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State Chapters

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Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana

Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Regional Chapters

ASHE Student Chapter Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers National Capital Healthcare Engineering Society New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc. Southeastern Association of Hospital Engineers Tri-State Society for Healthcare Engineers

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State Chapters

Alabama - Region 4

Alabama Society for Healthcare engineering
2009 President Shay Rankhorn, CHFM, CHSP, CHE
Director of Plant Operations/Safety Officer
Crestwood Medical Center
Phone: 256-429-5500
Fax: 256-429-4673
E-mail: shay_rankhorn@chs.net

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Alaska - Region 10

Alaska Society of Healthcare Managers and Engineers
2008 President: Ed Peck
Electrical Engineer
AMC Engineers
Phone: 907-257-9100
Email: epeck@amc-engineers.com
Website: www.ashme.org

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Arizona - Region 9

Arizona Society for Hospital Engineers
2009 President: Bob O’Brien
Phone: 520-694-4044
Email: bobrien@umcaz.edu
Website: www.azashe.org

Central Arizona Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Mark Barkenbush
Sr. Project Executive, Design & Construction
Banner Health
Phone: 480-612-1954
Fax: 602-239-4991
Email: mark.barkenbush@bannerhealth.com
Website: www.cashe-az.com

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Arkansas - Region 7

Arkansas Association for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.
2008 President: Chet Howard
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Phone: 501-346-4816
Website: www.aaheark.net

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California - Region 9

California Society for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.
2009 President: Marty Schoonderwoerd, CHFM, SASHE
Director of Engineering, Facility Services
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Phone: 619-522-3800
Email: martin.schoonderwoerd@sharp.com
Website: www.cshe.org

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Colorado - Region 8

Colorado Association of Healthcare Engineering Directors
2009 President: Bob Gance, CHFM
Director of Facilities
Medical Center of the Rockies
Phone: 970-624-1052
Fax: 970-624-1090
E-Mail: rag2@pvhs.org
Website: www.cahed.org

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Connecticut - Region 1

Connecticut Healthcare Engineers Society, Inc.
2009 President: Ron Hussey
Director of Facilities + Engineering
Bristol Hospital
Phone: 860-585-3332
Fax: 860-585-3495
Email: rhussey@bristolhospital.org

See also:

• New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.

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Delaware - Region 2

See:

• Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley

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District of Columbia, Washington D.C. - Region 2

See:

• National Capital Healthcare Engineering Society

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Florida - Region 4

Florida Healthcare Engineering Association
2009 President: John R Willingham, CHE
Shands Hospital at UF
Phone: 352-265-0056
Website: www.fhea.org

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Georgia - Region 4

Georgia Society for Hospital Engineers
2008 President: Wayne B Boutwell, Jr, CHSP
Director of Facilities Management
South Fulton Medical Center
Phone: 404-466-8573
Email: wayne.boutwell@tenethealth.com
Website: www.gha.org

Georgia Society for Healthcare Engineers
2008 President: Craig Stuckless
Assistant Director of Engineering
Meadows Regional Hospital
Phone: 912-538-5519
Email: cshuckless@meadowregional.org
Website: www.gashe.org

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Idaho - Region 10

Idaho Society for Healthcare Engineering
2008 President: Russ Harbaugh
E.O.C. Manager
St. Luke's R.M.C.
Phone: 208-381-2257
Email: harbaughr@slrmc.org
Website: www.ishe-web.com

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Illinois - Region 5

Central Illinois Chapter of Hospital Engineers
2009 President: Jason Reith
Pekin Hospital
Phone: 309-333-5858
Fax: 309-353-0944
Email: jreith@pekinhospital.com
Website: www.ciche-online.org

Healthcare Engineers Society of Northern Illinois
2008 President: York Chan
Director of Facilities
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Phone: 773-296-7513
Email: york.chan@advocatehealth.com
Website: www.hesni.org

Southern Illinois Chapter for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Marvin Owens
Director of Plant Operations
Salem Township Hospital
Phone: 618-548-3194
Fax: 618-548-0162
Email: mowens@salemtownhosp.org

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Indiana - Region 5

Indiana Society for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.
2008 President: Stephen Strawmyer
Director Plant Operations
Witham Health Services
Phone: 765-485-8285
Fax: 765-485-8289
Email: sstrawmyer@witham.org

See also:

• Tri-State Society for Healthcare Engineers
• ASHE Student Chapter - Purdue University

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Iowa - Region 6

Iowa Society of Healthcare Engineers
2009 President: Kim Jahn
Phone: 712-655-8184
Email: kim.jahn@mrhcia.com
Website: www.ihaonline.org

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Kansas - Region 8

Kansas Healthcare Engineers' Association
2008 President: Tracy Robinson
Director Plant Operations
Southwest Medical Center
Phone: 620-629-6293
Fax: 620-629-2407
Email: trobinson@swmedcenter.com
Website: www.kheaks.com

See also:

• Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers

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Kentucky - Region 3

Kentucky Society for Hospital Engineers
2009 President: Kurt Gessner, CHE
Norton Suburban Hospital
Phone: 502-893-1217
Email: gessner@nortonhealthcare.org
Website:www.kshe.org

See also:

• Tri-State Society for Healthcare Engineers

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Louisiana - Region 7

Louisiana Society for Hospital Engineers
2009 President: Jerry Ivey
Director of Facilities
Willis-Knighton Health System
Phone: 318-212-8529
Email: jivey@wkhs.com

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Maine - Region 1

See:

• New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.

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Maryland - Region 2

Chesapeake Area Society of Healthcare Engineering, Inc.
2009 President: Carroll Simmons
Phone: 410-662-4245
Email: simmonsc@keswick-multicare.org
Website: www.cashe-md.org

See also:

• Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley
• National Capital Healthcare Engineering Society
  

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Massachusetts - Region 1

See:

• New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.

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Michigan - Region 5

Michigan Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Mitch Saxton
Facilities Mgr.
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
Phone: 231-258-7580
Fax: 231-258-7573
Email: msaxton@mhc.net

Southeastern Michigan Society for Healthcare Engineering
2008 President: Paul Florkey
Phone: 313-745-7480
Website: www.smshe.org

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Minnesota - Region 6

Arrowhead Health Care Engineers Association
2007 President: Keith Carlson
Director, Facilities Management
Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center
Phone: 218-485-5520
Email: kcarlson@sisunet.org
Website: www. mhcea.org

Mid-Western Minnesota Health Care Engineers Association
2007 President: Gary J. Boesen
Tri County Hospital
Phone: 218-631-3510
Email: leo.kempf@tricountyhospital.org
Website: www.mhcea.org

Minnesota Health Care Engineers Association
2008 President: Dave Danielson
St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Email: dave.danielson@sjmcmn.org
Website: www.mhcea.org

Northern Minnesota Health Care Engineers Association
2008 President: Leo Kempf
Elder Care of Minnesota
Phone: 218-444-1745
Email: bigbuck@paulbunyan.net
Website: www.mhcea.org

Southern Minnesota Health Care Engineers Association
2008 President: Dave Wenk
New Ulm Medical Center
Phone: 507-233-1617
Email: dave.wenk@allina.com
Website: www.mhcea.org

Twin City Healthcare Engineering Association
2008 President: Ken Lauren
Facility Manager
Presbyterian Homes & Services
Phone: 651-210-2110
Email: ken.lauren@tchea.com
Website: www.tchea.com

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Mississippi - Region 4

MHA Society for Healthcare Engineers
2008 President: Robert Huffman
Director of Facility Management
North MS Health Services, Clay Co. Medical Ctr.
Phone: 662-495-2109
Email: rhuffman@nmhs.net
Website: http://mhanewsnow.typepad.com/facilitymanagement/

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Missouri - Region 8

Missouri Society for Healthcare Engineering
2008 President: Mike L. Bock, CHFM, SMA
Director, Facilities
St Mary's Health Center
Phone: 573-761-7016
Email: mike_bock@ssmhc.com
Website: www.mshfm.org

See also:

• Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers

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Montana - Region 10

Montana Society of Healthcare Engineering
2007 President: Dave Fawcett
Facility Manager
St. James Healthcare
Phone: 406-723-2747
Email: dfawcett@sjch.org
Website: www.mt-mshe.org

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Nebraska - Region 8

Nebraska Society of Healthcare Engineers
2008 President: Bob Ailor
Director of Plant Operations
York General Healthcare Services, Inc.
Phone: 402-362-0458
Email: bob.ailor@yorkgeneral.org

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Nevada - Region 9

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New Hampshire - Region 1

See:

• New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.

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New Jersey - Region 2

Hospital Engineers Association of South Jersey
2008 President: Ellis Otto
Director of Plant Operations
Virtua Memorial
Phone: 609-267-0700 x43121
Email: eotto@virtua.org

Healthcare Facilities Management Society of New Jersey
2009 President: Benedict DiFranco, CHFM, SASHE
Director of Facilities
Newark Beth Israel Medical center
Phone: 973-429-6975
Email: president@hfmsnj.org
Website: www.hfmsnj.org

See also:

• Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley

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New Mexico - Region 7

New Mexico Society for Healthcare Engineering
2007 President: Robert E. Henson
Director of Facilities & Plant Operations
University Hospital
Phone: 505-272-8598
Email: rehenson@salud.unm.edu

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New York - Region 1

Central New York Society for Healthcare Engineering
2007 President: Robert Ames
Assistant Director, Physical Plant HVAC
University Hospital
Phone: 315-464-7490
Email: amesr@upstate.edu
Website: www.cnyshe.org

Genesee Valley Regional Association for Healthcare Engineers
2009 President: Jean Coleman
Website: www.gvrahe.org

Hospital Engineering Society of Greater New York, Inc.
2007 President: Barry J. Duignan, P.E.
Weill Cornell Medical College
Phone: 212-746-6080
Email: bjduigna@med.cornell.edu
Website: www.hesgny.org

Western New York Society for Healthcare Engineering
2007 President: Steven Piesczynski
Maintenance Department Supervisor
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Phone: 716-828-2547
Email: sp7199@chsbuffalo.org

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North Carolina - Region 3

North Carolina Biomedical Association
2009 President: Glenn Scales, CBET
Email: pres@ncbiomedassoc.com
Website: www.ncbiomedassoc.com

North Carolina Healthcare Engineers Association, Inc.
2009 President: Mark Carland, CHFM, CHE
Director Facility Services
Mission Hospitals
Phone: 828-213-4106
Fax: 828-213-5910
Email: mark.carland@msj.org

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North Dakota - Region 6

North Dakota Health Care Engineers Association
2007 President: George Van Kirk
Safety/Security Manager
Altru Health System
Phone: 701-780-5814
Email: gvankirk@altru.org

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Ohio - Region 5

Ohio Society for Healthcare Facilities Management
2007 President: Ed Snyder
Corporate Vice President of Facilities
Berger Health System
Phone: 740-420-8363
Email: ed.snyder@bergerhealth.com
Website: www.ohanet.org

See also:

• Tri-State Society for Healthcare Engineers

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Oklahoma - Region 7

Oklahoma Association of Healthcare Engineers
2009 President: Gary Claybrook
Mercy Health Center
Phone: 405-755-1515
Email: gclaybrook@ok.mercy.net
Website: www.oahe.org

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Oregon - Region 10

Oregon Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Guy L Dove, CHFM
Electrical Supervisor
Adventist Medical Center
Phone: 503-251-6198
E-Mail: dovegl@ah.org
Website: www.oshe.us

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Pennsylvania - Region 2

Hospital Engineering Association of Eastern Pennsylvania
2007 President: Gil Tunney
Director of Engineering
Allied Services
Phone: 717-348-1456

Hospital Engineers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, The
2007 President: Terry Kocian
St. Clair Hospital
Phone: 412-344-6600
Email: terry.kocian@stclair.org

Pennsylvania Society for Health Facility Engineering of the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
2009 President: Keith Snidtker
Director Facilities
Pocono Medical Center
Phone: 570-476-3547
Fax: 570-476-3633
Email: ksnidtker@pmchealthsystem.org

See also:

• Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley

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Rhode Island - Region 1

See:

• New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.

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South Carolina - Region 3

South Carolina Society for Hospital Engineers
2009 President: Jerry Mullinax, CHFM
Safety Officer and Assistant Director of Engineering
Mary Black Hospital
Website: www.schanew.org/pmgs/scshe

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South Dakota - Region 6

South Dakota Healthcare Engineers Society
2007 President: Jason Herbeck
Facility Engineer
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System / Mallard Pointe Surgical Ce
Phone: 605-882-4743
Email: jason.herbeck@prairielakes.com

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Tennessee - Region 3

East Tennessee Biomedical Association
2007 President: Charles Verzi
Email: verzick@msha.com
Website: www.etbiomed.org

Tennessee Hospital Engineers Association, Inc.
2009-2010 President: Stan Seay
Director, Plant Operations
Henry County Medical Center
Phone: 731-644-8456
Fax: 731-644-8355
Email: sseay@hcmc-tn.org

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Texas - Region 7

Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management
2009 President: Stephen Lowe
Director, Engineering & Safety
East Texas Medical Center Athens
Phone: 903-676-1151
Fax: 903-676-4198
Website: www.tahfm.org

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Utah - Region 9

Utah Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Richard Brunson
Director of Engineering
Mountain View Hospital
Phone: 801-465-7104
Email: richard.brunson@mountainstarhealth.com
Website: www.ushe.org

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Vermont - Region 1

See:

• New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.

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Virginia - Region 3

Virginia Society of Healthcare Engineers
2008 President: Jim Morgan
Sr. Mechanic & Central Plant Operator
Sentara Obici Hospital
Phone: 757-934-4796
Email: jlmorgan@sentara.com
Website: www.vshe.org

See also:

• National Capital Healthcare Engineering Society
  

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Washington - Region 10

Washington State Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Brad Jones
Central WA Comprehensive Mental Health
Phone: 509-575-4084
Email: bjones1@cwcmh.org
Website: www.wsshe.org

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West Virginia - Region 3

West Virginia Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Steve Nelson, CHFM
St. Mary's Medical Center
Phone: 304-526-1208
Fax: 304-526-1192
Email: steve.nelson@st-marys.org
Website: www.wvshe.org

See Also:

• Southeastern Association of Hospital Engineers

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Wisconsin - Region 6

Wisconsin Healthcare Engineering Association
2008 President: Dennis Havlik
Construction Supervisor
Franciscan Skemp
Phone: 608-791-9758
Email: havlik.dennis@mayo.edu
Website: www.whea.com

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Wyoming - Region 10

Wyoming Society of Healthcare Engineering
2007 President: Gene Kelly
Plant Operations Director
West Park Hospital
Phone: 307-578-2442
Email: gkelly@wtp.net

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Regional Chapters

ASHE Student Chapter
Purdue University
Building Construction Managment
President: Brice Hayes
E-Mail: hayesbe@purdue.edu
Student Liaison: Greg Lasker
E-Mail: glasker@purdue.edu
Phone: (678) 860-3839

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Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley
2009 President: Jeffrey E Henne, CHSP, CHEP
Safety Office Assistant
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Phone: 215-728-2461
Fax: 215-728-3574
Email: jeffrey.henne@fccc.edu
Website: www.hfmadv.org

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Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers
2008 President: Robert (Bob) Frazier
Plant Services Director
Liberty Hospital
Email: rfrazier@libertyhospital.org
Website: www.kcahe.org

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National Capital Healthcare Engineering Society
2008 President: Odell Hall HEM, CHSP, CHFM
Director, Facilities Management & Safety
Montgomery General Hospital
Phone: 301-774-8858
Email: ohall@nches.org
Website: www.nches.org

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New England Healthcare Engineers' Society, Inc.
2009 President: John Duraes
Facilities Manager
St. Luke's Hospital
Phone: 508-961-5148
Fax: 508-961-5151
E-mail: duraesj@southcoast.org
Website: www.nehes.org

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Southeastern Association of Hospital Engineers
2007 President: Mark Ward
Phone: 304-766-3600

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Tri-State Society of Healthcare Engineers, Inc.
2009 President: Skip Smith, CHFM, SASHE
Director Facility Management
Catholic Health Initiatives
Phone: 614-870-7696
Email: skipsmith@catholichealth.net
Website: www.tshe.net

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