WBL Foundation Associates:

We will be sending out our quarterly edition of Here’s to Us in a month. Please send me your recent career achievements and announcements to include by Friday, July 2nd at acolburn@ebglaw.com.

Thank you!
Adrienne

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WBL Here’s to Us – 2010 – 1

Congratulations to the following WBL Foundation Associates on their outstanding achievements and the achievements of their companies in the following four categories:

HORIZONTAL ADVANCEMENT™

WBL Foundation Associate Donna Cryer, JD, Chief Executive Officer, CryerHealth has been selected for a five year term to serve as a patient representative and consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov) and will serve as a member of the Gastrointestinal Drug Advisory Committee.

WBL Foundation Associate and WBL Advisory Board Member Ginger L. Graham, President and CEO, Two Trees Consulting and Former CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals has been elected to the Board of Directors of Walgreen Co.  effective May 1. Ginger becomes the board’s 10th member. Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2009 sales of $63 billion.

WBL Foundation Associate and WBL Advisory Board Member Carrie Harrie-Muller, Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Region , recently joined the Healthcare Advisory Board of Pinstripe, Inc., a human resources and recruitment outsourcing company. Carrie was introduced to this opportunity through a WBL board search opportunity. WBL Foundation Associate Jill Schwieters, President, Pinstripe Healthcare used WBL as a resource for finding candidates for this board opportunity.

WBL Foundation Associate Joan Herman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Herman and Associates, LLC has been appointed as Chair of the Board for MRV Communications, Inc. . MRV Communications, Inc. (“MRV”) is a provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. Joan previously was the President and CEO of WellPoint’s Consumer Business Unit.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

WBL Foundation Associate Deborah Daccord, Board Member, Fenway Community Health was named to Nightingale’s Healthcare News 2009 list of Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyers. Deborah is a Health Care Practice Member and Equity Member at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

WBL Foundation Associate Pamela Greenberg, President and CEO, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness has been recognized by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare with the 2010 Award of Excellence for Public Service. Pamela was honored for her work over more than a decade to bring about mental health parity.

WBL Foundation Associate Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, President and CEO, Society for Women’s Health Research was recently recognized by Woman’s Day as one of the top fifty “Women Who Are Changing the World.” To read the full article, go to http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Women-Who-Are-Changing-the-World/Women-Who-Are-Changing-the-World4.html.

WBL Foundation Associate Julia Kahr, Principal, The Blackstone Group was named one of the “Top 40 under 40” by Crains NY. Julia was named principal at Blackstone Group at age 29, becoming the youngest corporate principal at the $22 billion private equity firm. To read the full article, go to http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2010/10196.

WBL Foundation Associate Sona Mehring, Founder and Executive Director, CaringBridge was honored to have CaringBridge earn its top 4-star rating for the 3rd consecutive year from Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. CaringBridge earned this rating based on its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances.

WBL Foundation Associate Janet Wolfe, President and Founder, Wolfe Laboratories, Inc. was named this year’s Eastern regional finalist for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Wolfe Laboratories was selected from a record number of nationwide applicants based on its critical role in creating jobs in Massachusetts’ biopharmaceutical community, driving economic growth during a challenging recession, and innovative business practices which work towards improving human health.

VERTICAL ADVANCEMENT

WBL Foundation Associate Ellen Bonner recently founded and is the President of The Callaway Bonner Group. Her new company is based in Nashville, TN and provides healthcare and government contract consulting. Ellen was previously at CIGNA Government Services. Her new contact information is ellen.bonner@callawaybonner.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Mary Alice Czerwonka has recently joined Neathawk Dubuque & Packett (ND&P) as Senior Vice President. ND&P, a marketing and communications agency, is a provider of marketing strategies to hospitals and health care systems across the country. Mary Alice is based in Parrish, Florida and was previously at Finelight Strategic Marketing Communications. Her new contact information is maczerwonka@ndp-agency.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Pamela R. Levy has recently retired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch after 17 years with the company. Prior to Bank of America, Pamela was at Chase Manhattan Bank for 9 years. Pamela is currently considering corporate board opportunities. Her new contact information is pamelarlevy@gmail.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Debra Richman has recently joined Harris Interactive as Vice President, Healthcare Strategy. Harris Interactive is a market research company that specializes in public opinion research. Debra was previously Managing Partner at Samprave, LLC. Her new contact information is drichman@harrisinteractive.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Jill Schwieters was promoted to President of Pinstripe, Inc’s Health Care practice. Pinstripe is a leading human resources and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm and “the second largest pure play RPO firm in the country.” To view the press release see http://www.pinstripetalent.com/News/2010/82/Pinstripe-Promotes-Jill-Schwieters-to-President-of-Pinstripe-Healthcare.aspx and Jill can be reached at jschwieters@pinstripehealthcare.com. 

WBL Foundation Associate Sandy Shroyer has recently joined Apollo Health Street as Regional Vice President, Payer Services. Sandy was previously Vice President, Sales at ikaSystems, Inc. Her new contact information is sshroyer@apollohs.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Linda A. Willett, Esq. has recently joined Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. She was previously Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Her new contact information is Linda_willett@horizonblue.com.

PUBLICATIONS/IN THE NEWS

WBL Foundation Associates Katie Bell, Partner, Strategic Relations, Gallup Healthcare Group, The Gallup Organization and Vicki Shepard, Strategic & Government Relations, Healthways are pleased to announce two upcoming events.

The first event will be held on April 28-30, 2010 outside of Washington DC in Landsdowne, VA: Healthways Well-Being Summit. At this event, you will learn more about the far-reaching impact of well-being on productivity from nationally renowned experts in government, healthcare, and other important sectors. For more information , go to: https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=HEAL166E. The second event is on May 9, 2010 in Washington DC: Wellbeing: The Leading Metric of Thriving Cities. This event will present detailed analyses of wellbeing in cities and offer insights from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index and the Gallup World Poll. For more information, go to: http://www.gallup.com/poll/126986/Gallup-City-Wellbeing-Event.aspx.

WBL Foundation Associate Dawn Bowden, Ph.D., Former VP of Product Development, CIGNA Health Care, and later Ceridian Corporation, recently completed her PhD and her dissertation was accepted for publishing as a book. The book, Innovation and Integration Capacity: An Investigation of U.S. Health Care Organizations, provides an assessment of how and to what degree health care organizations innovate and integrate to produce change in the U.S. health care system.

WBL Foundation Associate Donna R. Cryer, JD, Chief Executive Officer, CryerHealth recently co-wrote an article with her business partner, Dr. Dennis Cryer, for PharmaVoice Magazine. The article “The New Washington Office” discusses the potential for new roles and responsibilities for Washington-based pharmaceutical company offices and staff. CryerHealth, located in Washington, DC, is a health advocacy and alliance development consultancy.

WBL Foundation Associate Tama Duffy Day, Principal and National Interior Design Healthcare Practice Leader, Perkins+Will is pleased to announce an event this Thursday, April 22, 2010 through the Georgetown University Healthcare Sustainability Forum called, “First Do No Harm: Partnerships for Patient Safety through Sustainability and Evidence Based Design.” Registration is free by sending an RSVP to nhsevents@georgetown.edu. For more information about this year’s event, please view: http://nhs.georgetown.edu/news/2010/04evidencebased_events.html.

WBL Foundation Associate Bunny Ellerin, Co-founder, NYC Health Business Leaders is pleased to announce a NYC Health Business Leaders event on April 28, 2010: Fueling Healthcare Innovation in NYC: Insights from Leading Entrepreneurs and the Venture Community.

WBL Foundation Associate Rachel Winokur, Vice President, The Carlyle Group will be one of the panelists speaking at the event. For more information, go to: http://www.nychealthbusinessleaders.com/upcoming_events.html.

WBL Foundation Associate Fawn Lopez, Publisher, Modern Healthcare Magazine would like to announce Modern Healthcare’s 3rd Annual Best Places to Work in Healthcare award program! The program is free to enter and all organizations receive a company-specific, one-page report summarizing their results. Being named one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare can have a tremendous impact on your organization. For more information go to: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/bestplaces/.

WBL Foundation Associates Ayse McCracken, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Methodist Hospital Physician Organization, The Methodist Hospital System and Cherrill Farnsworth, President and Chief Executive Officer, HealthHelp, LLC recently spoke at the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) Annual Forum in February. AAPOO is a national association of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and affiliate organizations.

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If you have an achievement, article, or other news that you would like included in the next WBL “Here’s to Us!” (to be emailed July 2010), please send us the details by contacting Adrienne Colburn at acolburn@ebglaw.com. These announcements will also be posted on our website, at http://www.womenleadinghealthcare.org.

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For those of you based in San Francisco, please stay tuned for another upcoming Bay area event.  If you frequent the JP Morgan conference and would like to be sure you see notices about next year’s JPM reception, contact Lauren Joyner at LJoyner@ebglaw.com.

WBL Here’s to Us - 2009-4

Congratulations to the following WBL Foundation Associates on their outstanding achievements and the achievements of their companies in the following four categories:

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

WBL Foundation Associate Fawn Lopez, Publisher, Modern Healthcare Magazine was honored at the inaugural Asian Health Care Leaders Association Gala Dinner in Chicago on November 16, 2009. The Asian Health Care Leaders Association is a membership and leadership organization devoted to increasing the representation and professional development of Asian-Americans in healthcare executive management, policy, and administration.

Congratulations to the following WBL Foundation Associates who were recognized as Crain’s Most Powerful Women in New York: Pamela Brier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Maimonides Medical Center (#26) and Carol Raphael, President and Chief Executive Officer, Visiting Nurse Service of New York (#45). The list include leaders of multinational companies, entrepreneurs, executives of important industry associations and women in New York politics.

WBL Foundation Associate Laurie Cooke, R.Ph., Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association was honored as part of the 2009 PharmaVoice 100, an annual review of people who are providing inspiration and are a driving force in the life sciences industry.  Laurie also was featured in a recent article in the journal of American Society for Association Executives.

WBL Foundation Associate Tama Duffy Day, Principal and National Interior Design Healthcare Practice Leader, Perkins+Will was recognized as one of 25 of the “Most Influential People in Healthcare Design” of 2009 in Healthcare Design Magazine . The architects, interior designers, academics and researchers that comprise this list were chosen through a nomination and voting period and also reviewed by the Editorial Board at The Center for Health Design.

WBL Foundation Associate Sona Mehring, Founder and Executive Director, CaringBridge was honored to have CaringBridge be the recipient of the Nonprofit Mission Award for Innovation from the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits . CaringBridge provides free websites that connect patients and their family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery. The Minnesota-based nonprofit was chosen because of its creative applications and nontraditional approaches to solving community challenges, and its collaboration with other nonprofits, businesses and governmental agencies.

WBL Foundation Associate Ryan Phelan, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, DNA Direct, Inc. received the Award for Patient Service from the Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The IPIT patient-service award honors a person who has made significant contributions to empowering patients and who champions patient focus in the advancement of rational drug therapy.

WBL Foundation Associate Jennifer L. Scully, President and Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Reources, LLC recently won the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women competition. This annual program is designed to accelerate the growth of high-potential businesses founded by women entrepreneurs. The nine winners will participate in the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2009, where more than 1,300 of the nation’s successful entrepreneurs and business leaders share growth strategies and discuss current economic challenges.

WBL Foundation Associate Marjorie Singley-Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Ampersand Associates, Inc. recently won the w2wlink Ascendancy Award for Business Women. Marjorie was selected as an outstanding woman who has “ascended” to achieve and innovate in the Transition to Transformation setting. w2wlink initiated the Ascendancy Awards to recognize, reward and inspire women to maximize their potential in their careers. Marjorie was also one of 100 women internationally to receive the TIAW World of Difference Award. With this award, the International Alliance of Women recognizes women whose efforts have advanced the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide.

WBL Foundation Associates Ceci Zak, Vice President, General Therapeutics Marketing, sanofi-aventis US and Immediate Past President, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and Elizabeth Mutisya, Vice President, US Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Former President, Board of Directors of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, were honored as part of the 2009 PharmExec Emerging Pharma Leaders, pioneers under age 45 who are bringing new ideas to life and are the true face of innovation in the healthcare industry.

HORIZONTAL ADVANCEMENT™

WBL Foundation Associate Angela Braly, Chief Executive Officer, WellPoint, Inc. was appointed to the Board of Directors of The Proctor & Gamble Company on December 8, 2009. P&G has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun® and Fusion®. The P&G community includes approximately 135,000 employees working in about 80 countries worldwide.

WBL Foundation Associate Jennie Chin Hansen, BS, MS, President, AARP recently joined the Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine. The Institute of Medicine in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has established a major initiative on the Future of Nursing. This new committee will examine the capacity of the nursing workforce to meet the demands of a reformed health care and public health system. To learn more about this initiative and committee go to: http://www.iom.edu/en/Activities/Workforce/Nursing.aspx.

WBL Foundation Associate Glenna M. Crooks, Ph.D., President, Strategic Health Policy International, Inc. has recently been named a Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroscience and Society and a Senior Fellow at the Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson School of Population Health.

WBL Foundation Associate Ayse O. McCracken, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, The Methodist Hospital Physician Organization, The Methodist Hospital System has been appointed to the National Board of Medical Examiners. The NBME is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides high-quality examinations for the health professions.

WBL Foundation Associate MarieAnn North, Founder, Posada Consulting Inc. was just appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Center for Genome Resources. The National Center for Genome Resources is a nonprofit life sciences company dedicated to improving human health and nutrition. It is located in Santa Fe, NM.

WBL Foundation Associate and WBL Advisory Board Member Jean Rush, President, Government Services, CIGNA was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence , a non-profit organization dedicated to leading companies in the pursuit of performance excellence, improving results, and contributing to the economic vitality of their region. Jean is also beginning her second year on the Board of Directors for the Cromwell Children’s Home, a full-service Christian treatment center providing residential treatment, special education and outpatient therapy for children and families throughout Connecticut.

WBL Foundation Associate Carrie Valiant, National Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Leader, EpsteinBeckerGreen recently started and is the Founder and President of the Health Care Industry Access Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting collaborative action across the health care industry to improve access to health care coverage and services in the United States.  To learn more, contact Carrie at cvaliant@ebglaw.com.

VERTICAL ADVANCEMENT

WBL Foundation Associate Kathy Dasko recently joined The Claro Group as their new Director in Business Development. The Claro Group is a financial and management consulting firm that primarily focuses on complex insurance claims, strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives, healthcare provider revenue cycle enhancements and economic/litigation consulting services. Kathy was previously a Director at Huron Consulting Group. Her new contact information is kdasko@theclarogroup.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Stacey Empson recently joined the Courtyard Group as Partner for their U.S. operations. Courtyard Group is a health care IT consulting company. Stacey was previously Chief Executive Officer for Epiphany Healthcare Advisors, a business consulting firm. Her new contact information is stacey.empson@courtyard-group.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Adele Gulfo has been named President and GM, Primary Care, US of Pfizer Inc. . Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines across many therapeutic areas.  Adele was previously Vice President, Design-for-Launch Brands and Business Development at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. Her new contact information is adele.gulfo@pfizer.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Ann D. Mohamadi has been named Executive Vice President, Business Development, Advertising and Medical Education at Publicis Healthcare Communications Group. She was previously Vice President, Business Development at Saatchi & Saatchi. She can be contacted at ann.mohamadi@publicishealthcare.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Jane Niederberger has been named President of My Health Care Manager, LLC . My Health Care Manager is a national company whose mission is to help seniors and their families manage the complexities of older adult life with unbiased professional guidance addressing health, independence and peace of mind. Jane is also the Founder and Principal of Niederberger Ventures LLC. Her new contact information is jniederberger@myhealthcaremanager.com.

WBL Foundation Associate Adriann Sax has been named the Chief Business Officer of Symphogen A/S. Symphogen is a private biopharmaceutical company that develops antibody therapeutics to help people with serious diseases and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Adriann was previously Executive Vice President at King Pharmaceuticals.

WBL Foundation Associate and WBL Advisory Board member Linda V. Tiano, Esq. has been named President, Regional Health Plans, Health Net of the Northeast. In this newly created position, Linda will be leading the efforts for the Northeast operations. She was previously Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Health Net, Inc. Health Net, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies.

WBL Foundation Associate Lisa M. Wyatt has been selected as the new Vice President and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest University Physicians, and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and Piedmont Triad Research Park. Lisa was previously the Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Marketing at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

PUBLICATIONS/IN THE NEWS

WBL Foundation Associates Jan Berger, MD, MJ, President and CEO, Health Intelligence Partners and Cyndy Nayer, President and CEO, Center for Health Value Innovation recently wrote a book, “Leveraging Health”, also with Jack Mahoney, MD. Drawing on real examples, the publication outlines the principles of the value-based healthcare design using 15 macro-levers to change behaviors. The book is available to buy through Amazon.

WBL Foundation Associates Cherrill Farnsworth, President, HealthHelp, LLC , Ayse O. McCracken, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, The Methodist Hospital Physician Organization, The Methodist Hospital System and WBL Foundation Founder and President Lynn Shapiro Snyder, National Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Leader, EpsteinBeckerGreen recently spoke at a forum in Houston, TX entitled “Play It Forward: Anticipating the Challenges, Changes and Opportunities of Federal Health Care Reform.” Lynn moderated the forum and Cherrill and Ayse were two of the panelists. To read a summary of the forum, click here.

WBL Foundation Associates Deborah Dunsire, President & CEO, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. – The Takeda Oncology Company, Deborah Gage-Lofgren, Senior Vice President, Brand Strategy, Communications & Public Relations, Kaiser Permanente and Maria Sainz, President & CEO, Concentric Medical, Inc. recently spoke at the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association annual Leadership Conference in San Francisco, CA. They spoke on a panel entitled “Redefining Leadership in a Time of Change.”

WBL Foundation Associate Lynn Nicholas, President and CEO, Massachusetts Hospital Association recently introduced their new and completely updated website. The new website is better tailored for Bay State hospitals, health systems and other MHA subscribers.

WBL Foundation Associate Sandra L. Piersol, Director, Healthcare, Navigant Consulting Inc. and WBL Foundation Founder and President Lynn Shapiro Snyder, National Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Leader, EpsteinBeckerGreen recently spoke at Seton Hall Law School about “Risks to Directors and Trustees of Health Care & Life Sciences Companies: Corporate compliance in a Distressed Economy”. The program urged for-profit and nonprofit health care organizations to prioritize effective corporate compliance programs, particularly in today’s economy. To read about this event, go to the Seton Hall Law School blog here.

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If you have an achievement, article, or other news that you would like included in the next WBL “Here’s to Us!” (to be emailed March 2010), please send us the details by contacting Adrienne Colburn at acolburn@ebglaw.com. These announcements will also be posted on our website, at http://www.womenleadinghealthcare.org.

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