2025 Annual Conference

CNIO

UVA Health

Michelle Lardner is the inaugural Chief Nursing Information Officer at UVA Health. Prior to this role, she served as the System Executive Director of Enterprise Clinical Systems at City of Hope and the Senior Vice President of Clinical Informatics at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Her past positions also include Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief of Clinical Informatics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and various informatics leadership roles in the DC metro area. She served in the US Navy Nurse Corps and has completed wartime and humanitarian deployments aboard the USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy. Ms. Lardner received her BSN from the University of Illinois and MS and DNP from the University of Maryland. She is also a Faculty Associate at the University of Maryland.

CMIO

UVA Health

Andrew J. Markowski, MD, MPH, is the chief medical information officer at UVA Health. He is a seasoned leader in clinical informatics and emergency medicine, with deep experience aligning clinical workflows and technology to improve patient care and clinician efficiency. Previously he served as medical informatics director of clinical communication at Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he focused on system integration and streamlining clinical communications across the health system. His work optimizing Epic for clinical and operational needs significantly improved patient safety, communication, and workflows. He also held several leadership roles at Johns Hopkins’ Suburban Hospital, including chief medical information officer and medical director of clinical informatics. He earned his MD and MPH from Emory University and completed his emergency medicine residency at Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center, where he served as chief resident.

SVP and CMIO

Carilion Clinic

A board-certified physician in family medicine, Dr. Morgan graduated with a BS in biology and chemistry from The Virginia Military Institute in 1982 and earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Morgan spent six years in private practice before joining Carilion in 1996. In 2010, Dr. Morgan transitioned from a full-time family medicine practice to work in informatics and information technology. He was appointed chief medical information officer in 2010 and was promoted to senior vice president in 2012. His areas of responsibility include data analytics, data science, research reporting, digital health, and clinical informatics. His teams are committed to advancing and transforming patient care and the patient experience through data, efficient workflows, technology, and digital solutions.

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation

Stefanie Simmons, MD, is chief medical officer at the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and a board-certified emergency medicine physician. She advises NIOSH on the Impact Wellbeing™ guide, leads multi-state initiatives to improve care environments, and advocates nationally for healthcare worker well-being. Previously, Dr. Simmons was vice president of patient and clinician experience at Envision, supporting 26,000 physicians and advanced practice providers through research and programs focused on professional well-being. She also served as lead clinical faculty for the Clinician Experience Project Wellbeing program. She earned her medical and undergraduate degrees from the University of Michigan and completed residency at the University of Michigan/St. Joseph Mercy. She has additional training in medical education, research methods, coaching, and positive organizational psychology.

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

HIMSS

Tom Leary is senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS, leading digital health policy and engagement with government and members. He oversees a team focused on legislative and regulatory strategy to advance HIMSS’s mission to realize the full health potential of every person, everywhere. Leary also serves as executive director of the HIMSS Foundation, supporting public policy dialogue and education in clinician informatics and data science. Since joining HIMSS in 2003, he has led key federal initiatives, including EHR modernization for the DoD and VA. Previously, he managed healthcare outsourcing at SAIC’s TRICARE division and held policy roles at the Department of Defense and on Capitol Hill. He teaches medical informatics at George Washington University and is a Certified Association Executive. Leary holds degrees from Rutgers and George Washington University and completed Georgetown’s Executive Leadership Program. He lives in Falls Church, Virginia, with his wife, Day, and their sons.

Chief Information & Technology Officer

UVA Health

A key member of the leadership team, Parkin oversees and directs the overall strategy and daily functions of information technology at UVA Health. For the past 3 years, serving as interim chief, Parkin successfully orchestrated a number of improved efficiencies and enhancements across the health system. She will further build upon these achievements, bettering customer service, reducing unnecessary waste, and continuing to modernize our IT platforms. Parkin has been with UVA since 2015, when she joined as the Administrator of Epic Implementation. Prior to this, she spent 30 years at Vidant Health in Greenville, North Carolina. There, Parkin served in several leadership roles, including as Assistant Vice President for Information Services for 10 years.

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Augusta Health

Accomplished, solution-oriented technical executive and published leader with extensive, proven experience driving improvements and functionality in healthcare information technology delivery through a deep understanding of clinical and financial operations and an ability to create high performing teams that deliver exceptional results. Established highly productive, collaborative partnerships with executives to achieve strategic goals with effective technology solutions. Strategic health information management systems Board Advisor, certified Healthcare CIO, HIMSS Fellow and CPHIMS. Core competencies include: System Implementations | Operational Excellence | Lean Process Improvement | Team Building & Leadership | IT Service Management | Application Development & Optimization | Infrastructure | Cost Control | Project Management | Governance | Data & Analytics | Healthcare Revenue Cycle"