President’s Welcome
Dear HFMA Northern California Members,
I am truly honored to serve as your Chapter President for the 2024-25 Chapter year! I want to express my sincere appreciation to our immediate Past President John Thibeau for a job well done in 2023-24 and to our officers, board members, and committee members for your continued commitment, volunteerism, and leadership to the chapter as we embark on an exciting program year. I also want to acknowledge our sponsors for their dedication and never ending support. Thank you for seeing the value that we bring to our members and many organizations here in Northern California.
With over 1,800 members (and counting) over a wide-ranging geographical region with multiple types of healthcare organizations, we are committed to delivering quality educational programs and networking opportunities that consider the needs of our members and the “new norm” environment that currently exists coming out of the pandemic. We continue to deliver successful programs such as our Annual Conference in October 2024 and the Women’s Conference in May 2025, and we are excited to provide new and additional offerings throughout the program year. For those of you who are interested in obtaining one or more of the numerous certification HFMA offers, we support our members with the resources to successfully achieve certification and enhance professional growth. We also plan to provide networking opportunities that fit your busy schedules to enhance collaboration, connect and share insights, and expand our community of health care finance professionals and health care communities interested in health care finance.
I encourage you to participate in our upcoming program and events throughout the year. Please explore our upcoming calendar of events, social media posts, and other communications we plan to share. If you are a driven professional and are interested in sharing your knowledge, best practices, and experiences to our chapter members, we have numerous volunteer opportunities to apply your capabilities an leadership skills. For our current and potential sponsors, I am interested in sharing the benefits of engaging with HFMA Northern California. Finally, we are interested in hearing from you to make our chapter better. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
I look forward to a wonderful year ahead, and I hope to see you at one of our events this year!
Warm Regards,
Don A. Briones, MBA, FHFMA
President, HFMA Northern California Chapter
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