ASHE launches committee to help answer member questions

The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) has established the MyASHE Response Committee (MARC), a new volunteer committee dedicated to supporting members through timely, accurate responses to questions and discussions in the MyASHE online community. The committee will work closely with the ASHE’s Regulatory Affairs Team to help identify emerging issues, clarify complex codes and standards topics and connect members with existing ASHE resources. 

MARC will monitor MyASHE discussions for recurring questions and trending topics related to the health care physical environment. Committee members will develop and post approved responses that align with current regulatory requirements and ASHE advocacy positions, helping members navigate issues involving the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation, the National Fire Protection Association, the International Code Council, FGI and other applicable codes and standards.  

In addition to responding to member inquiries, the committee will share ASHE advocacy information within the community and provide insights to ASHE leadership on common areas of confusion, helping to inform future educational programs, Health Facilities Management content and compliance resources. 

The inaugural committee includes health care facilities leaders, subject matter experts and industry stakeholders from across the field. Staff support is provided by Jonathan Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE, senior associate director of ASHE Regulatory Affairs, and he can be reached at jflannery@aha.org.  

The committee’s first term runs from June 2, 2026, through June 1, 2027.  

MyASHE Response Committee members 

ASHE thanks all the committee members for their ongoing contribution. 

• Jonathan Flannery (ASHE staff liaison), MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE, senior associate director of ASHE Regulatory Affairs 

• Timothy Adams, CHFM, CHC, FASHE, senior consultant, MSL Healthcare Partners  

• Deanne Avery, CHFM, CHC, executive director of construction, development and support services, UNC Health Blue Ridge  

• James Barber, CHFM, director of plant operations, Virtua Healthcare  

• Brad Benson, CHFM, CHC, senior director of project delivery, Geisinger  

• Joshua Brackett, PE, CHFM, FASHE, system regulatory director of facilities at Banner Health; and co-founder at Legacy FM  

• Ron Carmack, PE, facility director, Western Missouri Medical Center  

• Megan Cook, CIC, MS, infection preventionist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center  

• Kyle Cross, CHFM, MHA, national director of regulatory compliance, Medxcel  

• Allison Ellis, PE, SASHE, director, Koffel Compliance, LLC  

• Christian Frazier, facilities manager, Ohio Gastroenterology Group  

• Kyle Hartman, CHFM, CHC, facilities engineering manager, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center  

• Christopher Hoffman, PE, CHFM, assistant director of maintenance and engineering, Redeemer Health  

• Kenneth Horner, CHFM, construction manager, Kingman Regional Medical Center  

• Kyle Houser, PE, LC, CHEPP, principal senior electrical engineer, TLC Engineering Solutions  

• Khuong Huynh, CHFM, CHC, SASHE, assistant vice president of facilities, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center  

• Caleb Kelley, director of facilities management, Piedmont Columbus Regional  

• Eric Krause, CHFM, Sr. MECH, director of regional facilities hospital operations, Allina Health  

• Sandy McCurdy, CHFM, SASHE, system director of regulatory compliance, CommonSpirit Health  

• Scott Mullen, CHFM, CHC, manager of facilities, security and bio-med operations, Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital  

• Brittany Mutton, account executive, Convergint  

• Sherrill Nardontonia, manager of regulatory compliance and system facility engineering, WellSpan Health  

• Jisha Naveen, MECH, facility manager and healthcare engineering trainer, M&M Training Center & Consultancy Services  

• Jeffrey O’Neill, AIA, EDAC, CHFM, SASHE, vice president of plant operations, RWJ Barnabas Health  

• George Pankiw, PE, CHFM, CHC, FASHE, director of capital development, Hamilton Health Sciences  

• Christopher Quigley, MPH, CIC, infection preventionist, Boston Children's Hospital  

• Matt Ruhrer, CEI, CFI-I, CFPS, life safety manager, Nebraska Methodist Health System  

• Michael Sheerin, PE, LEED AP, CEO, TLC Engineering Solutions Inc.  

• Richie Stever, CHFM, SASHE, vice president of real estate and construction, University of Maryland Medical System  

• Hymavathi Vennapusa, EDAC, CHFM, LEED, facilities program manager, Parkland Health  

• Randy Wainwright, CHC, LEED-AP, project executive, Harris Company  

• Allan Watkins, CHFM, SASHE, RPA, SMA, director of support services, Texas Children's Hospital  

• Derek Watson, PE, CHFM, LEED-AP, vice president of facilities, Hammes Healthcare