SUMMERTON - Key Persons
Jenny Dom lives in Shepherdstown, W.V. She has a B.F.A. degree from the University of South Carolina and worked in a gallery for a number of years as she refined her artistic skills in painting, photography, graphic art, and more.
Peter Groen worked for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for over 30 years. During his federal career, he occupied a number of senior Information Technology (IT) management positions within VA Headquarters and in the field. He has served as the Director of the Health Information & Technology Sharing (HITS) Program, the Director of the Medical Information Security Service, Director of VHA Telecommunications Services, the Deputy Associate CIO for the Veterans Health Administration, as well as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the VA Medical Centers in Atlanta and Columbia S.C. He served as the national implementation project manager for the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) as well as the VA Internet and VHA Intranet Redesign projects. Prior to working for the VA, Mr. Groen served in the U.S. Navy for six years. He was a supervisor of the Combat Information Center aboard the guided missile destroyer, U.S.S. Sellers DDG-11, during the Vietnam War.
Mr. Groen obtained his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Clemson University and a Masters of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from The Pennsylvania State University. He served five years as an adjunct faculty member at the University of South Carolina and as an adjunct faculty instructore in the Computer & Information Sciences Department at Shepherd University in West Virginia, for many years. He helped found the Shepherd University Research Corporation (SURC) and served as its Associate Director for almost 5 years. Mr. Groen has written numerous articles and co-authored several books over the years with a focus on information technology in healthcare. He is regularly invited to speak at professional conferences across the country. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN) and iConecto.com and served as the principle investigator for the Medicaid Transformation Grant (MTG) eHealth initiatives for the State of West Virginia. He has also assisted with the start up of several for-profit and non-profit 'open' health IT organizations like COSITech.Net and Open Health News.
Mr. Groen currently lives in Summerton, SC, by beautiful Lake Marion and is the Editor of the Summerton Weekly News
Peter Groen lives in semi-retirement by beautiful Lake Marion in Summerton, S.C. He currently serves as the editor of the local Summerton SC: Weekly News.