2026 ASHE Advisory Board Members
PRESIDENT
Dennis Ford
MHA, CHFM, CHC, FASHE
Enterprise Director, Utility Systems
Facilities Management
Advocate Health
Charlotte, NC
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Danielle Gathje
MBA, CHFM, FASHE
Vice President, Hospital Operations
Fairview Health Services - St. John’s Hospital
Maplewood, MN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Michael A. Hatton
MBA, CHFM, FASHE
Vice President, Facilities Engineering/Construction
Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX
REGION 1
Edmund Lydon
MS, CHFM, CHEP, FASHE
Senior Director of Facilities and Support Services
Northeast Hospital Corporation, a Member of Beth Israel Health
Beverly, MA
REGION 2
Joyce Malone
CPASRM, FMP
Vice President, Facility Services and Risk
Broadmead Senior Living
Cockeysville, MD
REGION 3
Mark Dease
MBA, CHFM, SASHE
Executive Director, System Facilities Engineering and Management
Prisma Health
Greenville, SC
REGION 4
Lotoya Beard
MBA, CHFM
Executive Director, Hospital Maintenance
University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital
Birmingham, AL
REGION 5
Donald Page
MBA, CHFM
Director of Facilities
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes, IN
REGION 6
Eric Krause
CHFM, CHC
Director, Regional Facilities Hospital Operations
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN
REGION 7
Jacob McCall
MBA, CHFM, SASHE
Senior Director, Engineering Services
Memorial Hermann
Houston, TX
REGION 8
Mark Sears
CHFM, CHSP, SASHE
Manager, Safety Services
Faith Regional Health Services
Norfolk, NE
REGION 9
Narsimha Irrinki
MS, PE, CHFM, SASHE
Enterprise Director of Facilities
Santa Clara Valley Health
San Jose, CA
REGION 10
Jessica Onaga
CHFM, CHC, CHSP
Facilities Director
Pali Momi Medical Center
Aiea, HI
ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE
Mark Mochel
MBA, CHFM, SASHE, FACHE, ACABE
Founder and Principal
Infrastructure Investment HC, L.L.C. (I2HC)
Grand Rapids, MI
ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE
Richard Parker
MBA, FACHE, FASHE
Associate Director, Life Safety and Physical Environment
Accreditation Commission for Health Care
Tucson, AZ
ADMINISTRATION
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ortolano
Executive Director
American Society for Health Care Engineering
Chicago, IL