Board of Directors 2023-2024
President
Renee Broadbent
Renee Broadbent joined SoNE HEALTH as Vice President of Information Technology in January of 2021, later assuming the role of Chief Information Officer in 2022. Renee leads SoNE’s data and technology strategy, and oversees data security for the organization. Renee is a senior-level healthcare executive with extensive background in strategic planning, information technology, population health management and data security. She has held the role of Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer in both hospital health systems and Managed Care Organizations (MCO). Prior to joining SoNE HEALTH, Renee served as Senior Manager at Wolf & Company, P.C. and as AVP of Population Health Information Technology and Strategy at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Massachusetts.
President-Elect
Paulo Farqui
Paulo Farqui is a healthcare management professional with over 15 years’ experience providing strategic advisory, interim management, and technical expertise to health systems in New England and across the country. He has a proven track record and ability to deliver successful outcomes in rapidly changing environments, and has deep expertise in digital health, healthcare strategy and operations, and emerging technologies. His focus and passion lie in managing projects & teams across the healthcare ecosystem to effectively drive change and generate lasting results. Paulo has been an active member of HIMSS since 2012, and has served on the Executive Board and on multiple committees of the New England Chapter. He is a strong advocate for inclusion and respect, and has participated and led committees focused on diversity and inclusion. A life-long learner and mentor to junior colleagues and professionals, he holds a Masters of Science in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park. In his spare time, Paulo loves to travel, try new cuisines, and spend quality time with his wife and two sons, further reason why he’s never shy to make dad jokes and puns.
Past President
Katie Bethel
Katie has 12 years of overall experience with 6 years in Financial Services and the last 6+ years of experience in the IT Healthcare staffing industry. She started off her career in London working for UBS Investment Bank in the COO Office supporting their Global Finance Department. After one year, she transferred to their New York City office and became a Business Manager supporting their Global Risk Control Department. After a few years, Katie made a move over to Barclays Investment Bank supporting their Global Compliance team with operational tasks within their Chief Operating Office. She is currently a Senior Account Executive at Queen Consulting where she provides Healthcare organizations with IT consultants to support overall goals and project initiatives. She has been a proud member of New England HIMSS for 6 years and deeply believes in the mission and rising our future health IT leaders.
Treasurer - 2nd Term
Liza Cameron
Liza Cameron brings more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, working front lines early in her career in the lab and spending the last 23 years in healthcare information technology. Liza is a Massachusetts native and double Husky graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science and Master of Science Degree in Healthcare Informatics. Liza currently the Director of the Data & Analytics Demand, Product Support and Usability team at Mass General Brigham. Liza is a proven leader for large scale enterprise-wide initiatives including the management of Epic interoperability initiatives and implementations and possess a well-rounded knowledge of revenue cycle and clinical operations. Liza is currently serving as the President for the New England HIMSS.
Secretary - 2nd Term
Liddy Bileck
After 20+ years fostering health and wellness through spiritual care and behavioral health office administration, Liddy followed her passion for systems thinking and informatics to a career in health IT. She is currently working as an associate systems analyst for Maine Health’s inpatient clinical documentation team. She finds the intersection of human psychology/behavior, technology, and data endlessly fascinating, and is particularly interested in how people visually process large amounts of data. She is devoted to using informatics, analytics, and data visualization to remove barriers and improve patient and provider experiences in healthcare access, delivery, and outcomes. Liddy recently earned her Master of Science in Health Informatics degree from the University of New England in Portland, ME. She also holds a B.A. in history from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN and a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN.
Member at Large - Re-elected to a 2nd Term
Mary Griskewicz
Mary is an award-winning executive with proven experience in health care policy, focused on Federal and Congressional issues for the Digital Health Technology Mary has been a New England HIMSS member for over 18 years. Her passion for improving the wellness, health, and peace of mind of others through health information technology and health policy brought her to serve as a former and now current chair of HIMSS Public Policy Committee (2003-2005, and 2022) and current chair of the New England HIMSS, Advocacy Committee. Mary is a current New England HIMSS, mentor and strongly believes in rising our future health IT leaders. She is a recipient of HIMSS 2022 Most Influential Women in Health IT award.
Member at Large - Re-elected to a 2nd Term
Bruno Nardone
Bruno has 30 plus year career in healthcare and has been fortunate to have been in leadership positions in organizations or serve clients of organizations that represented all segments of the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry. This has included early work as a clinician and hospital administrator, and for the last 20 plus years as a business consultant and executive in health IT organizations. Bruno has been affiliated with HIMSS throughout the later part of his career and served on the New England HIMSS Board as Chair/Co-Chair of the HIE Committee for the last 5 years, building a deeper appreciation for the local chapter and constituents.
Administrative Director
Elisa Pelchat
Other Members
Mentorship
Bob Dichter, Chair
Programs
Mike Preston, Chair
MarCom
Dana Locke, Chair
Scholarship
Liza Cameron, Chair
Clinical Informatics Council
Amy Chacko, Chair
Digital Health
Bruno Nardone, Co-Chair
Marie Maloney, Co-Chair
Membership
Cabbie Harvey, Chair
DE&I Task Force
Rebecca Woods, Chair
Advocacy
Stephen Earle, Chair
Sponsorship
Pat Sutton, Chair
Student Activities
Marie Maloney, Chair
CIO Council
Malissa Miot, Co-Chair
Jeannette Currie, Co-Chair
Past Presidents
Malissa Miot, Co-Chair
Marie Maloney, Co-Chair
