DCHA Announces 2022 Slate of Board of Director Officers

The District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) at its December 15 Board of Directors Annual Meeting, voted to elect a new slate of Board officers for terms beginning in January 2022. DCHA is the unifying voice for hospitals and health systems in the District of Columbia and works to advance health policy to strengthen the District’s world-class health care system to ensure that it is equitable and accessible to all. The DCHA Board of Directors sets the strategic direction for the association. The 2022 Board Officers are:

Dr. Hasan Zia, Board Chair
President & Chief Operating Officer, Sibley Memorial Hospital

Anita Jenkins, Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer, Howard University Hospital

Dr. Christopher King, Secretary
Associate Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center

Dania O’Connor, Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer, Psychiatric Institute of Washington

John Rockwood, Immediate Past Chair
President, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital & Senior Vice President, MedStar Health

Jacqueline D. Bowens, President & Chief Executive Officer
District of Columbia Hospital Association

In addition to the new Board of Directors, DCHA appointed one At-Large member and welcomed a new addition to the Board with the departure of James Linhares from BridgePoint Hospital Capitol Hill:

Kathy Hollinger, At-Large Board Member
President & Chief Executive Officer, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington

Ryan Zumalt, Board Director Chief Executive Officer, BridgePoint Hospital Capitol Hill

“DCHA is privileged to have such an esteemed group of individuals serve the association, our hospitals and the residents of the District of Columbia,” said Jacqueline D. Bowens, President and CEO of DCHA.