ROCKPORT — Tiffany Love, PhD, FACHE, GNP, ANP-BC, Coastal Healthcare Alliance Regional chief nursing officer, has been appointed to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

The Council of Regents serves as the vital link between ACHE and members by approving governance and membership regulations as well as promoting ACHE programs, services and activities within their respective areas.

Love will take office at the Council of Regents meeting March 2, 2019, during ACHE’s 62nd Congress on Healthcare Leadership at the Hilton Chicago. As a Regent, she will represent ACHE’s membership in Maine.

Love joined CHA in July 2018 as Regional Chief Nursing Officer. She comes to the Midcoast from Shreveport, Louisiana where she worked for the Veterans Affairs Central Office in a dual role as deputy associate
director of patient care services/deputy chief nursing officer and as a member of the clinical integration Team. She had worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2010.

Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Love currently serves on the board of directors of several healthcare organizations including as Chairwoman of the National Health Care Diversity Council board, senior director of Case Western Reserve University Alumni board, and is Regent for the State of Maine for the American College of Healthcare Executives.

She also serves as faculty for the Harvard Medical School CME Career Advancement Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare and Writing, Publishing, and Social Media for Healthcare Professionals CME.

Love received her doctorate of philosophy and a master of science in nursing as an adult and gerontology nurse practitioner from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and her Bachelors of Science in
Nursing from Cleveland State University.

About the American College of Healthcare Executives

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of 48,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE’s mission is to advance its members and healthcare management excellence. ACHE offers its FACHE ® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE’s established network of 78 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level.

In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its vision of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to improving health. The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research.

The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research. Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management, including textbooks for college and university courses.

For more information, visit ache.org.