Board of Directors
Bruno Giacomuzzi (Co-Treasurer)
Vice President of Cardiac and Outpatient Services
Resurrection Medical Center
Bruno Giacomuzzi is Vice President of Cardiac and Outpatient Services for Resurrection Medical Center, a state-of-the-art 434-bed acute care community hospital located on the Northwest Side of Chicago. An executive with a multi-faceted background, Giacomuzzi directs the Cardiac Cath Labs, Heart and Vascular Program, Electrophysiology, General Surgery, Radiology and Imaging Services, Endoscopy /GI Services, and Dialysis both inpatient and outpatient. His background allows him to also direct facilities management, maintenance, engineering, and construction services for Resurrection Medical Center as well as Biomedical/Clinical Engineering, Laundry/Linen and Surgical Pak Services for all eight acute care facilities within the Resurrection Health Care System. Giacomuzzi is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), and a charter member of the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES). He won the ASHES Phoenix Award in 1995 for outstanding contributions to the field of healthcare environmental services. Giacomuzzi earned a BA in psychology from DePaul University and a Masters in public health from St. Xavier University.
Anna Gilmore Hall
Co-Executive Director
Health Care Without Harm
Anna Gilmore Hall, RN, CAE, is the Co-Executive Director of Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) along with Gary Cohen. Gilmore Hall is a registered nurse with over 20 years of association management experience. She has directed various programs for associations including labor relations, state government relations, constituent member development, and leadership development. Prior to joining HCWH in 2004, Gilmore Hall was a member of the executive staff of the American Nurses Association for 14 years. She received her certification in association management from the American Society of Association Executives in 2003. She received a diploma in nursing from the EMMC School of Nursing, a BS in University Studies from the University of Maine, and has been working on her graduate degree on a part time basis.
John B. Grotting
CEO
Ascent Healthcare Solutions
John Grotting has been a director since January 2003 and Chairman and CEO of Ascent Healthcare Solutions since February 2004. Grotting most recently served as chairman, president and CEO of Bridge Medical, Inc., a software and IT company focused on eliminating preventable medication, lab specimen and blood transfusion errors in hospitals. He was successful in raising more than $55 million in venture capital at Bridge Medical. Previously, he served in top management positions at several prestigious healthcare organizations, including Allina Health Systems (VP). Grotting holds a Masters degree in Hospital and Health Administration from University of Minnesota and a B.A. Economics from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.
Robin Guenther, FAIA (Secretary)
Principal
Perkins + Will
Robin Guenther, FAIA is a Principal with Perkins+Will; she was the founder of Guenther 5 Architects. Her projects have received national design awards and have been published in Architectural Record, Metropolis, Interior Design, Interiors, Contract, and Interiors & Sources. In 2005, Guenther received the Changemaker Award from the Center for Health Design. Her book, Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, was published in October 2007 by Wiley and Sons. Guenther is positioned at the intersection of design and policy, advocating broadly for innovation and research in health care. She speaks internationally on the topic of creating sustainable healing environments and serves on the Health Care Without Harm Steering Committee, the 2010 AIA Guidelines for Healthcare Construction Revision Committee, LEED® for Healthcare Application Guide Core Committee, is a Green Guide for Health Care Co-Coordinator and Steering Committee member, and is a Center for Health Design Board Member.
Nancy Hughes, RN
Director of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
American Nurses Association
Nancy Hughes, RN, MS is the Director of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the American Nurses Association (ANA). Prior to joining ANA, she held numerous positions in nursing and healthcare including working as an obstetrical staff nurse, a clinic nurse, a school nurse, an emergency department staff nurse, inpatient nurse manager, internal medical auditor, employee health nurse, and director of occupational health responsible for employee health and safety/industrial hygiene in a major health system with 10,000 employees. Hughes received a professional nursing diploma from Allentown Hospital, a BA in psychology and BS in nursing from Wilkes University, and an MS in healthcare administration from University of Scranton.
Todd Linden
President and CEO
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Todd Linden is president and CEO of Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a private nonprofit hospital in Grinnell, Iowa. Since coming to Grinnell in 1994, Linden has been recognized with the “Excellence in Leadership Award” by the Iowa Hospital Association; “Ten Outstanding Young Iowas” by the Iowa Jaycee’s; Modern Healthcare Magazine’s “Up and Comers”, the Healthcare Forum’s “International Emerging Leaders in Healthcare”; and the University of Iowa College of Public Heath “Outstanding Alumni Award”. Linden served on the American Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2005; currently serves on the board of advisors to AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance; has been appointed by Secretary Michael Leavitt to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services in 2007; is past-chair of both the Iowa Hospital Association and Health Enterprises of Iowa; serves on the Grinnell College board of trustees, the University of Iowa College of Public Health advisory board, and Hospitals for a Healthy Environment board; and past board member for the Des Moines University – Osteopathic Medical Center. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Iowa and Des Moines University. Linden received his Master of Arts degree in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree, both from the University of Iowa. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Eric Marsh
Sustainable Development Manager – Healthcare
Philips Lighting Company
Eric Marsh is Sustainable Development Manager – Healthcare at Philips Lighting Company. He has a background of over 25 years in the building’s MRO supplies and services industry. He has been the company contact and representative for, Building Owners Management Association (BOMA), International Facility Managers Association (IFMA), National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO), American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), US EPA Energy Star Program, and the US Green Buildings Council, (USGBC). He serves on the boards of Philips North America Sustainable Development Council and Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) and is a founding board member of The Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments (ASBE). Marsh’s primary focus for Philips is strategy / business development and education of internal business partners and customers in sustainability. He was a core team member along with the Department of Energy and EPA Energy Star Program developing the Energy Star Standards for compact fluorescent lamps. Marsh received a Bachelors of Science in Business from California State University Sacramento with a concentration in marketing. He has attended graduate programs at University of California Berkeley and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He continues to speak to many audiences on energy efficiency in lighting and sustainable development practices at Philips.
Bill Ravanesi
Boston Regional Director
Health Care Without Harm
Bill Ravanesi is in his tenth year as Boston Regional Director for Health Care Without Harm and has been an adjunct instructor for the Environmental Health Department at the Boston University School of Public Health in Boston from 1993 to 2003. He has background in both public health and photojournalism, holding a Master’s degree in each field. His HCWH work centers on pollution prevention and green building services in the healthcare sector. Ravanesi has been awarded fellowships at the Ford Foundation, Amherst College, Drexel University, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a current board member of the national office of the White Lung Association and was a former board member of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Walt Vernon (Co-Treasurer)
Principal
Mazzetti & Associates
Walt Vernon is Principal of Mazzetti & Associates (M&A), a California engineering firm with offices in San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, and Irvine. M&A specializes in the design, construction, and commissioning of healthcare facilities. For the past several years, M&A has focused on energy and climate change mitigations and is now transforming into a Climate Change Consulting Company. Vernon is Chairman of the NFPA 99 (Health Care Code) Electrical Systems Committee. He is co-Chair of the IEEE/ANSI Standard for the Design of Electrical Systems in Healthcare Facilities (pending version), and chaired three of ten chapters for the past edition. He is the Electrical Engineer for California Hospital Building Safety Board. Vernon serves on the FGI’s Healthcare Guidelines Revision Committee, which creates the document that serves as the building code for healthcare facilities in most states across the country. Vernon is a LEED Accredited professional, one of three co-coordinators for Green Guide for Health Care, formerly on the Steering Committee for LEED for Existing Buildings, formerly on the Steering Committee for USGBC Greening the Codes committee, and currently on the Kaiser Permanente High Performance Building Committee. He is working with both Kaiser and Sutter to implement PV systems in their facilities, leading various healthcare energy research projects in collaboration with LBNL, and working with Kaiser on a study of the use of displacement ventilation systems in healthcare buildings. Vernon has a BS in mathematics and philosophy, BSEE in electrical engineering, an MBA, and a JD. He is a licensed PE in 42 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Susan Vickers (Chair)
Vice President of Community Health
Catholic Healthcare West
Sister Susan Vickers is the Vice President of Community Health for Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), a health care delivery system with facilities in California, Arizona, and Nevada. She is responsible for directing and overseeing system-wide community benefit initiatives, corporate social responsibility, and ecology programs. In conjunction with her community health work, Vickers directs CHW’s shareholder initiatives. She collaborates with other members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) to raise social responsibility issues with the management of companies in CHW’s investment portfolio. Vickers took a leadership role in developing CHW’s system-wide commitment to improved environmental performance and in the decision-making process which led CHW to endorse the Ceres Principles for environmental protection and conservation. Vickers currently serves as board member of Partners for the Common Good Loan Fund, Mercy Investment Program, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, St. Mary Medical Center Foundation Board, and Mercy High School, Burlingame. She also serves on the Advisory Committee for the Good Steward Fund, the Catholic Health Initiatives SRI Advisory Committee, and the CHRISTUS Health SRI Advisory Committee.
