
Speakers:Andrew Weinberg, FSMPS, CPSM – former AMFP GNY Chapter President; Director of Business Development at LF DriscollPatricia Brewer - AMFP GNY Chapter President; Senior Director, Healthcare Area Sales - Northeast at Miller KnollRaffaela Dunne, P.E. - Market Director of Healthcare at Consigli Construction Co., Inc.Episode DescriptionThis episode features the torchbearers of the AMFP GNY Chapter. Let’s hear from the President who launched the GNY Chapter with tremendous success and the leaders who are taking it further and shaping our shared future.
May 6
56 min

For more info or training, you can also call Graceworks. 212-724-1541Or email: [email protected]: https://www.thinkherrmann.com/Guest Speaker:Carol Doscher, President and CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer) of GraceworksModerator:Georgina Lalli, Senior Associate Principal at KPFEpisode Description:This episode focuses on the dynamics of human connection using the whole brain thinking tool in team building.
Dec 22, 2025
27 min

Guest Speaker: Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer, author and president of Health Well DoneModerator: Sherri Jones, Director of Capital Assessment and Facilities Strategic Planning for New York Presbyterian Health SystemEpisode Description:This episode explores people-centered management approach to building healthcare environments.
Dec 15, 2025
36 min

Guest Speaker:Dr. John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. https://johnmedina.com/Moderators:Suzen Heeley, Executive Director of Design & Construction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York CityJennifer Cagide-Alexander, Health Principal in HDR’s New York studio.Episode Description:This episode unpacks the social science behind the psychology of individual personalities and team dynamics.The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is a psychological assessment designed to measure an individual's ability to recognize emotions and mental states from the eye region of faces, primarily used in research on social cognition and empathy. https://www.idrlabs.com/rmet/test.phpAnita Wooley Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1193147Mentalizing Network Frontiers | Where We Mentalize: Main Cortical Areas Involved in Mentalization
Dec 8, 2025
43 min

Guests:Ty Heim, former Executive Director - Design, Construction, and Facilities Services for Evergreen HealthMike Iannone, President - Iannone Innovative SolutionsModerator:Ryan LaBarbera, Director- Turner & Townsend Healthcare Project Management in the NYC Tri-State areaDescription:This episode unpacks the prefabrication and modular system as solution for many types of healthcare facilities and a strategy to deliver speed to market and reduce exposure to risks on capital-build projects.
May 21, 2025
35 min

Guest Speakers:Timothy Menz, project manager with Northwell HealthJames Ticer, senior principal at Shen Milsom & WilkeModerator:Jen Cagide Alexander, Health Principal in HDR’s New York studioDescription:The experts share their insights into an effective and satisfactory equipment planning process and how a functional team performs medical equipment planning to support quality patient care delivery.
Jan 15, 2025
27 min

Guest Speakers:Dr. Yuman Fong, Sangiacomo Chair and Chairman, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Medical Center - an oncologist, a surgeon, an authorJeffrey Berman, AIA, ACHA; Principal of Jeffrey Berman Architect - a board-certified healthcare architect, a founding member of ACHA - the American College of Healthcare Architects, and an authorModerator:Grace Lin, AIA, CDT, DBIA; a senior consultant at Turner & Townsend Healthcare, an architect, a DBIA-certified design-build professional, and adjunct professor at Columbia University, chair of the AMFP GNY Podcast CommitteeDescription:As the minimally invasive management of cancer patients is increasingly important, the fusion of the minds of a surgical oncologist and a healthcare architect will illuminate the future of cancer care and healthcare facilities.
Jul 10, 2024
26 min

Guest Speakers:Dr. Yuman Fong, Sangiacomo Chair and Chairman, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Medical Center - an oncologist, a surgeon, an authorJeffrey Berman, AIA, ACHA; Principal of Jeffrey Berman Architect - a board-certified healthcare architect, a founding member of ACHA - the American College of Healthcare Architects, and an authorModerator: Grace Lin, AIA, CDT, DBIA; a senior consultant at Turner & Townsend Healthcare, an architect, a DBIA-certified design-build professional, and adjunct professor at Columbia University, chair of the AMFP GNY Podcast Committee
Jun 26, 2024
23 min

Guests from Columbia University Irving Medical Center:Patrick J. Burke III, FAIA, Vice President of Facilities Management, Operations, & PlanningSusanne Sullivan, Administrator of the Department of Medicine, Space & InfrastructureModerator: Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer. People-Centered Leadership Strategist and President of Health Well DoneDescription: A candid conversation with thought leaders and industry experts about how healthcare system administration collaborates on healthcare facility matters.
Mar 27, 2024
26 min

Guests:Doug Carney: SVP of Real Estate and Facilities for Mt. Sinai Health SystemTina Macica: AVP of Design and Construction for Montefiore Medical CenterModerator: Jenn Ryden, Project Director at StantecDescription:A heartfelt conversation with Tina Macica and Doug Carney, our local heroes of the healthcare built environment, who serve the NY area, about high functioning teams and what matters. We have a lot at stake with investing in higher quality facilities and capturing emerging technology given the increase in staff shortages, capacity challenges, and financial strains. In the healthcare industry our ability to adapt and grow hinges on our soft skills and being able to have a candid conversation about our working relationships and to gain knowledge on how to solve challenges and connect with peers which will shape the future of the industry. Today we answer questions such as what we love about our consultants, being an owner, and what each of us can improve upon, and future work.
Jan 11, 2024
21 min
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