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WBL - Announcement and Here’s to Us 2009-4
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We are pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2010, Eleanor Whitley will be promoted to Executive Director of the WBL Foundation. Eleanor has been with the WBL Foundation for over five years in different capacities. This promotion recognizes her wonderful accomplishments and capabilities.
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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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