As the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Velatura Health Information Exchange Corporation, Angie Bass, MHA is responsible for the successful development and execution of health information exchanges, including overseeing all aspects of strategic initiatives, business development, government relations and service delivery.
Under Bass’ vision and leadership, VHIEC works on consolidation of health information exchanges, community-based organizations, and health information networks that have formally affiliated to achieve national economies of scale yet maintain localized stakeholder alignment. Through her direction, members of the VHIEC realize meaningful cost reductions through shared infrastructure, providing new opportunities to drive growth, improve healthcare quality, reduce disparities and increase care effectiveness
Bass is recognized as a collaborative partner of hospitals and health systems, healthcare providers, and healthcare associations throughout the Midwest. Under her direction, MHC became one of the nation’s largest health information exchanges, with comprehensive patient electronic health records for more than 28+ million health records from across the Midwest. It created a patient-matching program that improves the ability of Veterans Affairs facilities to send medical records to civilian providers. She also succeeded in getting MHC to be a part of Missouri’s Medicaid program. Bass joined MHC in May 2012 as Program Manager and quickly rose in the ranks, becoming the Director of Client Relations and Business Development in the same year and then promoted again to Chief Operating Officer in 2013. She brings over a decade of experience in health policy and health administration experience to the organization.
Prior to joining VHIEC and MHC, Angie worked as a Health Policy Research Analyst for the Missouri House of Representatives and as a Project Analyst for the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Bass received both her bachelor’s degree and her Master of Health Administration from the University of Missouri.

As the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Velatura Health Information Exchange Corporation, Angie Bass, MHA is responsible for the successful development and execution of health information exchanges, including overseeing all aspe... Show more

A healthcare technology engineering leader with a passion for building great teams and delivering technical solutions loved by consumers. Creative problem solver with an eye for design and customer experience. Passionate about gaining a deep understanding of complex business problems and delivering simple technical solutions that drive business value. Focused on consistently improving organizational processes and building high performance teams.

Currently building Iris - a 24x7 telehealth service delivered via a mobile app focused on cancer patients.

A healthcare technology engineering leader with a passion for building great teams and delivering technical solutions loved by consumers. Creative problem solver with an eye for design and customer experience. Passionate about gaining a deep understa... Show more

Precious is an adept Data Scientist, proficient in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Software Engineering for Data Science with a track record of products and solutions in the industry and community.

Having worked as a Machine Learning Engineer in the Fintech space, she is passionate about solving various real-life problems by building end-to-end machine learning applications, with aspirations to make large-scale impacts on people and societies. However, she has a strong focus on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare.

Precious is an adept Data Scientist, proficient in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Software Engineering for Data Science with a track record of products and solutions in the industry and community. Having worked as a Machine Learning Enginee... Show more

Ifeanyi Muogbo is an experienced leader and seasoned software engineer based in Ibadan, Nigeria. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge through technical articles and media engagements.

As a software engineer with proven proficiencies in web and cloud devops technologies, he has extensive experience executing software solutions to enhance business growth.

Outside the computer software industry, he is an aspiring clinician at the intersection between medical imaging and minimally invasive surgery. He hopes to someday chart a course to pave way to improved clinical outcomes in interventional radiology through "IR, ML and Software"-inspired medtech.

Ifeanyi Muogbo is an experienced leader and seasoned software engineer based in Ibadan, Nigeria. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge through technical articles and media engagements. As a software engineer with proven proficiencies in web... Show more

Cassandra “Cassie” Whitmore, RD, LMNT has been a dietitian for more than 10 years. She has spent most of her career working in Long Term Care at various facilities throughout the state of Nebraska with notable experience in Hospice and Mental Healthcare. She also spent time as an Employee Wellness Dietitian and educated patients on Diabetes Self-Management. She is currently self-employed as a Consultant Dietitian and speaker. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with her husband, son, and dog. Cassie’s presentations focus on useful tips and information as well as the reasoning behind that information.

Cassandra “Cassie” Whitmore, RD, LMNT has been a dietitian for more than 10 years. She has spent most of her career working in Long Term Care at various facilities throughout the state of Nebraska with notable experience in Hospice and Mental Healthc... Show more

Dr. Sherri Thomas an accomplished and master at her craft. As a licensed cosmetologist and instructor for over 27 years, with 15 years of experience in hair-loss, she has traveled internationally to places such as England, Germany, France, and Italy to name a few, leaving her footprints behind. Dr. Thomas retired in 2019 as a business owner of a St. Louis award winning Hair- Prosthetic Center and in 2018 she sold her Salon and Barbershop and focused on her career in education where she has experience as an International Educator in Perruquier and Hair Prosthetics.
Dr. Thomas is a credited hairstylist for Films, TV, and Fashion Videos also an excepted member of the IATSE UNION. She was featured as a humanitarian more once in the St. Louis Post Dispatch as well as several features in Deluxe Magazine. Dr. Thomas also wrote articles for St. Louis Community News, Insight Magazine and TCM Lifestyle Blog. She has a Business Degree, Master’s Degree in Holistic Nutrient and Doctor of Science Degree, Graduated Cum Laude in Integrative Healthcare with a personal concentration in hair and scalp science. Dr. Thomas has worked as an Educator for Bronner Brothers Hair Shows as well as other Hair Shows and events.
Having a great eye for detail Dr. Thomas brings to the industry her specialty in beauty professional coaching, business education, innovative styling, weaving, cutting, artistic vision and hair prosthetic educating. Dr. Thomas has been featured on many talk shows such as, Fox 2 News, St. Louis Corner and many more. With a host of other accomplishments and awards, she plans on continuing to bring new trends, creations and more education. The Best Is Yet to Come.

Dr. Sherri Thomas an accomplished and master at her craft. As a licensed cosmetologist and instructor for over 27 years, with 15 years of experience in hair-loss, she has traveled internationally to places such as England, Germany, France, and Italy ... Show more

Dr. Rupanjali Chaudhuri is Senior Manager at IND Data Science CoE unit at Cerner Corporation. She is a passionate data scientist with interests towards AI/ML applications in Healthcare Domain. She has patents and publications in life sciences and healthcare domain and have worked on developing machine learning, deep learning and forecasting models on various AI use cases. She is a fun-loving person and enjoys reading, singing and spending time with her family.

Dr. Rupanjali Chaudhuri is Senior Manager at IND Data Science CoE unit at Cerner Corporation. She is a passionate data scientist with interests towards AI/ML applications in Healthcare Domain. She has patents and publications in life sciences and hea... Show more

Data Science and Data Analysis community builder and evangelist

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Father, Geek, Healthcare IT professional, Star Wars fanatic & Type 1 Diabetic. As a Product Owner I make decisions on medical device software every day and as someone with Type 1 Diabetes I use medical device software that makes decisions for me every day. I am constantly surrounded by data. I am passionate about using technology to help turn data into actual usable information for me and the people that use the products that I influence every day.

Father, Geek, Healthcare IT professional, Star Wars fanatic & Type 1 Diabetic. As a Product Owner I make decisions on medical device software every day and as someone with Type 1 Diabetes I use medical device software that makes decisions for me eve... Show more

Mory Bahar is the President & CEO of Personal Remedies, a company that provides fully automated and personalized dietary guidance, taking into account an individual’s multiple chronic conditions, health risks, allergies, dietary preferences and medications. Applying artificial intelligence technology to health and nutrition science, Personal Remedies is the producer of the largest food-disease interaction knowledgebase in the market, over forty mobile apps each focused on a common chronic condition, and an industry standard API recognized among the top 14 AI-based APIs in the industry.
Mory is an entrepreneur and an executive with a distinguished career in the high-tech industry over the last 30 years. He has served either as the CEO or as the marketing executive at numerous VC-backed multi-national software companies two of which went public.

Mory holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois. He is the author of Object Technology Made Simple, published in the U.S. and Japan. He holds the Personalized Nutrition Advisor patent.

Mory Bahar is the President & CEO of Personal Remedies, a company that provides fully automated and personalized dietary guidance, taking into account an individual’s multiple chronic conditions, health risks, allergies, dietary preferences and medic... Show more

Passionate about web technologies and designing systems for frontend. ❤️

Domain: E-commerce, Health Care

Technologies:
- Javascript, React | React.Js, PWA, AMP, UI, UX
- Web Performance, Auditing, Security
- Node | Node.Js, REST APIs, MicroServices

Happy Engineering! :)

Passionate about web technologies and designing systems for frontend. ❤️ Domain: E-commerce, Health Care Technologies: - Javascript, React | React.Js, PWA, AMP, UI, UX - Web Performance, Auditing, Security - Node | Node.Js, REST APIs, MicroS... Show more

I currently work as a Bioinformatics Software Developer for Nationwide Children's Hospital and have been since 2017. I have experience in both clinical and research teams. Since I have been here, I have worked on projects including Fullstack web development, database, machine learning, and most recently containerized/serverless compute. CDK is the latest toolkit that we have incorporated for automating our devops.

I currently work as a Bioinformatics Software Developer for Nationwide Children's Hospital and have been since 2017. I have experience in both clinical and research teams. Since I have been here, I have worked on projects including Fullstack web deve... Show more

I am an experienced data scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the biomedical industry. I use a combination of databases and machine learning algorithms to making sense of vast multi-dimensional data. Identifying patterns in the data is what I do both for a living and for fun.

I am an experienced data scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the biomedical industry. I use a combination of databases and machine learning algorithms to making sense of vast multi-dimensional data. Identifying patterns in the data is... Show more

Shannon Rollins is a Performance Coach with more than eight years of experience enabling individuals to improve their mental health and physical wellbeing through one-on-one coaching, group wellness programs, corporate workshops, and health education services.

Through her corporate workshops and motivational speaking engagements, companies turn to Rollins to help increase their employee productivity and engagement. With experience developing solutions for thousands of employees nationwide; her end goal is to help individuals live happier, healthier, and more fulfilled lives.

Rollins possesses a Master of Science degree in Health Education & Behavior from the University of Florida. To complement her professional experience, Rollins is a Certified Health Education Specialist, a Master Certified Life Coach, a Certified Integrative Health Coach, and a Certified Career Coach. Rollins currently resides in Orlando, Florida, where she spends her time enjoying the sun, reading books, and developing new wellness programs.

Shannon Rollins is a Performance Coach with more than eight years of experience enabling individuals to improve their mental health and physical wellbeing through one-on-one coaching, group wellness programs, corporate workshops, and health education... Show more

Although he came from a healthcare family, Ken did not want to practice medicine like his siblings so he went into business. The magnetism he felt to the genetically ingrained mission to help people eventually won over though, and Ken co-founded Picmonic with his brother & best friend Ron who was in medical school at the time. They have provided a new age learning solution to over 700,000 students in healthcare education, each which will impact hundreds of thousands of patients through their career.

Ken runs all of Picmonic’s internal operations, while also handling legal, finance, HR, etc, oversees all marketing and sales activites, and is responsible for keeping Picmonic on track with the long-term vision through quarterly objectives, setting and driving the pace as he coordinates interdepartmental initiatives. The value of implementing OKRs and an operational cadence, coupled with managing a team of millennials, led the Picmonic team to create a gamified goal management platform which was spun out into the growing company Milestonia.

Ken wakes up excited because every single day student feedback comes in thanking Picmonic for helping them remember more, pass an exam, graduate, become a practitioner, or even save someone’s life.

Although he came from a healthcare family, Ken did not want to practice medicine like his siblings so he went into business. The magnetism he felt to the genetically ingrained mission to help people eventually won over though, and Ken co-founded Picm... Show more

Anita Walden is a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, she is involved in EHR data integration for clinical research, development of international healthcare and research standards, and implementation mobile technologies for underserved and rural communities to improve healthcare access and health outcomes. As a founding member of the UAMS Digital Health Working Group she is working toward working with clinicians and researchers to implement digital technologies across Arkansas. She is an industry educator and trainer in data management, clinical research informatics and mobile health technologies with the Society of Clinical Data Management (SCDM) and Health Level Seven (HL7).

Anita Walden is a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, she is involved in EHR data integration for clinical research, development of international healthcare and research stand... Show more

Jerry Nixon is a Principal Product Manager in Microsoft Data & AI on the Developer Experiences and Community Enablement team, championing data integrity and agentic safety. He focuses on practical engineering and maintainable architectures that safeguard operational data. With more than two decades of experience, Jerry is an engineer at heart, a university CS professor, and a regular speaker & author who has trained thousands of developers throughout his career.

Jerry Nixon is a Principal Product Manager in Microsoft Data & AI on the Developer Experiences and Community Enablement team, championing data integrity and agentic safety. He focuses on practical engineering and maintainable architectures that safeg... Show more

Senior Developer Advocate at Microsoft and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart with 14+ years of experience across Web, Android, Flutter, HarmonyOS, and Microsoft 365. Women Techmakers Ambassador, mentor at MentorCruise, international speaker, YouTuber behind whatsupcoders, and an active open-source community builder. Passionate about AI and developer technologies, she helps developers and organizations build innovative solutions using Microsoft and open-source platforms.

Senior Developer Advocate at Microsoft and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart with 14+ years of experience across Web, Android, Flutter, HarmonyOS, and Microsoft 365. Women Techmakers Ambassador, mentor at MentorCruise, international speaker... Show more

Jeff Taylor is a Principal Data Consultant, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Redgate Community Ambassador, and Octopus Insider with over 28 years of experience specializing in performance tuning and critical data issues. He currently organizes the Jax Data and Day of Data Jacksonville (formerly SQL Saturday) and is a co-organizer of JaxDUG.

Jeff Taylor is a Principal Data Consultant, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Redgate Community Ambassador, and Octopus Insider with over 28 years of experience specializing in performance tuning and critical data issues. He currently organizes the Jax Da... Show more

Vanessa Toves is a Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect and a recognized Microsoft MVP. She has worked with Microsoft enterprise technologies since the first versions of SharePoint on-premises, Microsoft’s BI suite, and SQL Server, making her instrumental in driving Microsoft 365 adoption for large organizations. Currently serving as a Microsoft subject matter expert for Druva, Vanessa works seamlessly across departments—from sales to engineering—to ensure the security of customer data. She is also an avid speaker and thought leader on cyber resilience.

Vanessa Toves is a Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect and a recognized Microsoft MVP. She has worked with Microsoft enterprise technologies since the first versions of SharePoint on-premises, Microsoft’s BI suite, and SQL Server, making her instrument... Show more

With a passion for enhancing organizational effectiveness through digitalization and process optimization, Tomasz brings extensive expertise as a seasoned Business Analyst. As a distinguished Microsoft Power Platform expert, recognized with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) title and multiple certifications, including Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Tomasz possesses a robust analytical acumen. With proficiency in SharePoint, Nintex, Webcon, and other process implementation tools, Tomasz continuously updates his knowledge to deliver cutting-edge solutions and shares insights with both clients and technical communities.

Renowned for crafting user-friendly business processes and applications, Tomasz prioritizes simplicity and reliability, ensuring seamless adoption and comprehension. As a dedicated co-organizer of community events in Poland and an active blogger, Tomasz contributes actively to the technical community and serves as an esteemed international speaker.

With a passion for enhancing organizational effectiveness through digitalization and process optimization, Tomasz brings extensive expertise as a seasoned Business Analyst. As a distinguished Microsoft Power Platform expert, recognized with the Micro... Show more

Dr. Maryleen Amaizu is a seasoned machine learning engineer and AI specialist with extensive experience developing privacy-aware AI and data solutions across diverse domains including healthcare, finance, public sector, and beyond. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Leicester, where she focused on privacy-preserving machine learning systems.

At Redgate Software, Maryleen builds privacy-aware AI-integrated software to ensure compliance and safe test data sharing. She has worked on synthetic data generation, text anonymisation, LLM-based masking dataset generation, intelligent PII classification, and privacy evaluation framework.

Her expertise and impact have been recognized with several accolades, including the AI Champion of the Year award by Bupa Everywoman in Technology in 2025 and the Excellence Award in Data Protection and Information Privacy from the Young CISO Network in 2022.

Dr. Maryleen Amaizu is a seasoned machine learning engineer and AI specialist with extensive experience developing privacy-aware AI and data solutions across diverse domains including healthcare, finance, public sector, and beyond. She holds a PhD in... Show more

David vonThenen is an AI/ML Engineer where he focuses on production AI systems, enterprise AI data retrieval strategy, and architectures for explainable, governable, and reliable AI. His work spans agentic solutions, various RAG architectures, AI memory systems, multi-agent solutions, OpenSearch, data lineage, provenance, and AI governance.

David has more than 20 years of experience building production software across AI/ML, speech and NLP, Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, storage, virtualization, and backup/recovery. He combines hands-on engineering with technical strategy, open-source leadership, developer advocacy, and customer integrations.

He has spoken at NVIDIA GTC, Devoxx (France, Poland, Greece, UK, Morocco), Open Data Science Conference (ODSC), WeAreDevelopers, and SCaLE on topics including explainable AI, agentic systems, model quantization, multimodal ML, and small language model training. His mission is to help teams move beyond AI prototypes and build systems that are observable, reproducible, trustworthy, and ready for production.

David vonThenen is an AI/ML Engineer where he focuses on production AI systems, enterprise AI data retrieval strategy, and architectures for explainable, governable, and reliable AI. His work spans agentic solutions, various RAG architectures, AI mem... Show more

Meet Rajaniesh Kaushikk – a Microsoft MVP and TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect with over 22 years of experience in delivering complex software architectures for Fortune 500 companies. Rajaniesh specializes in data integration, governance, and analysis, with a proven track record in defining technical architectures, designing analytic solutions, and developing agile frameworks. His expertise spans Hybrid Cloud, Azure Cloud, Power BI, Kubernetes, Databricks Lakehouse, Snowflake, and more, making him a trusted partner in solving intricate business challenges and driving market growth.

As a hands-on technical architect, Microsoft Certified Solution Architect, and Databricks Champion, Rajaniesh excels in translating complex concepts into actionable strategies, whether through pre-sales technical presentations or public speaking at Microsoft events. A Microsoft Certified Trainer, he is committed to sharing his knowledge and staying at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring scalable and innovative solutions for modern software architecture needs.

Meet Rajaniesh Kaushikk – a Microsoft MVP and TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect with over 22 years of experience in delivering complex software architectures for Fortune 500 companies. Rajaniesh specializes in data integration, governance, and ana... Show more

I started programming at 12, cutting my teeth on Basic and Assembler for Sinclair and Commodore machines back in the 80s, a foundation that's stuck with me ever since. Today I'm a Docker Captain, Golden Kubestronaut and CNCF Ambassador, AI dedicated and still an insatiable learner, drawn to scalability, flexibility, and the hard problems of transformation at scale. Innovation is my belief! My job is my favorite game, and there's no such thing as a break.

I started programming at 12, cutting my teeth on Basic and Assembler for Sinclair and Commodore machines back in the 80s, a foundation that's stuck with me ever since. Today I'm a Docker Captain, Golden Kubestronaut and CNCF Ambassador, AI dedicated ... Show more

Eric is renowned in the development community as a speaker, lecturer, author, baseball expert, open source maintainer and CNCF Ambassador. As Technology Advocate Lead at SUSE, he chooses roles that allow him to help the world understand the challenges they are facing with cloud native, development, and observability. He brings a unique perspective to the stage with a professional life dedicated to sharing his deep expertise of open source technologies and organizations. More on https://www.schabell.org.

Eric is renowned in the development community as a speaker, lecturer, author, baseball expert, open source maintainer and CNCF Ambassador. As Technology Advocate Lead at SUSE, he chooses roles that allow him to help the world understand the challenge... Show more

Marco Dal Pino is working in IT for more than 30 years as Developer, Team Leader, PM and Cloud Architect.
He mostly experienced Microsoft dev Platforms around .NET, for LOB, Desktop, Mobile and embedded apps.
He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a Speaker at the main technical conferences all around the world.
He is part of the staff of DotNetToscana a community focused on Microsoft technologies.
He received many awards from IT companies as independent Advisor like:
Microsoft MVP, Intel BlackBelt & Innovator, Nokia DevChamp, Hackster Live Ambassador
He works in Microsoft as a Senior Technical Consultant.

Marco Dal Pino is working in IT for more than 30 years as Developer, Team Leader, PM and Cloud Architect. He mostly experienced Microsoft dev Platforms around .NET, for LOB, Desktop, Mobile and embedded apps. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and... Show more

Sarah F. Wimberley is a strategic technology executive with a multidisciplinary background spanning enterprise architecture, technology consulting, AI governance, privacy, and organizational strategy. She has a proven ability to develop enterprise roadmaps, guide executive decision-making, and lead cross-functional transformation initiatives that balance innovation, compliance, and customer trust. Sarah brings a collaborative leadership style, strong business acumen, and extensive experience communicating complex technical concepts to executives, boards, and diverse stakeholder groups.

A graduate of Rosemont College with a Master’s in Strategic Leadership, Sarah is also an active volunteer, serving on various boards and committees, including as President of Village on the Ridge and a Co-Leader and Higher Award Coach for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.

Sarah F. Wimberley is a strategic technology executive with a multidisciplinary background spanning enterprise architecture, technology consulting, AI governance, privacy, and organizational strategy. She has a proven ability to develop enterprise ro... Show more

Matt is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has worked with Microsoft data technology since 2000 and Azure AI since 2017. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY Data Technology Group and a frequent domestic and international community speaker. He's a Redgate Community Ambassador and an author of two books. His original data professional role was in database development, which quickly evolved into query tuning work as a DBA in the healthcare realm. He has supported several critical systems utilizing SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Microsoft Fabric and managed dozens of 24/7/365 data estates. As a consultant, he works with customers large, medium, and small to migrate to the cloud, make their data estate operate efficiently, and find the right tools and solutions within the Microsoft data & AI ecosystem.

Matt is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has worked with Microsoft data technology since 2000 and Azure AI since 2017. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY Data Technology Group and a frequent domestic and international community speaker. He's a Re... Show more

Patrice Williams-Lindo is a workforce systems strategist, AI governance advisor, and the founder and CEO of Career Nomad™. AI is not replacing your workforce. AI is repricing it. With 20+ years advising Fortune 500 organizations across technology, healthcare, financial services, and the public sector — including engagements with Accenture, KPMG, and Deloitte — she specializes in translating AI adoption, labor volatility, and institutional change into leadership strategy. She is the architect of the RNA Method™ and Career Liquidity™, and has been featured in USA Today, Business Insider, Forbes, Newsweek, CNBC, and Fox 5 Atlanta. She is a 2025 Black Leaders Worldwide Women to Watch honoree and Georgia 100 recipient.

Patrice Williams-Lindo is a workforce systems strategist, AI governance advisor, and the founder and CEO of Career Nomad™. AI is not replacing your workforce. AI is repricing it. With 20+ years advising Fortune 500 organizations across technology, he... Show more