2022 CAHL Annual Award Winners
Congratulations to all the 2022 honorees, beacons of inspiration as they continue to invest in themselves, their peers, their communities, and the profession!
Regent’s Awards
The annual Regent’s Awards are an opportunity to recognize outstanding healthcare executive leadership amongst our members in Northern and Central California. The Regent’s Awards recognize exemplary leadership of both Early Careerist and Senior Executive healthcare leaders.
The Regent’s Advisory Council plays a key role in identifying nominees and in selecting the award winners each year. Thank you to our RAC members for the time they invest in this process.
The awards criteria align with the mission of ACHE and its expectations from its members. The awards focus on 3 areas:
- Innovative, creative, and ethical leadership
- A responsibility to ensure equity, diversity and inclusion in healthcare
- Demonstrated service back to the profession through ACHE and other healthcare associations.
All ACHE members are eligible for early careerist awards. To be a candidate for senior executive awards, a member also
- Must achieve and maintain ACHE Fellow status,
- Must currently serve in a C-level executive role or equivalent senior level position within their organization,
- Must demonstrate leadership in local and state healthcare associations,
- And must contribute to the development of leaders in the healthcare profession.
Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Award
Nikhil Singal, MHA
Vice President of Operations, Sierra Health and Wellness Centers
Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Award
Aemal Aminy, MSHA
System Director Operations, Alameda Health System
Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Award
Sheila Baxter-Lamb, MPH
Chief of Staff, KP Digital, Kaiser Permanente
Senior Careerist Healthcare Executive Award
Siri Nelson, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall Medical Center
Senior Careerist Healthcare Executive Award
Debra Flores, FACHE
Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente
President’s Award
President's Award
Darrielle Ehrheart, MBA, FACHE
Director of Ambulatory Operations, Stanford Children’s Health
Distinguished Service Award
President's Award
Darrielle Ehrheart, MBA, FACHE
Director of Ambulatory Operations, Stanford Children’s Health
Service Awards
Sherie E. Ambrose, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE
Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco
Shaunna Taylor, BSHA, MBA
Executive Director, John Muir Health
Kelly Brian Flannery, MHA, FACHE
Chief Planning Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans
Carla T. Stanley, HC,BSN,RN,FACHE,HCM-BC,NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, Klickitat Valley Health
Payam Mohadjeri, MBA, FACHE
Vice President of Operations, HCA Healthcare – Good Samaritan Hospital
Volunteer of the Year Awards
Serving the Community
Kimberly Panzuto, FACHE
Deputy Director of Community Care, San Francisco VA Health Care System
Promoting High Ethical Standards and Conduct
Yevgeny Ostroskiy
Operational Excellence Consultant, UC Davis Health
Fostering Diversity and Inclusion
Jeremy Hough
Director of Ancillary & Safety Services, John Muir Health
Advancing the Mission of ACHE
Thu Nguyen, MPA-HS
Director of Strategic Projects, Stanford Health Care
Generating Pride and Enthusiasm
Ryan DeGive, FACHE
System Director, System Admission Transfer Center, Alameda Health System