Who we are
The Allied Association Information Resource Network group consists of state and regional hospital association technical, quality and operational professionals. We come together once a year* to share common ideas and find solutions to healthcare issues impacting our members across the country.
We are committed to leveraging technology, data and information to serve our hospitals and healthcare provider members.
Our membership is made up of a diverse group of individuals from state and regional healthcare associations across the country.
With a focus on information technology, data and data-related products and services, our meetings provide information and education on a broad range of topics relative to member hospitals’ financial viability, health information technology, quality performance, community benefit, employee retention and the ever-changing legislative and regulatory requirements.
Our participants include experts in the field of health information technology, data collection and analysis and reporting — demonstrating the power of data and how to maximize its potential through the use of web-based tools and other programs.
*The A2IRNet group annual event is restricted to state and regional hospital associations and their owned subsidiary corporation employees.
Board of directors
Board chair
Ken Jay, Illinois
kjay@team-iha.org
2024 meeting chair
Haley Hsieh, Hawaii
hhsieh@laulimadata.org
Past board chair
Sara Hayes, Iowa
hayess@ihaonline.org
2023 meeting chair
Bryan Metzger, Tennessee
bmetzger@tha.com
Board members
Jared Bosk, New York
jbosk@gnyha.org
Matt Browning, Indiana
mattbrowning@ihaconnect.org
Joe Carr, New York
jcarr@hanys.org
Melanie Landrum, Kentucky
mlandrum@kyha.com
Fernando Martinez, Texas
fmartinez@tha.org
Steven McWilliams, Georgia
smcwilliams@gha.org
Aunyika Moonan, South Carolina
amoonan@scha.org
Jamey Motter, Missouri
jmotter@mhanet.com
Sally Othmer, Kansas
sothmer@kha-net.org
Theresa Roark, Missouri
troark@mhanet.com
Leslie Sainovich, Georgia
lsainovich@gha.org
Krista Smith, Colorado
krista.smith@cha.com
John Steckler, Louisiana
jsteckler@sharecor.com
Christopher Vaz, AHA
cvaz@aha.org
Roberta Yager, Montana
roberta@mtha.org
Essey Yirdaw, Colorado
essey.yirdaw@cha.com