Professor and Chair, Health Information Technology

DeVry University

North Brunswick, NJ

Kathleen Frawley is professor and chair of the Health Information Technology program at DeVry University in North Brunswick, NJ. She has served in many volunteer capacities and was AHIMA's vice president of legislative and public policy services from 1992 to 2000. She is past president of the New Jersey Health Information Management Association. Frawley is the 2001 recipient of the AHIMA Distinguished Member Award and is the 2011 recipient of the NJHIMA Distinguished Member Award. She is a frequent speaker and author on legal and regulatory issues affecting HIM and healthcare delivery systems.

Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA

President, Care Communications

Chicago, IL 

Patty Thierry Sheridan is president of Care Communications and formerly a vice president of AHIMA. She has served as president of NYHIMA and recently served on the AHIMA Board of Directors as well as numerous AHIMA task forces and work groups. She is a national speaker and published author on e-HIM, leadership, and leading transformational change.

Angela Kennedy, EdD, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ

Head and Professor, Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Angela Kennedy is the chairman of the department of health informatics and information management at Louisiana Tech University. She served two terms as president of the Louisiana HIMA. She most recently served as chair of the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). In addition, Kennedy has served on the AHIMA Board of Directors and in 2007 chaired its business and audit team.

Kimberly Baldwin-Stried Reich, MBA, MJ, RHIA, PBCI, CPHQ, FAHIMA

Compliance Manager and Care Management Coordinator
Lake County Physicians' Association
Waukegan, IL

Kimberly Baldwin-Stried Reich is compliance manager and care management coordinator at the Lake County Physicians' Association in Waukegan, IL. She has been an active member of AHIMA working groups and is a national speaker and author on the topics of health information operations, e-discovery, and healthcare compliance. She has served on the board of directors of the Illinois HIMA and on AHIMA's Quality Initiatives and Secondary Data Practice Council. As 2013 Speaker of the House of Delegates she serves a one-year term on the AHIMA Board of Directors.

Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, CAE, FACHE, FAHIMA

Chief Executive Officer, AHIMA
Chicago, IL

Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA

Faculty
Missouri Western State University
Snohomish, WA

Jill Burrington-Brown is a member of the faculty at Missouri Western State University where she teaches in the HIT Distance Education Program. Before joining MWSU, she was manager of professional practice resources at AHIMA from 2001-2009. She has served on AHIMA’s Council on Accreditation and Nominating Committee and was president of the Washington State HIMA.

Kathy Giannangelo, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA 

HIM Consultant
Springfield, IL

Kathy Giannangelo is a national healthcare consultant and adjunct faculty at the College of St. Scholastica. She is a former director, informaticist, senior nosologist, and vice president in a number of healthcare organizations. She is an accomplished speaker and author on clinical terminologies, classifications, and data standards.

Jeanne Solberg, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA

HIM Consultant 
Solberg Solutions Inc.
Lake Elmo, MN

Jeanne Solberg is an independent HIM consultant and serves as an adjunct faculty member with the College of St. Scholastica’s master’s program. She served as chair of CAHIIM’s and AHIMA’s Program Committee and has been active in the Minnesota CSA. She has presented and written on numerous subjects including EHR technology.

Ann Chenoweth, MBA, RHIA

Senior Director of Industry Relations
3M Health Information Systems
Murray, UT

In her role as senior director of industry relations for 3M Healthcare Information Systems, Ann Chenoweth works closely with AHIMA, HIMSS, HFMA, and ACHE leadership in building relationships and thought leadership. She has been active in the Illinois HIMA and has served as a member of the Utah HIMSS board of directors.

Dwayne M. Lewis, RHIT, CCS

President and CEO
DML Consulting
Broken Arrow, OK

Dwayne Lewis is president and CEO of DML Consulting, a full-service HIM company. He has a long tenure of volunteerism within AHIMA and has served as chair of the AHIMA Foundation scholarship committee, a member of the convention program committee, and facilitator for the Diversity Community of Practice.

Melissa M. Martin, RHIA, CCS

Chief Privacy Officer and Director of HIM
West Virginia University Hospitals
Morgantown, WV

Melissa Martin is chief privacy officer and director of HIM for West Virginia University Hospitals. She is a past president and distinguished member of the West Virginia HIMA and has written and presented on work force issues.

System Director, HIM
Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY

Susan Carey is the system director of HIM for Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY, a not-for-profit system including six Louisville hospitals, 101 physician practices and 11 immediate care centers. She has served  as president of the Kentucky HIMA, as a member of the KYHIE Privacy Council, and as a member of the AHIMA House Operations team. Carey chaired the Privacy and Security Committee for the LouHIE and was a member of the AHIMA HIE Practice Council.

Court Executive/Clerk of Court, US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
St. Louis, MO

Dana McWay is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois. In 2003, she was responsible for implementing a fully electronic case filing and management system. She is a past chair of AHIMA’s Professional Ethics Committee and a past member of the Committee on Professional Development. She received the Legacy Triumph Award from AHIMA for her textbook, Legal Aspects of Health Information Management, and the Distinguished Member Award from the Missouri HIMA.

Cindy Zak, MS, RHIA, PMP, FAHIMA

Corporate Director HIM
Yale New Haven Health
Woodbridge, CT

Cindy Zak is corporate director of HIM at Yale New Haven Health in Woodbridge, CT. Zak received the FORE CPR Breakthrough Award for implementing an award-winning electronic health record solution and spearheading the development of her organization’s information security standards. She has participated in numerous AHIMA committees and work groups, including the Council for Excellence in Education and served on the Connecticut HIMA board, representing CTHIMA twice in the AHIMA House of Delegates.