2026 KCAHE board
President
Colin Fitzgerald
Director of Construction Facilities
Children’s Mercy Hospital
President Elect
Mitch Lewis
Facilities Manager
Saint Luke’s Health System
Treasurer
Catie Smith
Director of Planning & Design Facilities
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Secretary
Anish Patel
Capital Project Manager
University of Kansas Hospital
Past President
Nic Riesenberg
Vice President of Facilities & Support Services
North Kansas City Hospital
Sustainability Liaison
Nick Burke
Director of Engineering
University of Kansas Hospital
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