Position: President
Phone (973) 219-1049
Email: malwell@smmcnj.org

Michael Alwell, FHFMA is currently the President for the New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), where he has been a member since 1995, and has achieved the distinction of Fellow within HFMA.

Prior to his election to the Board of Directors, Mike served on various committees within the organization, chairing the 2006 Annual Institute Committee and the 2007-2008 Certification Committee. Since joining the Board in 2008 Mike has served as co-chair of the Policies & Procedures Committee and as Board Liaison to the Certification Committee. In recognition of his service to HFMA, Mike received a Yerger Award and the President's Award in 2007 and the Muncie Gold Award in 2008.

Having held positions in budget & reimbursement, cost accounting, managed care contracting, general finance, and compliance, Mike has almost 25 years of experience in healthcare finance.

Mike earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Science degree from William Paterson College.

Position: President Elect
Phone: (908) 203-6211
Affiliation: Somerset Medical Center
Email: jbrault@somerset-healthcare.com

John M. Brault, FHFMA, is currently the President-Elect for the New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), where he has been a member since 2004. He has served on the chapter's Board of Directors since 2006 when he was the first appointee to the Jr/Associate Board Member Position. He received the distinction of Certified Healthcare Financial Professional in 2007, specializing in Managed Care, and achieved the distinction of fellow in 2010.

John was the founder and chair of the Future Leader committee, and served as co-chair of the 2009 Institute Committee, co-chair of the Events and Networking Committee, and an active member of the Education, Membership, and Proaction committees. He has also served as ’09-10’ Program Chair, overseeing chapter-wide education programming. John won a Helen M. Yerger Award in 2007, and was recognized with the Follmer Bronze Award in 2008 for his active role in the chapter. John currently holds the position of Director of Managed Care at Somerset Medical Center.

Prior to his position at Somerset Medical Center, John served as Network Manager at Aetna, Director of Managed Care Services for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, and as a consultant with McBee Associates. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Scranton, in Scranton, PA, a Master of Health Administration from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ,and is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Penn State.

Position: Treasurer
Phone: (732) 516-4520
Affiliation: Ernst & Young LLP
Email: david.wiessel@ey.com

Dave Wiessel is currently serving as the Treasurer of the New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, where he has been a member since 1998. Dave is a partner in Ernst & Young's Northeast Area Assurance practice and has over 16 years of auditing experience serving a variety of health care organizations, including academic medical centers, community-based hospitals, long-term care facilities and other not-for-profit entities.

Dave has been a frequent speaker about health care accounting and auditing issues at Ernst & Young and industry events and has developed numerous training programs on health care and related topics, including technical accounting areas, complex audit areas and other industry specific issues, such as OMB Circular A-133. Dave is a reviewer in the firm's Audit Quality Review program and has trained engagement teams throughout the United States on the firm's audit methodology.

Dave is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New Jersey, New York and Virginia. Dave holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from The College of William and Mary.

Position: Secretary
Phone: (609) 620-8471
Affiliation: Princeton Healthcare System
Email: tdavison-dicanto@princetonhcs.org

Tracy Davison-DiCanto, MBA, FHFMA is currently the Secretary for the New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).