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Association for Healthcare Foodservice Names Leah Reily, CAE, Executive Director

By Kent Hamaker posted 10-16-2018 09:30

  

Washington D.C., (October 10, 2018) – The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF), the premier organization for self-operated healthcare food management professionals, announced today that, Leah Reily, CAE, will be its new Executive Director. After a lengthy search process, Reily was unanimously selected by the AHF board and executive search committee.

Founded in 2009, the Association for Healthcare Foodservice is the premier professional society dedicated to serving professionals in the self-operated healthcare foodservice industry. AHF believes self-operated foodservice increases food quality and customer satisfaction. AHF members are committed to providing high-quality, nutritious, and comforting meals to the patients and families in their care. AHF empowers its members through educational opportunities, a thriving annual conference, networking events and professional tools such as operational benchmarking.

“I am thrilled to join AHF and partner with its passionate leaders and staff to achieve AHF’s strategic vision and elevate the association to new heights on behalf of our members,” said Leah Reily.

Prior to this post, Reily served as Managing Director for the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA) where she managed a membership of more than 3,500 and a multimillion dollar budget.

“The Association for Healthcare Foodservice is excited to have Leah Reily join our team as our Executive Director. Leah comes to us with experience in association management and a deep respect for AHF’s mission and values,” stated AHF President Martha J Rardin.

Leah began her tenure as the Executive Director of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice on October 8, 2018. AHF is managed by Interel US an independent public affairs and association management company.

About AHF
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is a professional society that serves as the crossroads of creativity, innovation, efficiency and well-being. Dedicated to serving professionals in the self-operated healthcare foodservice industry, AHF members represent those healthcare facilities that, by choosing to keep their foodservice departments in house instead of outsourcing them to third-party contractors, keep food and nutrition at the core of the healthcare experience. AHF operators and business partners work together to create the dialogue that defines the future of the healthcare foodservice experience, while advancing the vision of self-operated healthcare foodservice as industry best practice.

About Interel
Interel is the largest independent public affairs and association management consultancy in the world. Globally integrated, we are headquartered in Brussels and Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Paris, Berlin, Beijing, and Delhi. Interel is also the founder of the Interel Global Partnership, a worldwide network of affiliate firms covering more than 70 markets. Our team of experts is dedicated to advancing our clients’ interests wherever and whenever they need help in the world.

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