HITAC Members

Governor's Appointee/ Chair - Rural Hospitals

Daniel Kelly serves as the CEO of McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Inc in North Dakota and has been the Vice Chair of HITAC since its inception.

Rural and Critical Access Hospitals Representative

Governor's Appointee - NDUS Interests

Darin King serves as the IT Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer for North Dakota University System.

North Dakota University System Representative

Governor's Appointee - Third Party Payer

Megan Houn serves as the Director of Government Relations at BCBS of North Dakota

Payer Representative

DHS Ex. Director Designee

Caprice Knapp serves as the Director of the North Dakota Human Services' - Medical Services Division

North Dakota Department of Human Services Representative

Governor's Appointee - EMS

Neil Frame serves as the Principal at Metro Area Ambulance Services and as a Member at Bismarck Air Medical LLC.

EMS Representative

Governor's Appointee - Large HealthCare Organizations

Dr. Khalin Dendy serves as the Clinic Chair of Internal Medicine and as the Medical Director of Informatics at Sanford Health

Large Healthcare Organizations Representative - Sanford Health

Governor's Appointee - Physicians

Courtney Koebele, JD serves as the Executive Director of the North Dakota Medical Association

North Dakota Medical Association Representative

Legislative Management Appointee - House Human Services

Representative Robin Weisz is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives representing District 14. Representative Robin Weisz currently is the Human Services and Information Technology Committee Chairman.

ND Legislature; House of Representatives

Legislative Management Appointee - Senate Human Services

Senator Judy Lee is a member of the North Dakota State Senate representing District 13. Senator Judy Lee currently is the Human Services and Health Services Committee Chairman.

ND Legislature; Senator

Governor's Appointee - Local Public Health Unit

Sherry Adams serves as the Executive Officer at the Southwestern District Health Unit.

LPHU Representative

Governor's Designee - North Dakota Office of the Governor

Maria Neset serves as a Policy Advisor for the North Dakota Office of the Governor.

Governor's Designee

Governor's Appointee - Rural Hospitals

Matthew Shahan serves as the CEO for West River Health Services Foundation, West River Health Services and Western Horizons Living Centers.

Rural Hospitals Representative - West River Health Systems

State Health Officer's Designee

Darin Meschke serves as the Director of the Division of Vital Records at the Department of Health.

North Dakota Department of Health Representative

Governor's Appointee - Large Hospitals

Mark Waind serves at the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Altru Health System

North Dakota Large Hospitals Representative - Altru Health System

Governor's Appointee - Long Term Care

Shelly Peterson currently serves as the President of the North Dakota Long Term Care Association and has been serving for the past 30 years.

North Dakota Long Term Care Association Representative

Governor's Appointee - Medicare Quality Improvement Organization

Richard Bubach serves as the CEO of Quality Health Associates of ND which serves to improve healthcare qualities for all North Dakotans

Quality Health Associates Representative

Governor's Appointee - Representing ND Citizens

Tracy Miller serves as the State Epidemiologist for the North Dakota Department of Health

North Dakota Department of Health- Citizens Representative

Governor's Appointee - Rural and Urban Hospitals

Tim Blasl serves as the President of the North Dakota Hospital Association (NDHA).

Rural and Urban Hospitals Representative

State CIO - ITD

Shawn Riley serves as the Chief Information Officer at North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT)-  Governor Burgum's Cabinet.

North Dakota Chief Information Officer - NDIT