Girls in Tech Phoenix is hosting the fall Mentorship Meetup featuring Banner Health Cybersecurity and IT leaders.
Speakers will discuss the challenges of their careers and how they obtained their current roles in Cybersecurity and IT.
Florence Kraft – Director, IT Cybersecurity Strategy
Flo started her journey in IT after she got a job as a financial data analyst for an airline – learning the tools to do her job forced her to dig in to the technology that supported it. After taking some time away from work to spend time with her young children, she re-entered the workplace managing technology projects in Finance and Cybersecurity, where once again it was critical to learn how the technology fit together and how it would (or wouldn’t!) support what the company needed. She loved the tech part so much that she eventually got promoted into a role managing the systems and processes she helped put in place. Today, she works with tech teams to help get their projects up and running.
Girls in Tech Phoenix is hosting the fall Mentorship Meetup featuring Banner Health Cybersecurity and IT leaders.
Speakers will discuss the challenges of their careers and how they obtained their current roles in Cybersecurity and IT.
Florence Kraft – Director, IT Cybersecurity Strategy
Flo started her journey in IT after she got a job as a financial data analyst for an airline – learning the tools to do her job forced her to dig in to the technology that supported it. After taking some time away from work to spend time with her young children, she re-entered the workplace managing technology projects in Finance and Cybersecurity, where once again it was critical to learn how the technology fit together and how it would (or wouldn’t!) support what the company needed. She loved the tech part so much that she eventually got promoted into a role managing the systems and processes she helped put in place. Today, she works with tech teams to help get their projects up and running.
Pamela Harris – Director, IT Clinical Applications
With 22 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Pamela began her career as a Scheduler in Radiology and have since held various non-clinical positions. In 2014, she transitioned into the field of Information Technology and found a passion for supporting Clinical Applications. Working in Healthcare IT allows her to empower clinicians with the necessary tools to deliver exceptional patient care, which she thoroughly enjoys. She has successfully completed multiple Cerner EMR trainings and obtained a Scrum Product Owner Certification. To further develop her skillset, she has attended several core Leadership Competency classes throughout her career.
Monica Johnson – Sr. IT Product Owner, Digital Business Technology
Monica has been at Banner Health for 6 years, working in the Business Analyst, software development and product/platform ownership roles. It all started when she was a corporate new-hire trainer in the education industry, at a time where all of our processes were on paper and manual. She volunteered to learn programing languages and was part of the team that built online training programs, which fueled her passion for Information Technology. She then moved to being a consultant, building software for large companies in the banking and retail industries prior to joining Banner Health. Monica has a Masters in Business Administration, and several certifications pertaining to ServiceNow, Microsoft Office 365, SAFe Agile, Business Analysis and Project Management.
Linda Hill – Sr. Director, IT Operations & Workplace Technology
Over 40 years of experience in a healthcare environment, Linda's career started as a clerk in the Emergency room. As her journey continued, it included working as in all areas of the hospital in non-clinical roles. Moving to Information Technology around 1995, her career journey continued. Fortunate to be able to work in all areas of Information Technology her passion is to solve problems while empowering those around her to reach their career goals. A Certified ITIL Service Management Practitioner among other certifications, with core competencies include Technical Operations Management, Staff Development, and Relationship Management.
