Who We Are
CAHIIM’s accreditation practice is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board is charged with developing accreditation standards, and then assessing whether individual programs meet those standards. CAHIIM partners with professional organizations to ensure the Curriculum Standard contains the content and competencies required by that profession.
Two councils, one each for Health Information Management and Health Informatics, conduct reviews of academic programs, including site visits, and make recommendations to the Board for program accreditation.
CAHIIM Board of Directors
The CAHIIM Board of Directors consists of 11 Directors and 2 Public Members. The Chair for each CAHIIM Accreditation Council also attends the quarterly Board meetings as guests.
Kim Theodos, JD, MS, RHIA, CPHIMS
Chair
MHI Program Chair and Associate Professor
Louisiana Tech University
Philip J. Kroth, MD, MSc
Past Chair
Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA
Director
Administrative Director – Hospital and Professional Coding
Stanford Health Care
Revenue Integrity
Suzanne Boren, PhD, MHA, FACMI, FAMIA
Director, CRAC Liaison
Professor, College of Health Sciences
University of Missouri
Susan Carey, MHI, RHIT, FAHIMA
Chair-elect
System Director, HIM
Norton Healthcare
Jane Carrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAMIA
Director, HIAC Liaison
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
The University of Florida
Christina Eldredge, MD, PhD
Director, HSAC Liaison
Director of Health Informatics Programs at the School of Information
Associate Professor, Instruction
University of South Florida
Susan H. Fenton, PhD, RHIA, ACHIP, FAMIA
Director, HIMAC Liaison
Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor, Vice Dean for Education, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
The University of Texas at Houston
Alfred Hamilton, PhD, FHIMSS
Director, Public Member
President / CEO
Technology Solutions Consulting, LLC
Anita C. Hazelwood, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA
Secretary
Professor, Department Head, Allied Health
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Wil Limp, MS, RHIA, FAH
Director
Program Director – Health Documentation Access
University of Wisconsin Health
Jason Thomas, PhD, MCSE
Director, Public Member
Chief Operations Officer | Chief Information Officer – Jackson Parish Hospital
Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Informatics and Information Manag
Louisiana Tech University
Susan White, PhD, RHIA, CHDA
Treasurer
Chief Analytics Officer
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Angela Kennedy, EdD, MBA, RHIA
CAHIIM CEO
CAHIIM Health Informatics Accreditation Council
Velma Payne, PhD, MBA, MS
Chair
Health Informatics Program Director/Assistant Professor
Idaho State University
Stephen E. Bronsburg, Ph.D., M.S., M.H.S.A.
Director of the Master of Science in Health Informatics Program
Nova Southeastern University
Dilhari DeAlmeida, PhD, RHIA
Vice Chair of Education, Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics, and Associate Professor, HIM
University of Pittsburgh
Prerna Dua, PhD
Professor, Program Director for Masters in Health Informatics
Louisiana Tech University
Mohammad Faysel, PhD, FAMIA
Chair and Associate Professor, Medical Informatics Program, School of Health Professions
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Josette Jones, R.N., Ph.D., FAMIA
Visiting Associate Professor
Interim Chair Department of BioHealth Informatics
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Indiana University Indianapolis
LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC, FAMIA
Director of Interprofessional Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, Coordinator for DNP Informatics Specialization, Clinical Associate Professor, School Of Nursing
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Robert Marshall, MD, MPH, MISM, FAAFP, FAMIA
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
CAHIIM Health Information Management Accreditation Council
Karen M. Lankisch, Ph.D., RHIA, CPC, CPPM, CEHRS, CHDA
Chair
Professor/Program Director, Health Information Systems Technology, Business, Law and Technology Department
University of Cincinnati Clermont College
Lisa DesNoyers, M.P.H., RHIA
Director, Health Information Management
Indiana University
Valerie Dobson, RHIA, CCS
Director, Health Information Technology
McDowell Technical Community College
Robert (Bob) Garrie, MPA, RHIA
Instructor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Beverly Marquez, MS, RHIA
Director of Health Information Technology, Health Occupations, and Medical Lab Technician programs
State Fair Community College
Lisa Morton, PhD, MLIS, RHIA
Professor & Program Director, Health Informatics & Information Management
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Elaina Nichols, MS, RHIA
Health Information Technology Program Director and Instructor
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Pam Oachs, MA, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA
Assistant Professor / Director, Undergraduate HIIM, HIM Masters
College of St. Scholastica
Lesley Plemons, MS, RHIA
Program Director/ Professor, Health Information Technology
McLennan Community College
Renae Spohn PhD, MBA, RHIA, CPHI, CPHQ, FAHIMA, FNAHQ
Program Director, HIM Programs & Coordinator of MSHIIM Degree
Dakota State University
CAHIIM Health Science Accreditation Council
Anita C. Hazelwood, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA
Chair
Professor, Department Head, Allied Health
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Pam Borsum , MBA, MT(ASCP), RHIA, RMA
Department Chair
Western Governors University
Wendy Cheesman DPT, MPH, ATC
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Undergraduate Program Director
Temple University
Toni Clayton PhD, MBA
Executive Director, Health Professions
Southern New Hampshire University
Carla Dirkschneider, M.S., RHIA
Vice President of Enrollment and Retention
Clarkson College
Teresa T. Neal, M.H.A., RHIA
Program Director of HIM; Associate Professor
Saint Louis University
Kim Theodos, JD, MS, RHIA
Dean of Allied Health and Nursing
Louisiana Delta Community College
CAHIIM Staff
The CAHIIM Accreditation Staff provide programmatic support to academic faculties, administrators and to the public in several ways. They assist programs by answering questions, and providing consultation about Accreditation Standards and the accreditation process for developing and continuing programs. They counsel prospective and current students on issues related to accredited programs and curriculum and accreditation expectations.
Reem Barakzai
Manager, Strategic and Operational Alignment
Ben Doughty
Quality Analyst
Sherry Lee
Executive Assistant
Jayne Kosik, CPA
Senior Director, Business Operations
George J. Payan
Accreditation Operations Manager
Benjamin Reed, Jr.
Accreditation Business Manager
Amanda Stefan, MHI, RHIA
Quality Analyst
Linde Tesch, MS, RHIA, CAE
Senior Education Quality Officer
Leanne Worsfold, MEd, RPN
Senior Director of Education, Quality Management and Assessment
Angela Kennedy, EdD, MBA, RHIA
Chief Executive Officer