Dawn Whitney is the Founder and CEO of EmPower HealthIT, a healthcare IT staffing agency with over 1800 clients nationwide. With 27 years of healthcare informatics experience, she started her business with just $500 at her kitchen table, and has grown it into a successful company with a dedicated team of recruiters focused on technology staffing inside and outside of the healthcare market. As a WBENC (Women Business Enterprise) certified organization, EmPower HealthIT specializes in direct hire and contract placement for healthcare IT and Clinical IS professionals. They have recently launched a new division, focusing on big data, analytics, cloud, SaaS, and recruiting executive leadership, operations, and sales positions across several industries.