Since 1968, the people of ECRI have made it our mission to protect patients from unsafe & ineffective medical technologies & practices. More than 5,000 healthcare institutions & systems worldwide—including four out of every five U.S. hospitals—rely on ECRI Institute to guide their operational & strategic decisions. We also serve public & private payers, federal & state agencies, policymakers, ministries of health, associations, & accrediting agencies.To assure the accuracy & trustworthiness of our work, we rigorously maintain our independence & objectivity. We are a non-profit organization that does not accept grants, gifts, consulting projects, or advertising from pharmaceutical firms or medical device companies & our employees are prohibited from making investments of any kind in such companies. Our conflict-of-interest rules are the strictest in the healthcare industry.◾ We understand medical technology & the systems in which those technologies are used: Our biomedical engineers conduct hands-on, rigorous testing that includes clinical input & human factors usability.◾ We interpret & contextualize clinical evidence in ways that inform decision making: ECRI is designated as 1 of 9 Evidence-based Practice Centers by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.◾ We know what enables—& disables—patient safety: Our recommendations are based on data collected & analyzed from more than 3 million patient safety events.◾ We are an independent, non-profit organization improving the safety, quality, & cost-effectiveness of care across all healthcare settings world-wide.

★ Primary expertise - helping clients living with chronic pain and chronic diseases improve the quality of their lives through maximizing compliance with their prescribed care regimens, as well as optimizing their activity, nutrition, weight, sleep, and stress management. ★ Provided health and wellness coaching to individuals and groups by phone and video conference world-wide, as well as in person for clients in the Greater Tampa Bay area. ★ Offered VIP health & wellness coaching customized to effectively address the unique needs of busy Executives and Entrepreneurs. ★ Conducted speaking engagements for executives, entrepreneurs, support groups, and other groups on a variety of health and wellness topics, including: • Small Steps to a Healthier You • In Search of the New “Holy Grail”: A Good Night’s Sleep • Top Six Secrets for Having More Energy • Stress Less: Daily Hacks for Changing Your Relationship with Stress For Good! • Let's Get Physical: Best Bets for Achieving & Maintaining Healthy Weight • I CAN Do This: Success Strategies for Integrating Your Doctor’s Orders Into YOUR Life • Amp Up Your Health & Productivity: Be Happy! • Thrive: Don’t Just Survive with Your Chronic Condition! • Executive Health & Wellness “Tune-Up” – presentations targeted to assist busy Executives & Entrepreneurs with optimizing their effectiveness in their professional and personal lives

Provided healthcare supply cost management expertise to clients utilizing Evidence-Based Value Analysis (EBVA) and Utilization Management knowledge.Primary client/project: ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PAAssociate, Business Development & SustainingProvided clinical healthcare supply cost management expertise to support sales, sustaining, and development of ECRI's decision support tools ◘ Leveraged personal experience with ECRI tools for selling & sustaining ECRI decision support tools ◘ Provided training for ECRI clients designed to advance their organizations' value analysis efforts through implementation of EBVA ◘ Supported development and testing of new ECRI tools

◘ Developed and facilitated a network for member healthcare organizations participating in the federally funded 340B discount drug program to address their business and operational challenges.◘ Provided clinical leadership and operational support for over six years for an independent, committed supply network.◘ Led a regional, committed supply strategy for acute care organizations for more than eight years.

◘ Provided corporate supply chain and pharmacy leadership for the ten-hospital integrated delivery network.◘ Developed and led implementation of evidence-based value analysis and new technology assessment, requiring use of objective evidence to justify new product and technology acquisition decisions.

◘ Manager, Nursing Leadership◘ Manager, Supply Chain Utilization Management and Process Improvement

◘ Corporate Integumentary System Nurse

◘ Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Nurse Coordinator◘ Division of General and Preventive Medicine, Project Coordinator

◘ Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Head Nurse◘ Burns and Trauma Unit, Weekend Charge Nurse

◘ Relief Charge Nurse◘ Staff Registered Nurse