News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Rubin, 312.422.3810
ASHE Announces New President-Elect
New board members also named
CHICAGO—October 9, 2007—The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced the results of the 2007 election. ASHE has elected six new members to its Board for terms beginning on January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2009. An additional Board member was elected to serve a one-year term that begins January 1, 2008 and ends December 31, 2009. The President-Elect will serve in this position during 2008 and assume the presidency in 2009. The ASHE Board of Directors have the responsibility to determine its mission, goals and objectives and to develop the strategic and financial plans to achieve them.
Congratulations to the following individuals:
Troy Martin, SASHE
2008 President-elect (assumes the office of President January 1, 2009)
Director of Facilities Services
Poudre Valley Health System
Fort Collins, Colo.
Benedict DiFranco, CHFM, SASHE
Region 2 Director (Special one-year term)
Facility Manager
Mountainside Hospital
Montclair, N.J.
William T. (Bill) Payne, CFPS, CHFM, MBA, SASHE
Region 3 Director
Director, Facility Engineering & Safety
Alamance Regional Medical Center
Burlington, N.C.
Steve Vinopal
Region 6 Director
Director, Construction Engineering and Facility Services
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Mauston, Wis.
Mark Kenneday, MBA, CHFM, SASHE
Region 7 Director
Director Building Care & Operations
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
David Howard
Region 8 Director
Director of Facilities
Penrose Saint Francis Health Services
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jody McQuade
Region 10 Director
Boise, Idaho
For more information on the ASHE board members please go to www.ashe.org.
About ASHE
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), a personal membership
group of the American Hospital Association (AHA), represents more than 8,400 facilities
managers, engineers, clinical engineering/ medical equipment managers, and
professionals in the fields of facility management, healthcare design, construction
and safety. With the many government regulations and other codes and
standards affecting healthcare facilities, ASHE’s efforts are focused
on providing its members with much needed information and education through
comprehensive publications and educational programming. For further
information on ASHE, please visit www.ashe.org.
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