Amy Ballard, MBA, is the System Director for Quality Analytics at PeaceHeath, a 10 Hospital Health System with an expansive medical group spanning three states in the Pacific Northwest. She is responsible for the Registry Reporting and Outcomes team which includes surgical, cardiac, and obstetric registries, CMS hospital quality inpatient and outpatient reporting, and ancillary quality reporting abstraction needs, the Ambulatory Regulatory reporting and Analytics team that supports all regulatory quality reporting for the ambulatory sector, and the data scientist team supporting quality, patient safety, infection prevention, medical staff, regulatory, and patient experience reporting system-wide. Amy has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems as well as a Master of Business Administration. She started her career in information technology and moved into the healthcare sector early. She has spent the last 10 years focused on improving quality and performance improvement data availability and analytics. She has a passion for transparency, reliability, and making data fun.

Jenn Pingul, MHA, is a distinguished healthcare executive and the President-Elect of the Washington State Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (WA-ACHE). A recognized leader in clinical pharmacy and healthcare operations, she currently serves as a Corporate Account Reimbursement Executive at a global pharmaceutical company and CEO/Principal of Conversant Consulting. Her expertise has earned her national acclaim, including multiple “40 Under 40” honors and the World Health Organization’s Meritorious Service Award.
Beyond her corporate roles, Jenn is a dedicated community advocate, serving five terms as President of the South Puget Sound Pharmacy Association and on the Executive Board for the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center. As President-Elect, she is committed to driving transformative initiatives that strengthen the healthcare leadership pipeline across Washington.

Tina Seery is a proficient, collaborative, and compassionate healthcare leader with hospital operations, clinical quality, patient safety expertise to promote and foster healthcare excellence, including application of equitable and inclusive leadership to support large-scale initiatives to positively impact optimal clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare disparities in our communities.

Tina is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in healthcare administration, is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, a Certified Professional in Patient Safety, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Lean Sensei, a Team STEPPS Master Trainer, and a trained sexual assault nurse examiner. Her clinical and operational leadership experience in emergency, clinical care and quality management spans multiple service areas over the last 28 years. She is positioned to sit for the Board of Governor’s Exam, American College of Healthcare Executives, Fellowship Credential (FACHE), in 2023.

Tina is an active and engaged clinical partner supporting hospitals in our state with several key patient safety initiatives: Opioid Stewardship, in-hospital quality, Emergency Department Utilization, statewide Stroke & Cardiac Care) and serves as a trusted liaison for Lean/Six Sigma, Team STEPPs, health care clinical quality expertise, including health policy-related, legislative initiatives. She also supports state and federal partners in WSHA’s COVID-19 Response Team.

Tina greatly enjoys time with family, playing tennis, golf, hiking, boating, and loving on her Great Danes. She is also actively engaged in several volunteer roles including actively participating in the WA State Chapter of ACHE as a Board Director, Appointment on the Regional Advisory Council, Chair of the Membership Committee, Chair of the Women in Healthcare Executive Network, DEI Committee Member. In 2022, she was a recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives Regent’s Award.

As a first-generation Latina college graduate, Tina remains a strong advocate for educational advancement. She supports emerging healthcare professionals in our state as a Mentor with her alma mater, the University of Washington eMHA and MHA Programs and supports the Washington State Opportunity Scholar Program. She remains an active WA State Emergency Volunteer Professional and supported several Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Clinics in 2021-2022.

John Harkness, MHA

John Harkness is a seasoned healthcare leader with over two decades of experience in surgical services. He currently serves as a Senior Manager of Surgical Services at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington, where he also oversees regional surgical activities across the Providence network.

John began his career in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman and field medic for the Marines, where he was trained as a surgical technologist. His military service instilled a deep commitment to excellence, discipline, and compassionate care.  These values continue to shape his leadership today.

Driven by a passion for mentorship and professional growth, John is dedicated to helping others develop as leaders in healthcare. He believes in fostering a culture of accountability, integrity, and service, and is committed to advancing the field through collaboration and continuous learning.

Dylan Blackburn, MHA

Board Director 2026-2027
Dylan Blackburn is Treasurer. He previously served as Director, System Advanced Primary Care at MultiCare, and before that he was a project manager for patient care services and supply chain at Virginia Mason Medical Center, part of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. He has a passion for working with teams in the ambulatory setting, helping them to provide access to high quality care around the Puget Sound.

Dylan received a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Washington and holds two Bachelor of Arts for the University of California, Berkeley in Molecular and Cellular Biology & Integrative Biology. He moved to the Pacific Northwest from California and has really come to enjoy the beautiful outdoors the region has to offer.

Both our local and national ACHE organization have given him the opportunity to learn and grow professionally through networking and educational events. Dylan previously served as the chair of the chapters Programs and DEI committee’s. He says, “The work I have gotten to do with those teams has made a huge impact on my career, and I hope that I can continue serving with this group to make a positive impact on leaders in our region.”

Stephanie is an accomplished executive with a proven track record in driving growth, improving processes, influencing change. and meeting key performance indicators across multiple healthcare sectors while, fostering collaboration, implementing solutions and delivering results in culturally diverse settings.