Meeting/Event Information

Moderator: Dr Jim Allard DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – Chief Nursing Officer – Advocate Christ Medical Center

Dr Jim Allard, DNP, RN, NEA BC, FACHE, serves as Chief Nursing Officer at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He leads nursing services for a 788 bed premier teaching institution—one of the Midwest’s major referral centers—with one of Illinois’ busiest Level I trauma centers.

With over three decades in healthcare, Dr. Allard’s frontline experience spans pediatric critical care with a focus on congenital heart care. He has held progressive leadership and executive roles, including 9 years at Children’s Health in Dallas and 11 years within HCA’s Texas Markets.

Panelist: Julia Louie AIA, NCARB, LEED AP – Director, Space Management, Planning and Design – UI Health
Julia Louie joined UI Health in 2022 as the Director of Space Management, Planning and Design. She leads a team to respond to everyday requests as well as focusing on future facility expansion. With 25+ years of experience practicing architecture focused on healthcare, she has a well-rounded view of projects, from master plans through replacement hospitals. Julia is currently collaborating with hospital, campus and system leadership on initiatives for the hospital and clinics including current growth initiatives and setting the stage for the long term initiatives developed in the Master Facility Plan for the institution which will bring more access to equal care for the patients they serve.

Panelist: Dan Ratko – Healthcare Facilities Executive, Operations and Capital Programs, Rush University Medical Center

Daniel Ratko is a healthcare executive with 20 years of healthcare engineering and facilities experience. He currently serves as Director of Facilities Management at Rush University Medical Center, where he oversees facilities operations, energy management, and routine capital improvement programs across a complex academic medical center environment.
A mechanical engineer by training, Dan is passionate about creating systems that work for operators rather than against them. His work focuses on practical infrastructure solutions, operational reliability, energy optimization, and aligning facility systems with the real-world needs of frontline teams.

Panelist: Andy Lane AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, CLGB -Principal, Market Leader of Health,  for Cannon Design

The market leader of CannonDesign’s Chicago Health studio, Andy brings over 30 years of healthcare planning, design, and construction experience. He has planned and transformed millions of square feet of Ambulatory and acute care facilities that amount to billions of dollars of construction. Andy combines creative thinking and visionary leadership with implementable solutions that are aligned with future trends of health care delivery.

Panelist: Scott E. Carlos, AVP – Construction, Facilities & EVS, Endeavor Health

Scott has over 30 years of experience in Construction, Facilities, and Development with the majority focused in leading Healthcare projects. In addition to healthcare, he has worked on projects in Higher Education, Gaming, Mixed use developments, Industrial, and Food Processing. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Civil Engineering he worked for several Chicago based General Contractors. In 2011 he switched to the Owner’s side and joined Advocate Healthcare managing construction projects at Christ Medical Center. He joined Northshore / Edward-Elmhurst Health in 2019 as System Director of Construction and Facilities, adding environmental services under his direction in 2022. He currently is the AVP of Construction, Facilities and Environmental Services for Edward Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital and Linden Oaks Hospital all part of the Endeavor Health System.

Moderator: Mark Mochel, MBA, CHFM, FACHE, SASHE, ACABE - Founder and CEO, Infrastructure Investment HC, L.L.C. (I2HC)

Before founding I2HC, Mark was a Strategic Account Executive at Brightly, A Siemens Company. Prior to Brightly, he was a Co-Founder and Senior Vice President at Facility Health Inc., where he was instrumental in introducing new infrastructure investment solutions and operational benchmarking capabilities to the healthcare industry.
Mark has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from The University of Michigan, and has held executive leadership roles in multiple industries. With over a decade of facility operations optimization experience, his diverse background provides a unique perspective on the challenges facing healthcare administration today. As an advocate for increased infrastructure investment in our industry, Mark is passionate about sharing his experience with all who serve and are served through the environment of care.
Mark is a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) and a Senior (SASHE) and National Advisory Board Member with the American Society for Health Care Engineering, a Professional Management Group within the American Hospital Association. He is also a Fellow of the 
American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), and an Associate with the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (ACABE). He currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and family. Mark is proudly involved with HESNI, ISHE, ASHE, AMFP, and CHEF.

Panelist: Anthony Davila DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP – Senior Director Emergency Operations,  UI Health

Dr. Anthony Davila is the Senior Director for Patient Care Services at UI Health, where he provides leadership for the Emergency Department, Clinical Decision Unit, and Sickle Cell Services. With nearly 20 years of healthcare and nursing experience, Dr. Davila is passionate about creating high-performing teams, improving patient outcomes, and advancing quality, safety, and operational excellence.
Throughout his career, he has served in leadership roles across emergency, critical care, trauma, burn, oncology, and procedural services. 

Panelist: Cameron Lewis – COO, Advocate Christ Medical Center

Cameron has been serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Christ Medical Center, a nearly 800 bed, Level 1 Trauma Center since 2025. In this role he has overseen major capital investments, various strategic growth initiatives in key service lines and has helped improve teammate engagement across the campus. Prior to his current role, Cameron has served as CEO or COO for the last 15 years in various hospitals across the Southwest United States. He earned his Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Utah State University.

Panelist: Elizabeth Lockwood – Project Manager, UCM (UChicago Medicine)

Elizabeth Lockwood brings over 25 years of expertise in healthcare planning and construction, with a strong focus on sustainable design as a LEED-certified professional. Her extensive portfolio ranges from ambulatory clinics to operating rooms, CT scanners to linac vaults, sterile processing areas to patient and retail food services. Favorite projects have included a 1.1M SF new hospital, an intraoperative MRI, a replacement morgue, and a level 1 emergency department. Elizabeth’s comprehensive experience reflects her commitment to creating functional, efficient, and patient-centered healthcare environments.

Panelist: Janhvi Jakkal - Partner and Studio Practice Leader, Health for HKS Chicago.

Janhvi Jakkal is a Partner and Studio Practice Leader, Health for HKS Chicago. She leads the Chicago office in providing innovative, performance-driven health care projects. Janhvi values an integrated approach, which helps the design team and clients make decisions that promote the best practices and evidence-based design strategies that lead to improved overall clinical outcomes and patient experiences.