The advisory board for the School of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Administration and Informatics is comprised of professionals within the field, alumni and students. Board members provide guidance on course content so that our curriculum stays current with the needs of the profession. They advise the chair and faculty in promoting leadership in health care administration and the practice and use of health informatics and analytics.

AnaKate Andrasko
Samford Master of Healthcare Administration Student

Cynthia Barginere, DNP ‘12
President, Adult Services, UCSF Health and 2012 alumna, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Administration (Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing)

Grant Beebe, DrPH '23
Director Medicaid Policy, American Healthcare Association/National Center for Assisted Living and 2023 alumnus, Doctor of Public Health

Luke Bice, '23
Graduate Student and 2023 alumnus, BS Healthcare Adminsitration

Jason L. Biddy
COO Urology Clinics of North Texas, PLLC

Kay Buchwald
Techology Relationship Manager, Ascension Health

Suzannah C. Campbell
President/COO St. Vincent’s East, Blount & St. Clair, Ascension Alabama

Ryan Connell
Department Manager Healthcare Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama 

Chris Davis, MD
CIO, North Mississippi Health Services

Ryan R. Dorr '99
CIO, Physician Services Group, HCA Healthcare and 1999 alumnus, BS Business Management and Administration

Jeff Fernandez
SVP, Population Health and CEO, Ochsner Health Plan, Ochsner Health

Deborah F. Grimes
V.P. Chief Diversity Officer, Ochsner Health

Kelsey Fitzpatrick Judkins, PharmD '20, MSHIA '20
Pharmacy Informatics Manager, DCH Regional Medical Center and 2020 alumna, Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Science Health Informatics and Analytics

 
 
Lakesha Kinnerson
Health Information Management Technology Instructor, Ogeechee Technical College

Troy Nelson, MHA '23
Administrative Fellow, Whitfield Regional Hospital and 2023 alumnus, Master of Healthcare Administration

Nan M. Priest
Retired, Chief Strategy Officer, St. Vincent's Health System

Julie Soekoro
Vice President CFO, Hamilton Healthcare System

Paul P. Storey '90
Executive Administrator, Urology Centers of Alabama and 1990 alumnus, BS Public Administration

Isaiah Strong, '23
Graduate Student and 2023 alumnus, BS Healthcare Adminsitration

Grant Thibodeaux
Samford Undergraduate Healthcare Administration Student

Suzanne Thorn
Director, Human Resources Services, The Children's Hospital of Alabama

Alan J. Troxell '18, MHA '20
Sr. Financial Analyst, Grandview Medical Center and 2018 and 2020 alumnus, BS Healthcare Administration and Master of Healthcare Administration

Barbara Winters-Todd, DNP '19
Manager, Clinical Documentation, Encompass Health and 2019 alumna, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Administration (Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing)

Eugena White
Privacy Officer, Encompass Health

Riley C. Womac, MHA '23
Recruitment Marketing Specialist, Peachtree Christian Health and 2022 and 2023 alumnus, BS in Healthcare Administration and Master of Healthcare Administration

Joni Wyatt
Principal Healthcare Advisor, Kassouf & Co