Leadership & Board of Directors

IHDE is pleased to have a supportive, engaged Board of Directors made up of representative of IHDE-participating organizations and consultants from local organizations.

The Board meets monthly and consists of no fewer than five or more than fifteen voting members. Membership is determined through election during IHDE’s Annual Board Meeting, which takes place during the second quarter of each year.

Executive Commitee

  • Michael Ide
    Chair; Director of Health IT – Idaho Community Health Center Association 
  • Dick Armstrong
    Secretary; Former Director – Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 
  • Anthony Vitulli 
    Treasurer; Commercial Loan Officer – Idaho Central Credit Union

Board Members

  • Lance Hatfield
    CIO – Blue Cross of Idaho
  • Ryan Smith 
    Chief Information Officer -Kootenai Health
  • Ryan Pharis
    VP Network Management- Regence Blue Shield
  • Jon Vanderpool 
    IHT Program Manager – St. Luke’s Health System
  • Michael Malone MSHI, BSN, RN                         VP and Chief Health Informatics Officer – Saint Alphonsus Health System
  • Tommy Bowen                                                    Senior Audit Manager – Eide Bailey

Director of Network Operations, Population Health

IHDE Leadership

Jesse Meldru
Executive Director

info@idahohde.org                          Phone: (208) 803-0030

Prudence Vincent, BSN, RN
Director of Client Operations

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Phone: (208) 803-0030

Thaddeus Dickson, HCISPP
Director of Technology & CISO

info@idahohde.org                         Phone: (208) 803-0030