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Professional: Mr. Leone is President and Chief Executive Officer of RYAN Associates and is founder and Executive Director of the 2,200-member National Association of Occupational Health Professionals (NAOHP). Mr. Leone has been involved in direct consulting engagements for more than 400 RYAN Associates clients, has lectured to more than 8,000 occupational health professionals, and has written numerous chapters for leading occupational health texts. He is also the executive editor of five leading occupational health periodicals. Mr. Leone's consulting provides a national perspective on provider-based programs. He has special expertise on national occupational health trends, product line evolution, and program sales and marketing.
Education: B.A. Economics —Vanderbilt University; M.B.A.—Babson College; M.P.H.—UCLA
Why Frank loves his job: "In addition to helping create and develop a national movement during the past 23 years, I am proud of the growth and accession to leadership by so many of my national family of professional colleagues."
First job: Movie theatre usher
Favorite Word: Kind
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Professional: Ms. O'Hara is Senior Vice President of RYAN Associates. A former newspaper journalist, Ms. O'Hara joined RYAN Associates and the NAOHP in 1990. Her consulting activities include on-site assessments and external market research. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of five NAOHP publications: VISIONS, Partners, Occupational Health Strategies, the Occupational Medicine Clinical Care Update, and Occupational Rehabilitation. She is also involved in curriculum planning and faculty recruitment for RYAN Associates' educational conferences. Her extensive experience in the field of occupational health enables her to network with experts, interpret trends and provide practical advice on program operations.
Education: B.A. Journalism—Humboldt State University
Why Karen loves her job: "I have an opportunity every day to work with people who truly care about improving the health and well-being of America's workers."
First job: Aside from babysitting, waitress at Andy's Chuck Wagon
Favorite word: Serendipity — but I have so many favorites!
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Professional: Donna Lee Gardner is a Senior Principal with RYAN Associates based in North Carolina. Ms. Gardner has more than 30 years of experience in model program development and has written standards, policies and procedures and numerous manuals on program infrastructure. Ms. Gardner has developed productivity indicators for occupational health and rehabilitation programs to enhance staffing and provide quality monitors for staff productivity. Ms. Gardner focuses on operational, financial, customer service and quality assurance standards, has reviewed approximately 10,000 patient charts and identified millions of dollars left on the table while monitoring documentation and coding processes. Knowledge sharing is one of her commitments to the profession and she has participated in hundreds of educational programs over the years.
Education: B.S. Nursing—Salve Regina University; R.N.—Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing; M.S. and M.B.A.—Lesley College
Why Donna Lee loves her job: "Every day is a new and exciting day when consulting. This has given me the opportunity to share experiences and knowledge with professionals in many different health settings and in the process develop lifetime friendships."
First Job: Staff Nurse
Favorite Word: Wicked-good!
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Professional: Roy Gerber is a Senior Principal with RYAN Associates based in Cincinnati. Mr. Gerber specializes in sales/marketing plan development and training, the development of on-site occupational health services, and system integration/joint venture analyses. In addition to overseeing all consulting client relationships, Mr. Gerber provides both single day and comprehensive consulting services.
Mr. Gerber has 26 years of experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit occupational health sectors. Prior to joining RYAN Associates in 1999, Mr. Gerber was Regional Vice President responsible for joint venture development and business development for a leading national network of occupational health centers. Mr. Gerber also built the nation's largest hospital-based occupational health service line that included a network of seven occupational medicine clinics, on-site services, industrial rehabilitation, health promotion, behavioral health, managed workers' compensation, and commercial and corporate fitness services. Mr. Gerber contributed a chapter to the occupational health text: A Guide to Program Planning and Management, and he is a lecturer at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Occupational Medicine Mini-residency (short course).
Education: B.A. Business Administration/Accounting—University of Cincinnati; M.B.A.—Xavier University
First job: Pizza delivery
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Professional: Megan Montana is Director of Operations for RYAN Associates. She is responsible for coordinating all educational programs and publications and has overall responsibility for financial management.
Education: B.A. Literature—UC Santa Barbara
Why Megan loves her job: “Working for RYAN Associates gives me exposure to many facets of a small business – from event coordination to financial management – which allows me to learn something new every day.”
First job: Retail clerk (a.k.a. "elf") in family’s Christmas stores
Favorite Word: Pillow
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Professional: Rachel Stengel is Director of Operations for RYAN Associates. She is responsible for coordinating all consulting services and NAOHP Membership Services, and is the RYAN Associates' Professional Placement Service coordinator.
Education:B.A., Asian Studies, Minor, Art History -- UC Santa Barbara
Why Rachel loves her job: “I love working with the good people of RYAN Associates. The RYAN staff represent a unique blend of skills and talents; I enjoy learning from each of them.”
First job: Pancake Purveyor at IHOP
Favorite Word: Sublime
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Professional: Carolyn Meers provides administrative support to the RYAN Associates team and specializes in the area of database management. Her support covers a broad range, including consulting, conference coordination, publications, and membership services.
Education: BA Literature, Minor Art History – UC Santa Barbara
Favorite thing about working at RYAN Associates: The opportunity to be involved with RYAN Associates has been invaluable to me. It feels wonderful to be a part of an organization that works to educate others and improve lives while having fun along the way.
First Job: Dog and house-sitting for the neighbors; operating numerous garage door openers and maneuvering through countless backyard gates.
Favorite word: August
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Professional: Jayne Rudberg, an experienced health care professional, is Member Relations Coordinator for the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals. She is involved in member recruitment and retention activities, and helps facilitate the annual Vendor Exhibit at Ryan Associates' National Conference.
Ms. Rudberg has over 20 years of experience in occupational heath program start-up, management, marketing and sales. Her engagements have included working with hospitals and occupational health clinics throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio. Ms. Rudberg’s work has encompassed developing and executing a hospital-based occupational and community health clinic, establishing drug-testing consortiums, working with a Third Party Claims Administrator (TPA) to develop and operate a statewide occupational health provider network for self-insured employer groups, and providing marketing and sales expertise to various hospitals and health care entities.
Education: She is a University of New Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business, graduate with a degree in business administration & marketing.
Why Jayne Likes her Job: The opportunity to stay in touch with those that I have met and become friends with over the years.
First job: Dock attendant at a lakeside Burger King
Favorite Word: Peace
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Professional: Samer Mina is Webmaster for RYAN Associates. He is responsible for the design and maintenance of the Ryan Associates website. Although he works remotely from his private studio in Washington DC, Samer is very much part of the Ryan Associates team.
Education: B.A., Mass Communication, Minor, Music -- American University in Cairo
Why Samer loves his job: “Everyone at Ryan Associates is extremely friendly and professional. They give me complete creative freedom which is one of many reasons whyI love doing what I do. Working with them is truly a pleasure.”
First job: Foreign Language Dubbing Editor
Favorite Word: Design
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Professional: Erin Strother is the owner of Studio E Graphic Design--a small, boutique design studio located in North San Diego County. With over 20 years of design and print experience, Erin has represented diverse clients across the US in a broad range of fields including technology, healthcare, arts, financial, tourism, non-profit, retail, education, and service industries. She specializes in creative services including brochures, newsletters, annual reports, direct mail, logo design, corporate identity, and ad design. Check out some of Erins work at www.studioEgraphics.com.
Education: B.S., Communications/Public RelationsWeber State University
Why Erin loves her job: Designing for a wide range of clients, I have the opportunity and the challenge of working on very diverse projects and graphic styles on a regular basis, which keeps things interesting.
First job: Food demonstrator in grocery stores
Favorite word: Psychedelic
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Professional: Robin Smith is a Survey Interviewer assisting RYAN Associates with market research. Robin has worked as an OSHA Safety and Health Compliance officer, a South Carolina Wage and Hour Investigator. For the past ten years Robin has assisted with research field interviews for various studies including; cancer research with Clemson University, HIV/Aids study with Duke University, immigration study with Federal Homeland Security, and other media/consumer studies.
Education: Robin has a Bachelors degree in Business Management and a Minor in Economics from Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina. Robin is also a certified OSHA Safety and Health Compliance Officer.
Why Robin Likes her Job: I am a people person. I enjoy meeting and talking with people in different parts of the United States and working independently.
First Job: Waitress at a coffee shop on summer breaks
Favorite Word: Smile
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Professional: Belinda Larry is a part of a team of interviewers who assist RYAN Consultants with market research. Belinda is based in North Carolina. Belinda has worked in survey research for Stanley Steamer, the National Kidney Foundation, and various financial institutions.
First Job: Childcare
Favorite Words: Honesty and Love
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