Advisory Committee

The UW Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics & Health Information Management has an advisory committee to help guide the overall direction of the program. This group includes key faculty as well as leading professionals in the field from the Seattle area.

Committee members help direct course design and review course content to ensure the program remains current as the field evolves.

Becky Rios (Committee Chair), MBA, RHIA, Manager, Release of Information, Swedish Medical Center 

Sally Beahan, MHA, RHIA, Director, Health Information Management, University of Washington Medical Center

Ellen Cadwell, RHIA, Director, Health Informatics & Information Management Program, Shoreline Community College

James Condon, Ed.D., RHIA, CTR, Associate Director, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Programs, University of Washington | Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington

Carrie Cordero, MHA, RHIA, Faculty, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Program, University of Washington

Karen English, RHIA, Quality Consultant, Center for Clinical Excellence, University of Washington

Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA, Compliance Specialist, Patient Privacy–UW Medicine Compliance, Clinical Faculty, University of Washington Medical Center

Mary Alice Hanken, Ph.D., RHIA, CHPS, Faculty, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Program, University of Washington

Jeff Harris, M.D., MBA, Chair, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington

Susan Helbig, M.A., RHIA, Faculty, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Program, University of Washington

Linda Heller, RHIA, CPC, Compliance Specialist Corporate Responsibility, Franciscan Health System – Catholic Health Initiatives

Kate Lorenzen, Assistant Director, Academic Programs, Continuum College, University of Washington

Connie Montgomery, M.Ed., Counseling Services Coordinator, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Program, University of Washington

Rhona Moses, RHIA, CCS-P, Director, Health Information Management, Kaiser Permanente

Gretchen Murphy, M.Ed., RHIA, FAHIMA, Faculty, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Program, University of Washington

Kathleen Nguyen, MHIHIM, RHIA, Director, Health Information, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Kathleen Peterson, M.S., RHIA, CPHI, CCS, Director, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Programs, University of Washington | Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington

Clemente Salazar, RHIA, Director, Health Information and Privacy Officer, Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital

Carolin Spice, M.S., RHIA, CPHQ, Faculty, Health Informatics & Health Information Management Program, University of Washington