CAHME Executive Team

Anthont Stanowski Headshot

Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE

President/CEO

Eric Brichto Headshot

Eric Brichto, Esq.

Chief Accreditation Officer

Melissa Sanseverino Headshot

Melissa Sanseverino, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Adrianne Cancillieri

Adrianne Cancillieri

Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Organizational Officer

Accreditation Operations

Melissa Cross Headshot

Melissa Cross

Associate Vice President for Education

Stacey Rowand Headshot

Stacey Rowand

Associate Vice President of Information Systems

Michelle Petruccelli Headshot

Michelle Petruccelli

Manager, Accreditation Operations

Tecia Mentzer Headshot

Tecia Mentzer

Manager, Program Development

Michelle Petruccelli Headshot

Amanda Grow

Manager, Accreditation Operations

Michael Meacham Headshot

Michael Meacham, JD, MPH

Senior Accreditation Specialist

Marketing & Communications

Dana Alexander Headshot

Dana Alexander

Communications and Engagement Manager

Samantha Arledge Headshot

Samantha Arledge

Social Media Strategist

Brianna Moccia

Brianna Moccia

Communication Specialist

Megan Vohden

Megan Vohden

Education Outreach Specialist

Faculty Partners

Maureen Connelly Jones Head Shot

Maureen Connelly Jones, RN, PhD

Faculty Partner

CLC Master Classes Taught:
Lynn Downs

Lynn Downs, PhD

Faculty Partner

CLC Master Classes Taught:

Standing Board and Councils

Board of Directors
Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS, FACHE
Chair 
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Ronald Holder, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, CAE
Chair Elect
Healthcare Executive
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Past Chair

Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
David Nash, MD, MBA
Secretary/Treasurer
Founding Dean Emeritus
Jefferson College of Population Health
Curt Hohman, MHA, FACHE
Member

Senior Vice President of Managed Facilities
Avera McKennan
Sioux Falls, SD
Allyson G. Hall, PhD
Member
Professor & Program Director
Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Forest Kim, MA, MBA, MHA, PhD
Member
Program Director
Baylor University
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
Maureen Connelly Jones, PhD, RN
Member
Former MHA Program Director
Director of Assessment and Enhancement
Peregrine Global Services
Michael Mittelman, OD, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE
Member
President
Salus University
Laurie Shanderson, PhD, MPA, FACHE
Member
Founder & CEO
Accreditation Insights
David Bartholomew, MA
Member
Senior Vice President of Learning
American College of Healthcare Executives
Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE
Member
Assistant Professor
University of the Incarnate Word
James Spann
Member
Founder and Managing Partner
Boyd Street Ventures
  Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio
President & CEO
CAHME
Corporate Members
Ronald Holder Jr., MHA, FACMPE, FACHE
Member
Healthcare Executive
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.

Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE
Chair

Associate Professor
University of Incarnate Word
Annie Steelman, DBA, FACHE
Member

Vice President
RWJ Barnabas Health
Christine C. Winn, MHA, MS, FACHE
Member
Senior Vice President
Ambulatory Operations
Cooper University Healthcare
Carla Stebbins
Member
Director
Health Systems Administration
Rochester Institute of Technology
Maureen Connelly Jones, PhD, RN
Member

Former MHA Program Director
Director of Assessment and Enhancement
Peregrine Global Services
Christopher Johnson, PhD
Member

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

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

Assistant Professor – Clinical, MHA Program Director
Ohio State University
Joel Port, MHSA, FACHE, CMPE
Member

Senior Vice President
Delaware Valley ACO
Tom Dougherty, MBA
Member

Chief Growth Officer
Care Continuity Inc.
Anthony Montagnolo
Member
Former Healthcare Executive
Stuart H. Fine, DHA, MBA, LFACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Jami Jones, PhD, MHA
Member
MHA Division Director
Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. William A. Tuttle, Dec, MHA, FACHE
Member
Former Healthcare Executive
Kristi Pintar, Ed.D, MBA
Member
Vice President Organizational Change & Development
ChristianaCare
Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE
Ex-Officio
President and CEO
CAHME
Eric Richardson, PhD, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, CHHR, ACHE
Member
Program Coordinator, Master of Healthcare Administration(MHA)
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration
University of North Carolina Wilmington

 

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

Former MHA Program Director
Director of Assessment and Enhancement
Peregrine Global Services
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
Steve Szydlowski, DHA, MBA, MHA
Member
Assistant Professor of Health Administration Director,
Graduate Health Administration Program
University of Scranton
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
Elizabeth McNutt, FACHE, MS, PMP
Member
Associate Vice President
RWJ Barnabas Health
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
Mark Crafton, MPA, MT(ASCP)
Member

Chair and Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
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

Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS
Chair 
Clinical Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Ron Holder, MHA, FACHE
Chair Elect
Healthcare Executive
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Past Chair

Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
David Nash, MD, MBA
Member
Founding Dean Emeritus
Jefferson College of Population Health
David Bartholomew, MA
Member

Senior Vice President of Learning
American College of Healthcare Executives
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.

David Nash, MD, MBA
Chair

Founding Dean Emeritus
Jefferson College of Public Health
Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS
Member

Clinical Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Ronald W. Holder Jr., MHA, FACMPE, FACHE
Past Chair
Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Member
Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
  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.

Todd Nelson, FHFMA, MBA
Chair
Chief Partnership Executive
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Banky Olatosi, PhD, MPH,MS,FACHE
Member

Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Robert S. Bonney, JD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Ronald Holder, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, CAE
Member
Healthcare Executive
Steve Ullmann, PHD
Member

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

President and CEO
CAHME
Miriam Markowitz, MS
Member
Consultant
DC Primary Care
 
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.

David Bartholomew, MA
Chair
Senior Vice President of Learning
American College of Healthcare Executives
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
Scott Goodspreed, DHA, FACHE
Member
Professor and Founding Director MHA Program
High Point University
Dolores G. Clement, DrPH, FACHE
Member

Sentara Professor Emerita
Virginia Commonwealth University
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.

Kim Sears RN, PhD
Chair

Associate Director, Msc(HQ)
Queen’s University
School of Graduate Studies
Joanne Klinedinst, M.Ed, CPHIMS, PMP, DES, FHIMSS, FACHE
Member

Vice President, Professional Development
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Robert S. Bonney, JD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE
Member

Former Healthcare Executive
Keith Benson, PhD, MHA, MBA
Member

MHA Program Director
University of Florida
Jeremy Howell
Member

Health System Administrator
The Tulip Tribes
Christopher Louis
Member

Program Director and Assistant Professor
Boston University
Neel Pathak, DSc, FACHE
Member
Program Director
Creighton University
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.

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.
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
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
Ex-Officio

Executive Director
Anesthesia Associates of Boise, PA
Kristi Pintar
Member

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

Former MHA Program Director
Director of Assessment and Enhancement
Peregrine Global Services
Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE
Member
Associate Professor
University of Incarnate Word
Christine C. Winn, PhD, MHA, MS, FACHE
Ex-Officio

Senior Vice President
Ambulatory Operations
Cooper University Healthcare
Bill Tuttle, Dec, MHA, FACHE
Member 
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.