Lloyd Sirmons, Director, Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
Jonathan Neufeld, Director, Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
Mei Wa Kwong, Executive Director, Center for Connected Health Policy
Lloyd Sirmons
, Director at Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
Lloyd received his Associates Degree in Computer Science from Columbus State University 1998. He immediately began his IT career working with TSYS of Columbus, GA where he worked as a mainframe programmer. He worked a number of years with Columbus Regional as a System’s Analyst before entering into full time ministry where he served in pastoral leadership for nearly fourteen years before joining the GPT team in August of 2010 as the BTOP Project Director. He completed his BS degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Liberty University in 2009. Lloyd not only brings a sound knowledge of IT solutions, but also brings strong leadership and communication skills as the Director of the Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center.
Jonathan Neufeld
, Director at Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
Jonathan Neufeld is a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of gpTRAC. Dr. Neufeld joined gpTRAC in 2017, having previously served as the Clinical Director of the Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center in Indiana. He has consulted on many rural health and telehealth projects over the past 15+ years. He has presented at numerous regional and national conferences and published peer-reviewed articles in the fields of telemedicine, clinical decision support, and mental health services evaluation.
Mei Wa Kwong
, Executive Director at Center for Connected Health Policy
Mei Wa Kwong, JD has over a decade of experience in state and federal policy work. She is currently the Executive Director for the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), the federally designated National Telehealth Policy Resource Center. She has written numerous policy briefs, crafted state legislation and led several coalition efforts on a variety of issues. Ms. Kwong has published several articles on telehealth and telehealth policy in various peer reviewed journals and is the co-author of CCHP’s 50 State Medicaid Telehealth Reimbursement Survey. She is recognized as an expert on telehealth policy and has been consulted by state and federal lawmakers on telehealth legislation and policy.
