Governance

AUPHA Board of Directors

  

Chair

Kenneth Johnson, PhD, FACHE
Associate Dean

Weber State University  
 

Chair-elect

Thomas Vaughn, BS, MHSA, PhD

Associate Professor and MHA Director
University of Iowa 
 

Secretary

Christy Lemak, PhD, FACHE
Associate Professor & Director
University of Michigan 
               


Treasurer

Diane Howard, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Rush University
 


Keith Benson, MHA, PhD

Program Director

Winthrop University 
 


Leigh Cellucci, PhD
Associate Professor
East Carolina University
 


Julia Costich, JD, PhD

Professor and Associate Chair
University of Kentucky 
 


Mark Diana, PhD
Associate Professor and MHA Program Director
Tulane University
 


Peter Fitzpatrick, EdD, RPh

Professor and Department Head of Healthcare Management
Clayton State University 
 


Jeffrey Flaks
President & CEO

Hartford Hospital 
 


Brenda Freshman, PhD

Assistant Professor

California State University - Long Beach 
 


Raymond Grady, MHA, FACHE
Trustee

Northwest Community Healthcare 
  


Bernardo Ramirez, MD

Assistant Professor and Director, BSHSA Program
University of Central Florida
 


Sharon Schweikhart, PhD, MBA
Director, MHA Program and Associate Professor
Ohio State University
 



Rodney Taylor, MPH
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
 


Gerald Glandon, PhD
President & CEO
Association of University Programs in Health Administration