Katherine Taylor Pearson DNP, RN, NI-BC, CLSBB, CPHIMS, CKM

Dr. Katherine Taylor Pearson currently serves as the president-elect of the ANIA Board of Directors, is the outgoing treasurer and NE regional director, and has served as past president of the South Texas Chapter. She is also an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and a consultant for Safen, a patient safety company focusing on medicine management. She received her DNP degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has over 30 years of experience in nursing informatics, primarily within the federal government. Dr. Pearson is an ANCC board-certified informatics nurse, a certified Six Sigma black belt, and a recipient of Texas Tech University's Outstanding Faculty of the Year award. A retired colonel from the US Army, she has held numerous leadership positions in both military and civilian healthcare settings including CNIO, CMIO, and CIO.