2023 - 2024

President – Tom Feldman

Tom Feldman is a Senior Application Developer in Clinical Applications at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa. UI Health Care is a fully integrated academic medical center that includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Physicians. Tom has over 13 years of experience in the development and support of Healthcare Information Technology; he currently leads the development of the infection control documentation and reporting and also works with blood and clinical documentation. Tom earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science from Western Illinois University. The last three years Tom has been social media chair for Iowa HiMSS.

The UIHC has been recognized as a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility of EMR Adoption in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings, a 2014 enterprise Davies Award winner and has achieved Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Status annually since 2010. The UIHC was also recognized in 2015 by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers and America’s #1 Health Care Employe

President Elect - Carrie Main

Carrie Main is the Director of Health Information Systems at the Ringgold County Hospital (RCH) in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. RCH is part of the MercyOne Health Network. She has 18 years experience in healthcare delivery as a radiology technologist, clinical analyst, PACS Administrator, project manager and health IT department director. She serves on IT Strategic Planning Committee, leads teams to develop and support Healthcare Information Technology from clinical applications, software solutions, interfacing, data communication as well as documentation and reporting procedures.

Carrie received her degree from Mercy College of Health Sciences, is certified in Health IT, has level II integration achievements and is pursuing a Bachelor degree in Healthcare Administration. Carrie is passionate about quality healthcare delivery and data exchange. She is a member of the Iowa Hospital Association Council on Health Information, engaged in ACO data gathering and analysis, leads population health and service excellence initiatives.

Past President - Nicholas Dreyer

Nicholas Dreyer is an Assistant Director of Clinical Applications at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa. UI Health Care is a fully integrated academic medical center that includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and University of Iowa Physicians. Nick leads teams of developers/analysts in support of UI’s Clinical Information Systems and has over 18 years of experience in the development and support of Healthcare Information Technology.

Nick earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Iowa and his Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems from the University of Northern Iowa. He is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).

Secretary - Marlene Hodges

Marlene Hodges is a Senior Health Information Technology Advisor with Telligen, based in West Des Moines.   She has 24 years of experience in health information technology and health care quality improvement, working directly with health care providers across Iowa, the region and nationally, to guide health IT utilization and improvement to focus on meaningful measures, improve health outcomes, and enhance clinician experience in programs such as the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP).  Her work includes focus on rural and frontier providers in both the clinic and critical access hospital settings.  Ms. Hodges is a HIMSS Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) as well as an NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Certified Content Expert (PCMH CCE).  She is a graduate of Drake University and resides in Urbandale, Iowa.

Scholarship Chair - Martha McNulty

I currently live in Iowa City and work for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a Senior Application Developer. At the onset of my working years, I worked in health care as a Nurse Assistant and Unit Clerk in Alabama. I then moved to Alaska and worked primarily in the Oil and Gas Industry, Railroad and Engineering Companies.  I have served as a Records Manager, Human Resources Generalist, Facilities Manager, Data Analyst and Records Manager. Prior to moving to Iowa, I worked for the City of Berkeley California as the City Records Manager developing Records Management programs for the various departments and oversaw their Electronic Content Management program and later for Iron Mountain as the lead for a large client project.

Treasurer - Stephen Hamilton

Steve Hamilton is a Senior Project Manager at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa. UI Health Care is a fully integrated academic medical center that includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Physicians. Steve has over 15 years of experience of Information Technology, the last 13 at UIHC. He currently is focused on project management of technology and infrastructure in capital construction projects. Steve earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems from Western Illinois University, MBA from The University of Iowa, attained the PMP, and ITIL Foundation and Intermediate Certificate in Continual Service Improvement.

The UIHC has been recognized as a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility of EMR Adoption in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings, a 2014 enterprise Davies Award winner and has achieved Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Status annually since 2010. The UIHC was also recognized in 2015 by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers and America’s #1 Health Care Employer.

Sponsorship Chair - Lorna Waggoner

Since 2001 Lorna has been delivering HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security training to organizations throughout the U.S, Canada, Puerto Rico, Africa and Dubai.

Lorna has delivered training material to both public and private classroom settings. Clients include: University of Utah, Microsoft, Cerner, Ascension Health, Kaiser Permanente, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, The Veterans Administration, SmartHealth, The Longstreet Group, Hewlett Packard, McKesson, The Iowa Hospital Association, State of Iowa, State of Oregon, GHX, Health Alliance, Flex Benefits, and many more.

She has been a presenter at events such as; HIMSS Chapters, HIPAA Summit, The InfoTech Conference, Iowa FLEX Conference, Indiana Rural Health Conference, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Conference, Western Health Alliance and more.

As the Director of Business Development, she has generated new business and maintain business for a multi-region territory from 2003-2017. Consulting and recommending services for clients to comply with HIPAA, HITRUST CSF, PCI DSS, and other security regulations.

Currently, Lorna is focused exclusively on training and HITRUST CSF client’s engagements.

Prior to her tenure at ecfirst, Lorna and her husband owned and managed ExecuTrain of Central Iowa, Computer Training Franchise.

Prior to that she was a General Manager overseeing 3 states in the Long-Distance Telephone business.

Lorna has been involved with HIMSS since 2006 as a board member holding several positions in the Iowa Chapter including President and is now on the National Chapter Task Force.

Membership Chair - Denise Graft

Ms. Denise Grafft is an Assistant Director of Clinical Applications at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa. UI Health Care is a fully integrated academic medical center that includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Physicians. She has 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, involved in direct patient care nursing with experience in the Ambulatory Clinic and Hospital/ICU settings. Throughout her career she has been actively involved in the implementation of EHRs, both in the role of a clinical manager and now in IT. As an Assistant Director in Clinical Applications, she capitalizes on her clinical experience to design and implement workflows across roles and specialties, with a focus on staff cohesion and patient safety in a dynamic healthcare environment. The UIHC has been recognized as a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility of EMR Adoption in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings and achieved Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Status annually since 2010. The University of Iowa is proud to be among the early adopters of the Iowa Health Information Network (IHIN).

Denise earned a Baccalaureate of Science, Nursing from Mount Mercy University and has achieved certification in FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support), been an ACLS certified instructor, participated in LEAN training workshops and is actively pursuing her MBA.

Marketing and Communications Chair - Kristopher Marnin

Kris Marnin is Team Lead Application Developer of Clinical Applications at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa. UI Health Care is a fully integrated academic medical center that includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Physicians. Kris has over 10 years of experience in the development and support of Healthcare Information Technology, he currently leads a team of developers/analysts in support of UIHC’s OR and procedure clinical documentation. Kris earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems from University of Iowa and has achieved ITIL Foundation Certification in IT Service Management.

The UIHC has been recognized as a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility of EMR Adoption in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings, a 2014 enterprise Davies Award winner and has achieved Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Status annually since 2010. The UIHC was also recognized in 2015 by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers and America’s #1 Health Care Employer.

Program Chair - Amber Pergande

Amber Pergande is an informatics leader at Iowa Specialty Hospital.  She has also served on the programming committee.

Advocacy Liaison & Health Information Exchange (HIE) Liaison Co-Chair - Trent Lienau

Trent Lienau is am currently a Senior Systems Analyst for Broadlawns Medical Center and have a B.S. in Information Technology Management from Kaplan University. He started his career at Broadlawns in 2001 and have witnessed many advancements in health information technology over the last 20 plus years.

Advocacy Liaison & Health Information Exchange (HIE) Liaison Co-Chair - Susan Buchanan

Susan Buchanan is a Director of Federal Health Solutions at Telligen, a population health management company based in West Des Moines IA. She is a previous Iowa HIMSS Board member (2015-2018) who has returned! She started her career over 30 years ago at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region. She moved to Telligen in 1997 where she has held roles as a Quality Improvement Specialist, Privacy and Security Manager, Health IT Director, and Federal Programs Director. She currently serves on the DMACC Health IT Advisory Board and is Adjunct Faculty for Simpson’s Health Leadership program. Her other past committee work includes the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Consumer Task Force, ONC Regional Health IT Extension Center Senior Leadership, Iowa Health Information Network (IHIN) Board, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Person and Family Engagement Faculty, and the Iowa Partnership for Rural Health IT. Susan holds a Masters in Public Health from the University of California Los Angeles and a Bachelors degree in Management.

Web Chair – Kyle Collins

Kyle has been a member of UIHC for nine years.  His roles at this organization have included being a member of the clinical decision support team, working with our Epic (EMR) ophthalmology module, and for the past three years he has been a senior developer on the IT service management team.  In 2003, Kyle came to Iowa City for an education and liked it so much that he decided to make it my permanent residence.  In the office he is passionate about collaboration, UX, and eliminating technical debt.  When he is not busy at work, I like to spend time with my wife and three young boys.

Social Media Chair -  Keith Burrell

Keith Burrell is a Senior Application Developer in Reporting/Analytics at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City, Iowa. UI Health Care is a fully integrated academic medical center that includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Physicians. Keith has 9 Years of experience in reporting and analytics and uses this expertise to help Departments, Providers and researchers with their data needs. Keith earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of Iowa.

The UIHC has been recognized as a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility of EMR Adoption in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings, a 2014 enterprise Davies Award winner and has achieved Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Status annually since 2010. The UIHC was also recognized in 2015 by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers and America’s #1 Health Care Employer.