Membership and Networking Committee
Committee Chair
John Carter
Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Committee Vice Chair
Lance Ruland, FACHE
NTT Data Services
Laura Yanez
US Anesthesia Partners
Board Liaison
Jared Lange
Parkland Health
Board Liaison
Michael Talley, FACHE
CHRISTUS Health
Belal Abuharb
Texas Health Resources
April Audain, FACHE
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Rendi Black
Relations Research
Shane Brumitt
Jennifer Conrad
EYP Architecture & Engineering
Corey Cotton
Texas Hospital Association
Neha Dugal
Batson Cook Construction
Quintin Ficklin
Methodist Health System
Jerika Flowers
Baylor Scott & White Health
Kimbra Gibbs
Texas Health Physicians Group
Jenny Givens
BakerHostetler
Jillian Heil
USI
Scott Hurst, FACHE
Patient-Physician Network
Priti Jain
Texas Health Resources
Hamza Kachwala
Parkland Health
Lauren Johnson
Texas Health Resources
Evangeline Lalangas
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP
Gabrielle Lopez
Advanced Business Graphics Inc.
Niyati Patel
Sg2/Vizient
Tammy Phillips, CHCIO, CDH-E, FHIMSS
AdventHealth
Micki Robertson
AdventHealth
Brandon Rule
Sound Physician Group
Angela Smith
Arbor Diagnostics
Daniel Utech
Parkland Health
Mary Wylie, FACHE
BSW Medical Center Plano
Samia Zia
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Committee Responsibilities
The Networking & Membership Committee Member provides support to the committee chair in analyzing and developing strategies for meeting new, potential, and existing member’s needs. This includes the development of member recruitment and retention activities, member recognition, orienting members, meeting annual membership goals, evaluating member satisfaction, and helping to organizing social events to assist in these areas.
Committee Member Responsibilities:
- Coordinate annual membership drive
- Disseminate a member survey as needed
- Promote the chapter and ACHE to area healthcare executives
- Promote the chapter and ACHE to area graduate programs
- Promote Leader-to-Leader program
- Committee representation at all chapter events
- Promotion of chapter awards and identification of recipients
- Work with education committee to develop programs to attract new members
- Organize at least six (6) events annually
- Promote networking within the chapter
- Provide quarterly committee updates (promotions, articles, recognition, etc.) to the newsletter editor
Meeting Requirements:
- Quarterly (4) meetings annually. Additional as needed.
- Actively participate in meetings conducted in person or through virtual efforts
- Attend no less than two (2) Chapter events annually as a Committee Champion to assist with registration and welcoming attendees.
Support:
- Committee members are primarily supported by the Chair, Board Liaison and fellow committee members.
- Additional guidance and resources can be found on the Chapter’s Shared Drive.
Eligibility Criteria:
- ACHE member in good standing
- Organizational, time management and administrative skills
- Willingness to be engaged in the Committee’s projects and deliverables