Linda D. Williams, MHA, RHIA, is a health information professional and AHIMA volunteer serving as a CCHIIM Commissioner. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in medical record administration in 1991 from Florida A&M University and a Master of Science degree in healthcare administration in 2015 from the University of Maryland. She has served in various capacities with the Maryland Health Information Management Association, from committee member to Past President. She has served as a preceptor to the students at Montgomery Community College, Prince George's Community College, and Coppin State University. Williams says, “it is an ongoing challenge for health informatics and information professionals to lead, follow, or kindly suggest that others get out of the way. Agility and ability will continue to enforce capability and ultimately result in respectability.”