An advisory committee helps guide the overall direction of the UW Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM).
The committee includes key faculty members and leading professionals in the field from the greater Seattle area. Committee members advise about course design and review course content to ensure the program remains current as the field evolves.
Amy Bolin-Deon
Administrative Director, Health Information Services, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Lara Broussard
Senior Director of Coding Quality and Education, Optum
Kay Kay Chan, MBA, CHC
Director, Risk and Regulatory Health Industries, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
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
James Condon, Ed.D., RHIA, CTR
Associate Teaching Professor, HMI Programs, University of Washington
Karen English, RHIA
Quality Consultant, Center for Clinical Excellence, 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
Susan Helbig, M.A., RHIA
Faculty, Health Informatics and Health Information Management program, University of Washington
Amy Jenkins
Clinical Faculty; Coding Manager, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Carrie Kaelin, MHA, RHIA
Faculty, Health Informatics and Health Information Management program, University of Washington
Kayla Kuchta, MHI
Operation Consultant and Manager, OliveTree Medical Clinic, Abbotsford, B.C.
Taylor Lichneckert, RHIA
Product Success Consultant, Nuance (owned by Microsoft Corporation)
Carissa Mayer
Academic Partnership Management Director, Academic Programs, Continuum College, University of Washington
Melanie Meyer, Ph.D., MHA, RHIA, CPHQ, CCS
Director, Health Informatics and Information Management, Shoreline Community College
Connie Montgomery, M.Ed.
Clinical Faculty Counseling Services Coordinator, Health Informatics and Health Information Management program, University of Washington (retired)
Aurora (Rory) Newcomb
Account Executive, Brown & Brown of Washington
Megha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., MPH
Department Chair and Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Dalin Pel
Clinical Faculty; Senior Consultant, Privacy, Security and Technology Compliance, Kaiser Permanente
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)
Sharon D. Scott, RHIA
Clinical Informatics Specialist & Privacy Officer, Evergreen Treatment Services
Carolin Spice, M.S., RHIA, CPHQ
Health Informatics and Health Information Management program, University of Washington
Clarence Spigner
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Amy Tighe
Manager, Managed Care Analytics, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
Richard VanDePlasch
Clinical Faculty; Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation Coordinator, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Andrea Vargas
Counseling Services Coordinator, Health Informatics and Health Information Management program, University of Washington