Foundation Board & Staff

Board of Directors

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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, SVP & CDIO
  • Louisiana Children’s Medical Center
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  • Sean Kelly, MD

  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Imprivata
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  • John Kravitz, CHCIO

  • Head of Healthcare, Go To Market Strategy
  • Workday
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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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  • Zane Burke, CFCHE

  • CEO
  • Quantum Health
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  • George “Buddy” Hickman, LCHIME, FCHIME, CHCIO

  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • First Health Advisory
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  • Ajay Kapare

  • President & Chief Strategy Officer
  • ELLKAY
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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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  • Caitlin Kelly

  • Sr. Director, Business Development
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  • Rose Lucas

  • Manager, Membership Operations
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  • April May

  • Executive Assistant, Foundation
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  • Charles Russell

  • Specialist, Events
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  • Barbara Sivek

  • EVP & Chief Customer Officer
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  • Erin Waggoner

  • Specialist, Corporate Membership Services