Speakers and Trainers

Maxwell IT has an experienced team of speakers/trainers comprised of physicians, administrators and technology project managers. Courses are usually taught by one to two trainers. Here is a partial speaker/trainer list:

Debra Wiggs, FACMPE, Senior Consultant
Debra Wiggs is a practicing medical group administrator, a practice administration consultant for Medical Management, Inc. and a Senior Consultant for Maxwell IT. She works with practice groups on EHR implementation, selection and practice management strategies. Debra has an extensive background in health care administration. She currently serves as a Board Director for the National Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Debra is a board certified Fellow through the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE). Some of her past positions include: Superintendent/CEO of San Juan County Public Hospital District, Administrator for Lynden Family Medicine, and CEO of ComPASS, a 90-physician specialty MSO. Debra received her BSA degree in Healthcare Administration from City University in Seattle. When she’s not speaking or consulting with a practice, you can find her enjoying the Arizona sun near a golf course with her Chihuahua.

Mary Ledbury, VP Practice Services
Mary Ledbury is the Vice President of Practice Services and a Principal of Maxwell IT. In her role, Ms. Ledbury is responsible for the development and delivery of all project management implementations for practices. She is an accomplished technology and healthcare industry veteran, with a 24-year record of architecting and implementing software and services. Prior to joining Maxwell IT, some of her previous positions include: VP of Technology for Travelport, a Cendant Company, Chief Technology Officer for Phycom Corporation, a disease management/care management software firm. Ms. Ledbury has successfully built global project teams to deliver complex systems and solutions. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University. Ms. Ledbury holds patent number 6,266,675 for the dynamic definition and control of application behavior and user interface. She is passionate about improving healthcare technology investments. When relaxing with her family and friends, they will remove all technology gadgets/devices within a specific radius.

Tracy Maxwell, President
Tracy Maxwell is the President of Maxwell IT Company, and founded the company with a vision to create affordable healthcare IT services for small to medium-size physician offices. A 19-year healthcare software industry veteran, she brings her experience in building successful, fast-growth technology companies. Prior to creating Maxwell IT Company, she was the Founder and CEO of Advanced Research Systems, Inc. (ARS) for six years; a care management/disease management software company. Tracy is an HIT advisor to multiple state medical associations and helps oversee statewide EHR vetting processes.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Washington and has previously served on the Washington State Health Informatics Advisory Board. You can frequently find her skiing and hiking with her husband and daughter in the Pacific Northwest.