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WBL - Announcement and Here’s to Us 2010-1
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We would like to take the opportunity to announce that Adrienne Colburn, Strategic Relations Coordinator at the WBL Foundation, will be leaving WBL to pursue her career in Austin, Texas. Adrienne has been with the Foundation since October 2007. We will miss working with her as we are sure many of you will as well. Adrienne will be staying with WBL until June 2010 to ensure a smooth transition and will remain a resource to WBL and our Foundation Associates for several months. We hope you will join us in wishing Adrienne all the best for a wonderfully successful career, and we hope that those of you in Austin will consider reaching out to her.
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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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). These announcements will also be posted on our website, at http://www.womenleadinghealthcare.org.
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