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About the Health Informatics Leadership Team
Senior Management The Health Informatics Leadership team oversees the following program areas: Standards and Analytics, Onboarding Shared Services, and the Immunization Integration Program and Special Programs. The overarching goal of health informatics is to combine healthcare sciences, computer science, and information science to improve the management of health information and provide support to our partners. At AIRA, health informatics brings together technical, policy, and programmatic resources across multiple organizations to improve the quality, content, and availability of immunization data and information.
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Health Informatics Leadership Team

 

Mary Beth Kurilo, MPH, MSW | Senior Director of Health Informatics

Mary Beth Kurilo joined AIRA in November 2014 as the Policy and Planning Director and became the Senior Director of Health Informatics in August 2020. Mary Beth oversees the following teams:

  • Immunization Integration Program & Special Programs
  • Standards & Analytics

Previously, she worked as the Director of the Oregon ALERT immunization information system (IIS) for eight years. She has been working in the IIS community for over a decade and has served as a past AIRA Board President and as a co-chair or lead for AIRA’s Education Steering Committee, Standards and Interoperability Steering Committee, and Executive Committee.

 

Melissa McClung, MSPH | Director of the Immunization Integration Program & Special Programs

Melissa McClung joined AIRA in December 2020 as the Director of the Immunization Integration Program. In October 2023, her role expanded to include Special Programs. Her background includes five years of experience in software development, followed by 20 years at Denver Public Health where her work focused on applying innovative technology to public health. As an epidemiologist and project manager, Melissa led the development and management of a mobile technology solution used to support public health preparedness activities, including mass vaccination and prophylaxis. Melissa was also the Project Manager for a closed-loop electronic referral project working to establish clinical-community linkages.

 

Megan Fields, MPH | Director of Standards & Analytics

Megan Fields joined AIRA in October 2023 as the Director of Standards and Analytics. She brings over 15 years of public health expertise across informatics, communications, global health, and community engagement. At AIRA, Megan leads a team of business and technical experts that provide guidance and support to immunization information systems in meeting national standards. Prior to AIRA, Megan led immunization campaigns focused on countering mis- and dis-information across technology platforms for the CDC Foundation. These programs were grounded in the growing need to improve communication, system functionality, interoperability, and data quality, leading to improved public health outcomes.

 

Alexandra Hayes, MA, LSSGB | Deputy Director

Alexandra Hayes joined AIRA in July 2022 as a Senior Project Manager and became the Deputy Director of Standards and Analytics in June 2023. She discovered her passion for the public health field while serving in the US Peace Corps in Panama and has worked within the immunization and immunization information system communities for over a decade. Prior to joining AIRA, Alexandra worked for a regional health district in Washington state for eight years and later served as a CDC Public Health Advisor for two state immunization programs. Alexandra has experience in programs, operations, and grant management as well as stakeholder engagement and collaboration.