ASHRM Election Results Announced
Congratulations to our 2026 President-Elect and 2026 new Advisory Board members who will be installed at the ASHRM Annual Conference.
Each newly-elected member will begin their term on Jan. 1, 2026. The President-elect will begin her term as President in 2027.
Join us at ASHRM25 in Charlotte, NC, to see our newly-elected members installed.
2026 President-Elect
Karen Markwith RN, MJ, CPHRM, CPPS, CHSP, FASHRM
Division Dir. of Risk Management
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System, Pacific Northwest Division
2026 New ASHRM Advisory Board Members
Sarah Bush
MBA, CPHRM
Sr. Director Corporate Risk Management
Bradford Health Services
Jerri Kirkland
RN, BSN, CPHRM, CHC
Director of Risk Management
West Virginia University Health System
Julie Ann Schneider
MSHSA, CPHRM, FASHRM
Director, Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs
UCI Health
2026 New Nominating Committee Members
Barbara McCarthy
RN, MPH, CPHRM, DFASHRM
(Retired) Enterprise Risk Officer
Beverly Hospital, a member of
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Rodney Melton
MHA, BSN, RN, CPHRM,
CPPS, LSSYB
Manager of Patient Safety &
Clinical Risk Management
Parkland Hospital
Michael Midgley
RN, JD, MPH, CPHRM
Head of Loss Control
Munich Re Specialty – North America