IDGA's 20th Annual Veterans Affairs Healthcare Summit

July 28 - 29, 2026 | MGM Hotel and Casino, National Harbor, MD

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Meet the Speakers

Conference Chairman

James Gfrerer
CEO; Federal Business LLC;
Former CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs

2025 Speakers

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala MD
President
American Medical Association

Dr. David Shulkin MD
Former Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Neil Evans MD
(A) Program Executive Director, EHR Modernization Integration Office
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Brian Lein MD
Assistant Director, Healthcare Administration
Defense Health Agency

William Tinston
Director
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office

Jeffrey Neill
Associate Executive Director, Technology Acquisition Center
Department of Veterans Affairs

Christopher Parker
Associate Executive Director, Strategic Acquisition Center
Department of Veterans Affairs

James Perkins
Deputy Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Department of Defense

Darin Selnick
Former Senior Advisor to the VA Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Art Kellerman MD, MPH, FACEP, FACP
Special Medical Advisory Group
Department of Veterans Affairs

Nicholas Meyer
Customer EX Specialist, Veterans Experience Office-CX Tools & Implementation
Department of Veterans Affairs

Bill James
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Program Management Office
Department of Veterans Affairs

Michael Parrish PhD
Former Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, OALC
Department of Veterans Affairs

Kurt Finke
Former Director, Office of Healthcare Technology Management
Department of Veterans Affairs

Michael Heimall FACHE
Former Director, Washington DC VAMC; President and CEO
HealthWell Foundation

Holly Joers
President
CareSource Military & Veterans

Tonya Oxendine
Spokesperson
Wounded Warrior Project

Jim St. Clair
President
Compass Rose Solutions

Amy Hrin
Vice President of Program Development
American Humane Society

Katelyn Moser MBA, CPXP, PMP
Senior Director, Patient Experience
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Dr. Kel Pults DHA, MSN, NI-BC, RN, NREMT
Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President of Government Strategy
MediQuant

Alison Bagwell
CEO
Nephron Nitrile

Edgar Rios PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Vaccines Field Medical Director, US Medical Affairs
Pfizer

Margaret Martin PharmD, BCPS
Regional MSL Director - Northeast & Senior Director, Medical Affairs
Intra-Cellular Therapies (a Johnson & Johnson Company)

Gabriel Heath
Enterprise Sales Executive – Federal Accounts
AvaSure

Priya Sheriff
Associate Director of Support Services
Amputee Coalition

Elisa Cardnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Service Women's Action Network

Paula Cobb
Vice President of Marketing
AvaSure

Jill Davis
Senior Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Nicholas Muhlenbruch
Director of Connected Healthcare Technologies
CGI Federal

David Sloniker MBA, MSS, CRMP, DML
Former Program Executive Director, OESM
Department of Veterans Affairs

Don Prisby
Founder and President
NorthPoint Advocates

Dr. Matthew Garoufalis DPM, FASPS, FACPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), FRSM
Chief Medical Officer
Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc.

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