Dwight R. Roache, M.H.A., FACHE, bachelor’s in health science ’06 and master’s in health administration ’08, was named to the UF Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40, which honors outstanding young alumni who have made a significant impact on their industry or field and have made important contributions to their communities.

Roache is assistant vice president of operations at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina. His core responsibilities include clinical and non-clinical operations and business oversight across the Atrium Health-Mercy campus. He is a fellow in the American College of HealthCare Executives, or ACHE, and a member of the National Association of Health Services Executives, or NAHSE. He is involved in local and national memberships in ACHE, currently serving as treasurer, and as president of the NAHSE North Carolina chapter.

He is active in the Charlotte community, serving in various volunteer capacities, including as a volunteer with the Renaissance West Community Initiative, a large-scale effort to revitalize Charlotte’s West Boulevard corridor through a focus on mixed-income housing, health and wellness, and high-quality education. Roache was named an Emerging Business Leader by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and selected for Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. In 2021, he was accepted into Leadership Charlotte and was selected as one of 23 scholars for the ACHE Thomas C. Dolan Career Accelerator Program.