MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
The Delaware Valley Chapter is filled with a number of amazing individuals who achieve great success. Each month, the chapter recognizes some of its outstanding members through our "Member Spotlight"
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Charmaine Rochester,
DHA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA |
Christopher Wong
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NAHSE Delaware Valley Chapter boastfully celebrates Charmaine Rochester's commitment to the chapter.
Charmaine Spence Rochester, DHA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, joined the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) as an executive leader in June 2017 when she began her role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President of Finance at Chester County Hospital. The West Chester, Pennsylvania, hospital joined UPHS in 2013. Rochester is responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial statements, managing financial risk, and promoting financial stewardship. She is also a key partner in strategic plan development, budgeting and forecasting, and operational efficiency for the hospital. She oversees the organization’s fiscal services, revenue integrity and patient access professionals, and serves as a liaison with Penn Medicine’s Office of Corporate Finance. Prior to her current role at Chester County Hospital, Rochester held the position of Vice President of Finance and Regional CFO at Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, Virginia, with financial oversight of the system’s acute care hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health and hospice services, and various related entities including physician practices and retail pharmacies. Rochester functioned as a strategic partner to the Hampton Roads Chief Executive Officer and executive management team, and provided leadership for Bon Secours Hampton Roads financial functions. Rochester has over 26 years of professional experience in public accounting, business administration, consulting and strategic finance, including over 14 years in healthcare finance leadership. She currently serves as Faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives. Rochester is board-certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). She earned her Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) degree from Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Rochester earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from Howard University, Washington, D.C. She holds active Certified Public Accounting (CPA) licenses in the states of Virginia and Florida. Rochester is also a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA). Rochester's favorite NAHSE event so far has been the C-Suite Leadership Experience (held in San Diego earlier this year) where she notes: "it was great to connect and learn from experienced leaders like Percy Allen." Rochester and her husband Tex (U.S. Navy, retired) are parents to three Air Force service members. She hosts a blog at unlikelyhero.me where she explores topics of faith, family, life and leadership. |
NAHSE Delaware Valley Chapter proudly welcomes Christopher Wong to the chapter.
Christopher Wong is a Director at NYC Health + Hospitals, which is the nation’s largest integrated municipal health care delivery system. He joined the health system in 2011 and currently works in the Office of Population Health’s Social Determinants Team. He focuses on health care and housing initiatives as well as the social determinants alignment with the Epic electronic health record to enhance how the health system responds to special needs and vulnerable patient populations. Christopher previously worked in the Office of Corporate Planning for nearly seven years and focused on strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, project management, and special projects related to the health system’s strategy and restructuring initiatives. He also performed project management responsibilities associated with the relocation and closure of a large long term care facility, thereby rightsizing capacity through the reduction of 426 long term acute care hospital and 410 skilled nursing facility beds. Prior to NYC Health + Hospitals, Christopher held positions of increasing responsibility at Wharton, Citigroup, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York State Housing Finance Agency, and JPMorgan Chase. He also performed consulting engagements with American Express, Essential Entertainment, General Motors, Verizon, and Wharton. Christopher earned a Master of Science from Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and a Bachelor of Science from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Beyond these programs, he completed a graduate-level advanced certificate in public health at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Christopher is pursuing an executive doctorate in business administration at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. While Christopher is a new member of the NAHSE Delaware Valley Chapter having joined in January 2019, he has enjoyed making meaningful connections and attending the Emerging Leaders Healthcare Summit and the Chat & Chew Networking events. Christopher enjoys traveling and music and he is looking forward to reading things other than academic journals once he completes his dissertation. |
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