Perry is Associate Vice President, Operations, for UNC Hospitals.
CHICAGO, March 19, 2026 — Ana-Elis Perry, FACHE, UNC Health, has been elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The Council provides advice and counsel to the Board of Governors and is responsible for electing the Board and its Chair. Through the Council’s support, the Board steers the national organization and carries out ACHE’s mission to advance its members and healthcare leadership excellence.
Perry began her term on Feb. 28, 2026, during the Council of Regents meeting held in conjunction with ACHE’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Perry will represent ACHE’s membership in North Carolina.
Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Perry is a founding Advisor for the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives and board member of the UNC Health Chatham Hospital Board of Trustees.
Perry received her master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of 53,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE’s mission is to advance our members and healthcare management excellence. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE’s established network of 75 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs.
Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its vision of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to improving health. The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs — including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 6,000 participants—and groundbreaking research. Its publishing division, ACHE Learn, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management, including textbooks for college and university courses.