ASHE Affiliated Chapter Listing
State Chapters
Regional Chapters
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
Chapter Address
500 North East Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: 334-272-8781
Fax: 334-270-9527
E-mail: cabinissh@jccal.org
Website: www.alashe.org
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
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
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
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
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
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:
Delaware - Region 2
See:
District of Columbia, Washington D.C. - Region 2
See:
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
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
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
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
Chapter Address
P.O. Box 192
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-549-0721 x65580
Fax: 618-529-0451
Website: www.siche-online.org
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
Chapter Address
P.O. Box 40727
Indianapolis, IN 46240-0727
Phone: 765-485-8285
Fax: 765-485-8289
Email: sstrawmyer@witham.org
Website: www.isheweb.org
See also:
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
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:
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:
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
Maine - Region 1
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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
Massachusetts - Region 1
See:
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
Chapter Address
1620 70th Ave.
Evart, MI 49631
Phone: 231-734-3483
Fax: 231-734-3483
Website: www.mishe.org
Southeastern Michigan Society for Healthcare Engineering
2008 President: Paul Florkey
Phone: 313-745-7480
Website: www.smshe.org
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
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/
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:
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
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
Nevada - Region 9
New Hampshire - Region 1
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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:
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
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
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
Chapter Address
PMB 203
2910 Selwyn Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: 828-213-4106
Fax: 828-213-5910
Website:www.nchea.com
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
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:
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
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
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
Chapter Address
P.O. Box 212
MiddleTown, PA 17057
Phone: 717-343-1863
Fax: 717-944-1504
Website: www.pshfe.com
See also:
Rhode Island - Region 1
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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
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
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
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
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
Vermont - Region 1
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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:
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
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:
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
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
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
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
Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers
2008 President: Robert (Bob) Frazier
Plant Services Director
Liberty Hospital
Email: rfrazier@libertyhospital.org
Website: www.kcahe.org
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
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
Southeastern Association of Hospital Engineers
2007 President: Mark Ward
Phone: 304-766-3600
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

