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Welcome and Introduction Speakers
Presenters (Listed in order of presentation at the conference)
Prior to this appointment at URI, Dr. Mazze served as dean of the Belk College of Business Administration of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Fox School of Management of Temple University, and the W. Paul Stillman School of Business of Seton Hall University. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Technitrol, Inc. (NYSE), Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ), the Barrett Growth Fund, and Ocean State Business Development Authority, Inc. He serves as a consultant to government agencies and corporations. He is the author, coauthor and editor of 12 books in business and more than 200 articles appearing in academic journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers. Dr. Mazze received his Ph.D. in business administration from Pennsylvania State University.
As director of the state’s Labor and Training Department, Mr. Fogarty leads a staff of more than 450 people whose work includes overseeing programs for residents who are unemployed or temporarily disabled as well as operating the Divisions of Labor Market Information, Workers’ Compensation, and Workforce Regulation and Safety. Mr. Fogarty served two terms as Lieutenant Governor, and four terms in the State Senate. Most recently, Mr. Fogarty worked as the policy director for government-relations firm The Mayforth Group. Since 2007, he has been on the faculty of Johnson & Wales University, where he teaches the Leadership Studies course. Mr. Fogarty, a lifelong Rhode Islander, holds a bachelor of arts degree from Providence College and a master of public administration degree from the University of Rhode Island.
The James R. Carter Professor at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics, Dr. Gittell is a foremost authority in New Hampshire for economic analysis and forecasting. With an extensive background in university teaching, strategic planning and management, his focus has been on applying economic, organizational, and management theory to regional, state, and community economic development issues. He is a resource for government, non-profit, and business decision makers in New Hampshire and nationally on such issues as economic policy and work force development. Vice president and a forecast manager at the New England Economic Partnership, Dr. Gittell earned a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University, a master in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago.
Since January 2008, Mr. Simmons has served as Executive Director of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC). He is responsible for the development, administration, and promotion of an applied research and public education program on a broad range of fiscal, public policy, and public administration issues affecting state and local governments. His previous posts included serving as chief of administration for the City of Providence; the City of Boston’s chief finance officer; executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Associated Industries of Massachusetts; and as deputy general treasurer for the State of Rhode Island. Mr. Simmons has a master of public administration degree from the University of Hartford and a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University.
Dr. Mirmirani’s broad expertise includes the areas of health care economics and policy, management and policies, as well as economic development and economic impact. He served as economic consultant and was a member of the business review panel for the Advance Technology Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, from 1996 to 2002. Currently, he is a member of the Task Force for the Rhode Island Health Care Reform Commission. Dr. Mirmirani holds a master of arts in economics and a Ph.D. in economics from Clark University, as well as a master of science in industrial administration from the University of Dallas, and a bachelor of science in economics and political science from the National University of Iran.
Dr. Fine oversees the state agency of more than 400 employees responsible for coordinating a broad range of public health programs and services. His career as both a family physician and health care manager focuses on health care reform and the care of underserved populations. Previously Dr. Fine was medical program director at the state Department of Corrections and founding director of HealthAccessRI, the nation's first statewide organization making prepaid, reduced fee-for-service primary care available for people without employer provided health insurance. He also founded the non-profit Scituate Health Alliance, making rural Scituate the first community in the country to provide primary medical and dental care to all residents. He is a past president of the Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians and past Open Society Institute/George Soros Fellow in Medicine as a Profession.
Mr. Koller became Rhode Island's first Health Insurance Commissioner in 2005 and is responsible for health insurance consumer protection, the financial solvency of the state’s domestic health insurers, fair treatment of providers, and directing health insurers toward policies that improve the accessibility, affordability, and quality of the state’s health care system. The office is nationally recognized for its rate review process, and its efforts to use insurance regulation to promote delivery system transformation. An Adjunct Professor of Community Health at Brown University, Mr. Koller serves in numerous national and state health policy advisory capacities. Previously CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, a nationally recognized Medicaid health plan based in community health centers, he holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and masters’ degrees in management and religion from Yale University.
At her 2007 inauguration, Elizabeth Roberts made history as the first woman elected lieutenant governor. She previously served for a decade in the Rhode Island State Senate and distinguished herself as a respected advocate for quality, affordable health care. In 2010, Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee announced she would lead the state’s health reform for his administration and named her chair of the newly created Rhode Island Health Care Reform Commission in 2011. Lt. Gov. Roberts also heads the Long Term Care Coordinating Council and the Small Business Advocacy Council, which has focused on the rising costs of health care for employers and state investments in small business development. She is also a leading voice for expanded biomedical research in Rhode Island. She graduated from Brown University and earned a master of business administration in health care management from Boston University.
Dr. Griffiths joined the leadership at Bryant University as vice president for academic affairs and university professor in 2010. She is an internationally acclaimed policy expert, researcher, and administrator with more than 35 years of experience in academic, corporate, and government settings. She has served in a number of U.S. Presidential appointments, including the National Science Board, the President’s Information Technology Committee, and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Dr. Griffiths has also served on numerous blue ribbon panels covering every U.S. administration, including President Obama’s. Her research has led to numerous awards and honors, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of her meritorious efforts to advance science. Dr. Griffiths also has been cited as one of the Top 25 Women on the Web.
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