Advisory Board
The UW Master of Health Informatics & Health Information Management has an advisory board to help guide the overall direction of the program. This group includes key faculty and staff as well as representatives from some of the top organizations in the field. Board members help review content, guide course design and provide updates to ensure the program remains current as the field evolves.
Sally Beahan, MHA, RHIA, Director, Health Information Management Strategic Planning and Projects (Systems), University of Washington Medical Center
Theresa Bervell, MHA, RHIA, CHPC, Manager, Compliance and Privacy, Providence Health
Amy Bolin-Deon, MHIS, RHIA, CHP, Administrative Director, Health Information Management, Virginia Mason Medical Center
James Condon, EdD, RHIA, CTR, Associate Director, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Programs, University of Washington | Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Services, University of Washington
Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA, Principal, Green-Shook Consulting
Mary Alice Hanken, PhD, RHIA, CHPS, retired UW faculty | Quality Manager, Sound Mental Health
Jeff Harris, MD, MPH, MBA, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Services, University of Washington
David Hendrickson, PhD, NanoString Technologies
Seth Hennessey, MHA, Director of Business Development, UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital
Ernie Hood, Senior Director, Research and Insights, The Advisory Board Company
Bryant Karras, MD, Chief Informatics Officer, Washington State Department of Health
Teresea Kennedy-Dean, MHI, PMP, Principal Consultant, Puget Partners – Project Consultant
Tom Martin, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Information Officer, Evergreen Healthcare
Gretchen Murphy, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA, retired UW faculty
Joe Nichols, MD, Principal, Health Data Consulting
Kathleen Nguyen, MHI, RHIA, Director Health Information Management, Seattle Children's Hospital
Tom Payne, MD, Medical Director, IT Services, UW Medicine | Clinical Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington
Bob Perna, MBA, FACMPE
Kathleen Peterson, MS, RHIA, CPHI, CCS, Director, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Programs, University of Washington | Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Services, University of Washington
Dennis Schmuland, MD, FAAP, Chief Health Strategy Officer, UW Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft
Carolin Spice, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Services, University of Washington
Anne Turner, MD, MLIS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, and Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education, University of Washington
Sara Vaezy, MHA, MPH, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Providence St. Joseph Health