HERO recognizes the necessity to disseminate information and data relating to the enhancement of health, well-being, performance and cost control. To this end, HERO makes available information about national thought leaders who are qualified and have interest as Forum faculty speakers.

Following are individuals well known to HERO who are recommended. Please contact the speakers directly to discuss availability and other details.

David Anderson, Ph.D. – Senior VP Program & Chief Health Officer
StayWell Health Management
2700 Blue Water Road, Ste. 850
St. Paul, MN 55121-1400
651-905-6973 651-454-4062 fax
david.anderson@staywell.com
http://www.staywellhealthmanagement.com

David’s areas of expertise are health behavior change, employee health management, integration of health enhancement efforts, interpretation of health care data, and evaluation and ROI anlaysis.

Jennifer Bruno, BS – Worldwide Director, Wellness & Promotion
Johnson & Johnson
501 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 524-2691
jbruno3@corus.jnj.com
http://www.jnj.com

Jennifer has extensive experience in creating and monitoring employee health management programs and services at the global level. The Johnson & Johnson program is a Koop Award winner.

Jeffrey Dobro, MD – Consultant, Senior Care Management
Towers Perrin
Morris Corporate Center II
One Upper Pond Road
Building F
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 331-3531
jeffrey.dobro@towersperrin.com
http://www.towersperrin.com

Jeff’s area of expertise is total integration, design, and operation of the care management for the senior population.

William Greer, MBA – VP, Human Resources
Kellogg Company
One Kellogg Square
Battle Creek, MI 49016
(269) 961-6051
william.greer@kellogg.com
http://www.kelloggs.com

Bill has personal experience in making employee health management part of the overall benefits package.

John Harris, M.Ed. – Senior Vice President
Healthways
6629 West Centeral Avenue, Suite 100
Toledo, OH 43617
419-885-5100 419-885-2942 fax
john.harris@healthways.com
http://www.healthways.com

John’s areas of expertise are application of behavioral change techniques to lifestyle management, disease management and general programming in corporate health care costs and productivity management.

Katherine Hamlin – VP, Mkt & Strategic Dev
Health and Fitness Corporation
3600 American Blvd., Ste. 560
Minneapolis, MN 55431
865-531-7244
katherine.hamlin@hfit.com
http://www.hfc.com

Katherine has extensive experience in employee health management programs and in the development and evaluation of new and innovative methods and techniques.

Ronald Loeppke, MD, MPH – Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Vice President
Matria Healthcare, Inc.
770-767-7078
ron_loeppke@matria.com
http://www.matria.com

Ron’s areas of expertise are health and productivity, occupational health, managed care, consumer driven health care and preventive medicine.

Margaret D. Sabin, MHSA - CEO, Sutter Health Partners
VP, New Product Development, Sutter Health
2200 River Plaza Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95833
916-286-6656
sabinm@sutterhealth.org
http://www.sutterhealth.org

Margaret’s area of expertise is the creation, operation and monitoring of comprehensive employee health management programs.

Michael Samuelson, MA – VP, Health & Wellness
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island / Health & Wellness Institute
444 Westminster, Executive Office
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 459-5853
michael_samuelson@bcbsri.org
http://www.hwinstitute.com

Michael has about 25 years experience in employee health management and is the founder of the Health and Wellness Institute.

Bill Whitmer, MBA - President and CEO
Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO)
15 Office Park Circle, Ste. 202
Birmingham, AL 35223
205-969-2680 205-871-7811 fax
whitmer@the-hero.org
http://www.the-hero.org

Bill is an innovation expert specializing in making prevention an accepted, effective and measurable method to control health care utilization and costs, how to measure financial impact, and health care economics.