Where were you at in your career when you joined ACHE?

I was an early careerist looking for something. My entire career had been in pharmacy and I needed to expand my perspective.

Where are you now in your career?

In a better place, ACHE is helping me develop, understanding health care, and has given me a different viewpoint on health care leadership.

How have you been involved with ACHE-WI?

Leadership Development Program

How has ACHE been valuable to your career progression?

ACHE has provided a community and perspective. I have been able to develop diverse relationships which have opened my eyes to health care outside my department, my organization, and our state.

Who has been the most influential person in your career?

Influential people have influence and the person with the most influence on my career is my mother. She helped set my eyes on a health care career early on and I have been thankful to her ever since.

What is something that you are working on recently that you are excited about?

My purpose is to serve. It is pretty simple really. Serving gets me excited, it makes my career fulfilling, and its fun! Currently, I am working on site centric leadership development program for our hospital. This program is needed and allows me to serve using my strengths, and let me tell you the impact is satisfying and hopefully will be long lasting.

What is the best gift that you ever received?

Tough question. The best gift is the same gift I receive from my wife every year on my birthday which is a homemade pie. We have been now been married for ten years, and those ten pies have been the best gifts.

Dear ACHE-Wisconsin Chapter member,

One of the joys of being Regent is awarding exceptional chapter members for their contributions to ACHE, the healthcare administration profession and the community. As such, I am requesting your nominations for four Regent Awards for 2021.

• Early Career Healthcare Executive Award
• Mid-Level Healthcare Executive Award
• Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award
• Diversity Champion Award.

Below are the criteria to be considered for each award. Please submit your nominations via the links below.

ACHE Young Healthcare Executive Award Criteria

• Member of the American College of Healthcare Executives
• Less than 10 years of healthcare leadership experience
• Demonstration of leadership ability
• Demonstration of innovative and creative management
• Executive capability in developing his/her organization and promoting its growth and stature in the community
• Participation in local, state, or provincial hospital and health association activities
• Participation in civic or community activities and projects
• Demonstration of participation in College activities, and interest in assisting the College in achieving its objectives

Nominate a Young Healthcare Executive

ACHE Mid-Level Healthcare Executive Award Criteria

• A Fellow of ACHE or working towards FACHE
• More than 10 years of healthcare leadership experience
• Demonstration of leadership ability
• Demonstration of innovative and creative management
• Executive capability in developing his/her organization and promoting its growth and stature in the community
• Contributions to the development of others in the health care profession
• Demonstration of leadership in local, state, or provincial hospital and health association activities
• Participation in civic/community activities and projects
• Demonstration of participation in College activities and interest in assisting ACHE in achieving its objectives

Nominate a Mid-Level Healthcare Executive

ACHE Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award Criteria

• A Fellow of ACHE
• A CEO, COO or other senior-level executive title within the organization
• Demonstration of leadership ability
• Demonstration of innovative and creative management
• Executive capability in developing his/her organization and promoting its growth and stature in the community
• Contributions to the development of others in the health care profession
• Demonstration of leadership in local, state, or provincial hospital and health association activities
• Participation in civic/community activities and projects
• Demonstration of participation in College activities and interest in assisting ACHE in achieving its objectives

Nominate a Senior-Level Healthcare Executive

ACHE Diversity Champion Award Criteria

• ACHE Member
• Senior-level executive, Diversity Executive or HR Leader
• Encourages racially and ethnically diverse healthcare executives, who are not ACHE members, to join and become active at both the local (via chapters) and national levels.
• Organizational diversity and inclusion:
  • At or demonstrated progress to the 8% national average for diversity in healthcare leadership
  • Perpetuates and sustains a diversity and inclusion committee
  • The organization’s leaders are required to go through diversity and inclusion training
• Promotes diversity in leadership:
  • Offers internships, residencies and fellowships to racially/ethnically diverse students and provide mentoring to help prepare them for success in the job market.”
  • Recruits and promotes to increase diversity and inclusion in leadership”
  • Mentors and promotes diverse emerging leaders, and encourages ACHE membership
  • Promotes healthcare careers to diverse populations via school programs and community organizations.
  • Encourages students to shadow healthcare executives and explore careers in healthcare.
  • Advocates for diversity in leadership: Advocates for healthcare systems that serves racially and ethnically diverse communities
  • Advocates for a diverse and inclusive healthcare workplace”
  • Works with organizations representing racially/ethnically diverse individuals within their communities to create sources for scholarships and fellowships
  • Speaks publicly and advocates for diversity and inclusion
  • Extends invitations to host events such as executive breakfasts, chapter networking events and educational programs.

Nominate a Diversity Champion

In closing, I hope you have a nice summer and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me to discuss your thoughts for how ACHE may advance its members and management excellence in Wisconsin.

Sincerely,

Thomas N. Shorter, JD, FACHE

Partner

HUSCHBLACKWELL LLP

Direct: 608.234.6015

Tom.Shorter@huschblackwell.com

The ACHE Board of Governors is calling for applications to serve as Regent-at-Large in District 3, beginning in March 2022. Regents-at-Large serve as advisors to the Regents of their assigned district in fostering greater diversity in chapter and ACHE leadership. They also collaborate with ACHE elected leaders and staff to develop and implement programs to facilitate greater diversity.

All ACHE Fellows in District 3 are eligible. The goal of the Board of Governors in appointing Regents-at-Large is to diversify the Council of Regents. The purpose of the Regent-at-Large is to promote diversity in the governance of ACHE with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability.

For further details, please visit the Call for Nominations page. The deadline for applications is Monday, Sept. 20.

Where were you at in your career when you joined ACHE?

I was in the middle of my healthcare career and advanced into a more senior level leader position. I was influenced by my one up to become a member of ACHE in 2016, when career planning for what was to be my next 5 to 10 year plan.

Where are you now in your career?

Serving my organization and community in a market leader role. Connecting and collaborating to ensure that healthcare services are available and sustainable. Growing and ensuring that not only do we have the workforce needed to care for our patients, but mentoring our next leaders.

How has ACHE been valuable to your career progression?

The network and connections made during my time with ACHE are irreplaceable! The content experts and amount of knowledge within the members is priceless. There have been many educational components and ability to learn from each other that I have applied to my day to day challenges.

Who has been the most influential person in your career?

This is a tough one… there have been a few individuals that have influenced my career path in different ways. I have had one up leaders that ensured that I exceeded the expectations and inspired me to grow in my career, but I would say my upbringing guided my career. My parents instilled a foundation of integrity, hard work, dedication, compassion, and excellence in who I am (or strive to be).

What advice would you give someone aspiring to be in a role similar to yours?

The old saying of “when one door closes another opens”, it’s true! Opportunities are in the least expected places, you just have to say “yes”. Take on projects that are out of your comfort zone, ask for help, learn and grow in all that you do.

Tell me about your dream vacation.

My dream vacation, memory making with my husband and kids. A beautiful white sandy beach, good book, umbrella drink, the sound of waves crashing, my kids laughing and getting along, no laundry or meal planning, limited internet service, and no email or meeting alerts! There are so many beautiful islands/beaches that I would love to see nationally and internationally. A girl can dream!