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Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE

Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, is president and chief executive officer of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Before his appointment as president and CEO, Dr. Dolan served as ACHE’s executive vice president. Prior to joining ACHE, he held a variety of teaching, research and administrative positions at St. Louis University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Washington and the University of Iowa. Board certified in healthcare management as a Fellow of both the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Society of Association Executives, he has served as chair of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, the Association Forum of Chicagoland, and the Institute for Diversity in Health Management. Dr. Dolan currently serves as chairman of the American Society of Association Executives and is also on the board of the International Hospital Federation.

Carson F. Dye, FACHE

Carson Dye is a partner with Witt/Kieffer who conducts CEO and senior executive searches. With more than 30 years of healthcare consulting and management experience, Mr. Dye helps organizations with executive search and assessment. He is certified to use Hogan Assessments in leadership evaluation and also serves on the faculty of the graduate program in health administration at The Ohio State University. Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Mr. Dye has written four books, including the Health Administration Press book Leadership in Healthcare: Values at the Top.

Joseph Grenny

Joseph Grenny is a co-founder of VitalSmarts, currently serving on its board of directors, and a coauthor of and contributor to eight books including three New York Times bestsellers: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High and Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior. Mr. Grenny previously served as president of California Computer Corporation and as an executive for the Covey Leadership Center. He is a seasoned executive and business strategy expert on topics ranging from leadership and interpersonal communication to organizational change and effectiveness. He has been cited in dozens of newspapers including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. He also has appeared on more than one hundred radio and television programs including CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC and the Today Show.

Michael Guthrie, MD, MBA, FACPE

Dr. Mike Guthrie is executive-in-residence at the University of Colorado–Denver School of Business Program in Health Administration. During the past 25 years he has worked with physicians, hospitals and health systems to improve performance. He has previously served in a number of senior healthcare executive roles including medical director, chief operating officer, health system CEO, and as senior executive for a large national healthcare alliance. He is a nationally known facilitator and consultant on physician engagement and physician leadership and is also an executive coach, focusing on supporting physician executive performance. He serves on the editorial advisory board for several national healthcare journals and has published more than 40 articles on health management and physician leadership topics.

Robert L. Guyer, JD

Robert L. Guyer, Esq. is the founder and president of Engineering THE LAW Inc. Previously, he served as legislative counsel and assistant director of State Government Affairs for Ralston Purina Company and manager of Legislative Affairs for Gates Energy Products Inc. and held a similar position at Energizer Power Systems. He has lobbied successfully for agency rules and legislation in Canada, Washington, D.C., numerous other states and internationally. He has more than 13 years of legislative and executive agency lobby experience in the electric utility industry, consulting, and as an executive agency enforcement officer. Mr. Guyer was a visiting professor at Florida State University where he designed and taught a lobbying graduate course.

Charles Kim

Charles Kim is vice president at Kaufman, Hall & Associates where he consults on a national basis with healthcare clients including regional healthcare systems, academic medical centers and community medical centers. Prior to joining Kaufman, Hall he was a manager in Deloitte & Touche’s Financial Advisory Services practice, where he specialized in advising managed care organizations, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in connection with joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Kim has lectured to industry groups on topics including best practice capital and financial planning and integrating strategy and finance to enhance access to capital.

Robert Lloyd, PhD

Robert Lloyd, PhD, is executive director of Performance Improvement for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Dr. Lloyd provides leadership in the areas of performance improvement strategies, statistical process control methods, development of strategic dashboards and quality improvement training. He also serves as faculty for various IHI initiatives and projects in the United States and abroad. Before joining the IHI, Dr. Lloyd served as the corporate director of Quality Resource Services for Advocate Health Care. He also served as director of quality measurement for Lutheran General Hospital and directed the American Hospital Association's Quality Measurement and Management project.

William F. Martin, PsyD

Dr. William “Marty” Martin, PsyD, is associate professor and director, DePaul University Chicago’s Master of Science in Human Resources program. He is also an organizational consultant with doctoral-level training in psychology and front-line experience in human resources management, operations and information technology. Dr. Martin’s previous roles include director of human resources at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and manager of Employment & Training/Development at Tulane University Hospital & Clinics. Prior to working at Tulane University Hospital & Clinics, Marty served as director of Employee Assistance Program/Worksite Wellness at Xavier University of Louisiana.

Anthony Nieves

Anthony Nieves is the senior vice president of Supply Management for Hilton Hotels Corporation. Nieves oversees end-to-end supply management services and solutions for all properties within the Hilton family of brands. A recognized leader within the supply management and hospitality industries, Mr. Nieves serves as the chair of the Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee for the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). He is the past chair of the board of directors for ISM and is the chair emeritus for the ISM—Hospitality Supply Management Forum (formerly an executive study group of the National Restaurant Association). Nieves is the chairman of The Conference Board’s Purchasing and Supply Leadership Council. Additionally, he is a board trustee for the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, a supply management research organization; certified purchasing manager and accredited purchasing practitioner through ISM; and a certified foodservice purchasing manager through the National Restaurant Association.

Kevin E. O’Connor, CSP

Kevin E. O'Connor, CSP is the principal of Kevin O’Connor & Associates Ltd. and a faculty member at Loyola University Chicago as well as Columbia College in Chicago. He specializes in working with business professionals who have been promoted to leadership and sales positions where they now lead and influence their business peers. Since 1976, Kevin has presented to more than 3,150 audiences and coaches 125 professionals around the country. Kevin is the author of four books including Present Like A Pro: A Field Guide to Mastering the Art of Business, Professional, and Public Speaking and a contributor to four more.

James E. Orlikoff

James E. Orlikoff is president of Orlikoff & Associates Inc., a consulting firm specializing in healthcare governance and leadership, strategy, quality, organizational development and risk management. He is the senior consultant to the Center for Healthcare Governance and is the national advisor on Governance and Leadership to the American Hospital Association and Health Forum. He was named one of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare in the inaugural list by Modern Healthcare magazine. Mr. Orlikoff has consulted with hospitals in six countries, working extensively on improving the relationships between boards, medical staff and management. He has written 15 books and more than 100 articles and has served on hospital, college and civic boards. Currently he serves as a member of the Virginia Mason Health System board in Seattle and is chair of its Governance Committee and is on the board of Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.

Charles D. Stokes, FACHE

Charles D. Stokes, FACHE, is president of North Mississippi Medical Center, a 650-bed tertiary hospital located in Tupelo, Miss. He has previously served as administrator of Emergency Medical Services and Ambulatory Care at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and vice president of Operations at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute in Houston. In the past 14 years, Mr. Stokes has served as executive vice president and chief operation officer for three different healthcare systems in Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama. Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, he currently serves as a preceptor on the faculty at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

Scott Wallace

Scott Wallace is president and CEO of National Alliance for Health Information Technology. Prior to his current role Mr. Wallace was a fixture in Washington and other policy circles as a voice for the potential of information technology to solve problems related to cost, efficiency and effectiveness of medical care and health management. Mr. Wallace was twice named to Modern Healthcare magazine’s annual list of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.” He has held a number of leadership positions including chairman of the congressionally chartered Commission on Systemic Interoperability.

Cecelia K. Wooden, EdD

Cecelia Wooden, EdD, is a partner at Wooden & Associates Inc., a strategic communications management firm in Louisville, Ky. Dr. Wooden’s clients include Fortune 100 companies, healthcare, nonprofit and arts and educational organizations. Her consulting services focus on core value identification, performance evaluation, strategic planning, leadership development and communication. For 17 years, she has been associated with the Center for Creative Leadership through its network associate located at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. Dr. Wooden is also an instructor for the Master of Arts Program in Strategic Communication and Leadership at Seton Hall University.

   
 

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