Leadership Development Program

Applications for the 2025-2026 Leadership Development Program Cohort are now open!

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Deadline to apply: January 10, 2025

As a developing leader in an industry experiencing fast-paced and disruptive changes, the ability to lead effectively has never been more critical nor more marketable. Today’s leading healthcare organizations require the talent and skills of strong leaders to influence others in realizing the vision of the organization. The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – Wisconsin Chapter Leadership Development Program combines site visits, educational sessions, networking activities and events, coaching and mentorship to prepare emerging leaders with the skills to influence others and immediately impact their organizations. The program will enlighten the emerging leader about their leadership strengths and abilities, enhance their knowledge of the healthcare industry, and provide them with the opportunity to immediately apply what they have learned for personal and professional growth. In addition to the core curriculum, the program also offers the emerging leader the opportunity to interact with peers from across the state, receive coaching from successful early careerists and executives, increase exposure in the Wisconsin Chapter of ACHE, and the ability to network with Wisconsin’s leading healthcare executives.

As a member of the Leadership Development Program, you will:

  • Evaluate and enhance your leadership abilities and assess your strengths to add value to your organization
  • Better understand the elements of effective leadership in healthcare
  • Cultivate leadership skills in a supportive environment with a peer cohort
  • Further develop your personal leadership profile
  • Develop a professional network of fellow early careerists
  • Network and build relationships with a variety of healthcare executives throughout Wisconsin
  • Visit sites to learn from senior executives who will offer insights into their career path and lessons learned
  • Receive coaching from alumni of the Leadership Development Program
  • Become a mentor to a student who is pursuing a career in healthcare
  • Attend ACHE Wisconsin Chapter’s Annual Conference and earn up to 12 Face-to-Face Education hours, with Conference registration fee provided by the Chapter

This exciting opportunity is available to early careerist leaders who meet the following criteria: (occasionally exceptions are made to these general criteria)

Required

  • ACHE Wisconsin chapter member at time of application and throughout the program
  • Has not yet attained the FACHE credential.
  • Holds a graduate level degree (including, and not limited to, MHA, MHSA, MBA, MPH, MSN, DNP, MD, PharmD, PhD) or completion of graduate degree within programming year.

Preferred

  • Currently in a healthcare leadership role (must include resume, organizational chart and job description)
  • Involved in ACHE activities (events, committees, etc.)
  • Interested in pursuing the FACHE credential.

*Interested chapter members are encouraged to apply or reapply for consideration; criteria (above) are used as a guideline in the selection process.

Review the Background Information.

 

Past Participants

2024 Participants
Bradley Armstrong, Maria Benitez, Steven Bessler, Pauline Cass, Dan Dyke, Matthew Fenhaus, Hai Molinaro, Matthew Ryan, Shanna Schuele, and Arpita Waite

2023 Participants
Alyson Capp; Ben Meyer; John Davis; Kaila Mitchell; Kalli VandenHeuvel, MHA; Kiefer Jundt; Milan Patel, MHA; Nora Kopping; Samuel Meyers, MHA; and Sherrie Dorow

2022 Participants
Hannah Byford, RN, BSN, MPA; Megan Ose; Nikeya Bramlett, MBA, MHA; Bobby Paul, MD; Andrea Harsh; Bill Kehl, MBA; and Daniel Wall

2021 Participants
Sandra Elsen, Alyssa Graffy, Kyle Landry, Brayden Longnecker, Jason Mattern, Maria Mejia Franco, Jenny Nikolai, Mary Rueth, Melissa Schlimgen, Zach Ziesemer

2020 Participants
Madalyn Buschman, Rachael Cochart, Emily Dilley, Chet Doering III, Craig Dreikosen, Yvonne Renick, Marshere Shackelford, Duska Stanic, Joseph Stearly

2019 Participants
Derek Angle, Jennifer Benrud,Elizabeth Folbrecht, Christopher Gries, Jeron Jackson, Nick Ladell,William McMullen, Bethany Seeboth

2018 Participants
Nicole Aloia, Luke Belter, Benjamin Brenna, Aaron Budd, Rachel Cabelka, Tracy Keenan, Brian Michalski, Carl Selvick

2017 Participants
Adam Corrado, Shana Kettunen, Omar Knighton, Alicia Rizzo, Justin Saldutte, Vonda Shaw

2016 Participants
Greg Angus, Kelly Boggs, John Good, Benjamin Jarvis, Christina Orr, James Semrad

2015 Participants
Julie Christofferson, Jordan Dow, Paul Horvath, Rachel Kantosky, Thomas Kaster, Nishit Nirmal, Erika Smith, Aaron Zimmel

2014 Participants
Katie Sahajpal, Vincent Hogan, Wendy Adams, Philip Rossing, Kate Schaafsma, Michael Flaherty

2013 Participants
Molly Cianfarani, Jason Craig, Tina Frey, Eric Jukkala, Aaron Kinney, Mary O’Connell, Alexa Urrutia-Comas

2012 Participants
Kara Schutts, Ankur Sharma, Nicole Deklotz, Matt Henry, Jerome Garrett, Timothy Sullivan

2011 Participants
Ryan Neville, Wendy Horton, Bo Johnson, Mandy McGuire, Raynea Rashad

2010 Participants
Emily Blomberg, Eric Ford, Will Katz, Rob Lenio, Kara Mulligan