Richelle Webb Dixon currently serves as System Vice President for Operations Integration with Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), based in Englewood, Colorado. In this position, Richelle assists with developing the operations model for the new ministry, CommonSpirit Health which will be formed from the merger of CHI and Dignity Health in January 2019.
In addition, Richelle currently serves as President of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), the premier professional organization for African American healthcare executives. Under her leadership, NAHSE is strategically focused on advocacy, innovation and organizational sustainability. In 2018, Richelle spearheaded the year long celebration of NAHSE’s 50th Anniversary.
Richelle is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and serves on numerous boards including the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, ACHE- SouthEast Texas Chapter, San Jose Clinic (Houston, TX), and is the Lead Judge on the Panel of Judges for Quality Texas – a foundation that assists organizations with improving performance based upon the Baldrige criteria.
Professionally, Richelle has devoted her career to ensuring that all individuals, especially minorities have access to affordable, quality healthcare. She has more than twenty years of executive experience and believes in mentoring the next generation of executive leaders.
Richelle received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is married to Tyrone Dixon and together they have a beautiful daughter. Richelle enjoys volunteering, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. In 2017, Richelle was awarded the ACHE-SouthEast Texas Regent’s Award and was inducted into the University of Michigan Track & Field Hall of Fame.
