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
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