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Management Team
WorkWell promotes three corporate goals from the highest level of management down to the newest employee: We seek to: encourage and empower employees to develop innovative solutions and to recognize and reward their achievements; be ethical, dedicated, responsible and accountable for our actions and show respect to all company stakeholders and; be open and honest in our communications and fair in the treatment of our employees. Our management team represents the finest of these qualities.
 
 
 
George Carpenter
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
George Carpenter is an innovative business executive with a proven track record of creating, growing and leading high growth and turnaround companies. In 1998, he was named as a finalist in the national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition for taking his company from start-up to a market leader in healthcare management services.

Prior to joining WorkWell Systems, Carpenter served as the Chairman and CEO of CORE, Inc., the result of a management buyout of the HDI division of Baxter Healthcare. CORE pioneered the application of Baxter Healthcare. CORE pioneered the application of healthcare management tools to workforce analytics, establishing a record for clinical software innovation and talent development that, in the words of one analyst, "created an industry". During the 1990’s CORE was named one of the 100 fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine, and one of the top public companies in Orange County by the Los Angeles Times. CORE was acquired in July, 2001 by Fortis Insurance Inc. Prior to leading CORE, Mr. Carpenter was a Vice President of Operations with Baxter Healthcare. He also served as Director of Business Development and as strategic planner for Baxter’s alternate site businesses. Mr. Carpenter began his career at Inland Steel where he served as Senior Systems Consultant in manufacturing process control. Carpenter holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and a BA with distinction in International Policy & Law from Dartmouth College.
 
 
 
Kevin Schmidt
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions
 
 
Kevin Schmidt has served as Vice President and General Manager for WorkWell Systems since October 2001. He brings 18 years of business-to-business sales and marketing experience. Mr. Schmidt has worked in the high tech and manufacturing industries and gained experience with many other industries as a Consulting Manager with Accenture. Most recently, he was a partner in a consulting firm that specialized in providing psychological consulting to Fortune 500 executives. Mr. Schmidt has an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management
 
 
 
John “Jack” Curry
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Jack Curry brings more than 30 years of extensive knowledge and experience in corporate finance, venture financing, acquisitions, mergers, corporate operations and public accounting. As CFO for WorkWell, he is responsible for overseeing all financial activities and is an integral part of the strategic planning team.

Prior to joining WorkWell Systems, Mr. Curry served as both CFO and founder in the following companies: DigitalStyle Corp., a developer of Web design tools, acquired by Netscape Corp/AOL. (NASD); InterVu, Inc., (NASD), a developer of streaming video products, acquired by Akami (NASD); Business Information Technology, a computer consulting firm for PeopleSoft software, which was twice ranked on Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 List, acquired by Cyber, Inc (NYSE). Mr. Curry has also served as CFO of ChipSoft, Inc. (TurboTax)(NASD), where he was an integral part of the company’s acquisition of Softview, Inc., and subsequent IPO; Pages Software, Inc., a developer of object based document-processing software for Steve Jobs for the NeXt operating system. Earlier, he developed and managed his own public accounting practice for 10 years. Mr. Curry has served on the Executive Committee of the Orange County Tech Coast Angels. He also is a founding member of the San Diego Software Industry Council, and the Software Publishers Association (SPA) CFO committee. Mr. Curry attended the University of Delaware after serving in the U.S.A.F., and was twice awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal for service in Vietnam.
 
 
 
Margot Miller
Vice President & General Manager WorkWell's Isernhagen Work Systems
 
  Margot Miller holds the position of Vice President, General Manager for WorkWell Isernhagen Work Systems. She oversees general operations and directs national and international program sales and training. Her role includes overseeing IWS Faculty who provide training for facilities that purchase Isernhagen programs.

Margot has authored numerous articles pertinent to the field of industrial rehabilitation and contributed to two texts related to work injury management, with an emphasis on functional capacity evaluations, prework screening and ADA. She was instrumental in the formation of OIPRS, the Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society, serving as Co-Chair and Advisor. She currently serves as Treasurer for the Occupational Health Special Interest Group of the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and is on the Editorial Board of Impact, Journal of the Private Practice Section, APTA.

Margot graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota, School of Physical Therapy. She has practiced in a variety of settings with an emphasis in neurologic disorders, orthopedics, and functional testing. She has specialized in the industrial arena for over 20 years.
 
 
 
Rebecca Auerbach
Director of Workforce Analytics
 
 

Becky Auerbach serves as a specialist in economic, health, and workplace productivity research and data analysis, outcome measurement, and employer program evaluation. Becky brings over 20 years in health research, data analysis and client reporting experience.

Prior to joining WorkWell, Becky was Vice President of  Research at CORE, Inc, a provider of employee absence and disability management services. She has designed and developed many innovative analytic products in managed health and disability program evaluation, disease specific and outcomes research, and benchmarking programs. She has published and presented on the topics on employee absence and productivity to a variety of employer and industry groups.
Prior to her research role, Becky was responsible for directing CORE’s data analysis and consulting services group, providing clients with in-depth customized information concerning their healthcare and disability costs and utilization information. She specialized in disability reporting and analysis product for large clients.

Becky Auerbach holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.

 
 
 
Dr. Jennifer Christian
Executive Medical Advisor
 
 

Dr. Jennifer Christian is President of Webility Corporation.  She is a physician and is board-certified in occupational medicine.  She has both an MD and a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Washington in Seattle.  Her current roles at the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine include chairing the Stay at Work and Return to Work Process Improvement Committee as well as the Work Fitness and Disability Section.

Dr. Christian’s 20 year career in occupational medicine has been spent in multiple settings:  in private practice, in heavy industry, in public health, in managed care, in workers’ compensation insurance, and in consulting.   She founded Webility Corporation in 1999.  Webility is a catalyst for positive change in the workers’ compensation and disability benefits systems.  Webility empowers and equips all stakeholders -- employers, healthcare providers, claims/benefits administrators -- to communicate and collaborate with each other to reduce health-related absenteeism and job loss.  Webility provides management consulting services, as well as live and web-based training, to organizations that are intent on improving their stay-at-work and return-to-work processes.  

 
 
 
Dierdre “Dee” Daley
Occupational Health Specialist
 
 
As an Occupational Health Specialist, Dee Daley assists WorkWell corporate clients with injury prevention program implementations. She also serves as an IWS faculty member, teaching Isernhagen programs and assisting providers in developing client relationships. Ms. Daley’s background in clinical and onsite orthopedics combined with a strong adult learning approach bring together prevention principles, rehab practices, and return to work philosophies that enhance worker, employer and provider capabilities.

Prior to joining WorkWell, Ms. Daley was instrumental in the development of occupational health modules and provider training for a national rehabilitation company. Ms. Daley is active in occupational health physical therapy related issues both at the state and national level, chairing the NCPTA Ergonomics Task Force, and assisting in the development of a statewide speaker's bureau on ergonomics. She also serves as education chair of the OHSIG (the Occupational Health Special Interest Group of the Orthopedic Section of the APTA). Ms. Daley is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a degree in physical therapy. She later went on to earn a Masters of Science degree in Health Occupation Education at North Carolina State University.
 
 
 
Denise Fleury
Director of Risk Services
 
 

Denise Fleury is the Director of Risk Services for WorkWell Systems. Her responsibilities include: Business Process Integration, Special Projects and Product Development, Measurement and Analytics and relationships with Insurers, Third Party Administrators, Brokers and Consultants.

Fleury has over 20 years of experience as an executive and as a consultant in: workers compensation, insurance and risk management, employee benefits, healthcare, human capital imanagement, and operations outsourcing. This experience includes operations management as well as strategic planning, business process improvement, organizational development, and change management. Ms Fleury has BA from Macalester College and an MBA Carlson School at the University of Minnesota.

 
 
 
Neil G Heiman
Vice President, Six Sigma & IT Planning
 
 
Neil Heiman has served at Workwell Systems since January 2001. He leads Information Technology and Customer Focused Six Sigma Quality. He brings to the company 20+ years of Information Technology, continuous process improvement, change management, and education expertise.

Prior to joining WorkWell Systems, Mr. Heiman worked for Honeywell International where he was corporate web leader. At Honeywell he lead the development and implementation of Internet enabled commerce across strategic business units in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In 1997 Neil was one of the first groups trained as a Six Sigma black belt at Allied Signal. Mr. Heiman joined Allied Signal in 1990 prior to its acquisition of Honeywell International. Earlier Mr. Heiman worked for Rockwell International, Security Pacific Bank, Transamerica and Los Angeles County Unified School District. For these companies he acted as both an Information Technology, and education professional. Throughout Mr. Heiman’s career he has received numerous awards for excellence in mergers and acquisitions, marketing and sales, strategy development, and program implementation. In 1995 he received a Computer World object application award. Mr. Heiman received a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (BA) from Azusa Pacific University in 1981, and participated in the teaching credential program at Cal State University Los Angeles from 1982 – 1983. He also received a Masters of Science in Technology Management (MSTM) from Pepperdine University in 1995, and completed the Six Sigma Black Belt training at Allied Signal in 1997.
 
 
 
Barb Herke-Smith
Occupational Health Specialist
 
  Mrs. Herke-Smith’s role as Occupational Health Specialist is to provide sales, marketing and consultation to therapists and other allied health professionals. Her extensive knowledge and experience with the full suite of Isernhagen programs allows her to assist therapists in matching IWS quality services with their facility. A 1984 graduate of the Northwestern University Physical Therapy Program, Mrs.
Herke-Smith has specialized in work injury prevention and management since 1987, when she began performing Functional Capacity Assessments and preventative education programs for employers. Since that time she has gained extensive experience in providing the full continuum of IWS work injury programs and conducting ergonomic consultations. Barb is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Orthopedic Section Special Interest Group (SIG), and the Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society (OIPRS).
 
 
 
Barbara Larson
MA OTR/L, FAOTA; Director Internet Clinical Applications
 
 

Barbara Larson is Director of Employer Product Management for WorkWell Systems. She oversees the accounts for selected WorkWell enterprise clients and is part of the employer product implementation team. Barbara had an integral role in the development and implementation of WorkWell’s Internet solutions, and continues to work on the Information Technology team as clinician and business internationally.

Barbara brings over 20 years experience as clinician, manager, educator and consultant in occupational rehabilitation. She has worked in both large health care systems and private practice environments. Her consultation has included manufacturing, automotive and health care industries, and consisted of onsite return to work services, job description and prework screen development, office and industrial ergonomics, and injury prevention.

Barbara has authored numerous articles and contributed to two texts on occupational rehabilitation. She is a Clinical Faculty in the Occupational Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota, and serves on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. In 2000, Barbara was named Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association for her contributions in the area of ergonomics and work injury prevention and management. She is a past president of the Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association and past chair of the Work Programs Special Interest Section of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Barbara holds an MA in Health and Human Services Administration and Business Management from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and a BS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Minnesota.

 
 
 
Laurie J Johnson
Physical Therapist; Customer Support Specialist; IQP Quality Assurance Director
 
 
As the Director of Quality Assurance for WorkWell’s Isernhagen Work Systems, Laurie provides clinical support, consultation and documentation feedback to the provider network. She also markets Isernhagen Quality Providers and their services to payors, employers and other referrers, and educates them about Isernhagen’s Work Injury Prevention and Management Programs.

Ms. Johnson has extensive, first-hand knowledge and experience in implementing Isernhagen’s FCE, FJA, PWS and WR programs. As an IWS faculty member, she has taught the protocols and principles of these programs to many other therapists. Ms.Johnson also has authored numerous articles and contributed chapters on work injury management to two textbooks. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Orthopedic Section and Industrial Rehabilitation Special Interest Group (SIG).
 
 
 
Wanda A. Lee
Executive Human Resources Advisor
 
 

As Principal of The Lee Group, Wanda’s specialty is working with Healthcare CEOs. She further supports her clients by providing a network of qualified resources for customized solutions including executive coaching, transition support, predictive instrumentation, 360 degree feedback and development, strategic visioning / planning and team development.

Wanda has more than 30 years business experience in multiple industries including – manufacturing, aerospace, retail food, wholesale distribution and health care. She has practiced multiple disciplines in those industries such as – accounting, purchasing, administrative services, ethics, human resources and organizational development.

As a seasoned executive officer in a Fortune 200 company, Wanda specialized in executive coaching/development, change management and human resources.

Wanda’s most recent experience was at PacifiCare Health Systems, where she served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, and Chief Ethics Officer. She also started the Women’s Health Division.

She has significant board of directors’ experience and currently serves on Helpmates Staffing Services, Work Well Systems, California Health Decisions, and on the Dean’s Advisory Boards at both the Concordia University School of Business and also the College of Business and Public Management at the University of La Verne.

Her accomplishments include:
• Election as a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR)
• Named one of Orange County’s distinctive Women in Business for 1996
• Received accreditation as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
• Recognition as a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
• Certification as a Master Certified Coach (MCC)

Serving as the 1990 national chair for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)), the largest human resources group in the world.

Wanda received her master’s degree in Human Resources and Organization Development and her Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior. She received both degrees from the University of San Francisco.

 
 
 
Steve McKenney
Physical Therapist; Occupational Health Specialist; Provider Accounts Manager
 
 
In his role as Occupational Health Specialist, Mr. McKinney provides clinical support, report critiquing, and consultation services to therapists trained in IWS programs. He also serves as an Isernhagen Work Systems faculty member, as such, he is responsible for training Isernhagen providers in a number of programs. He was instrumental in the development of the Advanced FCE training course and is one of the primary faculty members providing this advanced level training for IWS therapists.

Mr. McKinney has more than 20 years of experience as a physical therapist, with a concentration in industrial rehabilitation for 19 years. His clinical experience includes directing work rehabilitation departments, providing ergonomic consultation to employers, and managing his own work injury consulting company. He also taught at the University of North Dakota, School of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Orthopedic Section.
 
 
 
Shari La Rue
Physical Therapist, MIS; Occupational Health Specialist
 
  Ms. La Rue has been a Physical Therapist for 25 years with fifteen years of experience in Industrial Rehabilitation. She joined the Isernhagen Work System team in June of 2004. For the previous seven years she worked for St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, KS as the Outpatient Rehabilitation Manager where she managed Physical and Occupation Therapy, Aquatic Therapy and Industrial Rehabilitation.

Ms. Larue has over fifteen years of experience working with area employers in Injury Prevention and Management. She received her Masters of Industrial Safety from the University of MN, Duluth with her Masters Thesis being “Ergonomic Occupational Injury Management.” She was the ergonomic team leader and developed the ergonomic program for St. Francis Health Center. In 2002, the Kansas Physical Therapy Association asked Ms. LaRue to present a twelve hour ergonomic and FCE lecture at the Spring Conference. She has made numerous other presentations to groups including, the Kansas Case Management Society, Kansas Builders Trade Association and the Minnesota Safety Council. Ms. Larue is an Occupational Health Specialist for WorkWell’s Isernhagen Work Systems.
 
 
 
Jennie Rhyne
Director of Client Implementation
 
 

Jennie Rhyne has served at WorkWell Systems since May 2001 as director of Employer Product Implementation and Isernhagen Work Systems as a faculty member since 1992.  As Director of Implementation Services, she oversees the development, implementation and account management of enterprise-wide services for Workwell clients, including Swift Transportation, Central Refrigerated, Schwans Food Manufacturing, Alcoa, Mead-Westvaco.  She brings to the company 15 years of experience in managing Industrial Rehabilitation programs in hospital and private practice settings as well as consultation to major corporations in furniture, textiles, fiber optics and automotive manufacturing. 

Jennie received a BS from East Tennessee State University in 1981 and a BS in Physical Therapy from Medical College of Virginia, VCU, in 1988.  She has been a member of the American Physical Therapy and North Carolina Physical Therapy Association for 17 years.  She serves on the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association Ergonomics Task Force and has presented at the World Confederation of Physical Therapists.

 
 
 
 
 
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