About Leonda
My career has never followed a single technical lane — and that has become one of my greatest strengths.
I began on the operational side of healthcare, working directly with medical billing, coding, reimbursement and clinical documentation. That foundation taught me how healthcare actually works before I ever began analyzing it.
As my career evolved, I moved into healthcare privacy and security, health information management and health informatics. I became fascinated by the systems behind healthcare: where information comes from, how it moves, how it is protected and how organizations can use it more intelligently.
That curiosity eventually led me deeper into data analytics, business intelligence, automation, software and now artificial intelligence.
Today, I bring those disciplines together to solve complex business problems.
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Alongside my work in healthcare and technology, I spent a significant part of my career in higher education.
I served as a professor for multiple colleges and universities, teaching Health Information Management and Health Informatics coursework in both traditional classroom and online environments.
My teaching experience included subjects such as medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical billing and coding, healthcare compliance, health information systems and related HIM disciplines.
I later expanded into curriculum consulting for universities developing or enhancing Health Information Management and Health Informatics programs.
My work went beyond teaching an existing course. I designed complete academic courses and curriculum packages, including course objectives, syllabi, assignments, examinations, instructional content, learning activities and textbook selection. The finished curriculum could then be delivered to faculty members who taught the course to their students.
I also served as a student mentor, working directly with bachelor's and master's degree students to identify and remove barriers that were preventing them from completing their Health Information Management or Health Informatics programs.
Those experiences strengthened skills that continue to shape how I lead today: communication, coaching, simplifying complex concepts, understanding different audiences and helping people move from uncertainty to action.
How I Work
A dashboard, AI model, database or application is only valuable if it solves the right problem.
My approach begins by understanding what the organization is trying to accomplish, what is happening today, what is getting in the way and what decision needs to be made.
Then I determine the data, process and technology needed to build the solution.
I translate between the business and the technology so that neither side gets lost.
Experience
Across healthcare organizations, payer environments, health systems, universities and technology projects, I have been trusted to turn complex information and inefficient processes into solutions that leaders can use.