2026 KCAHE board
President
Colin Fitzgerald
Director of Construction Facilities
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Treasurer/2027 President
Catie Smith
Director of Planning & Facilities
Children’s Mercy Hospital
President-Elect
Anish Patel
Capital Project Manager
The University of Kansas Health System
Secretary
Paul Wetzel
Capital Project Manager
The University of Kansas Health System
Past President
Nic Riesenberg
Vice President of Facilities & Support Services
North Kansas City Hospital
Sustainability Liaison
Nick Burke
Director of Engineering
The University of Kansas Health System
Membership Chair/Vendor Liaison
Rory Gayle
Associate Vice President
Wilson & Company
Scholarship and Education Chair
Andrew Petersen
Senior Project Manager
JE Dunn Construction
Marketing & Outreach Co-Chair
Cynthia Weber
Business Development
HMN Architects
Marketing and Outreach Co-Chair
Amy Boehringer
Director of Marketing & Business Development
BSE Structural Engineers
Annual Conference Committee Co-Chair
Malcolm Sparling
Western Healthcare Manager
Specified Technologies Inc.
Annual Conference Committee Co- Chair
Renee Jacobs
Business Development Manager - Healthcare
Acuity Intelligent Spaces
Social Committee Co-Chair
Annie Hiatt
Business Development Manager
Cerris Builders
Social Committee Co-Chair
Mike Wurts
Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager
Henderson Engineers
Tracy Johnson
Executive Director
KCAHE