Ms. West is responsible for all aspects of Summa Health’s cybersecurity program, leading strategy, people, processes and technologies. She built the system’s program from concept to execution, aligning it with the National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity framework and vendor risk standards. Ms. West has assembled a high-performing, fully engaged cybersecurity team with no voluntary turnover in the past year. She also established cross-functional governance committees and strengthened incident response capabilities to minimize impacts of cyber events. In addition to her Summa Health leadership, she serves on the board of Executives in Healthcare Information Security and as programs chair for Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Northern Ohio.
