Chantal Leconte, LFACHE

Chantal Leconte is an Adjunct Professor for the College of Business Graduate program at Florida Atlantic University. In July 2018, she retired from her position as the Chief Executive Officer at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, a Memorial Healthcare System pediatric hospital in Hollywood, Florida. Chantal has more than 40 years of healthcare experience in various roles from several clinical positions including Nursing Manager, to Hospital Chief Executive Officer.

Chantal brings a unique skill set to her leadership and academic role. Her experience offers a great balance of clinical knowledge and health care administration, which is not always found in healthcare executives.

Previously, Chantal worked as the Chief Executive Officer at Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Administrator of Wuesthoff Medical Center-Rockledge in Central Florida, and Chief Operating Officer of Coral Springs Medical Center in Coral Springs, Florida. In addition, she spent more than 17 years with Cleveland Clinic Florida in various roles, from Nursing Manager to Administrator of the Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Florida.

Throughout her career, Chantal has worked to create environments that help people perform at their best in order to support the patients and their family members.

Chantal is a Lifelong Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (LFACHE). She earned her Masters in Business Administration, with honors, from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. She also holds a bachelors degree in Healthcare Administration from Florida Atlantic University and a nursing degree from Queensboro Community College in Bayside, New York.

Chantal is also graduate of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class VI and the Leadership Broward Foundation Class XIX . She has also had prior involvement with the Women’s Healthcare Executive Network-South Florida (WHEN), the American Heart Association, the Women Council for the Weston Business Chamber of Commerce, the Rockledge Rotary Club, and the City of Rockledge Advisory Board in Central Florida. She served as the Chair of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association Board of Directors.

Her most recent awards and recognitions include the following:

• Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, Nova Southeastern University-2018
• Spirit of Healing Award-Memorial Healthcare System Foundation-2018
• Women of Distinction Award-March of Dimes-2017
• Community Champions Award-Deliver the Dream-April 2015
• Top Ten Business Women of The Year-Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce-Jan 2015
• Legacy Award-South Florida region-2013

Chantal is the proud mother of two daughters, a judge and a physician assistant, and a grandmother of five phenomenal kids, one girl and four boys.