Neal Lavender of JPS Health will become president of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice, effective January 1, 2026. Angela O’Neil of Hunterdon Medical will be the association’s president-elect.
Other members of the AHF 2026 Board of Directors include:
- Past President: Thom Pastor, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Treasurer: Ashleigh Pedersen, Aegis Health
- Treasurer-Elect: Julie Meddles, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
- Secretary: Erica Block, RUSH University Medical Center
- Director: Toni Watkins, Riverside Health System
- Director: Andy Bergman, Baptist Health
- Director: Simone Nicolas, NY Office of Mental Health
- Director: Brian Dixson, Geisinger
- Director: Michael Vetro, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- IAB Chair: Shelly Garner, Ecolab
- IAB Past Chair: Heather French, PepsiCo
