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Chairperson
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Lyn Boocock-Taylor is the vice president
for Development at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network. AEHN
has been serving the Philadelphia community since 1866 and
provides comprehensive healthcare services through six major
facilities and many outpatient locations. Prior to joining
Albert Einstein in October, 2004, Lyn Boocock-Taylor served as
president of the Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania,
a position she held for over six years. Under her leadership
the foundation has grown from a $1.5 million organization to
one with an annual budget of $3.5 million. Her other
accomplishments include making Pennsylvania the first state to
develop an Arthritis Action Plan without funding from the
Center for Disease Control, as well as the first state to have
an Arthritis and Osteoporosis Caucus, boasting 81 members from
the Pennsylvania House and Senate. Ms. Boocock-Taylor has
worked in the advancement field for 30 years and raised
millions of dollars for projects in the Philadelphia area
including university buildings, disease-specific research,
scholarships, a trauma center, neuroscience labs and indigent
care. Her civic activities including serving on the Drexel
University Alumni Board of Governors, the board of the
Delaware Valley Child Care Council, the development committee
of St. Peter’s School, and the Promoting Healthy Living
planning committee and professional advisory council of the
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. She also serves as a
reviewer for the Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit
Organizations. Ms. Boocock-Taylor received the 2004 and 1994
Professional Attainment Award and 1996 Specialty Award from
Drexel University Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional
Studies.
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Board Members
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Michael C. Gerald, Ph.D. is a Professor
of Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of
Connecticut. Professional Appointments: Division of
Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University:
Assistant Professor (1969-74); Associate Professor (1974-80);
Professor (1980-93); Professor and Acting Chairman (1981-82).
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, Consultant
(1983-84). Associate Dean and Secretary, College of Pharmacy
(1984-89); Associate Dean for Professional Programs (1990-93).
Dean and Professor of Pharmacology (1993-2002), Professor,
Department of Pharmacy Practice (2002), School of Pharmacy,
The University of Connecticut. Educational Training: B.S.,
College of Pharmacy, Fordham University (1961); Ph.D.,
Department of Pharmacology, Indiana University (1968); United
States Public Health Service Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments
of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, University of Chicago
(1968-69).
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Allan Goldstein, MD, MPH, FACP comes
highly recommended with a clinical background in internal
medicine and an interest in the health needs of the
underserved. Dr. Goldstein is presently pursuing his interests
in consumerism, patient advocacy, provider performance
measurement and development of innovative primary care
delivery systems. He obtained his medical training at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received his MPH from
Columbia University. Dr. Goldstein is board certified in
internal medicine and a fellow of the American College of
Physicians. He has been the health officer for underserved
neighborhoods in Brooklyn and had his own internal medicine
practice in New Jersey. Dr. Goldstein was an early proponent
of managed care, patient empowerment and shared decision
making. Most recently, he was the Vice President and Regional
Medical Director at AmeriHealth New Jersey where he oversaw
the growth of the Plan from 25,000 to 200,000. Dr Goldstein
built a reputation of providing high quality patient services
while managing costs through disease and performance
management.
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Gail H. Javitt, JD, MPH is a Policy
Analyst with the Genetics and Public Policy Center in
Washington, DC. In this role, she conducts legal research and
analysis concerning the regulation of reproductive genetics
technologies; develops, publishes, and maintains legal
bibliographies of reproductive genetics and the law, and
engages in the development of policy options and analysis
concerning oversight of reproductive genetics technologies.
Ms. Javitt previously served as a Visiting Fellow for the FDA
and as an Associate for Covington & Burling in Washington,
DC. She advised clients on compliance with state and federal
regulations pertaining to foods, drugs, medical devices,
dietary supplements, biological products, and human tissues,
and represented clients in meeting with FDA officials and
congressional staff. Ms. Javitt also has served on the faculty
of the University of Maryland School of Law and John Hopkins
School of Hygiene and Public Health. She is the author of
numerous articles on genetics, as well as a contributor to
books and presentations. Ms. Javitt was the Greenwall Fellow
in Bioethics and Health Policy at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown
Universities from 2000 to 2002. Ms. Javitt received an MPH
from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, a JD
from Harvard Law School, and a BA from Columbia University.
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Stephen F. Loebs, PhD is a Professor
with the Division of Health Services Management and Policy,
School of Public Health at The Ohio State University. He has
served in numerous faculty and administrative appointments in
hospital and health services, public health, health policy,
and hospital administration. Dr. Loebs has been involved with
65 health care-related research projects, reports, and
publications. He has been the recipient of various
international and research fellowships and has been invited to
speak at national and international conferences on topics
including health care policy, health management education,
managed care, state health care reform, long-term care, among
others. Dr. Loebs has also been involved with more than 25
community, health service provider, and university
organizations and served on 14 editorial boards and review
panels. He has held academic association positions with the
National Center for Healthcare Leadership, the Association of
University Programs in Health Administration, and the
Accreditation Commission on Education in Health Services
Administration. Professionally, Dr. Loebs has also held
positions with the American Hospital Association, American
College of Healthcare Executives, and the Ohio Hospital
Association. In addition, he has contributed to community
service as a governing board member, an advisor, and through
state, university, and public health services. Dr. Loebs has
also worked as a consultant for many universities, medical
groups, and hospitals. He is a Certified Health Executive by
the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a member of
the Ohio Hospital Association and the Central Ohio
Administrators Association. Dr. Loebs received a PhD in
medical care organization, an MA in political science, and an
MHA in hospital administration, all from The University of
Michigan, and an AB from Bowdoin College.
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Anita Plotinsky, Ph. D.
with more than 20 years’ experience in the nonprofit sector has
enabled thousands of nonprofit representatives to strengthen
their organizations in the areas of nonprofit management, fund
raising, grant proposal research and writing and board
development. As director of the Foundation Center–Washington, DC
from 2000 to 2008, she was responsible for information and
development research services, educational programs, community
outreach and fund raising, and personally provided assistance
and instruction to more than 2,500 people each year.
From 1994 to 2000, she served as executive director of the
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and
Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and prior to that was affiliated with
the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, where she
developed academic programs and taught courses in nonprofit
management and philanthropic studies. She is a graduate of
Indiana University and received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the City
University of New York.
Anita works with a small number of highly experienced associates
in Washington, DC and New York. Each one specializes in a
selected area such as major-gifts fund raising or
communications.
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Robert E. Smith, Jr., MD is the
President of South Carolina Oncology Associates PA, a
20-physician multi-specialty practice including medical,
radiation, and gynecologic oncology located in Columbia, South
Carolina. He also serves as the Director of the Cancer
Treatment and Research Institute at Baptist Medical Center and
is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of South
Carolina School of Medicine, both in Columbia. Dr. Smith is
board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He
is an associate of the American College of Physicians and a
diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Smith
is President of the South Carolina Oncology Society and is a
member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology where he
serves on the Clinical Practice Committee, the American
Society of Hematology, the South Carolina Medical Association,
and the Columbia Medical Society. He is active in clinical
research and an invited lecturer in oncology. Dr. Smith has
been published in the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Proceedings, Clinical Research, Cancer, JCO, JAMA, British
Journal of Cancer, and European Journal of Cancer. He received
his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Virginia
School of Medicine and a BA from Erskine College in Due West,
South Carolina. Dr. Smith completed an internship and
residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in medical
oncology at Dartmouth Hospitals in Hanover, New Hampshire.
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President
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Julia E Reynes started with the
Foundation in January of 2008. Most recently Ms. Reynes was a
vice president at the American Red Cross in the international
healthcare and disaster response areas. She led the American
Red Cross response to the December 2004 tsunami and was
awarded a citation for superior service. She also served as
chief of staff to the Red Cross Chief Operating Officer and
led strategic planning in the information technology area. Ms. Reynes has experience in non-profit leadership,
communications, marketing and fundraising. Ms. Reynes has a
background in healthcare through over 13 years of consulting
for the military health services, Veterans Affairs, Health and
Human Services and a home health agency on management and
information technology. Ms. Reynes is a resident of
Alexandria, Virginia and holds an MS from Boston University in
Computer Information Systems and a BS from the University of
Maryland in Business Management.
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