Leadership

As President & CEO of Healthix, Todd Rogow brings more than a decade of leadership in health information exchange. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Healthix from 2015-2019 and has guided the organization’s technical strategy and major growth, integrating multiple HIEs into one of the nation’s largest publicly funded exchanges. Serving the New York downstate region, including New York City and Long Island, Healthix collects data from more than 9,000 healthcare facilities for over 25 million patients.

Todd is committed to community engagement and advancing data-driven solutions that improve outcomes for populations in need. He has helped position Healthix as a regional convener, including the creation of New York conferences on value-based care and building healthier communities. As a recognized expert in healthcare technology, Todd has presented internationally, served on advisory panels, and contributed to leading HIE publications. Todd was recently appointed to the board of HITLAB’s Center for AI Testing and Evidence (CAITE) Community and was recognized by City & State’s for his work as a 2026 Trailblazer in Healthcare.

Before Healthix, he was CTO of Maine’s statewide HIE and led major technology initiatives for Fortune 100 companies and federal agencies. He holds an MPA and BA from the University of Vermont and is a CHCIO, CSM, and graduate of the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership.

Kimberly Francois is the Chief Operating Officer at Healthix. With more than 15 years of experience in health information technology, Kimberly brings extensive expertise to the organization and has been with Healthix for eleven years. Kimberly’s professional background includes deep expertise in project management and a proven track record of leadership across complex operational environments. In this role, Kimberly provides executive oversight for operational performance, financial stewardship, and strategic transformation initiatives, with responsibility for multiple departments, including the Project Management Office, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Products, Systems, Compliance, Customer Experience, Human Resources, and Operations.

Prior to joining the Health Information Exchange sector, Kimberly held leadership and technical roles at organizations such as AT&T Bell Labs, Prudential Financial, Qwest Communications, Accenture, Princeton Healthcare System, Einstein Healthcare Network, Mount Sinai Health System, and NYU Langone Medical Center. Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Harvard University, a Master of Science in Project Management from George Washington University, and Lean Six Sigma and Green Belt certifications.

Nick brings 40 years of computing and electronics experience to Healthix. His career began working on Nuclear Missiles and Weapons Systems for the US Navy. He worked as a Dicom engineer in the early days of PACS systems, served as the Senior IT Director of a large multi-hospital IDN, VP of Global Client Engagement for an HIE/ACO vendor, the CTO of the New York eHealth Collaborative, and as the Executive Director of the New York Care Information Gateway. Additionally, he is a certified CISSP and Certified Ethical Hacker. Nick holds current certifications on Cisco products and the Linux operating system, as well as a Master’s Degree in Information Systems.

John Chow is a highly skilled, motivated, and detail-oriented security management professional, with over 30 years Information Technology experience, including 20 years experience in Information Security. Currently the Chief Information Security Officer at Healthix, he has maintained leadership roles in both IT Operations and Information Security. He was an IT Operations Team Lead as well as Information Security Analyst at IBM where he worked for over 16 years, and also worked as an Information Security Engineer/Analyst prior to coming to Healthix. He excelled in the support and security maintenance/assessment of desktop, server, virtual, and network environments, based on the requirements/recommendations of SAS70, SSAE16, SOC-Type1/2, ISO-2700x, SARB-OX, PCI, CIS, NIST, HIPAA, and HITRUST. He has extensive experience in Identity & Access Management, Configuration Management, Vulnerability Management, and Risk Management. He is a member of the Health 3rd Party Trust Initiative council seeking standardization of 3rd-party risk management across the US for the entire health environment.

Vivienne DeStefano is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Healthix. In this role, Vivienne provides leadership and oversight for Healthix branding and digital media, corporate communications and community advocacy to bring key messages to the healthcare community, legislators and other key stakeholders. She directs the development of branding campaigns, promoting Healthix services and its value proposition. Additionally, Vivienne oversees operations for administration, facilities management and human resources. She is responsible for the development of training and organizational development materials. In her prior role as Vice President of Corporate Communications, she spearheaded content development, supporting companywide efforts in exceeding New York State funding metrics.

With more than 20 years of diverse experience in the health care industry, Vivienne has assumed positions of increasing responsibility in program development and process improvement. Spending more than 11 years in the health information exchange (HIE) space, Vivienne is a pioneer in driving early HIE adoption by executing innovative marketing strategies and audit tools.

Vivienne was the Director of Membership and Outreach at Brooklyn Health Information Exchange (BHIX), which merged with Long Island Patient Information exchange in 2013 to form Healthix. At BHIX, Vivienne implemented compliance and training programs and managed multimillion-dollar grants. She also worked at St. Vincent’s Hospital as the Administrative Director where she supervised clinical operations and launched a state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment center.

Vivienne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Media from Hunter College.

Arsella has 15 years of experience in managed care operations, working with health plans and holding leadership positions in operations and business development. She has played a pivotal role in the development of the value-based payment methodology in New York State and has worked on contracts resulting in a total savings of $8 million. Arsella’s most recent experience involved collaborating with the DHA on a national platform to add managed long-term care benefits for Tricare Care for Life beneficiaries. She worked closely with various state legislators to garner support for coverage for 48,000 eligible individuals.

Arsella is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt-certified professional with additional certifications in Product Management, Claims Auditing, and Contract Administration. She holds an MBA from Colorado Technical University. A proud Veteran of the USAF, Arsella continues her service with the Medical Reserve Corp.

As Vice President of People & Organizational Transformation at Healthix, Stephanie Scott leads strategic initiatives focused on organizational transformation, talent and leadership development, employee engagement, and operational excellence. She partners closely with executive leadership to strengthen organizational culture, support workforce growth and organizational scalability, and advance initiatives that align people, process, and business strategies across the organization.

Stephanie brings more than 20 years of experience spanning people strategy, organizational development, business operations, and strategic growth initiatives. At Healthix, she plays a key role in driving organizational transformation initiatives designed to build a more agile, collaborative, and customer-focused organization.

Prior to joining Healthix, Stephanie specialized in talent acquisition and workforce strategy within the financial services industry. She partnered with organizations on scaling operations, strengthening talent acquisition and retention, and driving business growth through strategic workforce planning and organizational development. Her background in people leadership, operations, and growth strategy has positioned her as a transformational leader with a strong focus on building high-performing teams, advancing organizational effectiveness, and supporting business expansion initiatives.

As Assistant Vice President of Finance & Controller at Healthix, Geri Almer brings extensive expertise in accounting, financial reporting, auditing, and operational finance, with experience spanning the healthcare, nonprofit, real estate, and property management sectors.

Since joining Healthix in 2011, Geri has played a key role in strengthening the organization’s financial integrity and operational effectiveness. She oversees financial reporting, grant reporting, contract revenue recognition, and initiatives that support long-term fiscal sustainability and organizational growth. Through disciplined financial oversight and strong internal controls, Geri has maintained the accuracy and integrity of the organization’s financial records, enhanced accounting operations, and ensured efficient audit processes and full regulatory compliance.

Earlier in her career, from 1987 to 2010, Geri held a finance leadership role with North Shore Towers and Three Towers Associates, the managing entities of a luxury cooperative community. In this role, she was responsible for budgeting, financial management, internal controls, audit readiness, and oversight of operating and capital expenditures, supporting the organization’s financial stability and continuity.

Geri earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University at Albany, State University of New York and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is also a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Sheetal Kairawala is a senior healthcare IT leader with over 15 years of experience driving health information exchange, interoperability, and system integrations. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and began her U.S. healthcare career in 2005, quickly rising from a desktop support role to Lead Integration Engineer through technical excellence and domain expertise.

Sheetal has deep experience in HL7, FHIR, IHE, and large-scale clinical integrations, having worked with leading EMR platforms such as Cerner and McKesson. She has spent more than 12 years at Healthix, where she leads development efforts for critical initiatives including Clinical Event Notifications, CIU, public health integrations, and COVID-19–related alerts. Passionate about leveraging technology to improve patient care, Sheetal is committed to advancing healthcare outcomes through secure, reliable data exchange.

Sue-Ann Villano brings many years of experience in healthcare operations, management, and marketing to her role at Healthix. Over the last eight years, her focus has been primarily on the health information exchange space with an emphasis on meeting state deliverables, performance metrics and service delivery to clients. She has worked with current and past leadership to successfully merge both eHealth Network of Long Island with the Interboro Regional Health Information Organization and more recently, the New York Care Information Gateway with Healthix.

As AVP, Support Services, Sue-Ann leads the Customer Support department at Healthix.  In this role, her priorities include managing the flow of incoming requests from customers, increasing utilization and customer satisfaction with Healthix products and services, and working with her team to strategize and implement existing processes employed in our daily interactions with participants. Successful collaboration with all departments at Healthix is required to meet the needs of and optimize the experience of our customers.

Sue-Ann specializes in client relationship building and developing strategies to resolve issues of multidisciplinary teams composed of clinicians, medical office support staff, and payers to improve access and utilization of comprehensive health data. Prior to working in the HIE arena, Sue-Ann held positions at Stony Brook Medicine, Columbia University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration from LIU/C.W. Post and a master’s in public administration from the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.