KLMK Group Inc., a healthcare facility advisory firm, named Tim McCurley as principal consultant. McCurley joined KLMK in 2003. Based in Owensboro, Ky., he currently leads the KLMK onsite team dedicated to the Owensboro Medical Health System project.
KLMK Group Inc., a healthcare facility advisory firm, named Brad Durham as a principal consultant.
Durham, who joined KLMK in 2004, is currently leading the onsite team at Children’s of Alabama. Durham is based in Birmingham, Ala., where the new Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children, a 788,000 square foot replacement facility, is located.
Tonia Burnette joined Cannon Design as principal, and will serve as Healthcare Practice Leader for the firm’s Mid-Atlantic practice. With a career that spans more than 28 years in the programming, planning and designing of healthcare facilities, Burnette collaborates with clients, users and consultants to deliver total patient satisfaction and advance innovative healthcare delivery concepts.
C.W. Driver recently promoted Richard Freeark to vice president of operations for its San Diego region. Freeark, a 32-year construction industry veteran, will be responsible for the operational oversight and client satisfaction for the firm’s projects, including healthcare and education facilities in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Bringing more than 20 years of experience in healthcare design, Madhu Gresla was recently named business development director for the Chicago Healthcare practice of Cannon Design. In her new role, Gresla will team closely with other healthcare leaders in the Midwest region to implement strategies that support the firm’s objective of delivering excellence in project design and client satisfaction.
Donna Barry and Jose Pombo, founding principals of Phoenix-based architecture firm Substance Design Consortium, will join the corporate leadership of HMC Architects as a result of a merger between the two firms. Barry joins the firm as design principal, while Pombo will serve as associate principal and senior project manager.
The Sanders Trust chose Cathy B. Nazeer, an industry veteran, to be its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition to her primary duties for accounting and cash management, Nazeer will be actively involved in the company’s business development and strategic planning efforts.
Sutter Health named longtime executive Sarah Krevans as Chief Operating Officer for the Sacramento-based, not-for-profit health care network. Krevans will oversee the operations of Sutter Health’s five Northern California regions and the Sutter Care at Home and hospice network services. She will also provide oversight of the firm’s ongoing facility investments, including hospital constructions in Sacramento, Castro Valley, Oakland, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco.
The Joint Commission appointed George Mills as director of the newly formed Department of Engineering. Mills will work closely with the directors of the Department of Standards and Survey Methods, and the Division of Accreditation and Certification Operations in developing a department that focuses on issues related to engineering, environment of care matters, life safety code regulations, and emergency preparedness and response.
Joseph L. Cappiello has been appointed new Chief Operating Officer of the Chicago-based Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, an organization authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. With a history of accreditation management experience, Cappiello is responsible for directing the nimble and educative approach to facility accreditation while meeting challenges of the complex healthcare environment.
