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Committee

Membership Committee

Growing and engaging our community of healthcare leaders across New Jersey.

Our Mission

Building a Stronger ACHE-NJ Community

Focused on recruiting new members, engaging current members, and improving retention. We develop strategies to grow ACHE-NJ's membership and enhance the member experience across all career stages and practice settings.

This committee is responsible for all activities related to understanding the needs and professional goals of the members and contributing to chapter growth through recruitment of new members and retention of existing members. Responsibilities may include creating, conducting, and analyzing membership surveys, creating and maintaining a new member outreach program, updating the member value proposition statement, and coordinating outreach to all subsections of members in conjunction with other committees.

Our Work

What We Do

Key initiatives driving membership growth and engagement.

Member Recruitment

Attracting new healthcare leaders to join ACHE-NJ through targeted outreach, campus engagement, and promotional initiatives across hospitals and health systems.

Member Retention & Engagement

Developing programs to keep members active, engaged, and renewing their membership year after year through meaningful touchpoints and value delivery.

Surveys & Needs Assessment

Creating, conducting, and analyzing membership surveys to understand professional goals, interests, and opportunities for ACHE-NJ to better serve members.

Outreach & Value Proposition

Maintaining a new member outreach program, updating the member value proposition statement, and coordinating outreach to all subsections of members including students, early careerists, and executives.

Networking Events

Planning and coordinating member networking events throughout the year to foster connections, build community, and showcase the value of ACHE-NJ membership.

Join us at one of our 6 networking events throughout the year!

Our Team

Committee Members

Dedicated volunteers working to grow and strengthen our chapter.

Danny Demetrops

Michael Schwarz

Maribel Castillo

Anamika Desai

Balaji Kalimireddi

Caitlyn Coyle

Dariya Golan

Divya Patel

Emily E. Halu

Erika Vasquez

Feny Patel

Jeff Golove

John Hemphill

Kerry Walsh

Mandy Engelman

Matthew Rivera

Nandini Shah

Nimrah Saeed

Patrick Sudnikovich

Leadership

Committee Leadership

Leading our membership growth and engagement efforts.

Maribel Castillo, MPA, CLSSBB
Vice-Chair
Maribel Castillo, MPA, CLSSBB
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Membership is open to healthcare executives, managers, clinicians in leadership roles, students, and anyone advancing a career in healthcare management in New Jersey. You join through ACHE National and select New Jersey as your chapter.

Apply for membership through the ACHE National website and select the New Jersey chapter. Once enrolled, you automatically receive ACHE-NJ chapter benefits, including local events and networking.

Members gain access to educational programming, ACHE-qualified education credits, executive networking events, mentorship, scholarships, and career development resources tailored to New Jersey's healthcare community.

Get Involved with the Membership Committee

Help us grow ACHE-NJ and create meaningful experiences for our members. The Membership Committee welcomes all active members who are passionate about building our healthcare leadership community.