Responsibility of the Advisory Board Members
The responsibility of the Advisory Committee include but not limited to counsel, suggest, and make recommendations to the Dean of College of Health Sciences and the Program Director with regard to planning, execution, administration, and evaluation of the Health Information Management Program at Tennessee State University. The committee is primarily advisory and has no
legislative or administrative authority. The role of the committee is to serve as a liaison between the program and the community.
| Beverly Clayton, RHIS, CCS | Rating Specialist | Veterans Benefits Admin; Dept of VA |
| Anne Dixon, RHIA | HIM Manager | Vanderbilt Medical Center |
| Cecilia Ehiemua, RHIA | HIM Director | Mathew Walker Health Center |
| Virgil John Henry Vaughn | IT User Service Manager | Tennessee State University |
| Bryon Pickard, MBA, RHIA | Director of Operations | Vand. Med. Group, Business Office |
| Karen Ashley | HIM Director | Southern Hills Med. Cntr/Stonecrest |
| Teresa Marshall | Manager | Vanderbilt Health - One Hundred Oaks |
| Lynn Butler-Bailey, RHIA | HIM Manager | Vanderbilt Univ. Med. Cntr. |
| Tivvis Garrison | HIM Manager | V A Nashville Campus |
| Tina Howse | SHIMA President | TSU-HIM Student |
| Karen Kramer | HIM Director | Middle TN Mental Health Institute |
| Rob Horton | President | 3H Management Consultant Group |
| Harolyn Acklin | HIM Director | Dekalb Medical Center, Smithville TN |
| Debbie Pillow | Business Analyst II | EMDEON |