Board & Staff

Board of Trustees

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  • Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • President & CEO
  • CHIME
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  • Daniel Nigrin, MD, CHCIO

  • CHIME Board Chair, Chief Information Officer
  • MaineHealth
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  • Tanya Townsend, CHCIO, CDH-E

  • CHIME Foundation Board Chair, Chief Information & Digital Officer
  • Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
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  • D. Sheree McFarland, MS, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO, CDH-E

  • Division CIO
  • West Florida Division, HCA Healthcare
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  • Terri Couts, RN-BC Informatics, MHA, CHCIO

  • SVP, Chief Information Officer
  • Guthrie
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  • Daniel Barchi CHCIO, LCHIME

  • SEVP/Chief Information Officer
  • Common Spirit Health
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  • Sean Kelly, MD

  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Imprivata
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  • Rusty Yeager, LCHIME, CHCIO

  • CHIME Board Treasurer, SVP & CIO
  • Encompass Health
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  • Carter Groome, CFCHE, CHISL

  • Education Foundation Representative, CEO
  • First Health Advisory
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  • Tressa Springman

  • SVP, Chief Information Officer, Chief Digital Officer
  • Lifebridge Health
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  • Ajay Kapare

  • President & Chief Strategy Officer
  • ELLKAY
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  • Scott MacLean, CHCIO, FCHIME, LCHIME

  • SVP & CIO
  • MedStar Health
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  • Aaron Miri, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Information Officer
  • Baptist Health
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  • Sarah Richardson, FCHIME, CHCIO, CDH-E

  • Board Secretary, SVP, CD&IO
  • Tivity Health
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  • Helen Waters

  • Executive VP
  • MEDITECH

CHIME Staff

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  • Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • President & CEO
  • CHIME
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  • Susan Aldrich

  • Vice President, Events
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  • Oscar Aguilar

  • Senior Graphic Designer
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  • Adele Allison

  • Senior Director, Content & Experience
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  • Chelsea Arnone

  • Director, Federal Affairs
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  • Shara Bilbrey

  • Senior Director, Marketing & Digital Media
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  • Cassie Ballard

  • Director of Congressional Affairs
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  • Jane Bogue

  • VP & Chief Revenue Officer, Business Development
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  • Melissa Boobyer

  • Director, Human Resources & EA to CEO & CFO
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  • Dreyson Boyd

  • Specialist, Corporate Membership Services
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  • Chris Byrd

  • Specialist, Social Media
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  • Tammie Bruneau

  • Program Administrator, Education Foundation
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  • Holly Colhard

  • Senior Events Planner
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  • Edwin P. Czopek CPA, CAE, CGMA

  • EVP, Chief Financial Officer
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  • Sandy Dover

  • Specialist, Corporate Membership Services
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  • Nicole Donnelly

  • Manager, Human Resources
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  • Spring Coulter, RMT-AMT, MBA, CDH-L

  • Specialist, Career Development
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  • Calli Dretke

  • Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer
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  • LaVerne Duvall

  • Specialist, Association Corporate Membership Services
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  • Jane Dwelly

  • VP, International
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  • Adrienne Edens, MA, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO

  • Executive Programs Advisor
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  • Caitlin Fecteau

  • Opioid Task Force Coordinator
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  • David Finn

  • VP, AEHIS, AEHIT, & AEHADA
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  • Elizabeth Fish

  • Membership Services Associate
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  • Christine Fleming

  • Sales and Product Administrator
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  • Keith Fraidenburg

  • EVP, Chief Operating and Innovation Officer
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  • John Marc Green

  • Director, Innovation
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  • Drew Holden

  • Program Manager, Learning & Development
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  • Bridget Lewis

  • Director, Business Development
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  • Raafay Jamil

  • Public Policy Associate
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  • Nicole Kerkenbush, MHA, MN, BSN, RN, CDH-E

  • Vice President, Education
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  • Ashley Jester, MS, CDH-P

  • Director, Professional Development
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  • Tina Krajniak

  • Staff Accountant
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  • Caitlin Kelly

  • Sr. Director, Business Development
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  • Rose Lucas

  • Manager, Membership Operations
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  • Sarah Moors

  • Digital Health Staff Writer
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  • Steve Myers

  • Managing Editor, Digital Health Insights
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  • April May

  • Executive Assistant, Foundation
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  • Kristina Patel

  • Education Coordinator
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  • Michelle Patterson

  • Vice President, Member Relations & Foundation
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  • Leighann Paule

  • Data Manager, Survey Operations
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  • Lorren Pettit

  • VP, Digital Health Analytics
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  • Katie Rosa

  • Digital Content Strategist
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  • George Reynolds, MD, MMM, FAAP, CPHIMS, CHCIO

  • Clinical Informatics Executive Advisor
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  • Andrea Starmer, CMP

  • Director, Corporate Membership Services
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  • Charles Russell

  • Specialist, Events
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  • Mari Savickis

  • VP, Public Policy
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  • Barbara Sivek

  • EVP & Chief Customer Officer
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  • LaToya Tapscott, CAE

  • Senior Director, Digital Health Communities
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  • Jen Terwilliger

  • Director, Business Development
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  • Trish Stevens

  • Director, Associations Membership Services
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  • Luke Skaggs

  • Digital Content Manager
  • Digital Health Insights
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  • Erin Waggoner

  • Specialist, Corporate Membership Services
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  • Janet Ward

  • Education Program Manager in Education
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  • Taylor Wheatley

  • Marketing Project Specialist
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  • Chris Werth

  • Executive Assistant, Operations
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  • Shawn Wilhoite

  • Director, Finance
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  • Mai Nou Yang

  • Digital Media Associate