March 2023

Dr. Michael Mina , Chief Science Officer at eMed Digital Healthcare
Dr. Mina is the Chief Science Officer of eMed. Prior to eMed he was a professor of Epidemiology and of Immunology & Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He was also a professor in the Department of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and associate medical director of molecular virology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Mina is one of the leading global experts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly around vaccines and testing. During the COVID pandemic his research shifted towards how testing can help limit spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Prior to coming to eMed, his research created much of the theory around how both PCR and rapid tests should be used in the context of a pandemic of a fast moving respiratory virus like SARS-CoV-2. In addition, he was instrumental in setting up some of the largest PCR testing laboratories in the nation, at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and quickly grew to prominence as a leading international authority on rapid antigen testing in the pandemic. Throughput the COVID-19 pandemic he has advised both White House administrations, the US Congress and Senate, many US states, corporations and numerous international governments about their testing and vaccine programs. Dr. Mina went to Dartmouth College for his undergraduate studies where he earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering and public health. He earned both his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Emory University. Dr. Mina is the recipient of numerous national and institutional awards for his research, including a recipient of the prestigious NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. He was identified by the Economist Magazine as one of 8 Global Progress makers for his global health research and not-for-profit work helping bring clean water to rural areas of the world. He is on the board of directors or the scientific or medical advisory boards of numerous public and private companies.

Kathy Wibberly , Director, MATRC at University of Virginia
Kathy has a 30 year public service career, with experience in public health, public policy, program development, program evaluation, grant writing, grants management and strategic planning. Kathy was Director of the State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Office within the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Health Equity (OHE) prior to her position with MATRC.

Michelle Hager , Founder & Managing Partner at Blue Cirrus Consulting
Michelle Hager has over 20 years’ experience in Healthcare IT and is the Managing Partner at Blue Cirrus Consulting. For the past 6 years, she has dedicated her efforts to the development of Telehealth strategies for healthcare organizations, including Intermountain Healthcare, Adventist Health and Prisma Health. She is active in HIMSS where she has held roles as the South Carolina Chapter President, Vice-Chair-Public Policy and Chapter Advocate. She is also on the Advisory Board for the Center for Policy and eLaw and was recognized by the American Telemedicine Association in 2022 by being inducted into the College of Fellows. She has worked diligently through HIMSS to educate the industry and the public on Healthcare IT public policy and future IT strategic directions, including Telehealth policy.