Monica Arrowsmith is the Director of the Indiana Health Information Technology Extension center, funded by a $12 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant awarded to Purdue University. Prior to this appointment, Ms Arrowsmith served for more than 15 years in executive healthcare leadership positions that included experience in developing and implementing a variety of initiatives involving quality, safety, joint ventures and electronic health records. Ms Arrowsmith earned her B.S. in nursing from Ball Sate University of South Carolina; and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.