Adventist HealthCare (AHC), Gaithersburg, MD, has named Allison Dichoso, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. HealthSearch Partners, based in Dallas, TX, led the search that brought Dichoso to AHC. Adventist HealthCare is one of the longest-serving health systems in the Washington, D.C., region and one of the largest employers in Maryland. It includes Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center, Fort Washington Medical Center, Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation, Home Care Services, Adventist Medical Group and Imaging. In addition, AHC is also managing Howard University Hospital.
Dichoso has more than 20 years of human resources leadership experience. Prior to joining AHC, Dichoso served as Director of Human Resources for the City of Newport News, VA. She has also provided leadership in human resources roles at the City of Stockton, CA, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the American Psychiatric Association, the U.S. Foodservice, AARP and the City of Alexandria, VA.
Dichoso has a Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice from American University in Washington, D.C.
