Steering committee

Steering committee 2026

Steering committee members represent several institutions and organizations across the US and oversee the initiative’s efforts, including the conference and the eRepository.

Co-Chairs:

Connie W. Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP, Professor & Dean, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN

Lisiane Pruinelli (co-chair), PhD, MSc, RN, FAMIA, FAAN, Interim Chair and Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL

Rebecca Freeman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President of Health Informatics and CNIO, University of Vermont Health Network

Members:

Whende M. Carroll, MSN, RN, NI-BC, FHIMSS, Founder, Nurse Evolution

Alvin D. Jeffery, PhD, RN, CCRN, FNP-BC, FAMIA, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Nursing, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Laura Heermann Langford, PhD, RN FAMIA, FHL7, Associate CNIO, VHA

Cathy Ivory (eRepository Liaison), PhD, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAMIA, Associate Nurse Executive, Nursing Excellence, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN

Susan Matney, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, FACMI, FHIMSS, FAMIA, FHL7, Principal, Wise Owl Originals, Farmington, UT

Erin D. Maughan, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, FNASN, FAAN, Executive Director Center for School Health Innovation & Quality; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Judy Murphy, DN (hon), RN, FACMI, LFHIMSS, FAAN, Nurse Executive, Health IT Leader, Lake Elmo, MN

Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN, FHIMSS, FAAN, Former Clinical Informatics Advisor, HIMSS, San Marcos, CA

Consultant:

Charlotte A. Weaver, RN, MSPH, PhD, FAAN, FHIMSS, Chair, PIH Health, Board of Directors, Whittier, CA and Issaquah, WA