2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS & SESSIONS
August 9-12, 2022 | Wilmington Convention Center | Wilmington, NC
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Shay Rankhorn | ASHE PRESIDENT - SHAY RANKHORN
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Herman McKenzie | JOINT COMMISSION Herman McKenzie is currently a Director in the Standards Interpretation Group at The Joint Commission. In this role, he manages all activities associated with the daily operations of the Physical Environment Department, provides standards interpretation and education to Joint Commission Surveyors and accredited organizations, reviews equivalency requests and survey reports, conducts surveys and Intracycle Monitoring conference calls, serves as faculty for educational programs, and is a speaker for national, regional, state, and local audiences. Mr. McKenzie has over 30 years of health care experience having held managerial and director-level roles in Clinical Engineering, Plant Operations and Facilities Services throughout the Chicagoland area. Previously, he was a part of the team that opened the first new hospital in Illinois in over 25 years. Mr. McKenzie is a certified healthcare safety professional (CHSP), and is a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and the Healthcare Engineers Society of Northern Illinois (HESNI) serving as president from 2013 - 2014. Mr. McKenzie has also been selected as Board Director for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).
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Alex Harwell, PE, CHFM, CHC
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Preparing for & Implementing Successful DHSR Inspections Session Description A general guide for hospital facilities and construction staff, designers, and contractors to prepare for and implement successful DHSR project inspections. This session will cover good practices, tips, and processes towards passing DHSR inspections from early construction phase to the final walkthrough along with review of the NCHEA sponsored DHSR Preparation Guide and System Checklist documents. Learning Outcomes
Alex Harwel PE CHFM CHC Born in Durham and raised in Raleigh, I started my career by enlisting into the US Navy at age 18, I spent a decade in the Navy as a Nuclear Machinist’s Mate learning the ropes of engineering systems operation, maintenance and troubleshooting. While serving I earned my bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA in Engineering Technology to build my professional career following the Navy. I started my engineering career with the State of NC, working for DHSR as an engineering plan reviewer and inspector for five years. It was there that I learned about the healthcare industry, healthcare engineering regulatory requirements, and the landscape of North Carolina hospitals, architects, engineers, and contractors. In 2012 I joined Dewberry as a Construction Administrator and have spent the past ten years focused on the consulting side of healthcare engineering. I have recently earned my Fire Protection PE, am an ASHE Certified Healthcare Facility Manager, and Certified Healthcare Constructor and serve Dewberry as the healthcare market segment leader for the Southeast.
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Michael D. Roberts, PE, SASHE, CHFM, SrHE Director – Energy Services
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The presentation will address all aspects of starting and maintaining an energy management program. It will cover the following CHFM competencies Administration, Compliance, Energy Management, Finance Management, Maintenance & Operations and Sustainability. Atrium Health, based in Charlotte, N.C., currently consists of 42 hospitals across four states. When the energy management program began, there were 10 hospitals totaling 7.5 million SF with an average Energy Star score of 12. Atrium Health developed an Enterprise Energy Management program that started with a capital investment and was followed by operational changes that consisted of a dedicated corporate energy team, operational and capital investments and an energy training program for maintenance mechanics and technicians. This successful initiative has moved the average Energy Star score for these 10 hospitals to 68, reduced energy consumption by 30%, reduced carbon footprint by 28%, is currently avoiding $5.5 million per year in energy expense and has been nationally recognized. The success of this program is the foundation for Atrium Health’s carbon neutral strategy and is being expanded to all the new acquisition and merger properties. Atrium Health has been awarded as an EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year five years in a row obtaining the Sustained Excellence designation in years three though five and has forty-one Energy to Care awards. Learning Objectives:
Michael D. Roberts, PE, SASHE, CHFM, SrHE Michael Roberts has over 35 years in facility management, operations and design and over 25 years of experience working directly for healthcare systems in a variety of leadership roles. He is currently working with Atrium Health as Director, Enterprise Energy Services, and leads their enterprise energy management program. Mr. Roberts earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer, SASHE, and AHA Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager. Michael is an active member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) and served two terms on the ASHE Advisory Board as the Region 3 Representative and chaired their Sustainability Committee. He is a North Carolina Healthcare Engineers Association Past President and past NCHEA Sustainability Liaison to ASHE.
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Mark Kenneday
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Developing trusting relationships with senior leadership is vital to securing support and funding for ongoing facilities stewardship needs. Often facilities leaders and the C-Suite speak different languages. Successful facility executives have learned to deploy data skillfully and use professional quality presentations to gain support for their initiatives. However, there are still plenty in the facilities realm who find it uncomfortable to articulate their needs. Leveraging business acumen is an art and a science. Selecting the right data, using the right tools and telling a compelling story are learned skills, and the development of those skills often involves trial and error. Mark Kenneday Mark Kenneday served the healthcare industry for over 35 years in various roles including the Director of Facilities Management at Texas Children’s Hospital, Senior Director of Building Care and Operations at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Vice Chancellor, Campus Operations with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is a past president of TAHFM and was honored with the Bob Paul award. Mark was elected ASHE president in 2011, serving as incoming president, president and past president from 2012 to 2014 for the society. In 2016 he was selected for ASHE’s highest award, the Crystal Eagle, for lifetime achievement.
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Mike Lawless, PE, LEED AP
Ryan Searles
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When disaster strikes, hospitals and healthcare systems are on the front line of ensuring the safety of the community and their patients. This presentation provides an outline for the first step in the resiliency process: assessing your facility’s vulnerability. An engineering firm’s Senior Director of Innovation and Security Consultant will discuss the six stages of a thorough vulnerability assessment to determine where your facility may be at risk and the steps required for mitigation. Mike Lawless, PE, LEED AP Ryan Searles
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Jerry Merritt
Rebecca McKenzie
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Rebecca McKenzie, VP PeriOp Services, Duke Health Jerry Merritt Rebecca McKenzie
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William Koffel, PE, FSFPE, President, Koffel Associates | CODE KNOWLEDGE TEST Understanding regulatory codes is essential for the proper design of any health care facility and recent editions of the codes have introduced new requirements that offer additional design options. This webinar will reinforce your knowledge of long-standing requirements and provide insights into the newer provisions. Audience members will hear answers to common questions about codes (NFPA 101®, International Building Code, and others) and will be able to test their knowledge and assumptions of these codes as well as the new editions. While most questions will be from the IBC and NFPA 101, discussion of other Codes (i.e. NFPA 72, NFPA 80, and the CMS requirements) will also be included. The webinar will highlight background justification of changes to specific requirements and examples of how requirements have been applied in the health care industry in both new and existing construction. Learning ObjectivesApply requirements of NFPA 101-2012 as adopted by CMS.
Bill Koffel, President of Koffel Associates, is recognized as an expert in the fire protection and life safety aspects of codes and standards. With offices in MD, CT, MA, NC and the Middle East, the firm provides consulting; engineering; code development; seminar; and product testing services to clients worldwide. Formerly with the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, he has conducted licensure, certification, and accreditation surveys of healthcare facilities. Bill serves on numerous NFPA Technical Committees and is the Chair of the Life Safety Correlating Committee. wkoffel@Koffel.com |
Michael Doggett |
Today’s hospitals are growing in size, and the electrical loads are increasing. Hospital facility managers face pressures to provide reliable power safely and be able to maintain increasingly digital electrical equipment without interruption. They also face pressures to be sustainable and eco-friendly where possible. Advanced power control systems need to be able to keep up with these trends, and be ready for the future. This presentation will discuss a wide range of factors to consider when planning a new hospital paralleling switchgear system, and will discuss some new advances in these controls. Mike Doggett Mike Doggett has been helping power users in North Carolina for over 30 years. He held various positions at Siemens and Eaton in electrical sales and product management before finding Chapman Company in 2009. For Chapman Company, Mike represents several companies that offer electrical solutions for hospitals, including Russelectric switchgear, ESL portable generator docking stations, PG Lifelink isolation panels, and Mitsubishi UPS systems. Mike has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at NC State University and an MBA from Duke University.
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Dennis Ford MHA FASHE CHFM CHC
Andy Kohl | Solving the Complexity and Risk of Elevators and Escalators Elevators and escalators are health care facilities engineering responsibilities. Find out how to control cost and downtime and eliminate deferred/callback maintenance and unnecessary repairs of elevators and escalators. Gain a detailed overview of the elevator industry to implement programs with immediate returns, efficiency and risk mitigation. This session will provide a case study from Atrium Health for elevator assessments, maintenance, modernizations, repairs, and new elevator installations as well as for regulatory compliance, controlling cost and monitoring progress.
Dennis Ford Dennis Ford is currently serving as the Region 3 Representative on the ASHE Board and has been in Healthcare Facilities Management (FM) for over 25 years. He received his degree in Civil Engineering, completed the Air Force (AF) ROTC program and started his career at Eglin AFB in Ft Walton Beach, FL. While in the AF, Dennis served in FM roles and at headquarters where he led the development of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) currently in use at all military hospitals (DMLSS-FM). Before arriving Atrium Health (a system of over 70 hospitals), Dennis served as Director of Engineering at the world-renowned Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX (a 3-hospital system), Program Director of Healthcare Facilities at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX (a 5-hospital system with a prison hospital) and as Director of Facilities Management at Baptist Health System in San Antonio, TX (a 5-hospital system). Dennis is a Fellow ASHE (FASHE) member, Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM), Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC), received his Master of Health Administration from Texas A&M an is currently teaching an on-line Facility Management Master’s course at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Andy Kohl Andy Kohl is an elevator consultant with The Elevator Consultants (TEC), an independent elevator consulting firm specializing in vertical transportation analysis. With more than 30 years of experience in the elevator industry, Kohl has the technical and business acumen to advocate for healthcare facilities teams when making decisions about one of the largest capital expenses a building will have. By identifying potential expenses and opportunities, and optimizing performance and efficiency, TEC routinely saves their clients thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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 Lindsey Brackett | TALE OF TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS
Empowerment is defined as increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes. This session explores how two healthcare systems empowered their facilities engineering staff through internal education and training specific to their job competencies, equipment and infrastructure, and standard policies and operating procedures. Although CommonSpirit Health and Novant Health experienced their own unique challenges and processes, they shared the common goal of realizing outcomes that promote safety, compliance, patient satisfaction, and employee engagement. These outcomes were achieved by including technical and soft skills into the training content, yielding a holistic program that is relevant for every position on the organizational chart. Through patience and perseverance, CommonSpirit Health and Novant Health developed and implemented scalable programs that provide clear career growth opportunities and informed succession planning. Join this session to discover how to adapt their approach to your organization. Michelle Vargas, CHFM is currently serving as the System Operations Analyst with CommonSpirit Health, formally known as CHI St. Luke ’s Health, now a faith-based system of more than 700 care sites. Michelle is instrumental to the development and implementation of CommonSpirit Health's internal training program and led the pilot concept in the Texas Division before the program was rolled out at the national level. As the point person for program operations, Michelle coordinates the program ’s rollout with other system Division leaders, Human Resources, and local subject matter experts. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston. William (Chip) Phifer is the Senior Director for Plant Engineering at Novant Health, a 15-hospital system based in North Carolina. He leads the internal technical training program development and implementation activities. Chip has 35 years of experience in facilities management, with 29 of those in healthcare facilities. Chip holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and is a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager through the American Society of Health Care Engineering. Lindsey Brackett is the Chief Empowerment Officer of Legacy FM, LLC, a Certified Healthcare Constructor, Certified Healthcare Facility Manager, SASHE, and influencer in the Healthcare Facilities Management industry. She has more than 10 years of experience providing solutions, including staff assessments and training, to facilities management teams. Lindsey has led the development and management of over 120 educational resources and currently serves on the ASHE Advisory Board, chairs the ASHE Sustainability Task Force, and has authored numerous articles and white papers for the health care facilities management industry.
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