U.s. Southeast Region

Welcome to the U.S. Southeast Region of IISE, which includes the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico. The Southeast Region currently consists of three professional chapters and 16 student chapters representing a total of 1,082 professional IISE members and 818 student members.

The mission of our region is to provide a connection point to facilitate IISE member networking, participation in educational offerings and involvement in IISE leadership opportunities.

Regional Vice President - Mary Ellen Skeens

Mary Ellen Skeens Mary Ellen Skeens is regional vice president (RVP) of the Southeast Region. Your regional vice president is your most valuable resource and establishes priorities for your region.

Mary Ellen has a passion for working with healthcare organizations on technology innovation, solution architecture, and process improvement to develop solution capabilities that improve and save lives. Mary Ellen holds professional certifications including ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Foundation, Project Management Professional, and Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems. She is a Society of Health Systems Diplomate and Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Fellow. Mary Ellen served on the Society for Health Systems Board as President in 2020 with previous experience on the Board of Directors and HSPI Conference Chair. Mary Ellen was trained as an Industrial Engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a Master’s degree in Health Systems.

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U.S. Southeast Region

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico

This region includes the following professional chapters:

  • Atlanta
  • Greater Miami
  • Central Florida

There are IISE student chapters at 14 colleges and universities in the region:

  • Auburn University 
  • Florida A & M University/Florida State University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology 
  • Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
  • Louisiana State University 
  • Louisiana Tech University 
  • Mercer University 
  • Mississippi State University
  • Polytechnic University - Puerto Rico
  • Southern Polytechnic State University
  • University of Alabama - Huntsville 
  • University of Central Florida 
  • University of Florida 
  • University of Miami 
  • University of Puerto Rico
  • University of Turabo IISE Chapter (Puerto Rico)
  • University of South Florida
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