2024 Emerging Regional Leader Award Recipients
Region 1
Wallace Rucki, CHFM
Director of Facilities and Plant Operations, Northeast Hospital Corporation, A Member of Beth Israel Lahey Health,
Beverly, MA
Region 2
Donald Kirk, CHFM, CHC
Facility Manager, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Region 3
Steven Atkins, CHFM
Director of Facilities Management, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare – University Campus
Memphis, TN
Region 4
Ryan Hamner
Facilities Manager, Cooper Green Mercy Health Services
Birmingham, AL
Region 5
Rachel Hutzel
Facility Supervisor, Medxcel
Chicago, IL
Region 6
Amanda Swanson, CHFM
Facilities Operations Supervisor, Mayo Clinic Health System
Red Wing, MN
Region 7
Martin Albores, CHFM
Director of Facilities Management, Woman's Hospital
Baton Rouge, LA
Region 8
Leslie Thornburg, CHFM
Director, Environmental Safety & Emergency Management, Mercy Health
St. Louis, MO
Region 9
Melissa Dominguez
Facilities Operations Manager, Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Region 10
Darin Nakagawa
Regional Director of Facilities Management, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System
Honolulu, HI