MEMBERSHIP PROFILES
Welcome to the NAHSE Chicago roster for 2018-2019.
Featuring a prolific core of individuals dedicated to further enhancing the goals, aspirations and forward thinking with NAHSE and their long standing Chicago chapter. |
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President - Philip Burton

Philip Burton is a healthcare leader and business development consultant with extensive experience aligning organizational development, sales operations, andtalent management. With close to 20 years of experience, he has developed a passion for inclusion within the healthcare industry; specifically, for entrepreneurs, executive leadership and the culturalcompetence of healthcare organizations. Mr. Burton has a comprehensive knowledge of healthcare as he has consulted on projects across the industry from integrated healthcare and hospital systems to pharmaceutical and medical device.
Mr. Burton is the founder of InHealth Hub, a boutique business development firm designed to help diverse healthcare entrepreneurs build capacity by bridging relationships, secure funding and achieve milestones. InHealth Hub is intentional on fostering inclusion, innovation, incubation, andinvestments for diverse healthcare entrepreneurs to maximize impact for underrepresented populations. Mr. Burton’s vision is to create an ecosystem that highlights and promotes the innovation of diverse healthcare entrepreneurs. Mr. Burton is also the Managing Director for The Exeter Group; ahealthcare consulting firm focused on organizational development, talent acquisition, andsupplier diversity.
As the current President of the Chicago-Midwest Chapter of National Association of Health Serveries Executives (NAHSE), Mr. Burton is committed to NAHSE’s purpose of ensuring greater participation of minority groups in the health field, “Dedicated to the enrichment of minority healthcare professionals.”He is a natural connector of people, ideas, actions and is a visionary leader who leverages resources to drive change. His areas of expertise includebusiness development, leadership development, business coaching, supplier diversity, diversity inclusion strategy, andcultural competency.
Additional associations and affiliations includeAmerican College of Health Executives (ACHE), Chicago Health Executive Forum (CHEF), National Association of Latino Health Executives (NALHE), Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.
Mr. Burton is the founder of InHealth Hub, a boutique business development firm designed to help diverse healthcare entrepreneurs build capacity by bridging relationships, secure funding and achieve milestones. InHealth Hub is intentional on fostering inclusion, innovation, incubation, andinvestments for diverse healthcare entrepreneurs to maximize impact for underrepresented populations. Mr. Burton’s vision is to create an ecosystem that highlights and promotes the innovation of diverse healthcare entrepreneurs. Mr. Burton is also the Managing Director for The Exeter Group; ahealthcare consulting firm focused on organizational development, talent acquisition, andsupplier diversity.
As the current President of the Chicago-Midwest Chapter of National Association of Health Serveries Executives (NAHSE), Mr. Burton is committed to NAHSE’s purpose of ensuring greater participation of minority groups in the health field, “Dedicated to the enrichment of minority healthcare professionals.”He is a natural connector of people, ideas, actions and is a visionary leader who leverages resources to drive change. His areas of expertise includebusiness development, leadership development, business coaching, supplier diversity, diversity inclusion strategy, andcultural competency.
Additional associations and affiliations includeAmerican College of Health Executives (ACHE), Chicago Health Executive Forum (CHEF), National Association of Latino Health Executives (NALHE), Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.
President-Elect - Trena Burke, MPA, BS

Trena Burke is a Quality Outcomes and Process Improvement professional at St. Anthony Hospital where she is the project lead in developing, coordinating and submitting the Malcolm Baldrige application. She is an Examiner for the Illinois Performance Excellence Board of Examiners including participation in off-site audits to client sites.
Prior to her current role, she was Assistant Director of Research and Medical Education with Mt. Sinai Hospital and Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and Program Management Consultant to the Georgia Doty HIV & Hepatitis Community Outreach program. She received her M.P.A. from Roosevelt University and B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois University. She has presented at national meetings and published numerous articles on quality assurance.
Prior to her current role, she was Assistant Director of Research and Medical Education with Mt. Sinai Hospital and Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and Program Management Consultant to the Georgia Doty HIV & Hepatitis Community Outreach program. She received her M.P.A. from Roosevelt University and B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois University. She has presented at national meetings and published numerous articles on quality assurance.