Maxwell IT Management Team
Tracy Maxwell, President & CEO
Tracy Maxwell is the President of Maxwell IT Company. Maxwell founded the company with a vision to create affordable and easy-to-use EHR consulting / IT services for small to medium-size physician offices. A 21 year healthcare software industry veteran, she brings her experience in building successful, fast-growth technology companies. Maxwell is responsible for the overall day-to-day operations and growth strategy. 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.
During her tenure with ARS, Ms. Maxwell received a nomination as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She also built and ran software consulting firm, GTI services. Ms. Maxwell works frequently as an advisor to technology start-ups in the Puget Sound area. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Washington. Maxwell also served as a member of the Washington State Medical Association's Practice Informatics Advisory Council and as a HIT advisor to the California and Florida Medical Associations.
Mary Ledbury, Vice President, 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 architecture and delivery of all service offerings, and overseeing all aspects of client support. She is a technology and healthcare industry veteran, with a 25-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.
James Leigh, Director of IT Services
James Leigh is the IT Director of Maxwell IT Company and has an extensive background in building, managing and expanding IT services for physician offices. Mr. Leigh is responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of IT services through our engineer teams as well as our Network Operations Center (NOC). Prior to joining Maxwell, Mr. Leigh worked as the IT Manager for Tacoma Digestive & Disease Center for 9 years, a 13 provider, 4 site location clinic. During his tenure, Mr. Leigh was responsible for implementing and managing the 24/7 uptime requirements of their Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management System (PMS). He was an early pioneer in the lab interface arena, spearheading a Provation and Orchard lab connection for his clinic between the stakeholders.
Mr. Leigh received his undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound and his MBA from City University. Recently, he spearheaded the launch of our new disaster recovery technology.