administration Professor and Chair Georgia State University |
Ken Johnson, PhD, FACHE Member Associate Dean & Professor of the Dumke College of Health Professions Weber State University |
| Eric Brichto Ex-Officio Chief Accreditation Officer CAHME |
Tricia Elliot, DHA, MBA, FNAHQ Member Vice President, Quality Implementation National Committee for Quality Assurance |
Board Committees
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Executive Committee
Acts in lieu of the board when the board is not in session
| Ron Holder, MHA, FACHE Chair Chief Administrative Officer, Hendrick Clinic and Hendrick Aneshtesia Network Hendrick Health |
Allyson G. Hall, PhD Chair Elect Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Safety The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS Past Chair Clinical Associate Professor University of South Carolina |
David Nash, MD, MBA Secretary/Treasurer Founding Dean Emeritus Jefferson College of Population Health |
| Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member CAHME |
Finance and Audit Committee
| David Nash, MD, MBA Chair Founding Dean Emeritus Jefferson College of Public Health |
Allyson G. Hall, PhD Member Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Safety The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Ronald W. Holder Jr., MHA, FACMPE, FACHE Member Chief Administrative Officer, Hendrick Clinic and Hendrick Anesthesia Network Hendrick Health |
Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member CAHME |
| Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS Member Clinical Associate Professor University of South Carolina |
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.
| Banky Olatosi, PhD, MPH,MS,FACHE Chair Assistant Professor University of South Carolina |
Allyson G. Hall, PhD Member Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Safety The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Steve Ullmann, PHD Member Director, Center for Health Management and Policy Miami Herbert Business School University of Miami |
Miriam Markowitz, MS Member Consultant DC Primary Care |
| James Lineberger, PhD, FACMPE Member Executive Director Anesthesia Associates of Boise, PA |
Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member CAHME |
| Ronald Holder, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, CAE Member Chief Administrative Officer, Hendrick Click and Hendrick Anesthesia Network Hendrick Health |
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 as a part of the long term planning process.
| Laurie Shanderson, PhD, MPA, FACHE Member Founder & CEO Accreditation Insights |
Steve Ullmann, PhD Member Director, Center for Health Management and Policy Miami Herbert Business School |
| Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member CAHME |
Scott Goodspreed, DHA, FACHE Member Professor and Founding Director MHA Program High Point University |
Mentorship Circle Committee
| Cynthia (Sinde) Hahn, FACHE, CAE Chair Former Healthcare Executive |
Neil S. Fleming, PhD Member Former Healthcare Executive |
| Lesley Tomaszewski, PhD Member MHA Director Stony Brook University |
Mark Herzog, MHSA, FACHE Member Adjunct Professor and Executive in Residence Department of Health Management and Policy University of Michigan |
| Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member CAHME |
Accreditation Committees
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
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.
| Brad Beauvais, PhD, MBA, FACHE Chair Associate Professor of Practice Texas State University |
Kimberly Enard, PhD Member Department Chair, Healthcare Management and Policy Assistant Professor Saint Louis University |
| Jeremy Howell Member Health System Administrator The Tulip Tribes |
Neel Pathak, DSc, FACHE Member Program Director Creighton University |
| Christopher Louis Member Program Director and Assistant Professor Boston University |
Keith Benson, PhD, MHA, MBA Member MHA Program Director University of Florida |
| Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE Ex-Officio Associate Professor University of the Incarnate Word |
Elizabeth McNutt, FACHE, MS, PMP Ex-Officio Associate Vice President RWJ Barnabas Health |
| Eric Brichto Ex-Officio Chief Accreditation Officer CAHME |
Candidacy Committee
Responsible for the qualification and encouragement of graduate programs in the candidacy process as defined in the CAHME Policies and Procedures.
| Cherise Bridgwater, MBA, FACHE Chair Director, Accreditation & Operations Baylor University |
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 |
Jennifer Wilkerson, MHSA, FACHE Member Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Sheppard Pratt Health System Inc. |
| Daniel Kim, PhD Member Assistant Professor Georgetown University |
Teri Chenot, Ed.D, MS, M.Ed, MSN, RN, FNAP, FAAN Member Clinical Professor The Ohio State University College of Nursing |
| Martin D’Cruz, MBA, FHFMA Member Vice President, Managed Care Baptist Healthcare System |
Heather Steiness, PhD, MPH Member Associate Dean, College of health Professions University of Phoenix-Arizona |
| Alan Jones, PhD Member Assistant Professor University of the Incarnate Word |
James Lineberger, PhD, FACMPE Member Executive Director Anesthesia Associates of Boise, PA |
| Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE Ex-Officio Associate Professor University of Incarnate Word |
Loren Bailey, PhD Member Associate Professor Army-Baylor University |
| Elizabeth McNutt Ex-Officio Associate Vice President RWJ Barnabas Health |
Eric Brichto Ex-Officio Chief Accreditation Officer 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 |
Ron Lavatar Member Chief Executive Officer The International Hospital Federation |
| Bernardo Ramirez, PhD, MD, MBA Member Associate Professor; Director of E-MSHSA Program and Global Health Initiatives University of Central Florida |
Steven Ullmann, PhD Member Director, Center for Health Management and Policy Miami Herbert Business School |
| Elizabeth McNutt Member Associate Vice President RWJ Barnabas Health |
Neel Pathak, DSc, FACHE Member Director, EMBA Program in Healthcare Management Creighton University |
| Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member CAHME |
Healthcare Quality and Safety Committees
Healthcare Quality and Safety Council
| 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 |
Mary Reich Cooper MD, JD Member Program Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety College of Population Health Thomas Jefferson University |
| Geoffrey Silvera, PhD Member Associate Professor Department of Health Services Administration University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Kathryn Farrell, EdD, MSN, RN Member Director, Quality and Safety Program Drexel University |
| Carole Hemmelgarn, MS Member Program Director Georgetown University Director, High Reliability & Safety MedStar Health Quality & Safety Washington, DC 20008 |
Al Faber Ex-Officio Interim President & CEO, and Board Member 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 info@cahme.org
