Executive Team

Antoinette Gardner

Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Gardner is the co-founder and CEO of Avаnсé IT Solutions, LLC. has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare field and 13 years in the health information technology and professional services industries. She is responsible for charting the direction of the company. As a Masters graduate of the University of Maryland’s Nurse Informatics Program, Ms. Gardner immersed herself with all things health IT and used the tools, policies and regulations gained from the educational experience to direct Avance into environments that we successfully engage and support.

She is responsible for transitioning Avаnсé from being a 100% commercial firm, into a certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and 8(a) firm that actively executes business with the federal government. Ms. Gardner is responsible for direct contact with the customer’s leadership and is the point of contact (POC) for the government procurement office.

Kimley Mitchell-El

Chief Operating Officer

Kimley Mitchell-El is the is the co-founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Avаnсé IT Solutions, LLC. Kimley has 34 years of experience in healthcare and information technology. She graduated from California College San Diego with a degree in Respiratory Therapy. With an authentic understanding of the medical and healthcare communities, Kimley successfully transitioned from clinical environments, to Healthcare Information Technology. She has a demonstrated record of helping our clients build, manage, analyze and enhance technology. Kimley has a unique and powerful ability direct and support our clients and has been key to successful client engagement.