2024 Fall Conference Agenda

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2024 Fall Conference

September 22 – 25, 2024
The Lodge at Spruce Peak, Stowe, VT

ASHE, The American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association, has granted 12.0 contact hours (12.0 CECs) for this conference.
Please Note: Agenda times and details may change.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 pm Networking Afternoon: Mini Golf Tournament & Bowling
Location: Stowe Bowl & Mini Golf
2:00 - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Registration and Set-Up
Location: Great Room at Spruce Camp
4:00 - 6:30 pm Attendee Registration
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
5:00 - 6:30 pm Opening Reception
Location: Ballroom Terrace
Monday, September 23, 2024
7:00 - 9:00 am Exhibitor Registration and Set-Up
Location: Spruce Camp Great Room
7:00 am - 3:00 pm Registration
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
7:00 - 7:50 am General Attendee Breakfast
Location: Tamarack Ballroom
7:00 - 7:50 am First Time Facility Attendee Breakfast
Location: Alder
7:50 am Welcome - NEHES President & Fall Conference Committee Chairs
Location: Tamarack Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 am Opening Keynote
Commander Scott Waddle
Location: Tamarack Ballroom
9:00 - 9:15 am NEHES Awards Presentation
Location: Tamarack Ballroom
9:15 am - 3:00 pm Technical Exhibits
Location: Spruce Camp Great Room
10:00 - 10:30 am
Mini Session
Darrell Boling, CHFM, BOC, CHEC - Market Director of Facilities & Support Services, TenetHealth St. Vincent Hospital, MetroWest Medical Center and Leonard Morse Hospital
Kristin Pitocco, M.P.H - Principal Consultant, Healthcare, Environmental Health & Engineering
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
10:30 - 11:00 am
Mini Session
Steve Jalowiec, PE, SASHE, CHFM - VP of Engineering Services for Environ Energy, Environ Energy, LLC
Brian Malarkey, CT-E1, GPRO; O & M, CGP - Account Executive, Business Development, Environ Energy, LLC
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
11:00 - 11:30 am
Mini Session
Griffin Carr - Regional Manager of the Door Division, National Firestopping Solutions (NFS)
Aron Fleischmann - Director of Product & Design, National Guard Products (NGP)
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch with Exhibitors
Location: Spruce Camp Plaza Level
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Mini Session
Colin Laverty, MBA - Construction Project Manager, Exeter Hospital
Eric Petersen, MSFM, CHFM - Director of Facilities, Exeter Hospital
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Mini Session
Bryan Connors, MS, CIH - Managing Principal Consultant, Healthcare, Environmental Health & Engineering
Patrick Gordon, DNP, RN, CIC - Director, Infection Prevention, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Mini Session
Evan Champagne, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP - Senior Project Manager, E4H Environments for Health Architecture
Michelle Fennell, LEED AP - Associate Principal, BR+A
Thomas Morris - Principal, E4H Environments for Health Architecture
Beth Seniw, CHC - Network Director - Planning, Design & Construction, University of Vermont Health Network
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Mini Session
Dylan Parrow, PE - Fire Protection Engineer, Jensen Hughes
Derrick Naugler, PE, CFPS - Fire Protection Engineer, Jensen Hughes
Location: Spruce Camp Alpine Lounge
3:00 - 3:30 pm Business Partner Raffle Giveaway
Location: Spruce Camp Great Room
3:30 - 4:30 pm Annual Sponsor Meet & Greet with Siemens (Facility Attendees Only)
Location: Alpine Hill Terrace
6:00 - 10:00 pm Gala: NEHES Oktoberfest (view flyer)
Location: Village Green
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7:00 am - 3:00 pm Registration
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 am NEHES Past Presidents Breakfast
Location: White Pines
7:00 - 8:00 am Buffet Breakfast
Location: Ballroom Terrace
8:00 - 9:00 am
Breakout Session
Peter Foss - Principal - Sales Engineer, HTS New England
Peter Ripley - Sales Engineer, HTS New England
Location: Jr. Ballroom
Breakout Session - AIA-Approved
Chris Hahn, LEED AP, Registered Architect, Massachusetts, ASHE Certification - Vice President, Project Executive, Suffolk
Geoffrey Mitchell, LEED AP - Project Executive, Landry/French Construction
Christine Rancourt, AIA, EDAC, NCARB, LEED AP - Senior Project Architect, SmithGroup
Sasha Velic, PE pending - Electrical Discipline Lead, SmithGroup
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
9:00 - 9:15 am Break
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
9:15 - 10:15 am
Breakout Session
Zach Blanchard, PE - Sr. Project Manager, Code Red Consultants, LLC
Christopher Lynch, PE - Sr. Principal and Vice President , Code Red Consultants, LLC
Location: Jr. Ballroom
Breakout Session - AIA-Approved
Samuel Moores, RRC, LEED®AP - Senior Project Manager, Gale Associates, Inc.
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
10:15 - 11:15 am
Breakout Session
Jihan El Ouragli, PhD - Associate, Jensen Hughes
Derrick Naugler, PE, CFPS - Fire Protection Engineer, Jensen Hughes
Location: Jr. Ballroom
Breakout Session - AIA-Approved
Sean Kenney - VP, EarlyBird Power
Charlie Pandit - Sustainable Energy Solutions, EarlyBird Power
Shaun Pandit, EMP - CEO, EarlyBird Power
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Lunch
Location: Ballroom Terrace
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Breakout Session
Allen Buie, RA, ACHA, LEED AP- Associate Principal, HDR
David Duncan - System Vice President of Facilities Dartmouth Health, Dartmouth Health
Scott Slogic - Director of Clinical Specialty Services, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Jessica Stebbins, IIDA, LEED AP - Associate Vice President, Health Principal/New England Market Sector Leader, HDR
Location: Jr. Ballroom
Breakout Session
Ben Fowler, P.E., QCxP - Principal, Ben Fowler Consulting
Nick Rock, CEA - Analytics Specialist, Control Technologies Inc.
Dominick Romero - Manager of Facilities Management, The University of Vermont Medical Center
Rick Stehmeyer - Solutions Architect, Albireo Energy
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
1:30 - 1:45 pm Break
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
1:45 - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session
Jason Butler, PE - Principal and Healthcare Market Leader, Fitzemeyer & Tocci
Jordan Hershman - Construction Executive, PC Construction Company
Joe Lonergan, AIA, NCARB - Principal, Lavallee Brensinger Architects
Jill Maynard, MSN, RN, CEN - Director of Nursing - Emergency Services, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Ronald Zimmerman, PE, CSP, CHSP, PMP - Administrative Director of Engineering Southwestern, Vermont Medical Center
Location: Jr. Ballroom
Breakout Session
Dawn Johnson, NICET, ASHE CHCPEW, ICRA I - Enterprise Healthcare Account Executive, Siemens
Brandon Welling - Portfolio Manager – Electrical Services, Siemens
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
3:00 - 4:00 pm NEHES Annual Meeting
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
4:00 - 5:00 pm Annual Meeting Reception
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
5:00 Enjoy Stowe
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
7:00 - 10:00 am Registration
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 am Buffet Breakfast
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
8:00 - 8:15 am General Session
Alison Brisson, SASHE, CHFM - Vice President, Facilities & Support Services, Cambridge Health Alliance; ASHE Region 1 Advisory Board Representative
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
8:15 - 9:15 am General Session
Christopher Andersen - Senior Project Manager, STV
David Bourassa, LEED AP BD+C - Healthcare Market Leader, Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI)
Kathleen Hylka, AIA - VP Facilities and Support Services, UMass Memorial Health
Jeffrey Keilman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C - Associate Principal, Perkins & Will
Jim Sweeney, CHC - Project Manager, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
9:15 - 9:30 am Break
Location: Tamarack Ballroom Foyer
9:30 - 10:45 am General Session
George Mills, FASHE, AAMIF, FRSPH, CHFM, CEM, CHSP, CHOP-DNV - Director, Technical Operations, JLL
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C
10:45 am Adjournment
Location: Tamarack Ballroom C














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