Regent's Message

Regent’s Message: Winter 2025
A Message from your ACHE Rhode Island Chapter Regent
Dear Members of the ACHE-RI Community,
Happy New Year and welcome to 2025. I want to first recognize and thank Christa Durand, MBA, FACHE, who has transitioned from ACHE-RI Regent effective February 1st for her unwavering dedication and leadership to the chapter. I’m looking forward to serving as the interim regent for ACHE-RI.

2025 is off to an exciting start for ACHE-RI as we hosted our annual meeting in East Greenwich, Rhode Island on January 30th. We had over 50 healthcare leaders from across Rhode Island and New England in attendance. On behalf of the ACHE-RI Board of Directors, I want to thank our amazing moderator, Dr. John Polk and panelists, Cindy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Baill, and Melanie Marco for their interactive discussion on “Resilience in the Workplace”. I also want to recognize our immediate past president Dan McGuire for being awarded the 2025 ACHE-RI Regent Leadership Award. Dan has been a dedicated President to ACHE-RI for the past two years and we are grateful for his service.
We look forward to seeing you at a future ACHE-RI Event
ACHE-RI Winter Brunch
February 28, 2025 from 9:00am-11:00am
Jazzy’s Restaurant, 960 Hope St, Providence, RI 02906
Register HERE today


ACHE-RI Spring Social
Top Golf, 120 Sockanosset Cross Road Cranston, RI 02920
April 10, 2025 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Registration Forthcoming

To learn more about these events and for additional information on future events, visit our website at acheri. org and follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ache-ri

Special Thank You to Our Sponsors

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the ACHE-RI chapter, please reach out to me directly rweiss1@brownhealth.org. All contributions go directly toward ACHE-RI programming and directly benefit our members.

2025 ACHE-RI Board Members and Officers
We are excited to welcome our 2025 Board officers and directors which were approved at our January 30, 2025 annual meeting.
President: Seanna Zimmerman DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
President Elect: Arndres Mason, MHA, FACHE
Immediate Past President: Daniel McGuire, MBA, FACHE
Treasurer: Chris McManus, MHA, CSSBB, EMHL, FACHE
Secretary: Alyssa Brunno, MHA
Board Members: Chrisotpher Dooley, Fran Falsey, Sandra Ferretti, Dr. Jeffrey Gains, Mark Johnson, Megan Ranucci, and Jennifer Tomasik
Newly elected Board Members: Christine Going and Alan Doucet
I would like to personally thank Orla Brandos, past chapter president for her time and dedication to the ACHE-RI Board as she transitions after many dedicated years of service.
Get Involved
We are actively looking for people who want to get involved in the inner workings of the chapter. We have openings to join the Communications, Membership, Education, and Sponsorship Committees. If you would like to learn more, please reach out directly to our chapter administrator at director_acheri@outlook.com

Join us in Houston: 2025 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
March 24-27, 2025
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, Texas 77010
Registration is now open.
The conference is a wonderful time to capture the face-to-face educational credits you need as you prepare to become a Fellow and for those of you who are in the process of recertifying. I know for me personally, the networking opportunities with healthcare leaders from across the country at congress are tremendous.

I want to personally thank all of you for your hard work and dedication to the communities we serve. My best wishes to you and your family for a happy and healthy 2025.

Best Regards,

Robert M. Weiss, MBA, MHA, FACHE
Interim Regent, ACHE Rhode Island Chapter
Director of Business Operations and Optimization, Brown University Health
Rweiss1@brownhealth.org