Leadership & Board of Directors

IHDE is pleased to have a supportive, engaged Board of Directors made up of representative of IHDE-participating organizations and consultants from local organizations.

The Board meets monthly and consists of no fewer than five or more than fifteen voting members. Membership is determined through election during IHDE’s Annual Board Meeting, which takes place during the second quarter of each year.

Executive Commitee

  • Michael Ide
    Chair; Director of Health IT – Idaho Community Health Center Association 
  • Dick Armstrong
    Secretary; Former Director at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 
  • Anthony Vitulli 
    Treasurer; VP and Relationship Manager – KeyBank

Board Members

  • Lance Hatfield
    CIO – Blue Cross of Idaho
  • Ryan Smith 
    Chief Information Officer -Kootenai Health
  • Ryan Pharis
    VP Network Management- Regence Blue Shield
  • Jon Vanderpool 
    IHT Program Manager of St. Luke’s Health System
  • Michael Malone
    MSHI, BSN, RN – VP and Chief Health Informatics Officer of Saint Alphonsus Health System
  • James Yee
    Eide Bailly
    Director of Network Operations, Population Health

IHDE Leadership

Jesse Meldru
Executive Director

info@idahohde.org                          Phone: (208) 803-0030

Prudence Vincent, BSN, RN
Director of Customer Operations and Engagement

info@idahohde.org
Phone: (208) 803-0030

Thaddeus Dickson, HCISPP
Chief Information Officer

info@idahohde.org                         Phone: (208) 803-0030