BGHIMSS Chapter Elections

BGHIMSS Chapter Elections

Message from our Chapter Election Committee

Dear Kentucky Bluegrass HIMSS Member,

We are excited to announce the kickoff of the Kentucky HIMSS election process for our 2020-2021 Board Year! We host annual elections for all open positions on our Chapter Board, each of which is held for a 2-year term. As volunteers are core to the success of KY HIMSS, we ask you to please consider volunteering to a board role - many have found helping to lead our organization as both personally and professionally rewarding.

We would like to ask qualified candidates to step forward and self-nominate or recommend another candidate before nominations close on Sunday, April 26^th. If you are interested in learning more about our board positions or would like more insight before being ready to commit to being on the ballot, please reach out to a member of the Election Committee, listed at the end of this message.

Below are the open roles for which will be holding elections from May 4^th to May 17^th. For the roles that have a “-Elect” after them, these are roles for which the successful candidate will spend the first year of their term “learning” the role and initiating their contribute, and the second role of their term leading as Chair of the role, and “teaching” the role to their elected successor.

Role	Primary Job Duties	Present Board Member in this Role
President-Elect	Participates in the planning/oversight of all Chapter activities to learn the President’s role and the Chapter’s overall operations Responsible for recruiting and managing the general pool of Chapter volunteers Assists and assumes responsibilities of the President when they are not available Will then progress to President for the 2021-22 Board Year	Angela Martin
Treasurer	Responsible for all financial activities of the Chapter – including paying bills, receiving funds and providing financial reports Participate in planning of events, as needed, for financial purposes	John Clark
Secretary	Responsible for recording, preparing, and distributing Chapter minutes Maintains permanent records of the Chapter Assists in completing required reporting to HIMSS National	Chris Corkins
Communications, Chair-Elect	Learns the key responsibilities of the Communications Committee and assists with completing deliverables as needed Will then progress to Chair of the Committee for the 2021-22 Board Year	Mike Neal
Clinical Informatics, Chair-Elect	Learns the key responsibilities of the Clinical Informatics Committee and assists with completing deliverables as needed Will then progress to Chair of the Committee for the 2021-22 Board Year	Connie Tedesco
Events, Chair-Elect	Learns the key responsibilities of the Events Committee and assists with completing deliverables as needed Will then progress to Chair of the Committee for the 2021-22 Board Year	Andrew Bledsoe
Org. Affiliate & Provider Outreach Chair-Elect	Learns the key responsibilities of the Organizational Affiliate & Provider Outreach Committee and assists with completing deliverables as needed Will then progress to Chair of the Committee for the 2021-22 Board Year	Dr. David Danhauer
Vendor Relations, Chair-Elect	Learns the key responsibilities of the Vendor Relations Committee and assists with completing deliverables as needed Will then progress to Chair of the Committee for the 2021-22 Board Year	Rhonda Dowdy

Winners of the election for the 2020 to 2021 Board year will be announced on May 26^th.

To submit your nomination, please click HERE.

For questions, please contact a member of the Bluegrass HIMSS 2020-2021 Election Committee:

Angela Martin, President-Elect, at angela.martin@nortonhealthcare.org

Anthony Baker, Member at Large, at anthony.baker@centricconsulting.com

Gretchen Catlett, Member at Large, at gctwin@bellsouth.net

Scott Sloan, Member at Large, at ssloan2@us.ibm.com