Ms. Demaree drives digital strategy at St. Mary’s Healthcare, advancing electronic order management, centralizing medical records, strengthening interoperability, introducing AI and building a robust data governance framework. She joined the organization in July 2023. Ms. Demaree established and continues to evolve St. Mary’s IT governance committee, which meets weekly to optimize the EHR through a broad stakeholder lens that prevents negative downstream effects. Prior, during her tenure at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., she led telehealth implementation, electronic self-registration, and centralized patient navigation. A physician assistant with more than 25 years of experience in clinical informatics, data integrity and workflow improvement, she is a fellow of the American Academy of Physician Associates and holds board certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, as well as a fellowship in the American College of Health Data Management. St. Mary’s was named to Forbes “Top Hospitals” for 2026 and was recognized as a 2025 “Top Workplace” by the Times Union, the first acute-care hospital in its region to receive that honor.
