MediQuant’s Dr. Kel Pults Named Co-Chairperson of Active Archive Alliance

The Active Archive Alliance announced that Dr. Kel Pults, DHA, MSN, RN-BC, NREMT, clinical officer and VP of government strategy at MediQuant, has been named co-chairperson of the organization.

She will join co-chairperson Rich Gadomski in leading the organization and supporting its vision to promote awareness of active archive solutions for addressing the challenges of managing data at scale.

She replaces Bob Cone, who retired from Spectra Logic and his Active Archive Alliance co-chairperson position at the end of 2023 after a long career spanning over 30 years in the storage industry.

Pults has served on the board of the Active Archive Alliance for the past 3 years. At MediQuant, she applies her nursing experience and expertise to build the most effective health information technology to support clinical data management solutions. She joined MediQuant in 2014, where she has been involved in virtually every facet of the operation, including partnering with developers of the product DataArk to enhance current clinical modules and create new ones to meet evolving client needs. She serves as MediQuant’s HIPAA Privacy Officer, chairs the Health Regulatory Committee, is a member of the Security Committee, and is on the advisory board for the Women in Leadership Program at Ashland University in Ohio.

She earned her Doctor of Health Administration and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Nursing from the University of Phoenix.

“As a member of the board, Kel has been instrumental in advancing the Active Archive Alliance’s mission to provide end-users with technical expertise and guidance for implementing active archive solutions,” said Gadomski, co-chairperson of the Active Archive Alliance and head of tape evangelism at FujiFilm Recording Media, USA, Inc. “I’m excited for Kel to join me as co-chairperson as we continue to educate the industry on how active archives support intelligent data management for organizations of all sizes. I also wish Bob Cone all the best as he embarks on his new adventures in retirement. He has done a great job contributing to and supporting the Alliance’s success since its inception in 2010.”

An active archive model solves data growth challenges and allows today’s organizations to manage and access their archival data cost-effectively and energy efficiently. An active archive enables data owners to build intelligent archival storage systems that combine flash, disk, optical and tape, in the data center and the cloud. These smart, flexible active archiving solutions enable users to maintain online access to manage and derive value from massively growing archives.

“The need for active data archiving solutions is increasing as new technologies, regulations and initiatives place greater demands on an organization’s data,” said Pults. “I wish Bob the absolute best as he retires, and I look forward to continuing to work with Rich and our members as the Alliance provides industry leadership and support to address these increasing demands.”