2026–2027 Board of Directors
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Jennifer Manahan, MBA, MHCL, MJ, MSHI, RHIA, CHTS-IM, CHC
Megan E. Mawhirter, RHIT
Dawson Ballard, RHIA, CCS-P
Stephanie D. Helmke Costello, RHIA
Kaitlyn Brown, MHSA, RHIA
Paige Auten, MBA, RHIT
Amber M. Epperson, RHIA, CHDA
Committee Chairpersons
Heather Hodge, MLS, RHIA, CPMA
Loretta A. Kirmer, RHIT
Jaime L. Richling, RHIA, CRC
Brenda S. Olson, RHIA, MSEd
Mary Jane Dowler, MS, RHIA
Dawson Ballard, RHIA, CCS-P
Jennifer Brown, MSL, RHIA
Other
Heather Hodge, MLS, RHIA, CPMA
Succession Plan
Jill Judkins
Succession Plan
Rasheeda Henderson
Succession Plan
Sally Othmer
KHA Liaison
Ann Nowlin, RHIT
Office Coordinator
AHIMA Task Force/Committees/Teams
Kaitlyn Brown, MHSA, RHIA
AHIMA House Leadership
Dawson Ballard, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-P, CEMC, CPMA, AAPC Fellow
AHIMA Envisioning Collaborative
TBD
Advocacy Liaison
Board Community
