Board Member

 

Before joining Advocate Lutheran General, Mr. Armada was President and Chief Executive Officer for Henry Ford Hospital and Health Network, Detroit, Michigan from 2004-2009. Mr. Armada also served as Senior Vice President and Area Manager for Kaiser Permanente’s Metropolitan Los Angeles Service Area in Los Angeles, California from May 2000 – May 2004 and has held diverse senior leadership roles in his 29 years in the health care field. 

 

Mr. Armada currently serves as Chairman of the Institute for Diversity in Healthcare Management Board of Directors.  In November 2007, he was appointed the inaugural chairman of the newly formed Asian Healthcare Leaders Association, a national organization which promotes life long learning, coaching and mentoring, career development and networking opportunities in collaboration with the Institute for Diversity, American Hospital Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives.  In April 2008 2010, Mr. Armada was selected as one of the Top 25 Minority Executives by Modern Healthcare magazine.

 

Mr. Armada also serves on the Xavier University President Council and Graduate Program in Health Services Administration Advisory Board and Michigan State University Dean’s Board of Advisors in the College of Natural Science.  He also serves as a mentor for the American College of Healthcare Executives and other resident/fellowship programs.

 

Mr. Armada received his bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology from Michigan State University and his dual master’s degree in Hospital Administration and in Business Administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Healthcare Executive Study Society.