About CASHE
2009 Board of Directors
Mark Barkenbush
Mark has dedicated his career to the field of healthcare engineering and design and construction. Mark has an undergraduate and graduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona. Mark’s graduate studies focused on clinical and biomedical engineering and he began his career in 1987 as the manager of the Clinical Engineering department at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. While in St. Louis, Mark was also the Director of Facilities at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and a Project Director in BJC Healthcare’s Design and Construction Department. In 2004, Mark moved back to the valley as the Vice President of Facilities and Real Estate for Abrazo Healthcare. Currently Mark is a Senior Project Executive for Banner Health. Mark and his wife Julie, have two daughters, Emily and Kaitlyn. On most Saturday’s you will find Mark on a Habitat for Humanity house building site as a house leader. Mark also tries to squeeze in a couple of spin classes a week and Sunday ride on his bicycle to keep in shape. “Our launch of this chapter and the support from our members and strategic partners has been outstanding. I will do my best to provide strong leadership and continued development to suit the members’ needs as president” says Mark.
Nick Dalba
I have an extensive background in Facilities Management and Construction. I began my career as a Facility Manager at St. John’s Hospital in 1977. Since then, I have held various Facilities positions at hospitals in California, Pennsylvania and Arizona. My current responsibilities include facility planning, design and construction activities as well as real estate. I received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from St. Louis University. After completion of my military service, I attended the University of Minnesota and obtained my Masters in Public Health. I also completed a Masters in Business Administration from California Lutheran College. I have attended numerous seminars and classes on topics ranging from management training and negotiations to construction project administration. I have been a member of ASHE since 1979 and was a member of the ASHE Board of Directors on two occasions, 1993-1994 and 1999-2002. I have also held various offices in the California Society for Healthcare Engineering (CSHE) including a term as State Chairman and received both Outstanding Member and Distinguished Member recognition. I am currently a member of the CASHE Steering Committee.
Penny Walker I have been a hospital administrator for over 25 years working for some of the largest healthcare systems in the Valley. As an administrator, I have had direct administrative responsibility for construction, design and facilities management – overseeing general renovation projects to building new hospitals. I am currently the Vice President of ancillary and support at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, a 750 bed tertiary care center. St. Joseph’s offers many facility challenges – a new state of the art tower to a tower aging over 75 years. I found my membership and involvement with ASHE and CASHE as an invaluable resource as my team manages this complex facility. It’s my time to give back and would find it an honor to serve CASHE in this role on the Board.
Marlene Clark
Marlene is currently the acting CASHE Treasurer. Marlene was one of the original five founding members of CASHE. She is the Associate of Phoenix Operations for Heideman Associates, Inc., A Zak Company and has been in the engineering field for 35 years. She was a partner in the firm Heideman Associates acquired. Marlene is uniquely qualified to continue acting as CASHE’s Treasurer, as she helped develop all the current practices and policies. She has served in the past as president of the Professional Women in Architectural and Engineering. Marlene is active at the national level of ASHE and attends both the PDC and Annual Conference yearly. She has most recently participated in the ASHE leadership breakfast and award ceremony in Washington DC when she was recognized as one of the CASHE Chapter Leaders. Prior to entering the engineering arena, Marlene taught high school accounting.