Ms. Williams is vice president and CIO of Augusta Health, a 255-bed, community-owned health system serving the Shenandoah Valley. She was promoted to CIO in 2025 after serving as assistant CIO. She provides strategic oversight for IT governance, cybersecurity, infrastructure and enterprise applications, aligning technology strategy with Augusta Health’s mission and long-term vision. Known for a solution-oriented leadership style grounded in clinical and financial operations, she has helped guide the system’s evolution from a hospital-centric organization to a regional, community-focused system serving more than 300,000 people across seven counties. Ms. Williams led technology planning, workflow design and system integration to expand specialties including oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonary and critical care, thoracic surgery, infectious disease, urgent care and primary care, improving local access and reducing out-of-region referrals. She also supported integrated care delivery across a multispecialty employed physician group of approximately 250 providers across 35 practice sites, strengthening coordination and collaboration. In addition, she played a central role in developing a Medicare-approved ACO spanning 410 providers and more than 8,400 patients, advancing coordinated care, cost containment and population health outcomes. She is also serving as president of the Virginia Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society chapter for 2025–2026.
