MITA Governance Board (MGB)
MGB Board Members
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMCS) established the MITA Governance Board (MGB) to provide strategic direction and tactical oversight for Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA). The CMCS vision to transform MITA drove the decision to reestablish the MGB in March of 2023.
The MGB members include a mix of people with business and technical expertise in federal, state, and community health. Board members are asked to serve for two years and to volunteer four to eight hours per month at MGB activities and meetings. MGB members are selected through a competitive and transparent process involving a nomination application form in response to a call for members issued by the CMCS management team. The appointments are voluntary, without compensation, and finalized when the chair of the MGB approves the selected candidates recommended by the CMCS management team. For more information, please contact the MGB at MITAGovBoard@cms.hhs.gov.
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Alejandra Johnson (Chair) | Center for Medicaid and Chip Services/Data and Systems Group/Division of State Services (CMCS/DSG) |
| Keira Bentley (Co-Chair) | New York State Department of Health |
| Abigail Viall | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Alicia Dyer | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration |
| Christine Nolan | Washington State Health Care Agency |
| Diane Twehous | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services |
| Ed Dolly | CMS/DSG |
| Erin Coleman | South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
| Jason Kelly | Gartner |
| Jeff Strand | NTT Data of North America |
| Jerilyn Grow | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services |
| Jessica Groeling | Department of Vermont Health Access |
| Joseph Cox | CMCS/DSG |
| Kendal Scheidt | Louisiana Department of Health |
| Kristin Sparks | CSG Government Solutions |
| LaQuita Kelly-Allen | Ohio Department of Medicaid |
| Lisa Alger | NTT Data of North America |
| "Mike" Anthony Castro | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
| Nicholas Mozer | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Nicolle Field | North Highland |
| Vicki Foreman | Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing |
| Vivian de la Gandara | MMISME, LLC |
| Zachary Rioux | Berry Dunn |