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Please contact Mark Biscone at mbiscone@ache-houston.org to be assigned a committee or to get more information.
Committees
We’re offering a special thanks to all who gave of their time on these committees in 2024.
Click below to learn more each committee.
Chapter Awards Committee
This committee focuses on the recognition of our volunteers, the committee leaders, our mentors, the volunteer Leadership for the Chapter and Educational Foundation, our newly appointed Fellows, Regent Award Winners, National Service Award Winners, and the annual awards for our Chapter members such as Volunteer of the Year and Sponsor of the Year. The committee organizes annual award ceremonies. This committee is also in charge of reviewing and rating the scholarship applications and presenting its awardee recommendations to the Chapter Board.
2025 Chair: Megan Pfister 2025 Chair-Elect: Alex Sardual
Community Service and Philanthrophy Committee
This committee works on planning and coordinating community service events for the Chapter, both in the civic and the health sectors. It also coordinates fundraising activities and development and execution of a marquee fundraiser event, the Annual Sporting Clays Tournament & Scholarship Fundraiser.
2025 Chairs: Daniela Martin del Campo and Jennifer Jaromahum
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
This committee works on recognizing and increasing diversity and inclusion in our Chapter. It helps plan and hold a DEIB panel at every Healthcare Leadership Conference we host in late Fall, and holds an Annual mini-conference each Summer. It is responsible for collaborating with the diversity focused groups in other healthcare-leadership organizations, such as NALHE, NAHSE, AAHL, etc.
2025 Chairs: Tyara Barge & Helen Kan
Education and Events Committee
This committee works on major events for the Chapter, such as our annual Leadership Conference, What’s Up Boss? Event, Quarterly Breakfast Meetings, etc.
2025 Chair : Jaishma Devaiah 2025 Chair-Elect: Prince Ampomah
Marketing and Communications Committee
This committee focuses on developing the ACHE-SETC brand, marketing the events of the Chapter, producing a quarterly newsletter, maintaining the chapter’s LinkedIn page and Instagram account, maintaining the chapter’s website, and producing and curating the website’s content.”
2025 Chair: Pati Hildebrand, 2025 Chair-Elect Mallory Garner
Member Advancement Committee
This committee works on supporting the advancement of our members in the attainment of their Fellow status in ACHE. This consists of education on the requirements of becoming a FACHE, mentoring candidates, and providing a Board of Governors Exam Review Course for the applicants two times per year – once in the Spring and once in the Fall.
2025 Chair: Danie Freeman Chair-Elect:
Membership & Retention Committee
This committee works to welcome new members of the Chapter, addresses issues to enhance member satisfaction, executes programming to grow the chapter membership, and retain our members over the course of time.
2025 Chair: Jessica Pierce 2025 Chair-Elect: Cecilia Yu
Mentorship Committee
This committee develops and expands our Chapter’s mentorship program. It has recently revised the application processes for Mentors & Mentees, adapted these to an electronic online format, and transitioned the program to two annual cohorts.
2025 Chairs: Bianca Daswani & Carlo Pangilinan
Networking and Relations Committee
This committee provides specific opportunities for networking and relationship building. 2024 Events included a several virtual Guided Tasting events and several in person networking events such as an ice cream networking social.
2025 Chair: Bailey Webb
Strategic Partnership Committee
This committee develops synergistic relationships with other organizations to expand and enhance our sponsorship program, which allows our Chapter to enhance its programming offerings and award of scholarships.
2025 Chair: Hunter Snyder
Student Membership and Involvement Committee
This committee focuses on our student members, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This group develops events and content for students, and strives to grow our student membership and involvement in our Chapter.
2025 Chair: Annie Chuoke and 2025 Chair-Elect: Regan Dunn
Administrative Fellowship Council
This committee is new for 2025!
The purpose of the Southeast Texas Administrative Fellowship Council (AFC) is to foster a robust, lasting relationship between ACHE-SETC and Administrative Fellows residing within the Texas Medical Center (TMC) & Southeast Texas Region (SETX).
Goals of the Committee
o To foster a strong relationship between the Southeast Texas Administrative Fellows and ACHE-SETC as well as increase networking opportunities amongst the Fellows within the SETX region.
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- Providing a platform for aspiring healthcare leaders to gain resources for professional development and facilitate Student to Administrative Fellow networking opportunities and advancement.
- Partner with the ACHE-SETC student involvement committee to promote further engagement of SETX students.
- Conduct various Administrative Fellowship-related educational events throughout the year.
2025 Chair: Courtney Pawlik 2025 Chair-Elect Lauren Shrock
Local Program Council (LPC)
The Beaumont Local Program Council (LPC) serves as a local group that conducts education and networking events at the local level. The LPC serves the areas surrounding Beaumont, TX.
2025 Chairs: Justin Doss and Sammy Davis
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