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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 700 RYAN Associates engagements, 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 26 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 three NAOHP periodicals: VISIONS, Partners, and the Product Line Integration Quarterly, and is the lead contributor to the NAOHP blog, On the Beam: Occupational Health Insights. She also is responsible for curriculum development 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: Stacey Hart is Director of Operations for RYAN Associates. She is responsible for coordinating all educational programs, consulting services, publications, NAOHP Membership Services and has overall responsibility for financial management.
Education: B.A. Anthropology—UC Santa Barbara; M.A. Organization Management and Development - Fielding Graduate University
Why Stacey loves her job: “There is never a dull moment working for RYAN Associates where I get to engage in a variety of experiences each day. I also enjoy the people and camaraderie with my colleagues in the office. ”
First job: Barista at Peets Coffee & Tea
Favorite Word: Water
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Professional: Tonya Tate 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:B.A., Child & Adolescent Development -- CSU Northridge; M.A., Child & Adolescent Development -- CSU Los Angeles
Why Tonya loves her job: “I love the staff at RYAN. I also enjoy being in a dynamic position allowing me to utilize a variety of skills. ”
First job: Gallery Attendant at an Art Museum
Favorite Word: Agog
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Professional: Jennifer Scouras provides administrative support to the RYAN Associates team and specializes in bookkeeping. Her support covers a broad range, including consulting, conference coordination, database managment, and membership services.
Education: Junior College; Certificate of Achievement in Accounting
Favorite thing about working at RYAN Associates: "I love my job because of the wonderful people I work with. Each day has it's own troubles, but the people you experience these with makes all the difference."
First Job: My first real job was working at a lumber store right out of high school. Overall a great experience and I learned a lot of useful knowledge for home repair.
Favorite word: Lush, specifically in context of plants growth in abundance.
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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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