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State Chapters

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois

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: 256-429-5501
Fax: 256-429-4673
E-mail: shay_rankhorn@chs.net

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Alaska - Region 10

Alaska Society of Healthcare Managers and Engineers
2009 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
2010 President: Richard L. Parker
Admin. Director, Non-Clinical Services
Northwest Medical Center
Phone: 520-469-8192
Fax: 520-469-8092
Email: richard.parker@northwestmedicalcenter.com
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.
2009 President: Chet Howard
Director of Maintenance
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Phone: 501-364-4816
Email: howardcn@archildrens.org
Website: www.aaheark.net

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California - Region 9

California Society for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.
2009-10 President: Martin (Marty) Schoonderwoerd, CHFM, SASHE
Director of Engineering
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
2009 President: Joe E. Baker
Director of Plant Operations and Engineering
Southern Regional Medical Center
Phone: 770-991-8045
Fax: 770-991-8017
Email: joe.baker@southernregional.org
Website: www.gha.org

Georgia Society for Healthcare Engineers
2009 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
2009 President: Richard C. Roehr, CHFM
Administrative Director Facilities
Adventist GlenOaks Hospital
Phone: 630-545-7257
Fax: 630-545-7229
Email: richard.roehr@ahss.org
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
2009 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
Director Support Services
Manning Regional Healthcare
Phone: 712-655-8184
Fax: 712-655-2216
Email: kim.jahn@mrhcia.com
Website: www.ihaonline.org

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Kansas - Region 8

Kansas Healthcare Engineers' Association
2009 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 of Healthcare Engineers
2009 President: Kurt Gessner, CHE
Norton Suburban Hospital
Phone: 502-893-1217
Email: kurt.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
2009 President: Paul Florkey
Director Facility Engineering
Detroit Recieving Hospital
Phone: 313-745-7480
Email: pflorkey@dmc.org
Website: www.smshe.org

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Minnesota - Region 6

Arrowhead Health Care Engineers Association
2009 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
2009 President: Leo Kempf
Tri County Hospital
Phone: 218-631-3510
Email: leo.kempf@tricountyhospital.org
Website: www.mhcea.org

Northern Minnesota Health Care Engineers Association
2009 President: Ken Gutknecht
Elder Care of Minnesota
Phone: 218-444-1745
Email: bigbuck@paulbunyan.net
Website: www.mhcea.org

Southern Minnesota Health Care Engineers Association
2009 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
2009 President: John M. Mollner
Facility Services Director
Fairview Northland Health Services
Phone: 763-389-6378
Email: john.mollner@tchea.com
Website: www.tchea.com

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Mississippi - Region 4

MHA Society for Healthcare Engineers
2008-10 President: Robert Huffman
Director of Facility Management
North MS Medical Ctr. - West Point
Phone: 662-495-2109
Email: rhuffman@nmhs.net
Website: http://mhanewsnow.typepad.com/facilitymanagement/

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Missouri - Region 8

Missouri Society of Healthcare Engineers
2009-2010 President: Dan Boeckman, CHFM
Manager of Planning, Design & Construction
Boone Hospital Center
Phone: 573-815-6260
Email: dboeckman@bjc.org
Website: www.mosheonline.org

See also:

• Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers

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Montana - Region 10

Montana Society of Healthcare Engineers
2009 President: Mike E. Battleson
Facility Maintenance Supervisor
Benefits Healthcare
Phone: 406-455-5135
Email: battmike@benefis.org
Website: www.mt-mshe.net

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Nebraska - Region 8

Nebraska Society of Healthcare Engineers
2010 President: David Patterson
Director of Engineering
Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital
Phone: 402-461-5268
Email: dpatterson@mlmh.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
2009 President: Joseph B. Collins, Sr.
Facilities Engineer
West Jersey Hospital
Phone: 609-325-3638
Email: jcollins@wjhs.com

Healthcare Facilities Management Society of New Jersey
2009 President: Benedict DiFranco, CHFM, SASHE
Director of Engineering
Saint Mary’s Hospital
Phone: 973-365-4423
Email: difrancob@smh-passaic.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
2009 President: Don L. Smith
Facility Engineer / Safety Officer
Indian Health Service
Phone: 575-756-4976
Fax: 575-759-3651
Email: cheer_4_cowboys@msn.com

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New York - Region 1

Central New York Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Robert Ames
Assistant Director, Physical Plant HVAC
University Hospital
Phone: 315-464-4448
Email: amesr@upstate.edu
Website: www.cnyshe.org

Genesee Valley Regional Association for Healthcare Engineers
2009-10 President: Michael Zanghi
Director of Facilities
Highland Hospital
Phone: 585-341-8122
Email: michael_zanghi@urmc.rochester.edu
Website: www.gvrahe.org

Hospital Engineering Society of Greater New York, Inc.
2009 President: Barry J. Duignan, P.E.
Weill Cornell Medical College
Phone: 212-752-6535
Email: bjduignan@verizon.net
Website: www.hesgny.org

Western New York Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009 President: Richard L. Kerling
Dirctor of Plant Operations
Erie County Medical Center
Phone: 716-898-4291
Fax: 716-898-4548
Email: rkerling@ecmc.edu

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North Carolina - Region 3

North Carolina Biomedical Association
2009 President: Alan K. Koreneff, 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
2009 President: Ed L. 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
2010 President: Jerry Francis
Regional Maintenance Manager
Hillcrest Medical Center
Phone: 918-579-7015
Email: jerry.francis@ardenthealth.com
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
Email: gtunn@epix.net

Hospital Engineers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, The
2009 President: Terry Kocian
St. Clair Hospital
Phone: 412-344-6600
Email: terry.kocian@stclair.org
Website: www.Hospital-Engineers.org

Pennsylvania Society for Health Facility Engineering
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
Phone: 864-934-9891
Fax: 864-573-3654
Email: jerry.mullinax@maryblack.org
Website: www.schanew.org/pmgs/scshe

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South Dakota - Region 6

South Dakota Healthcare Engineers Society
2009-10 President: Don Kooiman
Director of Facilities
Sanford Medical Center
Phone: 605-333-6347
Email: kooimand@sanfordhealth.org

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Tennessee - Region 3

East Tennessee Biomedical Association
2009 President: Greg Goll
Email: greg.go1l@erlanger.org
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: Terry Scott
Director Engineering
Memorial Hermann Southwest
Phone: 713-456-5477
Fax: 713-448-8291
Email: terry.scott@memorialhermann.org
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
2009-10 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
Property Management Division Director
Central WA Comprehensive Mental Health
Phone: 509-576-4344
Email: bjones1@cwcmh.org
Website: www.wsshe.org

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West Virginia - Region 3

West Virginia Society for Healthcare Engineering
2009-10 President: Steve D. Nelson, CHFM
Director Facility Operations
St. Mary's Medical Center
Phone: 304-526-1208
Fax: 304-526-1192
Email: snelson@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
2009 President: Kim Bauer
Comumbia Health Care
Phone: 608-429-2181
Email: kim.bauer@co.columbia.wi.us
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
2009 President: John DeWitt
Director of Engineering
The Childrens Mercy Hospital & Clinics
Phone: 816-234-3318
Fax: 816-346-1321
Email: johndewitt@kcahe.org
Website: www.kcahe.org

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National Capital Healthcare Engineering Society
2009 President: Odell Hall HEM, CHSP, CHFM
Director, Facilities Management & Safety
Montgomery General Hospital
Phone: 301-774-8858
Fax: 301-774-8879
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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