46th Annual Samuel Levey Healthcare Leadership Symposium
Registration is Now Open!
Schedule
Thursday, September 25, 2025
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Healthcare Leadership Symposium
5:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Networking Reception
Location: Hancher Auditorium
141 East Park Road Iowa City, IA 52242
Parking: Attendees will be able to park anywhere in Lot 55, please visit: https://transportation.uiowa.edu/parking/facilities/hancher-lot
Friday, September 26, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Healthcare Leadership Symposium
Location: R. Wayne Richey Ballroom #374
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) 125 North Madison St, Iowa City, IA 52245
Parking: We recommend the Iowa Memorial Union Ramp which is just across the street from the east side of the Iowa Memorial Union https://transportation.uiowa.edu/parking/facilities/iowa-memorial-union-ramp
Keynote Speaker
Scott Becker, JD, CPA
Founder and Publisher of Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s Healthcare
Panelists
Jessica Aguilar, MHA ‘08, FACHE
Vice President – Operations, Health Services Division, Sanford Health
Steve Birchard, MA ’86
Former Senior Principal, Deloitte Consulting
Darcelle Skeete Burgess, JD ’13, MHA ’14
Director of Privacy for Bon Secours Mercy Health
Michael Brownlee, PharmD, MS, FASHP
Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Iowa Healthcare
Ann Peraud Cooke, JD ’08, MHA ’09
Senior Legal Counsel, Mercy Medical Center
Katie Fredericks, MHA ’18
Director of Operations, MercyOne Central Iowa
Bryan Garter, MHA/MPH ’12
Director of Operations, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center North Liberty
Nathan Patton, MBA, MHA ’11
Principal of Health Equity Strategy Just Whole Care
James Skogsbergh, MA ’82, FACHE
Former CEO of Advocate Health
Meg Zacks, MHA, MPH ’11
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Saint Francis Health System
Moderators
Dan Gentry, PhD, MHA
President & CEO of AUPHA
Karen Hammar, MHA ‘23, MOT, OTR/L, FACHE
Director, Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa College of Public Health
Michael Johnson, MHA ’13, FACHE
Interim President and Vice President of Operations, Elkhart General Hospital
Hotel
The reservation cutoff date has now passed. You can still visit the hotel’s website to book a room at the best available rate.
Homecoming football tickets
We have reserved a block of tickets which can be purchased at the link below beginning July 7. Enter promo code CPHALUMNI to access tickets.
Participants may earn up to 4.5 ACHE In-Person Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Sponsored by the Department of Health Management & Policy, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), and the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Thank you to the symposium committee for your work in putting together this year’s program: Ken Anderson, DO, MS; Gwen Archibald, PhD; Maria Avila-Hannam, Karen Hammar, MHA, MOT, OTR/L, FACHE; Eric Mooss, MHA ’04; Diane Schaeffer, Darcelle Skeete-Burgess, MHA/JD ‘14; Andrew Stoneking, George Wehby, PhD.
