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Keisha J. Rhines-Thomas is a Clinical Informatics Master’s Student at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) and an Electrical Engineer with over 11 years of experience. Keisha J. Rhines-Thomas was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, where her family is from the Caribbean and North Carolina. Keisha graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics/Engineering Emphasis from Delaware State University in 1999. During Keisha’s time at Delaware State University, Keisha interned over the summers at the University of New York at Stony Brook, NASA Langley Virginia, and the University of Connecticut, working in physics/optoelectronics engineering and nanotechnology research.

Keisha received her M.S.E.E (2004) and PhD (2009) in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was selected as the Student Body Speaker at her Master’s graduation. Keisha has worked at Duke Energy as a Transmission and Distribution Planning Engineer (Charlotte, NC), Lexmark International as a Hardware Sensor Design Electrical Engineer (Lexington, KY), and at Intel Corporation as a Facilities Power Systems Electrical Engineer in Hillsboro, Oregon. Keisha also completed a Facilities Management Certification program at Arizona State University. Intel honored Keisha with over 11 awards, including work on leading the commissioning completion of a Data Center in two weeks, and leading the shutdown of an entire facility with no resulting issues or problems.

During Dr. Thomas’s spare time, she volunteers as a member of the service Sorority organization, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based program called the Shabazz Delta Academy, where she is the Chair. Keisha also leads fundraising efforts and serve as Assistant Treasurer and Chair of Education Programs for the Sorority at the June Key Delta Community Center, located in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. Keisha enjoys spending time with her husband and family of 4 children and is a fan of the Mets National League United States baseball team.