Kathleen Wessel

Kathleen Wessel is the Vice President, business management for AHA Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Hospital Association. In this capacity, Ms. Wessel oversees account teams and delivery strategies for the AHA Endorsement as well as marketing, data, analytics and financial areas of the company. Ms. Wessel joined AHA Solutions in October 1994.

Prior to her current role, she ran the development and launch of several new business ventures for the association focusing on non-dues revenue development including the highly successful Lab Interoperability Cooperative; National Healthcare Career Network and AHACareerCenter.org (now HealthCareerCenter.com). Early in her career at AHA Solutions, Ms Wessel established then managed the IT, data and finance areas and was responsible for implementing the organization’s program databases, relationship management (CRM) system, web sites and digital marketing programs. She also developed Solutions internship program by working with local health systems management - administration graduate programs.

She has previous experience in marketing and account management of national managed care accounts as an account executive for Human Affairs International (HAI) in Chicago, a company that administers mental health benefits and employee assistance programs for Aetna Health Plans.

Kathleen holds a Master’s in Business Administration (health care) from George Washington University (DC), a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Loyola University (Chicago); completed certificate programs in Integrating Technology in Business Solutions at the University of Chicago and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) in good standing.