HL7 announced the election results for its Board of Directors, International Council and Technical Steering Committee during its annual business meeting at the 39th Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting in Pittsburgh.
HL7 Board Member Elections
The following members were elected to the HL7 Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term:
- Treasurer — John Hatem, FHL7, MBA, MSc, Senior Adjunct Instructor, University of Colorado, College of Nursing, Anschutz Medical Campus
- Director — Virginia Lorenzi, FHL7, MSc, Associate in Bioinformatics, Columbia University; Patient Advocate and Independent Consultant
- Director — Josh Mandel, M.D., Chief Architect, SMART Health IT; Chief Architect, Microsoft
- Affiliate Director — Fernando Campos, FHL7, Chair, HL7 Argentina; Software Engineering Area Chief, Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
- Affiliate Director — Francisco Perez, FHL7, Chair, HL7 Spain
International Council Co-Chair
One member was elected as co-chair of the HL7 International Council for the 2026-2027 term:
- Ron Parker, FHL7, Chair, HL7 Canada; Principal, Parker Digital Health Consulting Inc.
HL7 Technical Steering Committee Elections
The following members were elected to the HL7 technical steering committee for the 2026-2027 term:
- TSC Chair-Elect — David Pyke, President and Standards Architect, Pyke Health IT Inc., Technical Director, FAST FHIR Accelerator
- Implementation Representative — Emma Jones, Senior Program Manager, Veradigm
- Affiliate Representative — Alexander Zautke, Product Manager, Firely
- Work Group Representatives — Yan Heras, Ph.D., Principal informaticist, Optimum eHealth LLC; Lloyd McKenzie, FHL7, Consultant, Dogwood Health Consulting Inc