DEL program pending HLC final approval.

Faculty & Staff

The program faculty at ACHE are accomplished innovators and experts in healthcare education. 

They pioneered the first doctoral degree designed for PAs, by PAs. 

They developed the first Doctor of Executive Leadership in Healthcare degree. 

They are experienced educators in their fields of specialty, including decades of caring for patients in behavioral health and wellness. They are professionals in global health and humanitarian medicine. 

They have built and led professional teams around the world, from hospital systems to battlefields to remote villages. They have deployed to global trouble spots and provided care and comfort to those in need.

They lead from the front – our faculty are active in executive roles in local, state, and national healthcare leadership and advocacy organizations.  

They don’t just teach you how to write papers – they are recognized and prolific authors in their fields of medicine.

They have fostered relationships with international partners to offer best-in-class educational experiences to students.

Jeremy Welsh, PhD, DHSc, JD, DEL, PA-C, DFAAPA
Vice President & CIO
Academic Administration
Jenna Rolfs, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA
Dean, College of Advanced Practice & Executive Leadership
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Travis Kaufman, DMSc, PA-C, FIBODM
Program Director, Doctor of Executive Leadership Program
Doctor of Executive Leadership
James Kilgore, DMSc, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Robert Gray, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, FIBODM
Program Director of Doctor of Medical Science Program
Doctor of Medical Science
Richard Bushey
Director of Instructional Design
Administration-Academics
Jon Christensen, DMSc, PA-C, FAWM, FIBODM
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Lena Crain
Executive Director of Admissions: Online Executive Health Professions
Administration
Tatiana Emanuel, MPAS, DMSc, PA-C, CPAAPA
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Brandi Hicks
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Tracy Morris
Executive Administrator
School of Physician Associate Practice
Melissa Pae, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Johnny Paul, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Anthony Poole, DMSc, PA-C, CPHQ
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Gabrielle Poole, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Alvaro Ramos, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Jamla Rizek, DNP, MBA, RN, CEN, CPEN, NHDP-BC, NRP, FAAN, FAEN
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Bill Soliz
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
James Somers, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Amanda Mallory Spillman, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Bernard Toney Jr., DMSc, MPAS, MPH, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Heidi Vonderheide, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Anne Wildermuth
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership
Shatisha Wilson, DEL, LPC, ACS, RPT-S, IECMH-E
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Executive Leadership