HERO Forum Think Tank Members

The HERO Forum Think Tank (Think Tank) is a blend of corporate and selected provider executives. Many of these individuals are recognized employee health management national authorities and thought leaders.

By design, the membership is small when compared to most employer-provider coalitions. This is necessary because a functioning Think Tank must be of the size where there is personal and candid interaction across the entire membership. The Think Tank convenes every February and September for a one and one-half day meeting. the Think Tank mission is to move employee health management forward as a widely accepted and accurately measured strategy to enhance the health of employees and their dependents, and there by, control health care costs, improve work performance and maximize well-being. For information about Think Tank membership, click on the Become a Member link. An Application for Membership can be printed out.

Following are the HERO Forum Think Tank member organizations and the individuals who make up the Think Tank membership:

Corporate Members

• 3M - Carol Ley, MD., MPH - Director, Occupational Health
   
• Acushnet Company – Greg Salgueiro, MS – Manager, Wellness
   
• Abbott Laboratories – Pat Bertsche, MPH, RN - Manager, Global Occupational Health Services
   
• Acushnet Company – Greg Salgueiro, – Manager, HealthWise Program
   
• Affinia Group – Bob Soroosh – Director, Benefits Administration
   
• Archer Daniel Midland – David Scott –Director, Wellness/EAP
   
• BD Medical – John Skirbst, Associate Health and Wellness
   
• Alcon, Inc. – Don Snyder – Director, Corporate Benefits & Health Services
   
• Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. - Jim Hertel - Director, Compensation & Benefits
   
• Boeing Company – Michael Brennan – Manager, Company-Wide Wellness Programs
   
• Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Ann Burke – Executive Director, Benefits
   
• Chesapeake Energy - Toni Parks-Payne - Director, Employee Health
   
• Chrysler – Cyndy Parker – Case Management Manager
   
• CIGNA – Allen Woolf, MD – Chief Medical Officer – CIGNA Group Insurance
   
• Dow Chemical Company – Cathy Baase, MD – Global Director, Health Services
   
• DTE Energy - Richard Lueders - Director, HR, Compensation & Benefits
   
• Eastman Chemical Company – David Sensibaugh – Director, Integrated Health
   
• GlaxoSmithKline – Ann Kuhnen,MD, MPH – VP, Employee Health Management – US.
   
• Goldman, Sachs & Company - Lilly Wyttenbach - VP of Wellness
   
• Johnson & Johnson - Fikry Isaac, MD, MPH - Ex. Director, Worldwide Health Services & Resources
   
• J. M. Family Enterprises – Debbie Stallings – Consultant
   
• Kellogg Company – William Greer – VP, Benefits
   
• Kimberly – Clark – Tom Fariss, MD, MPH – Corporate Medical Director
   
• McKee Foods Corporation – Eva Lynne Disbro – VP, Human Resources
   
• Merck & Company, Inc. – Claire Sharda, MBA, MHSA – Senior Director, Health & Human Performance
   
• Microsoft Corporation - Ann Meverden - Senior Benefits Manager
   
• Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation - John Herrick - Executive Director, Employers/Payors Initiatives
   
• Olin Corporation – David Turner, MD, PhD – Medical Director
   
• Pepsi Bottling Group – Susan Moley - Director, Healthcare Strategy
   
• Pfizer – Duane Putnam – Manager, National Employer Accounts
   
• Pitney – Bowes – David Hom – Executive Director, Global Benefits
   
• Procter & Gamble – Les Yee, MD – Corporate Medical Director
   
• Prudential Financial – Andrew Crighton, MD – VP, Chief Medical Officer
   
• Shell Oil – Faiyaz Bhojani, MD – Regional Manager, Health Services-America’s
   
• SONOCO - Shirlee Sanderson - Manager, Wellness & Health Promotion
   
• Trek Bicycles, Inc. – Jennifer Pagels – Manager, Compensation & Benefits
   
• USAA - Peter Wald, MD, MPH - VP, Wellness
   
• VOLVO/Mack Truck – Jeffrey Burtaine, MD – Medical Director
   
• WE Energies - Kris Rappe

Health-Benefits Consulting

• Health Data Management Solutions – Mary Henderson, PhD – Executive VP
   
• John T. Kelly, MD and Associates - John Kelly, MD - President
   
• Mercer Human Resource Consulting – Tami Collin - Partner
   
• SHPS, Inc. – Paul Berger, MD – Chief Medical Officer
   
• Thomson Medstat – Ron Goetzel – VP, Consulting & Applied Research
   
• Towers-Perrin - Jeff Dobro, MD - Senior Consultant, Care Management

Health Care Plans / Providers

• American Behavioral – Maureen Gleason – Ex. Director, Sales and Corporate Relations
   
• Atlantic Health - Joanne Gould, MA, RD - Manager, OMS Wellness Center
   
• AtlantiCare Health Plans – Pat Koelling – President & CEO and Diane Cheatham - Corporate Director, Epidemic Health
   
• Baystate Health – Barbara Pelletier, MS, RD – Director, Health & Wellness
   
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arizona – Vicki McDonald – VP, Marketing
   
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts – Karen Hewitt – Program Manager, Prevention & Wellness
   
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island – Michael Samuelson – VP, Health & Wellness
   
• HealthPartners - Nico Pronk, PhD - VP, Health & Disease Management, Executive Director, Health Behavioral Group
   
• InHouse Physicians – Jonathan Spero, MD - CEO
   
• Intermountain Health Care – Tim Butler – Health Management Analyst
   
• Sutter Health Partners – Mary Anna Weklar – Director, Business Development
   
• United Behavioral Health – David Whitehouse, MD – CMO, Clinical Strategy & Innovations

Employee Health Management Providers

• CHD Meridian Healthcare – Michele Hart-Henry – VP, Marketing
   
• Comprehensive Health Services - Stuart Clark - Executive Vice President
   
• Corporate Health Partners – Jack Curtis - CEO
   
• Healthways – John Harris – Senior VP, Health Support Division
   
• HealthFitness – Jerry Noyce – Consultant
   
• HealthSTAT – Susan Kinzler – Executive VP
   
• IncentOne – Sue Lewis – Senior VP, Health & Productivity Solutions
   
• Leade Health – Michael Mulvihill – President
   
• Mayo Clinic Health Management Resources – Kurt Hobbs – Consultant, Health Management Strategy
   
• Matria Health Care – Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH – Executive VP, Chief  Strategic Officer
   
• MediFit Corporate Services – Paul Couzelis, PhD - President
   
• OptumHealth – Harlan Levine, MD – Chief Clinical Officer
   
• PlusOne Health Management – Michael Motta – President
   
• Presagia Corporation - Rick Bercuvitz, - Chief Operating Officer
   
• Proactive Partners - Debra Siena - Vice President
   
• ProFitness Health Solutions - Tom Sabia -President & CEO
   
• Quest Diagnostics – Fred Williams – Director Health Benefits Management
   
• StayWell Health Management – David Anderson, PhD – VP, Program Strategy & Development
   
• Vielife – Howard Gough – Director, U.S. Operations
   

Universities

• Purdue University - Julie Huetteman, PhD - Program Manager, Health & Wellness
   
• University of Alabama - Rebecca Kelly, PhD, RD - Director, Health Promotion and Wellness
   
• University of Iowa - Joni Troester, Director - Worklife/UI Wellness
   
• University of Michigan – LaVaughn Palma-Davis – Director, Health & Well Being Initiatives
  

Associations - USA

• American Psychological Association - David Ballard, PsyD, MBA, - Director, Corporate Relations & Business Strategy
   
• National Pharmaceutical Council – Jeff Warren - Senior Consultant

Associations - International

• Finpro USA, Inc. - Val Kratzman - Senior Vice President & Director, Health Science

HERO Staff

• Bill Whitmer, President and CEO

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