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2026 ASHE Advisory Board Members

 

PRESIDENT

Dennis Ford Dennis Ford
MHA, CHFM, CHC, FASHE

Director, Corporate Facilities Management Support
Advocate Health
Charlotte, NC

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Danielle Gathje 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, RPA, SMA, FASHE Michael A. Hatton
MBA, CHFM, FASHE

Vice President Facilities Engineering/Construction
Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

REGION 1 

Edmund LydonEdmund Lydon
MS, CHFM, CHEP, FASHE

Senior Director of Facilities and Support Services
Northeast Hospital Corporation, a Member of Beth Israel Health
Beverly, Massachusetts
 

 

REGION 2 

Laurie AnsethJoyce Malone
CPASRM, FMP

Vice President, Facility Services and Risk
Broadmead Senior Living
Cockeysville, Md.

 

 

REGION 3 

Mark DeaseMark Dease
MBA, CHFM, SASHE

Executive Director, System Facilities Engineering and Management 
Prisma Health 
Greenville, S.C.

REGION 4

Lotoya BeardLotoya Beard
MBA, CHFM

Executive Director - Hospital Maintenance
University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB Hospital
Birmingham, AL

REGION 5

Donald Page headshotDonald Page
MBA, CHFM

Director of Facilities
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes, IN

REGION 6

Eric KrauseEric Krause
CHFM, CHC

Director, Regional Facilities Hospital Operations
Allina Health
Minneapolis, Minn.

REGION 7

Jacob McCallJacob McCall
MBA, CHFM, SASHE

Senior Director, Engineering Services 
Memorial Hermann 
Houston, Texas

REGION 8 

Mark SearsMark Sears
CHFM, CHSP, SASHE

Manager, Safety Services 
Faith Regional Health Services 
Norfolk, Neb.

REGION 9 

Narsimha IrrinkiNarsimha Irrinki
MS, PE, CHFM, SASHE

Enterprise Director of Facilities
Santa Clara Valley Health
San Jose, CA

REGION 10 

Jessica OnagaJessica Onaga
CHFM, CHC, CHSP

Facilities Director 
Pali Momi Medical Center 
Aiea, Hawaii

ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE

Mark MochelMark Mochel
MBA, CHFM, SASHE, ACABE

Strategic Account Executive
Brightly, A Siemens Company
Grand Rapids, MI

ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE

Richard ParkerRichard Parker
MBA, FACHE, FASHE

Associate Director, Life Safety and Physical Environment 
Accreditation Commission for Health Care 
Tucson, Ariz.

 

ADMINISTRATION

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ortolano Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ortolano

Executive Director
American Society for Health Care Engineering
Chicago, IL

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