Board of Directors

Tito Perez

Chair

Tito Perez

Corporate Director Enterprise Applications
Emanate Health
Covina, California

Tito Perez has been involved with MUSE during the last several years in a variety of capacities; he has served as a Director-at-Large on the Board, Chair of the Membership Committee and an Education Committee member before joining the Board. His goal as Treasurer is to ensure the MUSE organization operates responsibly with financial resources not only for current initiatives, but in preparation for future goals.  

Sam Fielding

Chair Elect

Sam Fielding

Chief Information Officer
Southlake Regional Health Centre
Newmarket, Ontario

Sam Fielding is the CIO at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario. During the past several years, Sam has been involved with MUSE in a variety of capacities. As a collaboration-oriented professional, Sam brings expertise in project management, leadership, digital health, and a career in complex healthcare environments.

Becky Blevins

Past Chair

Becky Blevins

Information Services Systems Manager
Ephraim McDowell Regional Hospital
Danville, Kentucky

Becky Blevins is the Information Services Systems Manager at Ephraim McDowell Health in Danville, Kentucky. As IS Systems Manager, Becky has led the organization to achieve Most Wired, Most Improved for three consecutive years, HIMSS Stage 6 Designation, and Meaningful Use Stage 2.

Judy Steiner

Treasurer

Judy Steiner

Director, HCIS
Halifax Health
Daytona Beach, Florida

Judy Steiner brings to the Board 39 years of healthcare IT experience. She recently served as Program Director for the implementation of MEDITECH Expanse for Halifax Health, and is well versed in implementation methodologies, conversions, upgrades, process improvements, joint ventures and daily operations of the hospital.

Eric Gasser

Director

Eric Gasser RN, CHCIO

Vice President and CIO of Information Systems
Wooster Community Hospital Health System (WCH)
Wooster, Ohio


Eric Gasser is the VP and CIO of Information Systems at Wooster Community Hospital Health. Has has 18 years of experience in information systems and clinical informatics with 15 years of experience working with MEDITECH. One of Eric’s most notable accomplishments was leading WCH to become the first MEDITECH hospital in Ohio to be approved by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy for CPOE.

Kelly Lippold

Director

Kelly Lippold

Director of Health Informatics
NMC Health
Newton, Kansas

Kelly Lippold has been actively involved in MEDITECH and the informatics world for the past 17+ years. Initially Kelly started out in the clinical realm of MEDITECH (NUR/PCS, OM, EDM, EMR, PDoc), but as her roles change, she has also assisted in lab, financial, pharmacy, imaging, ambulatory. This has given Kelly a unique global perspective of the interactions within MEDITECH.

Jackie Rice

Director

Jackie Rice

Vice President for IT and Chief Information Officer
Frederick Health
Frederick, Maryland

Jackie Rice serves as the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Frederick Health. Frederick Health has a long history of collaborating with other MEDITECH sites by providing support and information about MEDITECH initiatives, as well as learning from other sites. Jackie has long been a member of MUSE, attending many MUSE activities, doing presentations, and serving on panels. She believes we are better together as a community.

Alan Sherbinin

Alan Sherbinin

CEO
MUSE International

Alan Sherbinin has served in the leadership role for MUSE since 1999.

About the Board of Directors

The MUSE organization is supported and managed by a dedicated group of volunteers. The MUSE Board of Directors is responsible for the effective management of the organization, including financial and program strategies and policies.