Leadership
Board of Directors and Committee Chairs 2026
Scott Johnson, MPH, MBA, FACHE, CHFP, CSMC
President
Director
Blue Cross Blues Shield of Michigan
Almir Karamovic,FACHE
President Elect
Advisor, Strategy & Business Development
Corewell Health
Medija Shaska, FACHE, MS, PMP, ITIL
Past President
Principal
MKANS Group
Nancy Susick, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Regent
President
Corewell Health Beaumont Troy
Scott Kowalski, MBA
Treasurer
Practice Operations Director
Henry Ford Health Detroit
Laura Rivard, MHA
Assistant Treasurer
Program Manager, Department of Surgery
University of Michigan
Matthew Orsey, MHA
Secretary
Business Manager, Quality and Medicine Service St
Corewell Health
Rory Baker, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA
Bylaws Chair
Nursing Supervisor Pediatric Ambulatory Care
Michigan Medicine
Kristia Le, MHA
Career development chair
Business Manager
Corewell Health
Shamole Ahmed, MPH
Career development vice-chair
Digital Health Operations Director Behavioral Health Services
Henry Ford Health
Michael Hoeflein
Communication Committee chair
Erin Johnson
Communication committee vice-chair
Deputy Strategic Planner
& Facilities
VA Ann Arbor
Dragana Spasevska, MPH
Diversity Equity Inclusion & Justice Committee Chair
Senior Management Engineer
Henry Ford Health
Reem Abdella
Diversity Equity Inclusion & Justice Committee Vice-Chair
Graduate Student
Purdue University
Miya West, MNSP, RDN, CNSN
Emerging Healthcare Leaders Chair
Chief of Planning
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
David Cicala, LMSW, MPH
Emerging Healthcare Leaders Vice-Chair
Group Practice Director – Pediatrics
Henry Ford Health
David Jackson, MHA
Membership Committee Chair
Director of Quality, Patient Safety, Risk and Accreditation
Trinity Health
Rick Hillbom, FACHE
membership committee vice-chair
Kenneth Rates
membership committee vice-chair
Administrative Manager
University of Michigan
Trudy Adler, MPA, LMSW
Program Committee Chair
Program Developer - Clinical Oversight
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Brian Vargo
Program Committee Vice-Chair
VP Marketing
Mass General Brigham
Kirsten Kelly, MHSA
Sponsorship Committee Chair
Business Manager, Organizational Logistics
Corewell Health
Jason Lockard, MBA
Sponsorship Committee Vice-Chair
Director of Operations
Pediatric Specialties
Corewell Health
Medical Group East
Angela DeLaere
MBA, FACHE
Student Activities Committee Chair
President & Chief Executive Officer
Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice
Omar Kazziha
Student Representative
Graduate Student
Unitversity of Detroit Mercy
David Brooks
MHSA, FACHE
At-Large member
Strategic & Executive Advisor
People.Health
Dr. John W. Fick, EdD, MS, FACHE
At-Large member
Professor
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Michelle Hornberger
MHSA, FACHE
At-Large member
Consultant
Envision Health
Brian Madison
FACHE, FHFMA
At-Large member
President
The HCS Group
Michael Nanzer, DPT, MBA, FACHE, CHFP
At-Large member
Chief Executive Officer and Founding Consultant
N1 Consulting
Gwendolyn Parker
MD, FACHE, MBAHE, FHFMA
At-Large member
Medical Director of Care Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Mark Somodi
PhD, MHA, FACHE
At-Large member
Chief Executive Officer and Administrator
P.T. Services Rehabilitation, Inc.
Michelle Whittaker, CPC SPHR
At-Large member
Practice Leader
Whittaker Group Healthcare Search
