For Immediate Release
CHICAGO, March 23, 2020—Four healthcare leaders have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives: Joanne Carrocino, FACHE; William P. Santulli, FACHE; Michele K. Sutton, FACHE; and Nizar K. Wehbi, MD, FACHE. ACHE’s Board of Governors oversees ACHE operations and member services.
Carrocino is president/CEO, Cape Regional Health System, Cape May Court House, N.J. She served as the ACHE Regent-at-Large for District 1 from 2017 to 2020 and was on the Regent Assessment Committee from 2018 to 2019. Carrocino also served on the Board of Trustees for the American Hospital Association from 2012 to 2015.
Santulli is COO, Advocate Aurora Health, Downers Grove (Ill.). Before joining Advocate Aurora Health, he served in key leadership positions with multiple hospitals and health systems, including Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., and the New England Medical Center in Boston. Santulli also served on ACHE’s Regent Advisory Council from 1999 to 2001.
Sutton is president/CEO, North Oaks Health System, Hammond, La. She was on the Regents Advisory Council from 2010 to 2015 and served as the ACHE Regent for Louisiana from 2015 to 2018. Sutton is a longstanding member of the Louisiana Hospital Association and is actively involved in numerous organizations, including the Northshore Business Council, Northshore Healthcare Alliance and the New Orleans Women’s Healthcare Executive Network.
Wehbi is deputy director, Center for Health Policy, College of Public Health, and assistant professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Wehbi serves on the Board of Directors of the National Board of Public Health Examiners as well as the American Public Health Association Education Board and Joint Policy Committee.
All are board certified in healthcare management as ACHE Fellows. For more information on ACHE’s board members, visit ache.org/Leadership.
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 48,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE’s mission is to advance our members and healthcare management excellence. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE's established network of 77 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its vision of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to improving health. The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research. Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses.
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