Staff

Norm Thurston head shot

Norm Thurston

Executive Director

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Charles Hawley Headshot

Charles Foldyna-Hawley

Director of Projects

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Board of Directors

Updated 9/1/2026

Officers

Chris Krawczyk

Chair

Chris Krawczyk

Chief Analytics Officer

California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)

Public Member

Angela Taylor

Vice Chair

Angela Taylor

Data Architect & Senior Manager

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Public Member

Tanya Bernstein

Secretary

Tanya Bernstein

Senior Consultant

Freedman HealthCare

Corporate Member

Joanna Duncan

Treasurer

Joanna Duncan

Chief Operating Officer

Onpoint Health Data

Corporate Member

Directors

Leanne Candura

Leanne Candura

Director of the Population Health Team

HSRI

Corporate Member

Megan Denham

Megan Denham

Health Systems Epidemiology Program Manager

New Mexico Department of Health

Public Member

Helen Figge

Helen Figge

Chief Strategy Officer

MedicaSoft

Corporate Member

Stefan Gildemeister

Stefan Gildemeister

Director, Health Economics Program

Minnesota Department of Health

Public Member

Sara Hallvik

Sara Hallvik

Vice President, Data Solutions

Comagine Health

Corporate Member

Kathy Hines

Kathy Hines

Senior Director of Partner Operations and Data Compliance

Center for Health Information and Analysis, Massachusetts

Public Member

Katie Martin

Katie Martin

President and CEO

Health Care Cost Institute

General Member, Appointed

Kevin McAvey

Kevin McAvey

Director

Manatt Health

Corporate Member

Paul McCormick

Paul McCormick

VP of Data Operations

CIVHC

Public Member

Kenley Money

Kenley Money

Director of Information Architecture

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Public Member

Kyra Morgan

Kyra Morgan

Chief Biostatistician

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

Public Member

Kyle Russell

Kyle Russell

Chief Executive Officer

Virginia Health Information

Public Member, Appointed

Lee Spangler

Lee Spangler

Associate Professor and Executive Director, TX-APCD

UTHealth

Public Member