Northern Ohio Chapter of HIMSS
NOHIMSS Board of Directors and Committee Members for 2018-2019
| Elected Officers | ||||
| Name | NOHIMSS Board Position | Company | Title | Certifications |
| Jonathan Levoy | Chapter President | Optimum Healthcare IT | Regional Director, Client Services | |
| Barb Bungard | Secretary | Akron Children's Hospital | Manager of Regulatory IT Operations, Epic ASAP | RN, MSN, CPHIMS |
| Greg Sanker | Treasurer | KeyBank Commercial Banking | VP, Enterprise Healthcare Banker | |
| Frank Longley | President-Elect | Cleveland Clinic | IT Services & Solutions Partner | MBA, PMP, BRMP |
| Tony Caponi | Past-President | RecruitIQ Staffing | Division Vice President | |
| Appointed Directors | ||||
| Name | NOHIMSS Board Position | Company | Title | Certifications |
| Jonathan Levoy- Interim | Chair, Programs | Optimum Healthcare IT | Regional Director, Client Services | |
| John Paganini | Chair, Marketing & Communications | Paguar Informatics | President | MBA, CPHIMS |
| Amy Liberty | Chair, Sponsorships | Staffing Solutions Enterprises | Director, StaffMatrix On-Site Services | |
| Christine Hudak | Chair, Education | Kent State University | Professor & Program Coordinator, Health Informatics | Ph.D., RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS |
| Suzanne Fink | Chair, Memberships | Cleveland Clinic | Lead Clinical Analyst-Emerging Clinical Solutions Center | MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Larry Voyten | Chair, Advocacy | IoT Directions | Chief Strategist | |
| Gena Fouke | Chair, Special Issues | Connection | Strategic Healthcare Consultant | |
| Tanya Arthur | At-Large (East) Chair, Strategic Planning | Summa Health | CIO | |
| Pete Kandis | At-Large (East) | Aultman Hospital | Executive Director, Customer & Physician Services | |
| TBD | At-Large (West) | |||
| Donna Graham | At-Large (Open Area) | The MetroHealth System | Executive Director, Revenue Cycle | |
| Giuseppe Dilulio | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | Blue Chip Consulting Group | Director of Business Development | |
| John Shanahan | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | University Hospitals | Director of Cancer Informatics | |
| Michelle Bambauer | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | University Hospitals | Manager, IT Clinical Applications | MSN, RN |
| Ashish Masih | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | The MetroHealth System | Director, Business Applications | FACHE, CPHIMS |
| Brent Hicks | At-Large | Cleveland Clinic | CPHIMS, FHIMSS | |
| TBD | Student Board Member | TBD | TBD | |
| Appointed Committee Members | ||||
| Committee Members | Committees | Company | Title | Certifications |
| Brenda Sue Russell | Sponsorships Committee Member | University Hospitals- CMC Seidman | Chemotherapy Orders Specialist | MSN, RN-BC |
| David Kissinger | Advocacy Committee Member | City of Maumee | Councilperson | RN |
| Joo Hyun Ha | Education Committee Member | Firelands Regional Medical Center | Clinical Informatics Pharmacist | |
| Alex Laluk | Memberships Committee Member | Sisters of Charity Health System | Clincial Systems Analyst | |
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Membership Update
We are 1,300 members strong — up from 1,100 as of June 2014. If you would like to become a new member and belong to HIMSS affiliated organization, you can join for free via the HIMSS Organizational Affiliate Membership Sign-Up Page. Note that you must use a valid work or school email to take advantage of this great offer. NOHIMSS affiliate organizations include Akron Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Lake Health, Southwest General Health Center, Summa Health System, The MetroHealth System, University Hospitals, Cuyahoga Community College and John Carroll University. For a full list organizations, visit the HIMSS Organizational Affiliate Directory
If you do not belong to an HIMSS affiliated organization, you can select an individual membership option on the JoinHIMSS page. National HIMSS membership is offered at $199 which includes membership to NOHIMSS. Chapter-Only and student members are available for $39 and students for $30. Affiliates are automatically renewed with their organization; others will be reminded annually. New members can request a mentor via email with MENTOR in the subject line. If you have additional questions, please contact us at AskNOHIMSS
HIMSS Grant Assistance for Veterans
If you are an active duty person who is interested in Health IT or a veteran looking to advance please go to the national HIMSS website at HIMSS Veterans Career Services Initiative. Please contact Amy Justice who has a grant to help veterans and is a veteran herself. Also see bottom of this page for a feature on a fellow veteran.
Health Information Exchange
We are proud of our member contributions that helped make Ohio one of the nation’s best Health Information Exchanges – 90% of hospitals have joined an exchange. The CliniSync Health Information Exchange now has 149 hospitals contracted, more than 117 “live” sending results and reports directly to physicians and other providers, more than 400 long-term and post-acute care facilities, and independent physicians in over 1,200 practices.
NOHIMSS Sponsorships
If you are considering sponsoring an event, please see our Sponsor Page. For a list of our current sponsors, visit our Current Sponsors Page