President’s Message

The fall season is upon us and I hope all of you were able to take some time off to spend with your loved ones over the summer months. We installed our new Board of Directors on August 18th and we look forward to rolling out our workplan in the coming months. Six board members are carrying on in their same capacity as in 2022-23: Michele Manzoli as Secretary, Bhaskar Iduri as Treasurer (2nd Term), and Jim Panella, Kevin Kreitzman, Erin Sparnon and Ashley O’Mara as Board Members-at-Large. Moving into new positions this year are Katherine Navarro as President-Elect, Qusai Shikari as VicePresident, Ilir Kullolli as Immediate Past President for an extra term, and myself as President. I believe our leadership team brings a wealth of experience that will support the ACCE well in the coming year. I would like to take a moment to thank outgoing board member Arif Subhan, Immediate Past President, for his past and ongoing contributions to the ACCE in his various roles on the Board and committees.

We are in the process of finalizing our workplan for 2023-24. High on the list will be updating our website. Initial investigation on this task is already underway through an ad-hoc working group. Along with the refresh of our website, we will examine whether our current name and logo should change to reflect today’s realities, recognizing that our profession has evolved significantly over the last thirty years. Our membership has expanded beyond the United States and Canada since that time and on the horizon there is some interest in adding additional Boards of Examiners. We will have initial discussions over the coming months, then draft a proposed plan to rebrand our organization. The plan would then be brought to the ACCE membership for ratification.

Our ten-part CCE Review Webinar series, which started in August, will wrap up on October 11th. I wish this year’s cohort of CCE candidates all the best as they prepare for their upcoming exams. The ACCE educational webinar series will continue throughout the year on a monthly basis with wide ranging topics of interest. This fall’s topics include: Wearables and Value-Based Care, Cybersecurity Passive Monitoring Systems, CMMS Success Stories, and Tips for Refreshing your Medical Equipment Management Plan. Please take the time to register for these sessions which are free to all ACCE members thanks to our 2023-2024 co-sponsors: PYCUBE,