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Barry S. Bader
President
Bader & Associates, Inc.
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Barry S. Bader, president of Bader & Associates, is a consultant, speaker, and retreat facilitator specializing in hospital and health system governance, and subspecializing in the board’s role in enhancing quality and patient safety. He is an advocate for governance accountability, transparency, education, and engagement, and helps clients to build a strong partnership between the board and CEO. His retreats and consulting engagements emphasize interaction and collaboration to enhance governance effectiveness. |
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Edward A. Kazemek
Chairman & CEO
ACCORD LIMITED
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As chairman and CEO of ACCORD LIMITED, Ed Kazemek has overall responsibility for the development and operations of the firm. He works closely with other ACCORD consultants to identify creative solutions to the issues and problems facing clients. Ed’s areas of specialization include governance assessment/restructuring, board development, strategic planning, organizational analysis and development, change management, merger/collaborative arrangements, and facilitating integration and effective management in complex organizations. |
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Pamela R. Knecht
President
ACCORD LIMITED
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Pamela R. Knecht, president of ACCORD LIMITED, has provided consulting services to a wide range of industries and organizations over her 26-year career. During the last decade as vice president of ACCORD LIMITED, she has focused on assisting the boards and CEOs of not-for-profit hospitals, health systems, and associations across the country with governance assessment, restructuring, and development; strategic planning; organizational diagnosis and change management; team effectiveness; and physician collaboration. |
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James A. Rice, Ph.D FACHE
Vice Chairman
The Governance Institute
Biography
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James A. Rice, Ph.D., FACHE is vice chairman of The Governance Institute and Practice Leader, Governance and Leadership at Integrated Healthcare Strategies (formerly Clark Consulting-Healthcare Group), a leading provider of incentive compensation information and arrangements for hospital systems and medical groups. Dr. Rice brings his expertise to Governance Institute members through governance presentations, writing, board retreat facilitation, board restructuring, and advisory services. |
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Don Seymour
President
Seymour & Associates
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Don Seymour is president of Don Seymour & Associates, executive editor of Futurescan™, an American College of Healthcare Executives faculty member, past chair of the American Association of Healthcare Consultants, and recipient of the American Hospital Association/Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development Award for Individual Professional Excellence. Mr. Seymour has advised boards, CEOs, and physician leaders for over 25 years. A frequent author, speaker, and retreat facilitator on governance, strategy, and medical staff issues, he works exclusively with hospitals, healthcare systems, and physicians throughout the United States. |
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Roger W. Witalis
President
WITALIS & Company
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Roger W. Witalis brings to his clients over 35 years of experience serving many of the leading healthcare systems, medical centers, hospitals, physician organizations, and professional associations throughout the United States. Roger is a founding member of the Governance Advisors, the consulting resource of The Governance Institute (TGI). He has been actively engaged with TGI as speaker, researcher, editor, author, facilitator, and advisor to a wide range of TGI members. |
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Barry S. Bader
President
Bader & Associates, Inc.
Biography
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Barry S. Bader, president of Bader & Associates, is a consultant, speaker, and retreat facilitator specializing in hospital and health system governance, and subspecializing in the board’s role in enhancing quality and patient safety. He is an advocate for governance accountability, transparency, education, and engagement, and helps clients to build a strong partnership between the board and CEO. His retreats and consulting engagements emphasize interaction and collaboration to enhance governance effectiveness. |
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Edward A. Kazemek
Chairman & CEO
ACCORD LIMITED
Biography
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As chairman and CEO of ACCORD LIMITED, Ed Kazemek has overall responsibility for the development and operations of the firm. He works closely with other ACCORD consultants to identify creative solutions to the issues and problems facing clients. Ed’s areas of specialization include governance assessment/restructuring, board development, strategic planning, organizational analysis and development, change management, merger/collaborative arrangements, and facilitating integration and effective management in complex organizations. |
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Pamela R. Knecht
President
ACCORD LIMITED
Biography
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Pamela R. Knecht, president of ACCORD LIMITED, has provided consulting services to a wide range of industries and organizations over her 26-year career. During the last decade as vice president of ACCORD LIMITED, she has focused on assisting the boards and CEOs of not-for-profit hospitals, health systems, and associations across the country with governance assessment, restructuring, and development; strategic planning; organizational diagnosis and change management; team effectiveness; and physician collaboration. |
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James A. Rice, Ph.D FACHE
Vice Chairman
The Governance Institute
Biography
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James A. Rice, Ph.D., FACHE is vice chairman of The Governance Institute and Practice Leader, Governance and Leadership at Integrated Healthcare Strategies (formerly Clark Consulting-Healthcare Group), a leading provider of incentive compensation information and arrangements for hospital systems and medical groups. Dr. Rice brings his expertise to Governance Institute members through governance presentations, writing, board retreat facilitation, board restructuring, and advisory services. |
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Don Seymour
President
Seymour & Associates
Biography
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Don Seymour is president of Don Seymour & Associates, executive editor of Futurescan™, an American College of Healthcare Executives faculty member, past chair of the American Association of Healthcare Consultants, and recipient of the American Hospital Association/Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development Award for Individual Professional Excellence. Mr. Seymour has advised boards, CEOs, and physician leaders for over 25 years. A frequent author, speaker, and retreat facilitator on governance, strategy, and medical staff issues, he works exclusively with hospitals, healthcare systems, and physicians throughout the United States. |
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Roger W. Witalis
President
WITALIS & Company
Biography
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Roger W. Witalis brings to his clients over 35 years of experience serving many of the leading healthcare systems, medical centers, hospitals, physician organizations, and professional associations throughout the United States. Roger is a founding member of the Governance Advisors, the consulting resource of The Governance Institute (TGI). He has been actively engaged with TGI as speaker, researcher, editor, author, facilitator, and advisor to a wide range of TGI members. |
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