Advisory Health/IT

Hugh Lambert

Director, Department of Information Technology, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Eastern Band of Cherokee in NC

I am an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. I am the Executive Director of Information Technology at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA).

I have been in IT Management since 1987 and a tribal employee since 2000. I have been the Executive Director of Information Technology at Cherokee Indian Hospital since early 2015. In six years we have grown our IT staff of from five to fifteen. In the course of six years we have moved our data center three times (typically a once in a career event). We built a new 75K square foot new hospital that opened in 2016 and have subsequently added a 60K mental health facility that opened last week. In 2017 our IT Team was given the IHS Excellence award. Our hospital has also taken over almost all of the tribe’s health departments including a 100 bed nursing home. We have been aggressive adopters of Telehealth starting in late 2015. We are also the first tribal “Managed Care” entity (MCO) in Indian Country.

Thanks to my hospital I have survived DM and a brain tumor I have been and am a fierce advocate for my tribe’s healthcare system. Perhaps the most important thing about me is I am Nadia’s husband, Kim’s dad and Kira and Ethan’s grandfather.

Reese Weber, MBA, CISSP

Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer
Indian Health Service, California Area Office

California Area Office in Sacramento, CA. In this role, she works with Federal, Tribal and Urban healthcare facilities throughout California to improve their cybersecurity posture, technical infrastructure, privacy and security policies, and HIPAA compliance. In her 10 years at IHS, she served as both the System Administrator and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) before becoming the California Area Office CISO. Prior to joining Indian Health Service, she served as an ISSO for the Department of Defense, and before that, as a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Ms. Weber holds an MBA from Brandman University, a graduate certificate in Public and Non-Profit Leadership, a BBA in Information Systems, and the highest information security credential, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Her combined 20 years of civil service has given her a wide breadth of IT, security and leadership experience that lend to her passion and enthusiasm for all things cybersecurity. Ms. Weber has a mild (read: major) Disney obsession; and she loves traveling with her family.

Toni Potts

Director of Health Applications
Cherokee Nation Health Services

Toni Potts currently serves as Director of Health Applications in the Health Information Technology (Health IT ) Department for Cherokee Nation Health System, located in Tahlequah, OK. She works with a team of Clinical Applications Coordinators (CAC) configuring, maintaining and supporting the Cherokee Nation Electronic Health Record (EHR) and alongside the Health IT Team providing Health IT support to a network of ten health centers and one hospital throughout the Cherokee Nation.

Toni began her career with Indian Health Service (IHS) in 1995 at W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital, Tahlequah, OK, where she worked in various capacities, including Medical Records, Business Office and Health IT. She now brings more than 15 years of experience in providing support of an EHR. Toni holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK and certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).

CDR Brian Johnston, DPh., MHA

U.S. Public Health Service, Director of Ancillary Services
Chickasaw Nation Department of Health

I am a commissioned officer of the United States Public Health Service, my clinical training is in pharmacy and I have spent the past twenty years working in tribal health systems in Oklahoma. I have interest in the areas of clinical informatics, health leadership and public health. I am a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and very much enjoy helping others.

Katie Johnson

Integrated Care Coordinator
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Katie Johnson graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy with a Pharm D in 2004. She then joined the United States Public Health Service as a Commissioned Corps Officer and completed an ASHP Pharmacy Practice Residency at Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center in 2005. She was able to start working with RPMS EHR and informatics during this time, as Warm Springs was an early adopter of RPMS EHR.
She continued to work with the Indian Health Service in Whiteriver Indian Hospital where she worked as both a pharmacist and Clinical Applications Coordinator, gaining experience implementing RPMS EHR in new settings (Emergency Room and Inpatient). She then moved to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board in 2011 to take on Health IT policy initiatives and EHR support for the 43 Tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

CDR Andrea Scott, MBA, BS

Deputy Director of the Office of Information Technology
Indian Health Service (IHS)

CDR Andrea Scott, MBA, BS currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Information Technology for the Indian Health Service (IHS). CDR Scott’s past employment with IHS as a civilian and PHS Commissioned Officer are a combined service of 27 years. These positions were as a microbiologist/medical technologist at facilities in the Phoenix and Navajo Areas, Clinical Applications Coordinator at the Phoenix Area Office, Navajo Area Office, and Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Medical Staff Office Credentialing/Privileging Supervisor at Northern Navajo Medical Center, and a variety of acting positions within the Navajo and Albuquerque Areas as the Director of Information Technology, CEO and Administrative Officer. She is an enrolled member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation and a descendant of the Navajo and Hopi Nations. CDR Scott’s hobbies/interests are running and cycling.

Sharon Postoak

IT Database Administration Health Manager
Chickasaw Nation Medical Center

Sharon Postoak is Choctaw\Chickasaw\Mississippi Choctaw. Sharon is currently at Chickasaw Nation Medical Center as the IT Database Administration Supervisor and RPMS Site Manager. She has worked for the Chickasaw Nation for 23 years. During this time she has worn many hats. Sharon started working as Technical Support, then moved on to create the first Service Desk /Call Center for the Nations IT support in 2000 as the Technical Support Manager. She has been involved with many projects at Chickasaw Nation including the implementation of the Electronic Health Record, VistA Imaging and many third party integrations.

CAPT David R. Taylor (ret.), MHS, RPh, PA-C, RN

Clinical Informatics Consultant
BCMA Federal Lead, BCMA Training and Deployment IHS Office of Information Technology

Captain Taylor (ret.) is a retired Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service and is a certified physician assistant, registered pharmacist, and registered nurse. He holds more than 42 years of public health, clinical, and clinic-administrative experience in the IHS as both a commissioned Officer and Federal Employee. Mr. Taylor has served as a pharmacist, physician assistant, quality manager, risk manager, and compliance officer for the Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and Cherokee, North Carolina Indian Hospitals. He has also served as an HIV/AIDS/STD consultant, performance improvement consultant, pharmacy consultant, diabetes clinical consultant, and RPMS health informatics consultant for the Nashville area Indian Health Service. Since 2002, Mr. Taylor has been assigned to the Indian Health Service Office of Information Technology as a National MedicalInformatics Consultant and has been charged with both training and deployment of the Meaningful Use of an Electronic Health Record throughout the entire Indian Health Care system. David was awarded the PHS Meritorious Service Medal in recognition for his accomplishments in the EHR arena during his Commission.

Ashley Tuomi

CEO
American Indian Health and Family Services

Ashley Tuomi is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Oregon. She grew up in a military family traveling around the United States. When she returned to Oregon, she became very active with her tribe and participated in tribal royalty for seven years. This experience became the stepping stone to her career serving the health needs of the American Indian/Alaska Native population. She graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology while working as a Certified Nursing Assistant at a nursing home. She then went on to get her Master of Health Policy and Administration from Washington State University. During the summer she interned with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working with American Indian/Alaska Native grantees. She used this experience and completed her thesis on Secondary Prevention of Diabetes Complications in AI/AN members from the Eastern Band of Cherokee and tribes in Oklahoma. Recently Ashley graduated from A.T Still University with a Doctorate in Health Sciences.
She currently serves as the Chief Executive Office of American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan in Detroit Michigan. She has worked in Indian Health since 2007 in both Urban and Tribal Centers. Ashley is also a board member of the National Council of Urban Indian Health and serves in many other leadership roles with the American Public Health Association and the Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board. She enjoys working with RPMS and other technology in the clinic. She has also directed a national training program in RPMS for the Urban Indian Clinics throughout the U.S.

Lisa Lyon

Senior Clinical Informatics Coordinator
Cherokee Nation Health Services

Lisa Lyon, MS, RN, CDE has been a nurse with Cherokee Nation for 20 years, with the last 12 being spent in Health IT. Lisa has served in several national roles and committees including ONC Health IT Fellowship, HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee, is currently part of the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Networking and Education Taskforce and brings many years of Health IT expertise to the table. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado, obtaining a Masters in Healthcare Informatics.

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Andrea Storm

Clinical Applications and Data Manager
Forest County Potawatomi Health & Wellness Center

Andrea Storm is the Clinical Applications and Data Manager for the Forest County Potawatomi in Northern Wisconsin. She grew up in rural South Dakota and made her way to Madison, Wisconsin to attend graduate school. After spending several years in Madison working as a Project Manager with electronic health record implementations, she moved to the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin. While working at the Forest County Potawatomi Health and Wellness Center, Andrea has served as a clinical data analyst, meaningful use coordinator, and quality improvement manager. She has been involved with many projects including the implementation of new electronic health records and interfaces. Andrea enjoys collaborating with IT department and loves working in a health care setting.

Douglas W. McLemore

Management Analyst
Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Doug McLemore is a proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and is currently a Management Analyst within the Information Management Department at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) in Phoenix, Arizona. PIMC is the largest federally operated Indian Hospital within the Indian Health Service. Mr. McLemore leads and consults on a multitude of technology initiatives including the development of many organization specific projects designed to improve technology in the healthcare environment.

Mr. McLemore began his IHS career in 2010 at the Colorado River Service Unit in Parker Arizona as an IT Specialists/Systems Administrator. Subsequent roles in IHS include Information Security Officer (ISSO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) (a) at the Tucson Area Office, and Supervisory IT/Specialist at the Phoenix area office.

Prior to joining IHS Mr. McLemore spent 20 years in the private sector working in the Electric Utility Industry specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), database development, and project management.

Mr. McLemore earned his Master’s in Information Assurance in 2007 and his BS in Business Information Systems in 2001. In addition, Mr. McLemore is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

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CDR Brian Johnston

Hugh Lambert

Lisa Lyon

Douglas W. McLemore

Sharon Postoak

Toni Potts

CDR Andrea Scott

Andrea Storm

Reese Weber, MBA, CISSP

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Hugh Lambert

Reese Weber, MBA, CISSP

Toni Potts

CDR Brian Johnston, DPh., MHA

Katie Johnson

CDR Andrea Scott, MBA, BS

Sharon Postoak

CAPT David R. Taylor (ret.), MHS, RPh, PA-C, RN

Ashley Tuomi

Lisa Lyon

Andrea Storm

Douglas W. McLemore