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Burlington, Vermont, United States

• The University of Vermont Medical Center is part of a five hospital health network serving northern Vermont and northeastern New York. The University of Vermont Medical Center, along with the University of Vermont.
• Health & welfare benefits: consolidation of medical plan options into one open access plan
• Retirement & pension benefits: lump sum Defined Benefit de-risking offering
• Absence management benefits: vendor selection for outsourcing FMLA and STD administration and rate negotiations for life and disability insurance, and reduced administrative fees; Return to Work and ADA process review
• Compensation: annual merit review cycle, market analysis and adjustments, increased wage floor and no-rating performance management and compensation review pilot for leaders
• Executive compensation: market review, base pay adjustments and increased variable pay

Greater Milwaukee Area

Froedtert Health is a $1.6B, three hospital health system with 772 beds, more than 30 primary and specialty care centers and clinics, and 10,000 employees, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin. Developed compensation, performance management and incentive pay strategies to be market driven, real-time and flexible to meet dynamic competitive.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Penn State Hershey Medical Center is a $1.5 billion revenue, 9000+ employee health system affiliated with the Penn State College of Medicine. The Health System consists of four hospitals (Magnet designated Hershey Medical Center, Children's Hospital, Rehab Hospital and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute), 58 outpatient centers and clinics and a Medical.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Pinnacle Health System is an $800 million revenue, non-profit health system with 5200 employees, 3 hospitals (460-bed full service acute care hospital, 120-bed community hospital and 55-bed rehab hospital), and numerous imaging, lab, outpatient surgery, oncology, primary care and specialty care facilities and eight residency programs. Best Places to Work.

Philadelphia, PA And Omaha, NE

Healthcare benefit design consultant working with major corporate partners to introduce Consumer Directed Health Plans and telephonic health coaching services to reduce healthcare costs, improve employee health, and increase employee responsibility for personal healthcare decisions and outcomes. Member of multi-disciplinary teams to reduce state government.

Omaha, NE And Bethlehem, PA

Union Pacific Corporation was a Fortune 500 holding company with several subsidiaries including railroad, trucking, air transportation and logistics, oil and gas, and waste management.Director Healthcare, UPC (1995 - 2005)Lead person responsible for the design and implementation of healthcare benefits for 6000 managers. Spearheaded a major overhaul of the.

Omaha, Nebraska

Nebraska Methodist Health System consisted of three hospitals including a 430-bed full-service acute care hospital, a 142-bed pediatric specialty hospital and a psychiatric hospital, a shared services company with regional clients, and a healthcare college for nursing and allied health education.Redesigned the compensation program including a custom-built.

Omaha, Nebraska

InterNorth was an energy corporation with operating companies in natural gas transmission and distribution, international oil and gas exploration, petrochemicals and gasoline refining. My role was the internal consultant, analyst, and administrator for professional, managerial and executive compensation programs including base salary, short and long-term.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration And Management

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Counseling & Educational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Arts With German Minor

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Mu Gamma, Debate Team