DirectTrust Leadership

Kelly Gwynn

As Chief Operating Officer for DirectTrust, Kelly Gwynn is responsible for oversight and coordination of the company’s operations.  Starting with DirectTrust in 2014, Kelly’s extraordinary attention to detail coupled with her powerful analytical skills have led to greater efficiencies and improved process flows. Her experience and knowledge base span all areas of DirectTrust, giving her a great perspective of the organization at large as well as the daily activities required to achieve the company’s mission.  Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Georgia.

Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser

Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, MBA, CHPC, CHTS, is DirectTrust’s Chief Strategy Officer, supporting both the short- and long-term organization vision through leading community engagement, communications initiatives, and strategic partnerships, while influencing nationwide standards, technology, and policies for health information sharing and trust among diverse healthcare providers.

With over 15 years in health IT, Kathryn has played key roles in modernizing healthcare technology, including serving as a HIPAA privacy and security compliance officer and promoting health data interoperability. Her insights have been featured in numerous health IT blogs, podcasts, and journals. She was honored as one of Healthjump’s 2023 10 Healthcare IT Leaders You Should Know and the 2022 Healthcare and IT Marketing Community Marketing Professional of the Year. Kathryn is particularly proud of creating the Interoperability Hero and Team Interop initiatives, which highlight her commitment to advancing health technology.

Lisa Nelson

Lisa Nelson is a creative innovator, experienced business manager, and medical informaticist with over 25 years of experience in the development and use of health information technology (HIT) standards. Committed to improving accessibility for patient’s health data, her previous responsibilities have included SMART on FHIR app technology integration with EHR solutions and other legacy platforms, FHIR document registry development, product management for a Cardiology PACS solution, professional services delivery, business development, and founding of a 501-C3 focused on health literacy for 21st century consumers.

Lisa is active in the development and adoption of HL7, DirectTrust, and IHE standards. She is a founding member of the HL7 CDA Management Group and has been a contributing author on multiple national standards for the use of digital health records and clinical quality measures.

Lee Barrett

Lee Barrett is the Commission Executive Director for DirectTrust. He previously served as CEO and Executive Director of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), which merged into DirectTrust in January of 2023. He was appointed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as FAST co-lead of the Testing and Certification Tiger Team and as a member of the Executive Committee. Lee currently serves as a member of the HHS 405(d) Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), the FAST/HL7 Accelerator, the Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Council (HSCC), and the EHI Leadership Council, and is also a board member for The Sequoia Project and co-chair of the Sequoia Interoperability Matters Leadership Council.

Lesley Berkeyheiser

Lesley Berkeyheiser is a DirectTrust Assessor and independent healthcare consultant with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Her area of specialty includes healthcare regulations, managed health care and Information Technology with a focus in HIPAA/HITECH Security, Cybersecurity & Privacy including within governmental programs and emerging Interoperability. She serves as Board Member for PrivaPlan, actively participated as a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Strategic National Implementation Process (WEDI SNIP) Co-Chair and Security and Privacy Co-Chair from 2000- 2013 and continues to conduct frequent public presentations. Lesley holds a Bachelor of Science degree.

Susan Clark

Known as the “Health IT Rock Star,” Susan’s 25-year career has spanned from her beginnings at a clinic front desk to managed care operations, EHR implementation, privacy & security, health information management, health information exchange, Medicaid and public health technology, and federal & state policy and advocacy. This diverse background has formed the perfect stage for Susan to observe the entire healthcare ecosystem, enabling her to transcend traditional silos with an understanding of the dependencies and impacts on multiple stakeholders. Utilizing her expertise in EHR and HIE implementation, as well as quality payment programs, Susan’s most recent roles have involved connecting state stakeholders to achieve state programmatic goals, primarily within Medicaid and social services by optimizing federal funding for technology. Susan has served in multiple volunteer positions, including as president of the Indiana Health Information Management Association, HIMSS Indiana chapter secretary, on the AHIMA Nominating Committee, and as the chair of the AHIMA Advocacy & Policy Council.

Eric Mears

Bio coming soon!

Susan Flynn

Susan Flynn manages all aspects of operations related to accredited and certified organizations with a primary focus on providing exceptional customer relations and guidance, process improvement and new business development. Prior to joining EHNAC in 2017, Susan owned and operated two small businesses, the first a graphics design, printing, and publishing company which catered to individuals and businesses within the community; the second a popular local jewelry and gift boutique. Susan’s background includes healthcare operations, project management, customer relations, marketing and product development. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Bentley University.

Alex Young

As Director of Technical Operations, Alex Young is responsible for executing DirectTrust’s objectives on schedule, managing cloud infrastructure, and other technical development such as our Directory and Trust Anchor bundles. Previously, Alex worked in the healthcare release of information and interoperability strategy space. During that time, Alex led efforts to integrate aggregated data sources (HIEs, EHR data repositories) and third party medical record requestors to release of information workflows. He also successfully led over 100 new client implementations in an EHR agnostic environment. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Kansas.

Ron Moser

Ron Moser is Technical Product Director and a Senior Assessor for DirectTrust. He provides leadership in the development of new assessment programs and has conducted assessments for organizations for over twenty years. Ron is also a certified HITRUST assessor with more than thirty years of professional IT experience. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP), and Certified HITRUST Quality Professional (CHQP). He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Taylor University.

Stacy Clements

Stacy Clements serves as Operations and Financial Manager for DirectTrust. Since 2021, Stacy has managed both the Accreditation and Standards programs for DirectTrust, bringing years of critical business operations and project management experience from her time as a Senior Business Analyst at Bluenet Technologies. During that time, she served as a liaison between business stakeholders and data architects during the creation of a loan analytics cube, supported customer and client success, and developed data-sharing dashboards, among other accomplishments. Stacy holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Florida State University.

Taylor Gaunt

Bio coming soon!

Jordan Rowe Barrett

Jordan oversees the progression of marketing campaigns, fosters the development of branded and promotional materials, and manages the flow of multichannel content, including social media, email marketing, graphic design and website for DirectTrust.

She works closely with leadership and our agency vendors to create and distribute cohesive messaging, ensuring appropriate narrative for internal, member, and external communities. Jordan specializes in maintaining voice and visual alignment across all tactics and ensures timely distribution of content.

Jordan is a consultant, serving clients across the healthcare ecosystem, as well as nonprofit and higher education institutions. She is based in Portland, Maine, and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Naima White

Naima White is an accomplished event manager with extensive experience in the planning and execution of large-scale fundraising events, conferences, corporate meetings, and community engagement. She manages event logistics, sponsorship development, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring seamless operations and impactful outcomes for organizations such as House of Ruth Maryland and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

She works closely with leadership teams and external partners to develop strategic event planning initiatives, aligning efforts with organizational goals. Naima specializes in creating meaningful experiences that drive engagement and support fundraising objectives.

Naima is a consultant, providing expertise in nonprofit management and event planning for a diverse range of organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Howard University.

Lesley Berkeyheiser

Ms. Berkeyheiser is a DirectTrust Assessor and independent healthcare consultant with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Her area of specialty includes healthcare regulations, managed health care and Information Technology with a focus in HIPAA/HITECH Security, Cybersecurity & Privacy including within governmental programs and emerging Interoperability. She serves as Board Member for PrivaPlan, actively participated as a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Strategic National Implementation Process (WEDI SNIP) Co-Chair and Security and Privacy Co-Chair from 2000- 2013 and continues to conduct frequent public presentations. Ms. Berkeyheiser holds a Bachelor of Science degree.

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is a healthcare executive with over twenty-five years of healthcare business and information technology experience. He is a nationally recognized healthcare subject matter expert in health plan and provider operations, with proven ability to understand and apply technology to improve operational outcomes. He is a former Commissioner of EHNAC and served as an advisor for EHNAC security and privacy criteria. He has provided leadership and guidance to healthcare industry associations, including Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Harvard Colloquiums, Health Care Compliance Association, HIPAA Summit, Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and the American Bar Association.

Mark McLaughlin

Mark McLaughlin has more than 20 years of experience in the United States healthcare industry as well as exposure to global healthcare systems including Israel, South Africa, and the Philippines. He has held many healthcare industry-related positions including serving as a member of the Board of Directors for healthcare associations, as a c-level executive in charge of development and IT, and in Regulatory Affairs as an analyst of healthcare laws and regulations.

Roy Mellinger

Roy Mellinger has more than 35 years of experience as a security executive for Fortune 500 and healthcare organizations. Roy has been responsible for information protection, data privacy, HIPAA and regulatory compliance. He served as CISO for both Anthem Blue Cross and their provider, clinical and support subsidiary entities (now Elevance Health). He was a member of the HITRUST Board, appointed to the Congressional HHS Cybersecurity Task Force, and was a security advisor to the National Academy of Medicine. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), with advanced certifications in Information Security Architecture (ISSAP) and Information Security Management (ISSMP). He is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Six Sigma Black Belt, and a military veteran.

Ron Moser

Ron Moser is Technical Product Director and a Senior Assessor for DirectTrust. He provides leadership in the development of new assessment programs and has conducted assessments for organizations for over twenty years. Moser is also a certified HITRUST assessor with more than thirty years of professional IT experience. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP), and Certified HITRUST Quality Professional (CHQP). He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Taylor University.

Felix Ofori

Felix Ofori is an Assessor for DirectTrust with several years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus in network security. Felix is a certified HITRUST assessor with more than ten years of professional IT experience. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager, Certified in Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP), and Certified HITRUST Quality Professional (CHQP). Further, he is also Security+, Network+ and Linux+ certified. Felix holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information System from the University at Buffalo and Masters degree in Information Technology from the University at Albany.

Larry Watkins

Larry Watkins is a DirectTrust Assessor and independent healthcare consultant with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He is a healthcare technology executive with more than 25 years’ experience as a team leader, solution architect, and business driver. He works with healthcare organizations to drive business strategy and provide expertise and assistance in the areas of revenue cycle, data analytics, regulatory compliance, and information exchange. He is a Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP).

Scott Stuewe

Scott Stuewe is a 25+ year veteran of the healthcare information technology industry. As President and CEO of DirectTrust, Scott drives visibility and utilization of the Direct Standard™ to contribute to nationwide interoperability. Under his tenure, the organization achieved the landmark milestones of one, two, three, and four billion Direct Secure Messages sent and received through the DirectTrust Network. Previously, Stuewe was Director of Strategy and Interoperability at DataFile Technologies, a health information management company, and served more than 24 years at Cerner, including as Cerner Network’s Director of National Interoperability Strategy, where he drove participation in the CommonWell Health Alliance and the bridge with Carequality.

Katherine Lusk

Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA is the Vice President, Strategic Partnerships for the Texas Health Services Authority with a focus on cross-industry facilitation of secure electronic exchange of trusted health information.  She has long championed interoperability serving in multiple roles including DirectTrust Roundtables, eHealth Exchange Workgroup, ONC Patient Identity Workgroup, Epic’s Care Everywhere Governing Council, ONC / AHIMA Project US@ Companion Guide, AHIMA 2021 President / Chair and the DirectTrust Board.   Current efforts are focused on tackling barriers to interoperability as a vendor agnostic convener for all healthcare participants with the THSA Interoperability Collaborative.

Jessica Varnell

Vince Albanese

Vince Albanese is a seasoned technology executive with over 45 years of leadership in enterprise IT, specializing in secure, compliant infrastructure and decentralized systems. As CEO of Red Rock Group Holdings and former Managing Partner at Programma LLC, he has led pioneering efforts in bridging Web2 and Web3 technologies. Vince has held CTO and advisory roles across blockchain, healthcare, and financial services sectors, and has a proven track record of delivering innovative, regulation-aligned solutions at scale. His career spans startups to Fortune 500 environments, consistently focused on transforming complex systems into resilient, forward-looking platforms.

Dan Soule

Dan Soule is back with Health Catalyst as a Senior Consultant. Here is the updated bio: Dan Soule is a Senior Consultant for Health Catalyst managing the HIE platform and Direct Secure Messaging upgrade at Contexture. He has over 40 years of client and supplier leadership experience in the healthcare IT space, including Good Samaritan Hospital, SpaceLabs, Cerner Corporation, Eclipsys/Allscripts, Medicity and Health Catalyst. While at Cerner he worked with Dr. David McCallie to investigate the use of Secure SMTP as a communication and messaging protocol for healthcare, which became Direct Secure Messaging. At Medicity he was responsible for building and deploying one of the first commercial HISPs. His market knowledge includes acute, ambulatory and consumer/patient systems, in the US and globally.

Muhammad Chebli

Muhammad Chebli is a health IT professional with 15+ years of experience managing enterprise application design, development, and implementation. He has been at NextGen Healthcare for the last nine years managing interoperability solutions and services for ambulatory providers and health information exchanges across the country. His team is responsible for the delivery of Mirth Connect—an open source integration engine; Health Data Hub—a data aggregation platform; and NextGen Share—a cloud-based interoperability hub. Prior to joining NextGen Healthcare, Mo spent 11 years at CareCloud, a web-based EHR company which
also provides RCM services. During his time there, he was responsible for the product management of the EHR, mobile apps, patient portal, and connectivity solutions. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two kids.

Brian Handspicker

Brian (BD) Handspicker is a consulting Fractional CTO currently working through PracticalMarkets, Inc. with Stewards of Change Institute, USAging, and Open City Labs. Each of these organizations specializes in community care solutions across socialcare, healthcare, education and justice. Brian is actively involved in healthcare and socialcare interoperability standards, including as Co-Chair of HL7 Human and Social Services WG, HL7 Gravity Project (Social Determinants of Health), FHIR SDOH Clinicalcare IG, DirectTrust Innovations Priorities, and as Chair of DirectTrust’s Information Exchange for Human Services (IX4HS) Consensus Body and Co-Chair of the DirectTrust Standards Board. He is a Fellow of the National Interoperability Collaborative (NIC) and Technical Lead for NIC’s Project Unify.

Ryan Howells

Ryan Howells is a nationally recognized expert in digital health policy and interoperability. Based in Leavitt Partners’ Washington, D.C. office, he collaborates with the private sector, the White House, Congress, HHS, and the VHA to improve health care nationwide. Since 2016, Ryan has co-led the CARIN Alliance, driving advancements in consumer-directed exchange through FHIR APIs. CARIN’s work has been adopted by every CMS payer and provider in the country, cited as an “industry best practice” in multiple federal regulations, and honored with a World Changing Idea Award from Fast Company magazine.

Christopher Mack

Christopher Mack, is an Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development for Sutter Health’s Integrated Network headquartered in Northern Ca. Christopher has been with Sutter Health for 20 years, and has worked in both clinical and non-clinical settings. He created Sutter Health’s first interoperability workflows to support referrals and in 2016, designed the first workflow to exchange close loop ambulatory referrals via Direct. Christopher has a deep connection to patient centered care coordination and a passion for safe, efficient, affordable methods to exchange patient health information while protecting and preserving the integrity and privacy of patent data.

Brandon Neiswender

Brandon currently holds the position of VP & Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at CRISP Shared Services (CSS). CSS is one of the nation’s largest Health Data Utility services vendors serving 6 states as affiliates and 5 other States and Territories with technology services. Brandon has been with CRISP and CSS for 10 years leading it as COO from 3M to greater than 60M in revenue by ensuring the commitment to its founding mission. Brandon is an expert in the technical aspects of data interoperability as well as the business drivers and unique community commitments it takes to ensure appropriate data sharing for patients and the healthcare continuum.

Prior to CSS, Brandon served as the Executive Director of hospital based HIE organizations and a Director of Population Health for St. Lukes in Bethlehem PA.

Brandon has earned a BS in Information Technology and an MBA.

Shaun Newton

Shaun Newton is the Chief Security and Compliance Officer at ZeOmega Inc., the nation’s leading population health management company. He works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the company’s products and operations meet the highest industry standards. Areas of responsibility include Regulatory Compliance, Information Security, Application Security, Privacy, Risk Management, Corporate Quality Improvement, and Public Sector and International Engagement.

Jacob Reider

Jacob Reider, MD, FAAFP, a seasoned family physician and health IT expert, is passionate about fostering global health through innovative technology. As the CEO of Huddle Health, he empowers community-based and care delivery organizations and their members. His tenure as Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT at HHS saw him spearheading National policies for resilient, reliable, and interoperable health IT systems. With over 30 years of experience, Jacob’s expertise spans population health, health care delivery, and health IT, with a special focus on user experience and clinical decision support. He has co-founded five successful health IT startups, held directorships on various boards, and continues to influence the field through his consulting, executive coaching, and leadership training. An avid sailor, Jacob navigates the complex waters of health IT with the same precision and skill, always steering towards a healthier world.

Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith is lntermountain Health’s chief digital and information officer (CDIO) and oversees the organization’s digital transformation and IT strategies. With over 25 years in healthcare IT, he has driven innovation and improved patient outcomes. Ryan is active in organizations like CHIME and HIMSS. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Utah and an MBA from Western Governors University. His passion for technology began early, teaching himself BASIC programming on an original 8086 desktop PC. Ryan’s commitment to digital innovation continues to drive his work at lntermountain Health.

Stephanie Zaremba

Adam Apatoff

Adam Apatoff is General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer for Secure Exchange Solutions responsible for regulatory and legal matters including IP licensing, contract compliance, data privacy, security, and industry-specific regulations, certifications and accreditations. An attorney with 20+ years experience, he’s been recognized 4 times among the Washington DC-area’s top 3 attorneys in the area of Technology Transactions by the Washington Business Journal. He was the founder and Chairman of the Healthcare IT Committee of the Maryland Tech Council, the state’s leading technology industry group.

Larry Garber

Dr. Garber is a practicing Internist, board-certified Clinical Informaticist, Medical Director for Informatics, and Associate Medical Director of Research at Reliant Medical Group, a 500-provider multispecialty group practice that securely exchanges over 1 million clinical documents each year with other healthcare organizations around the United States to better support the care of their patients.  He is Chair of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, a Board member of DirectTrust, and a member of the Carequality Advisory Council.  Dr. Garber is recipient of the 2010 eHealth Initiative eHealth Advocate Award, the 2011 Health Data Management EHR Game Changer Award, and was listed in the 2105 Health Data Management Top 50 HIT Experts.  He led the HIMSS 2011 Davies Award-winning implementation of Reliant’s EHR system and eFLAGs patient flow system, along with the 2013 recognition of being the first ambulatory-only organization to achieve HIMSS Ambulatory Stage 7.

Lucy Johns

Lucy Johns, MPH, is a strategic planner and policy analyst at Health Care Planning & Policy. An experienced non-profit board volunteer, she served as a “consumer” on the boards of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, California Institute for Health Systems Performance, and as participant in PCORI and RAND research projects. Her strategic focus is social determinants of health. She’s been Visiting Lecturer, UC-Berkeley School of Public Health, published in Health Affairs and the popular press, and is on the Editorial Board of Managed Care, where she’s in the October 2019 issue.

Don Jorgenson

Don Jorgenson is Chairman and CEO of Inpriva, Inc. and has more than thirty years of design, development and management experience including software and embedded system development, communication and IT architecture, security and privacy, regulatory compliance, network management and business process development. He’s been active in HL7, IHE, HITSP and ASTM and consulted/advised the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He has a BS in Engineering and MS in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University.

Julie Maas

Julie Maas, Founder and CEO of EMR Direct, brings an extensive background in both enterprise and consumer software product development to her corporate and board roles. Her earlier work experience includes managing software business and product development life cycles at MicroStrategy, NBC Internet and a San Francisco Bay Area startup it acquired, and Yahoo. Julie’s experience includes designing the first commercially available and customizable subscription system for database reporting, applications for mobile devices, and applications leveraging personalization and AI. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. Julie co-chairs the DirectTrust FHIR Security and Trust workgroup and the DirectTrust Trusted Instant Messaging Plus (TIM+) standards consensus body, and also participates in workgroups within HL7, OpenID, Carequality, and the ONC’s FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST).

Scott Rea

Scott Rea is the Senior Vice President – Global Strategic Advisor at eMudhra. He excels in Managed Public Key Infrastructure (MPKI) projects including policy, practices, and applications. Prior to joining eMudhra, he was at DigitalTrust, DarkMatter, DigiCert, IdentTrust and Dartmouth College where he also operated the Higher Education Bridge Certification Authority (HEBCA). A native Australian and CISSP, he holds an MS in Computer Science from Queensland University of Technology as well as BS degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Bruce Schreiber

Bruce is a part time consultant running Schreiber Tech Advisors, LLC.  He has retired as CTO of MedAllies, where he was responsible for technical strategy and development as well as for building the company’s technological systems. Prior to joining MedAllies, he held a similar position at MaxMD for 14 years. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Alpha Investment Management, Executive Director of the US Equities/Convertible Bond Trading Desk at CIBC, Vice President for Institutional Equity Trading at Lehman Brothers, and President of BDJ Securities. He holds degrees from M.I.T. and a Masters in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science) from Columbia University.

Lee Barrett

Lee Barrett is the Commission Executive Director for DirectTrust. He previously served as CEO and Executive Director of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), which merged into DirectTrust in January of 2023. He was appointed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as FAST co-lead of the Testing and Certification Tiger Team and as a member of the Executive Committee. Barrett currently serves as a member of the HHS 405(d) Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), the FAST/HL7 Accelerator, the Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Council (HSCC), and the EHI Leadership Council, and is also a board member for The Sequoia Project and co-chair of the Sequoia Interoperability Matters Leadership Council.

Shaun Newton

Shaun Newton is the Chief Security and Compliance Officer at ZeOmega Inc., the nation’s leading population health management company. He works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the company’s products and operations meet the highest industry standards. Areas of responsibility include Regulatory Compliance, Information Security, Application Security, Privacy, Risk Management, Corporate Quality Improvement, and Public Sector and International Engagement.

Jill DeGraff

Jill DeGraff is the SVP of Regulatory Affairs at b.well Connected Health. She plays a central role in advancing b.well’s regulatory, business, and product strategy, helping to build a model of industry best practices for the shoppable healthcare experience on open, consumer-centered standards, powered by the patient right of access, and dedicated to consumer privacy and data protection. Jill is an expert in health law and policy, privacy, data protection, commercial transactions, and health data interoperability. She brings a passion for regulation advancement to make healthcare simpler for consumers while providing them with tools to conveniently manage their healthcare journey.

Michael Green

Mike Green is the Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Infrastructure at Availity. He is responsible for the overall security operations, information risk management and information security strategy for the Availity, as well as the data center and cloud computing services and operations.

Pamela Grosze

Pam Grosze is Vice President and Product Manager Lead for PNC Bank’s Healthcare Division and has more than 30 years’ experience in the Healthcare industry. Pam also plays a leading role in industry organizations as chair of ASC X12N’s Business task group, former co-chair of ASC X12N’s Payments Workgroup (835), Board member for the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), co-chair of WEDI’s Workgroup Leadership Committee, Data Exchange workgroup, and Remittance Advice and Payments subworkgroup. Pam is also the Board Chair, Education Committee Chair, and X12 liaison for The Cooperative Exchange- The National Clearinghouse Association.

Judy Hatchett

Judy Hatchett is the VP Chief Information Security Officer at Surescripts. She sets the vision, develops plans and oversees the execution of Surescripts’ Enterprise Information and Physical Security, Business Continuity and Risk Management Programs to ensure comprehensive, high-quality and effective risk and information security management in support of business goals

Lenel James

R. Lenel James, MBA, FHL7 is the Business Lead for Health Information Exchange and Innovation at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), on the Health Information Technology (HIT) team. He has been with the Association for over 20 years and is the principal HIT and standards advisor for internal BCBSA proof-of-concept projects with technology partners and BCBS Plans on the effective use of industry standards and innovative use of technology. Mr. James has been the payer advisor champion for multiple HL7 FHIR Accelerators including the Da Vinci Project, the Gravity Project, for SDOH, and is a founding member of the FHIR-At-Scale Taskforce.

Monica Keeneth

Mrs. Keeneth is Vice President of Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Inovalon, also serving as Chief Security Officer. With over 18 years in security leadership, she directs the company’s information security program, covering governance, risk management, policy development, incident response, and more. Formerly holding dual roles as Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Mrs. Keeneth oversaw all security functions, including cybersecurity and physical security. Her expertise spans federal, regulatory, and real estate industries from roles at DRT Strategies and BearingPoint. Mrs. Keeneth holds a master’s in Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s in Finance from George Mason University.

Luigi Leblanc

Mr. Leblanc is Director of Technology and co-owner of Zane Networks LLC (ZaneNet), an SBA 8(a) certified woman-owned small business that assists organizations and groups to adopt emerging technology tools. Since 2000, Mr. Leblanc has guided health IT projects for federal, state and local governmental agencies and for the private sector.

Genevieve Morris

Genevieve serves as the VP, Interoperability Strategy, leading Optum Insight’s interoperability strategy for the Medical Network team. Prior to joining Optum (formerly Change Healthcare), Genevieve worked as an independent contractor for a number of health IT companies, helping them understand the health IT regulatory landscape and build product roadmaps to meet the needs of individuals across the healthcare ecosystem.  Genevieve also served as the Principal Deputy National Coordinator, supporting the development of the information blocking regulation. She also developed the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) policy.  Genevieve also served as the Chief Health Information Officer for the VA’s Office of EHR Modernization.

Timothy Pletcher

Dr. Tim Pletcher is the founder and leader of the MiHIN constellation of companies. The MiHIN constellation consists of over 235 team members and 80 plus apprentices and includes the Michigan Health Information Network, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation, the Interoperability Institute, and United States QHIN LLC. Combined these organization offer a comprehensive interoperability strategy plus a product and services portfolio that continues to transform healthcare and health information exchange regionally and across the nation.

Bill Reid

Bill is part of Google Cloud’s Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), where he advises Health and Life Sciences customers on ways to achieve their business goals while adopting a high security bar.  Most recently, he was CISO for National Resilience, a bio-manufacturing company, where he established and ran the Security, Privacy, and Compliance organizations.   Before Resilience, Bill was the CISO for Amazon Care.  Also at AWS, Bill led the AWS Security Solution Architecture team.  Earlier, Bill held CISO roles at healthcare technology and medical device companies, and was Director of Product Management for Microsoft’s Health Solutions Group.

Scott Stuewe

Scott Stuewe is a 25+ year veteran of the healthcare information technology industry. As President and CEO of DirectTrust, Scott drives visibility and utilization of the Direct Standard™ to contribute to nationwide interoperability. Under his tenure, the organization achieved the landmark milestones of one, two, three, and four billion Direct Secure Messages sent and received through the DirectTrust Network. Previously, Stuewe was Director of Strategy and Interoperability at DataFile Technologies, a health information management company, and served more than 24 years at Cerner, including as Cerner Network’s Director of National Interoperability Strategy, where he drove participation in the CommonWell Health Alliance and the bridge with Carequality.