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The 2010 conference program is still in development.  Check back frequently in the coming weeks as new sessions and speakers will be added daily.

Ryan Archer AIA, LEED AP, Design Architect/LEED Coordinator, URS Corporation

James R. Arends, AIA, LEED AP, Regional Healthcare Services Manager-Midwest Region, Gilbane Building Company

Farid Atrash, MHSc., CIH, ROH, Director/Senior Consultant, OHE Consultants

Julie Barkenbush, CEO, Devenney Group Ltd., Architects

Ellen Barrington, MSN, RN, BC, Nurse Manager, Meridian Health - Ocean Medical Center

Sue Ann Barton, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, ZGF Architects LLP

Mary Beck, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Boone Hospital Center

Collin L. Beers AIA, Principal, Granary Associates

Sean Bowker, Senior Project Manager, Mortenson/Power J.V.

Brenda M. Bush-Moline AIA, LEED AP, Associate Principal, VOA Associates Incorporated

John L. L. Capelli, Principal, EwingCole

Kim Cardosi, President, Cardosi Kiper Design Group

George Carro, PPh, MS, BCOP, Senior Director, Oncology Pharmacy Services, NorthShore University HealthSystem

Patrick M. Casey AIA, irector, Design and Construction Hospital Replacement, Parkland Hospital and Health System

Alan Channing, CEO, Sinai Health System

Jennifer Christmann, Assistant Director of Facilities Planning & Development, University of Kentucky Healthcare

Cathie Coleman, Life Enhancement Specialist, The MediLodge Group

Rolando Conesa AIA, Principal, MGE Architects

Patrick J. Conway, Director, Product Development, JBT Corporation – Automated Systems

James A. Cook M.D., Director, Neonatology, Geisinger Health System - Janet Weis Children's Hospital

Randy Cooper, President, CS&G

Michael Crowley P.E., Senior Vice President, Rolf Jensen & Associates

Nate Curell, Brown County Facility Engineer, Brown County Facility and Park Management

Rudy J. Dahdal MHSc.(HPME), Senior Manager, Princess Margaret Hospital

Christopher Downey RA, Architect, SmithGroup

Leon Drachman AIA, Principal, Payette

Susan A. Duchman MBA, BSN, RN, Vice President of Operations/CNO, The Williamsport Regional Medical Center - Susquehanna Health

Tim Dudte, Project Manager, Health Facilities Group

Fintan Duffy, Architect

Tama Duffy Day FASID, IIDA, LEED AP, Principal and National Interior Design Healthcare Practice Leader, Perkins+Will

Eileen M. Dwyer MS, RN., Director, Office of Transformation, Rush University Medical Center

Matt Ebejer, PE, LEED® AP, Vice President, West Regional Manager Healthcare-Health Sciences, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

Walter L. Eckenhoff FAIA, ACHA, Principal, Eckenhoff Saunders Architects

Andrew Englehart, President, Construction Process Solutions, Ltd.

Samuel Essak, Vice President and Partner, Hammes Company

Marc Fahringer, District Manager, Aramark Healthcare

Susie Faz-McCann RN, System Clinical Director, Design & Construction, Banner Health

Barbara Feske, Vice President, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center

Lanny J. Flynn P.E., S.E, Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Eurico Francisco, Vice President, RTKL Associates Inc.

Rick Franz AIA, ACHA, Vice President, HKS Architects, P.C.

Richard Funnell, Senior Director, Oncology Program, Spectrum Health Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion

Richard Galling, President and Chief Operating Officer, Hammes Company

John R. Gavan, Managing Principal – Los Angeles, KPFF Consulting Engineers

Clay Goser, President, Symphony LLC

Bhargav Goswami, Principal, WHR Architects

Catherine L. Gow AIA, Principal - Health Facilities Planning, Francis Cauffman

Keith Gray, Director, Technical Marketing, The Mohawk Group

Patricia J. Grazzini, Deputy Director, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Deborah Groner D'Agostino FACHE, President, P4H, Inc

Linda Haggerty, AAHID, LEEP AP, Principal, Steffian Bradley Architects

Tanya K. Hahn CPA, MBA, Senior Vice President, Lancaster Pollard & Co

Neil A. Halpern, Chief Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Debra Harris Ph.D., RAD Consultants

Rebecca G. Hathaway RN, MSN, Senior VP Healthcare, HMC Architects

Kathy Hathorn, CEO & Creative Director, American Art Resources

Michael Hinchcliffe AIA, LEED AP, Associate, Payette

Ardis Hutchins AIA, IIDA, Interior Architect, UW Hospitals and Clinics

Steven G. Jacobson AIA, LEED AP, Principal, HKS Architects, P.C.

Tom Jennings FACHE, Principal, NXT

Jerry Johnson, Design Principal, Perkins+Will

Mic Johnson AIA, NCARB, Design Principal, Ellerbe Becket, an AECOM Company

Carol Johnson Kartje, AIA IIDA, LEED AP, Vice President, Director of Interior Design, HKS Architects, P.C.

Cormac Johnston, General Manager, Waterford Health Park

Nelson Keeler, CAD/IT/Project & Business Development Manager(s), JW Design Architectural Studio

James Kent Muirhead AIA, Associate Principal, Cannon Design

Mikyoung Kim, President, Mikyoung Kim Design

Robert Klasek, Vice President, Facilities Management, Northwest Community Hospital

Steven L. Klein, LC, IALD, IESNA, President, Klein Lighting, LLC

Eric Kohls, CPC, LEED AP, Director of Project Specific Support Services, Construction Process Solutions, Ltd.

Bruce Komiske, Chief - New Hospital Project, Childrens Memorial Hospital

Nathan T. Larmore, Jr PE, Vice President, Sparling

Eric Lautzenheiser AIA, ACHA, Senior Healthcare Planner, Francis Cauffman

Don Lemonds, Vice President and Senior Medical Planner, HOK

Jay Leopold, Regional Manager, DRP Construction

Randy Leopold LEED, Principal Architect, University of California San Diego

Steve Lewallen, President & CEO, Health Facilities Group

Philip LiBassi AIA, ACHA, Principal, Westlake Reed Leskosky

Yuri Ma, Manager, Redevelopment, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Michelle Malone Keith, MPA, Executive Director, Hospital Construction & Plant Operations, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System

Tim Marcum, Director of Planning, Baptist Hospital East

Marilyn Mariani, Chief Nursing Officer, Lakeview Hospital

Jonas McBride, Vice President, Smith Seckman Reid

Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, D. Arch., Professor of Architecture and Director, Texas A & M University - Center for Health Systems & Design

Wilson Mertens MD, Medical Director, Cancer Services, Baystate Health Systems

Mick Metzger, Project Executive, Pepper Construction

Eric Meub AIA, LEED AP, Vice President, SmithGroup

Andrew Meyers, Sr. Associate, Electrical Engineer, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch

Harold Michels, Senior VP, Copper Development Association

Craig L. Miller CCM, Senior Project Manager, Jacobs

Upali Nanda PhD, VP Director of Research, American Art Resources

Aubie Nanning PhD, Senior Systems Analyst, CH2MHILL/CRITIGEN

Mark A. Nichols AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Loebl Schlossman & Hackl

Michael F. O'Keefe, Director, Navigant Consulting

Todd Paider, Boldt

Aristides Pallin, Chief Operating Officer, Leon Medical Centers

Laurie Pawli, Director/Founder, Feng Shui School of Chicago

Theresa Pesch, Executive Director, Children’s Foundation, Vice President, Development Children’s of MN

Robert Piatek AIA, LEED AP, Associate Principal and Senior Vice President, HKS Architects, P.C.

Shanti Pless, Building Energy Efficiency Engineer, National Renweable Energies Lab (NREL)

Harry Pliskin, President, TransVac Systems, LLC

Jeffrey Remsik, President, Bottom Line Marketing & Public Relations

Annette Ridenour, President & CEO, Aesthetics Inc

Terry J. Ritchey RN, BSN, MBA, Vice President, Manager of Clinical Solutions and Research, HKS Architect

Diane Rodriguez, Executive Director for Transition Planning, Northwest Community Hospital

Timothy M. Rommel, AIA, RAIC, ACHA, Principal, Cannon Design

Joe Ross, Vice President, X-nth

Dr Mark Rowe, Rowe Creavin Medical Practice

Rosalyn Ryan, Principal in Charge, DQI Healthcare, Inc.

Nancy Sanger Pallesen, Executive Director, Arlington Free Clinic

Marc Sauvé MBA, Senior Healthcare Strategist, Gresham Smith & Partners

Timothy Schap AIA, COO, Construction Process Solutions, Ltd.

Michael H. Scherbel AIA, NCARB, Partner of Healthcare Design, Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP

William Scrantom PE, Senior Vice President, National Director Healthcare-Health Sciences, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

Shelly Sipes PMP, Easter Regional Manager - Enterpirse Collaboration Solutions, CH2MHILL/CRITIGEN

Brian Smith, Director, Strategic Project Development, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

H. Alan Sneed AIA, NCARB, CSI, Principal, RTKL

Tom Spremo, Executive Director, Med Gas Solutions

Pat Stack, Vice President Transition Planning, Northwest Community Hospital

Terrie P. Sterling, Chief Operating Officer, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Monica Stockmann, Upper Midwest Regional Engineer, American Institute of Steel Construction

Karen Stockton MHSc., CIC, Director, Infection Prevention & Control, University Health Network

Dave Stout, Director of Facilities & Engineering, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Stephen Straka, Principal, CSC

George Strand PE, Horty Elving

Douglas Strout AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Director of Healthcare, Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz

Kevin B. Sullivan AIA, Principal, Payette

Aneesh Suneja, Founder, FlowOne Lean Consulting

Mary Sweet, Administrator, Kiowa County Memorial Hospital

Lt Col Jonathan R. Sylvie, Central Texas Program Manager, U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency

Marisa Tacconelli-Termine, Director, Risk Management, Quality & Patient Safety, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Gordon Turow, Director of Campus Planning and Design, The Pennsylvania State University

Christine Van De Wege MA, FACHE, Senior Director, Kellogg Cancer Care Centers, NorthShore University HealthSystem

Tim Vander Molen, President, Integrated Facilities Solutions, Inc.

Walter N. Vernon, IV, PE, LEED AP, Principal, Mazzetti & Associates

Dennis Viellieu, CEO, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Marty Waldron AIA, ACHA, Principal, GPL Principal in Charge, Anshen + Allen

Wendy M. Weitzner FACHE, The Innova Group

Steve Wiser, Director of Healthcare Design, JRA Architects

Martin F. Wolf FAIA, Principal-in-Charge of Design, Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Alexander Wu, VP & Director of Design, HDR, Inc.

Jeffery N. Yarmel, Senior Executive Vice President and COO, Cooper University Health System

Roberty Young, LtCol (Ret), BS, MA, Principal, Sterling Planning Alliance

Jeri Zuber AIA, LEED-AP, Chief Executive Officer, Horty Elving