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Robert Anderson, Founder & CEO, The Leadership Circle, Cincinnati, OH
Bob Anderson’s story as an innovator and visionary in leadership began in high school and college where he staffed intensive personal and leadership development retreats. In business school, his love for statistics and economics helped to culture a unique talent: he became skillful at taking complex ideas and integrating them into models and methods for leadership development that are powerful, tangible and accessible.
While working as a manager in manufacturing, Bob completed a Master’s degree in Organizational Development. Early in his career, he was fortunate to have had Peter Block as his mentor. He has also worked closely with some of the industry’s most respected names including Peter Senge, Robert Fritz and Ken Wilber. He and David Whyte co-taught leadership workshops created by Bob.
For the last 20 years Bob has created and conducted intensive leadership development workshops. His most current breakthrough programs include: The Authentic Leader, Mastering Leadership, and Pathway to Partnership. Bob’s clients rank among the nation’s top companies.
To better serve his clients, Bob searched for an assessment tool that matched the frameworks he had been developing for nearly 30 years. He found himself using multiple surveys because no single tool did enough to reveal both behavioral competencies and the underlying motivational system that establishes the pattern of strengths and weaknesses. He decided to create a tool that did it all. With The Leadership Circle Profile, he succeeded.
Nancy Ball, International Human Resources Manager, Weyerhaeuser, Tacoma, WA
Nancy is currently a Human Resource Manager at Weyerhaeuser, a Fortune 200 Forest and Paper Products Company. She has worked for over 15 years in organization design, human resources, and change management efforts in aerospace, consumer products, and the corrugated packaging industries. She believes that human resources can be a strategic business partner and add real value by developing systems and processes that empower and educate employees and managers to achieve results and satisfy customers.
Sam Ho, M.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Ho is responsible for developing and implementing strategies and programs to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services throughout PacifiCare. Moreover, he is responsible for improving the health status of PacifiCare's member population in all products. Specifically, Dr. Ho is the Health Services executive who is responsible for quality improvement, medical management, disease management, informatics, report cards, policy, government affairs, industry relations, media relations, provider liaison and sales & marketing.
Dr. Ho is currently a member of several national advisory committees, representing physicians and managed care throughout the health care industry - including those of the Institute of Medicine and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He has held positions as the Chairman of the California Medical Association and California Nurses' Association's Joint Practice Commission. In addition, he has previously served on the Board of Directors for the Regional Cancer Foundation and the San Francisco Medical Society.
The Honolulu native received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Northwestern University in 1972 with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1976. Dr. Ho completed his residency in family practice at the University of California, San Francisco, and has maintained board certification with the American Board of Family Practice since then.
Charles Joseph, Director of National Accounts, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Wilmington, Delaware
Charles is a Sales Director for Corporate Accounts and leads a team of national account directors who are responsible for maintaining and cultivating AstraZeneca’s business relationships with priority national accounts. Charles began his pharmaceutical career with Merck USHH as a pharmaceutical specialist in Tulsa, OK. In 1992, he joined AstraMerck, a joint venture between Merck USHH and the Swedish company, Astra. He has served in many field sales roles over the years including, Business Manager, National Account Director and Customer Unit Director. Prior to accepting his current position, Charles served in a marketing role during the launch of a new product to the U.S. market. In this role, Charles was the primary liaison between field sales and product marketing.
Charles holds a Master of Business Administration, with an emphasis in Management from the University of Tulsa and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing from Trinity University.
Nancy Kane, DBA, Lecturer in Management, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Kane teaches in Executive and Masters Degree programs in the areas of accounting, financial analysis, and competitive strategy. She directs the Health Care Management concentration of the Masters in Public Health, and the Master of Science Program in Health Care Management. Her current research interests include evaluation of the financial and market changes brought on by changes in hospital payment systems, the market level impact of hospital conversions, measuring hospital community benefits and the value of tax exemption, and global applications of managed care concepts. Selected publications: “Alternative Funding Policies for the Uninsured: Exploring the Value of Hospital Tax Exemption,” in Milbank Quarterly (78-2) 2000; with Alice Noble and Andrew Hyams, “Charitable Hospital Accountability: A Review and Analysis of Legal and Policy Initiatives” in the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (26) 1998; “Pharmaceutical cost containment and innovation in the United States” in Health Policy (41 – S), 1997; “Ethical Issues in Financial Reporting for Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations” in Trust, Responsibility and Control: Ethics in Accounting and Finance, Quorum Books, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995. Dr Kane earned her Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Brenda Pelofsky, MPA, President, Pelofsky & Associates, Kansas City, MO
With over 20 years experience with the Greater Kansas City non-profit community, she personally secured more than $200 million in funding as Executive Vice-President of Swope Parkway Health Center. Pelofsky serves on the Health Care Foundation Board and Chairs MAST (Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust).
Pelofsky & Associates deliver the essential products and services critical to a successful non-profit development effort thanks to strong relationships and a stellar reputation with funders. Our services are designed specifically for each client. Customized services include but are not limited to: Campaign Planning & Oversight. Grant and Federal Grant Research and Preparation, Special Events, Government Relations, Funding Analysis, Annual Fundraising Plan, Development Staff Coaching, Board Fundraising Strategies, Planned Giving, Feasibility Studies & Case Statements, Workshops & Seminars.
Robert Piepho, PhD, FCP, Dean, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
Piepho earned his bachelor of science in pharmacy in 1965 and he is currently the Dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. Piepho is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and a member of the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Missouri Pharmacy Association, Missouri Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Rho Chi Honor Society. Established in 1859, the UIC College of Pharmacy is nationally recognized as a leader in pharmacy education.
Lynn Rolston, Executive Director, California Pharmacists Association, Sacramento, CA
Prior to her current position, Lynn was Executive Director for the California Pharmacists Education and Research Foundation. Lynn worked with Denise McNerney to found iBossWell® in 2000 – 2003. Before that Lynn worked for 20 years in sales, marketing and government affairs for one of the largest pharmaceuticals companies in the world. She credits their success to a combination of talent and a concerted policy of humane, dignified and empowering leadership. She has proven expertise in creating innovative organizational models that produce maximal business results and maximal employee and personal satisfaction at the same time.
Lynn has a degree in U.S. Political History, completed graduate work in Public Administration and has several certifications in developmental programs such as the MBTI and Benchmarking, which are teambuilding, and leadership development programs. She co-authored a comprehensive workplace efficiency and relationships program, ConnecXtions, that has produced turn-around results in many workplace environments, including with her own sales team.
She is currently co-authoring the book, “Boss Isn’t Just a Four-letter Word”, including the PeoplePACT® Process and the Principles of Humane Leadership, which are a culmination of her extensive experience in innovative people leadership and management.
Betsy Vander Velde, MSW, MBA, President & CEO, The Family Conservancy, Kansas City, KS, (formerly Heart of America Family Services)
Betsy R. Vander Velde has worked in the family service field since 1979. She received her Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Kansas (1974) and her Master’s in Business Administration from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri (1988). Ms. Vander Velde completed a two-year family therapy training program through the Menninger School of Psychiatry and Mental Health Services in May 1986. She is a graduate of The Center for Creative Leadership (1994) and of the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leadership at Stanford University (March 2002).
Before going to work as Director of Professional Services for Family and Children’s Service in Kansas City, Kansas, she was a school social worker and Director of Admissions/Discharges at a residential treatment center for developmentally disabled youth.
As Executive Vice President of Programs at Family and Children Services in Kansas City, Missouri, Ms. Vander Velde played an instrumental role in the subsequent merger of the two family service agencies of Kansas and Missouri. The bi-state merger was finalized in 1988.
In December 1994, Ms. Vander Velde was named President and CEO of The Family Conservancy, formerly Heart of America Family Services. Ms. Vander Velde’s commitment to strengthening families and thus strengthening the community is evidenced through The Family Conservancy by the innovative programs which respond to diverse populations and effectively respond to family needs. In May 2003, Ms. Vander Velde was chosen as the Not-for-Profit Administrator of the Year by the Greater Kansas City chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. Mid-America Regional Council recognized Heart of America Family Services, led by Ms. Vander Velde, in June, 2003, as a recipient of their Leadership award for advancing a vision of a strong healthy region, commitment to its growth and encouraging others to support and work toward that vision.
Ms. Vander Velde has served on three grant-making advisory boards – Kansas City 150 Anniversary Legacy Fund, “Concern for Others” Fund, and SkillBuilders Fund. Betsy is on the Advisory Board for Rockhurst College Executive Fellows Alumni Association and United Way Public Policy Committee. She is also currently serving on the board of the Alliance for Children and Families, co-chairing their Public Policy Committee. Betsy Vander Velde has spoken nationally on ‘Best Practices Community-Building”, board governance, board development, board engagement, philanthropy and fund development, mergers and organizational and cultural change. She co-authored the paper “Evolving Board and Executive Partnerships: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Philanthropic Culture, and Organizational Capacity Following Mission-based Mergers.”
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