This week AHCA/NCAL, our national affiliates, held its 74^th Annual Convention.  The highlight and culmination of the annual convention was the election of a leadership slate for AHCA’s Board of Governors and NCAL’s Board of Directors.  The slates are as follows:

The members of AHCA’s 2023-2024 Board of Governors include:

• Phil Scalo of Bartley Healthcare (N.J.), Chair
• Chris Wright of iCare Health Network (Conn.), Vice Chair
• Sarah Schumann of Brookside Inn (Colo.), Secretary/Treasurer
• Phil Fogg of Marquis Companies (Ore.), Immediate Past Chair
• Tina Thomas of Mission Health Communities (Wis.), Regional Multifacility Representative
• Brian Bernander of St. Otto’s Care Center, Inc. (Minn.), Independent Owner Representative
• Steve Flatt of National HealthCare Corporation (Tenn.), Multifacility Representative
• Nate Schema of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (S.D.), Not for Profit Representative
• Dave Voepel of the Arizona Health Care Association, ASHCAE Representative
• Bill Charnetski of PointClickCare, Associate Business Member Representative
• Norman Rokeach of Marquis Limited (Mass.), At-large Representative
• Bill Weisberg of Saber Healthcare Group (Ohio), At-large Representative
• Tina Sandri of Forest Hills of DC (D.C.), At-large Representative
• Chris Chirumbolo of Carespring Health Care Management (Ky.), At-large Representative
• Fran Rainer of PruittHealth (Ga.), At-large Representative
• Nigel Santiago of Cascadia Healthcare (Ariz.), At-large Representative

The members of NCAL’s Board of Directors include:

• Mark Maxfield of The Cottages, LLC (Idaho), Chair
• Sarah Silva of Arete Living (Ore.), Vice Chair
• Dave Chensvold of Healthcare of Iowa, Inc. (Iowa), Secretary/Treasurer
• Gerald Hamilton of BeeHive Homes (N.M.), Immediate Past Chair
• John Bolduc of Odd Fellows’ and Rebekah’s Home of Maine (Maine), At-large Representative
• Darryl Fisher of Mission Senior Living (Nev.), At-large Representative
• Todd Dockerty of Dockerty Health Care Services (Mich.), At-large Representative
• Drew Hood of Oak Terrace Senior Communities (Minn.), At-large Representative
• Barb Mitchell of Magnolia Manor, Inc. (Ga.), At-large Representative
• Logan Pratt of Caring Places Management (Wash.), At-large Representative
• Julie Simpkins of Gardant Management Solutions (Ind.), At-large Representative
• Jennifer Svoboda of Arete Living (Ore.), At-large Representative
• Sharon Thole of Health Dimensions Consulting, Inc./DBA Health Dimensions Group (HDG) (Wis.), At-large Representative
• Jessica Pelligrino Tsoukalas of Bridgeway Senior Healthcare (N.J.), At-large Representative
• Elizabeth Wheatley of Benchmark Senior Living (Mass.), At-large Representative
• Kris Woolley of Avista Senior Living (Ariz.), At-large Representative
• Tara Gregorio of Massachusetts Senior Care Association, ASHCAE Representative
• Doug Farmer of Colorado Health Care Association, ASHCAE Representative
• Zach Shamberg of Pennsylvania Health Care Association, ASHCAE Representative
• Sarah Dirks of Pinnacle Quality Insight, ABM Representative

We are pleased that two WHCA/WiCAL members have been elected to these important national governing bodies:

• Tina Thomas has been elected to the AHCA Board of Governors as the Regional Multi-Facility Representative.  Tina currents holds the position of Senior Vice President of Operations for Mission Health;
• Sharon Thole has been elected to the NCAL Board of Directors as an At-large Representative.  Sharon current holds the position of Executive Vice President of Operations for Health Dimensions Group.

Congratulations to Tina and Sharon!