The Senior Executive Advisory Council is a group of local market leaders that meets twice a year to advise the CHEF Board on its strategic outlook. These leaders generously donate their time and experience to help guide the organization toward activities that are aligned with the needs of our local professional community.

Ann Errichetti, MD, President, Advocate Condell Medical Center
Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health Care

Bill Hejna, Practice Director, Noblis

Bill Ries, CEO, Hospice of Northeast Illinois

Bruce Elegant, President & CEO, Rush Oak Park Hospital

Carol Schneider, Coordinator, Healthcare Leadership and Program Initiatives, Lewis University

Dennis Murphy, EVP & COO, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Gary Kaatz, President & CEO, Rockford Health System

Jim Pristner, CEO, RML Specialty Hospital

John Short, Interim CEO, Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center

John Walton, Group Vice President/Executive Vice President, Resurrection Health Care

Kevin Scanlan, President & CEO, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

Lee Sacks, MD, Executive Vice President and
Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health Care
President, Advocate Physician Partners

Peter Friend, Wealth Management Advisor, The Bensman Group

Ronald Struxness, Group Vice President/Executive Vice President, Resurrection Health Care

Scott Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Midwestern Regional Medical Center

Susan Lichtenstein, CAPT, Executive Officer, Naval Health Clinic

Wayne Lerner, President & CEO, Holy Cross Hospital