Board & Staff

Board of Trustees

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  • Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • President & CEO
  • CHIME
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  • John Kravitz, CHCIO

  • Chair, CHIME Board; Corporate CIO
  • Geisinger Health System
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  • David Chou, CHCIO

  • Chief Information Officer
  • Luye Medical Group
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  • Darren Dworkin

  • CIO & Senior VP of Enterprise Information Services
  • Cedars-Sinai
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  • Steve Eckert, CFCHE

  • General Manager, Healthcare
  • Avaap
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  • Carina Edwards

  • CEO
  • QUIL Health
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  • George Hickman, LCHIME, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • EVP & System CIO/CAO
  • Albany Medical Center
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  • Ajay Kapare

  • VP
  • Marketing & Strategy, ELLKAY
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  • D. Sheree McFarland, MS, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO

  • Division CIO
  • West Florida Division, HCA Healthcare
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  • Daniel Nigrin, MD

  • SVP & CIO
  • Boston Children’s Hospital
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  • Shafiq Rab, MD, MPH, CHCIO

  • SVP & CIO
  • Rush University Medical Center
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  • Sarah Richardson, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • VP, Change Leadership in IT
  • Optum
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  • Tanya Townsend, CHCIO

  • SVP & CIO
  • Louisiana Children’s Medical Center
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  • Helen Waters

  • Executive VP
  • MEDITECH
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  • Rusty Yeager, LCHIME, CHCIO

  • SVP & CIO
  • Encompass Health

CHIME Staff

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  • Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • President & CEO
  • CHIME
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  • Susan Aldrich

  • VP & Chief of Staff
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  • Melissa Boobyer

  • EA to CFO, HR Manager
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  • Mark Bourdua

  • Associate, Accounting
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  • Tammie Bruneau

  • Specialist, Digital Marketing
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  • Edwin P. Czopek CPA, CAE, CGMA, FHFMA

  • EVP, Chief Financial Officer
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  • Keith Fraidenburg

  • Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer
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  • Jonathan M. Fritz, JD, MS, CFCHE

  • Chief Innovation Officer
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  • Jane Dwelly

  • Executive Director, International
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  • Adrienne Edens, MA, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO

  • Executive Programs Advisor
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  • Jennifer Emory, MBA, CFCHE

  • VP, CHIME Foundation & CHIME Tech
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  • Jessica Hadley

  • Director, Business Development, West Region
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  • Christopher Hargrett

  • Education Coordinator
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  • Leighann Hibbard

  • Specialist, Membership
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  • Jenelle Hodges

  • Director, Digital Learning
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  • Caitlin Kelly

  • Director, Business Development, East Region
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  • Ashley Jester

  • Director, Professional Development
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  • Rose Lucas

  • Executive Assistant, Foundation
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  • Arika Lycan

  • Director, Corporate Partner Services
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  • Christy Kenyon

  • Coordinator, Meetings & Events
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  • Raina Kuptz

  • Specialist, Web Services & Graphic Design
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  • Michelle Patterson

  • VP, Operations
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  • Amy Proffitt

  • Director, Marketing
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  • George Reynolds, MD, MMM, FAAP, CPHIMS, CHCIO

  • Clinical Informatics Executive Advisor
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  • Charles Russell

  • Corporate Partner Services Associate, CHIME Foundation
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  • Mari Savickis

  • VP, Public Policy
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  • Rebecca Scholten

  • Director, Business Development, Mid Region and Canada
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  • Karyn Schubert

  • Innovation Director
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  • Barbara Sivek

  • Chief Operating Officer, CHIME Foundation
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  • Spenser Staebler

  • Specialist, Membership & Professional Development
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  • Tim Stettheimer Ph.D. CHCIO, FCHIME, LCHIME, FACHE

  • VP, Education
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  • Candace Stuart

  • Director, Communications & Public Relations
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  • Michelle Vibber

  • Executive Assistant to CEO
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  • Erin Waggoner

  • Specialist, AEHIS, AEHIA & AEHIT Foundations
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  • Chris Werth

  • EA to EVP & COO, Education
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  • Shawn Wilhoite

  • Director, Finance