John Williams has 30 years of experience with healthcare design, planning, and regulation.  John is the Vice President of content and outreach for the Facility Guidelines Institute.  He is also the executive director of Facilities Construction and Licensing with the Washington State Department of Health and leads the review of licensed healthcare facilities to state licensing and federal certification requirements.  He chaired the International Code Council’s Healthcare Committee for 12 years and is currently the Chair of FGI’s Health Guidelines Revision Committee.  He also serves on various technical committees for NFPA. He is a frequent speaker on healthcare codes and standards.