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“All current ACHE members located in the Connecticut area will, automatically, be members of the Connecticut chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Only current members of ACHE will be eligible to be members of the chapter.

If you are not a current member, we encourage you to join by going to the ACHE website at www.ache.org

Benefits of being a chapter member include:

"This year, we have a record number of members contributing their time to the various committees within the chapter. For more information on each of the committees, please below.

Education/Program Committee:

The Education committee is chaired by Morris Gross. The goal of the Education Committee is to plan, organize and deliver quality based educational and networking events that benefit all of our membership, promote interaction through networking, and encourage membership in our CAHE group. This is accomplished through the delivery of Category 1 and Category 2 educational events that we organize ourselves, and cosponsoring events with groups such as CHA and the Yale School of Management. For more information and to learn how to get involved please email Morris Gross at Morris.Gross@danhosp,org

Membership Committee:

The Membership Committee currently consists of Jim Hite, Donna Danniels, OHCA Commissioner Christine Vogel and co-chaired by Caroline Piselli and Henderson Rose. The Committee's charge is to bolster membership in CAHE and provide value to the current members from both national and regional resources.

Please contact Henderson Rose Henderson.Rose@danhosp.org or Caroline Piselli - crpiselli@mmm.com with any questions or comments or to learn how to get involved.

Communications Committee:

The Communications Committee is chaired by Mary Ann Camilleri, FACHE and Aaron Mitra. Other members include Richard Lisitano, FACHE, Ralph Jean-Mary, Karen Murray, FACHE , Gary Smart, Vincent Capasso, Lubna Shamsi, and Gina Calder.

The committee is responsible for ensuring active communication for members, including management of the Chapter Newsletter and Website (http://ctahe.ache.org/).

If you are interested in joining the committee, or if you have any comments or suggestions please contact Mary Ann (macamilleri@sbcglobal.net) or Aaron (amitra@blumshapiro.com).

Sponsorship Committee:

Karen Murray, FACHE has agreed to serve as chair of our newly formed Chapter Sponsorship Committee. Over the past several years, our Chapter has been approached by several firms interested in sponsoring our events. This committee will serve as the focal point for fielding inquires about sponsorships and developing our sponsorship program.

Other members of the committee include Gayle Capozzalo, FACHE (Governor), Quinton Friesen, FACHE, Morris Gross, FACHE, Steve Merz, FACHE, and Nancy Rosenthal, FACHE (Regent).

If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact Karen at Karen.murray@ynhh.org or by phone at (203) 688-3369.

C-Suite Bootcamp:

The C-Suite Bootcamp is a tailored program for leaders emerging into new C-Suite organizational positions (promotions or new to Connecticut). The program provides an in-depth orientation to the healthcare market in Connecticut, with a focus on legislative, regulatory, financial and market factors specific to our state.

Bob Trefry, FACHE has agreed to chair this committee. Other members include Kurt Barwis, FACHE, Gayle Capozzalo, FACHE, Paul DiLeo, FACHE, Quinton Friesen, FACHE, Morris Gross, FACHE, Kim Hostetler (Vice President, Education, CHA), Steve Merz, FACHE, Henderson Rose, FACHE and Nancy Rosenthal, FACHE.

Higher Education Committee:

Nancy Rosenthal is the chair of this committee. The goal of this committee is to forge partnerships with schools in the region, training students in healthcare management.

Finance and Audit Committee:

The current chair of this committee is Jim Cullen, but as of June 23, 2009, the new chair will be Kurt Barwis. This committee is responsible for the accurate financial transactions of the organization. They maintain and review the records and accounts of the organization and submit a report to the Board of Directors.