An advisory board helps guide the overall direction of the UW Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM).
The board includes key faculty members and leading professionals in the field from the greater Seattle area. Board members advise about course design and review course content to ensure the program remains current as the field evolves.
Amy Bolin-Deon, MHIS, RHIA, CHP
System Manager, Health IT Compliance Oversight, Information Governance, CommonSpirit Health
Lara Broussard
Senior Director of Coding Quality and Education, Optum
Kay Kay Chan, MBA, CHC
Vice President, Compliance at Optum
James Condon, Ed.D., RHIA, CTR
Associate Teaching Professor, HMI Programs, University of Washington
Chris Gunderson
Clinical Faculty; Physician Assistant, Primary Health Medical Group, Idaho
John Hartgraves, Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management
Associate Program Director and Associate Teaching Professor, Health Informatics and Health Information Management programs, University of Washington
Amy Jenkins, MA, RHIA, CDIP, COC, CPC, CRC, CEMC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Senior Manager, HIM, Coding, and CDI Programs, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Carrie Kaelin, MHA, RHIA
Faculty, Health Informatics and Health Information Management program, University of Washington
Tanya E. Karwaki, PhD, LLM, JD, MA
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Karima Lalani, PhD, MBA, RHIA, FACHE
Program Director and Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health
Taylor Lichneckert, RHIA
Product Success Consultant, Nuance (owned by Microsoft Corporation)
Melanie Meyer, Ph.D., MHA, RHIA, CPHQ, CCS
Director, Health Informatics and Information Management, Shoreline Community College
Aurora (Rory) Newcomb
Account Executive, Brown & Brown of Washington
Tien Thuy Nguyen, RHIA
Master’s in Business Analytics (MSBA) Student, Seattle University
Kathleen Peterson, M.S., RHIA, CPHI, CCS
Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management, University of Washington
Rochelle Petitti, RHIA
HIM Community Sites Supervisor, Fred Hutch Cancer Center (formally SCCA)
Megha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., MPH
Department Chair and Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
LuzMarina Tejada, MN, BS, RN, CCM
Director of Care Coordination ACO, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Richard VanDePlasch
Clinical Faculty; Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation Coordinator, VA Puget Sound Health Care System