Dr. L. Casey Chosewood is the Director of the Office of Health and Safety for the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention headquartered in Atlanta. He is currently serving as the Chair of CDC’s Healthiest Nation Coordinating Council, leading CDC’s internal efforts to support the Healthiest Nation Alliance in transforming our health system, achieving better value from our health investments, and increasing the emphasis on prevention and health promotion. Before this, he served as the Director of the Division of Occupational Health and Prevention Services and as Medical Director of CDC’s Occupational Health Clinics. As Director of the Office of Health and Safety, he is charged with protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the CDC workforce as they face the new challenges of the modern public health era–no easy task in the age of increasing globalization, bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases. His Office leads CDC’s Biosafety, Laboratory and Animal Safety activities; all clinical and Occupational Health Services; Environmental and Compliance activities; and workplace wellness and prevention initiatives.
Dr. Chosewood received his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency in Family and Community Medicine at the University of Connecticut. He has been an Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine since 1997. After practicing community Family Medicine for 7 years, Dr. Chosewood served as the Medical Director for the Southeastern Region of Lucent Technologies. He has 2 children, Alec age 17 and Emily age 15.
Dr. Brian Day is currently the Director of Advanced Analytics at Highmark, Inc. His department is responsible for developing innovative strategies in trending disease and costs, developing ROI models, and conducting financial and clinical analysis of both internal and external initiatives sponsored by Highmark.
Prior to employment at Highmark, Brian worked at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for 9 years as a statistician and health communications researcher and consultant. Before NIOSH, Brian was a project coordinator at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Greg Howe is Wellness Specialist at Lincoln Industries, a leading example of successful corporate wellness. Thirty years ago, Lincoln Industries became one of the first companies in the nation to develop a wellness program. Today, the investment made to wellness has paid off with lower turnover, lower absenteeism, higher quality, lower healthcare costs, and most importantly, a happier company.
Howe holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a master’s degree in nutrition & health sciences from the University of Nebraska.
Michael A. Motta is co–founder, chairman and president of Plus One.Mike is also the founder and president of PlusOneActive.com, Plus One’s award winning online personal training service. Widely considered a leader in the fitness and spa industry, Mike has been a guest speaker throughout the world and is a frequent presenter at national conferences. Prior to founding the Plus One, Mr. Motta was director of testing and research at the Sports Training Institute in New York City. Mike was previously an assistant professor at the State University of New York in Albany where he also coached football and lacrosse. Mike holds a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College and has completed three years of post–graduate study in Applied Physiology at Teacher’s College of Columbia University. He is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health/Fitness Instructor and is on the Board of the ACSM Health Fitness Journal and the International Health Racquet Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).
David Patchell–Evans (known as “Patch”) is a five–time Canadian rowing champion and the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness Clubs, Canada’s largest and fastest–growing fitness empire. He is the recipient of a host of awards, including the Canadian Medical Association Medal of Honor; Canada’s Most Innovative CEO; and the 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year special citation. He is also the founder of the Canadian Association of Fitness Professionals and the author of Living the Good Life: Your Guide to Health and Success. In March, 2006 Patch was appointed to the IHRSA Board of Directors, one of the highest honors in the fitness industry worldwide.
Patch believes the heart of any company is its culture. The core values at GoodLife are focused on helping people change their lives for the better through physical activity. These values helped make GoodLife a winner of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies for 5 consecutive years (2003 — 2007).
Patch is, above all, passionate about helping people live more enriched lives through the benefits of fitness!
Richard G. Tuttle practices as a corporate generalist, assisting business organizations with corporate planning, acquisitions and divestitures, commercial transactions, commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation and counseling, and insurance. He also frequently briefs and argues complex appeals in various federal and state appellate courts.
Mr. Tuttle’s clients include small, medium and large companies, many of which are involved in manufacturing and distribution, domestically and internationally. Before joining Archer & Greiner in 2004, Mr. Tuttle practiced with his partner, Jeffrey Kolansky (now an A&G partner), in Philadelphia for more than a decade. Mr. Tuttle had previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Clarence C. Newcomer, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Tuttle served as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia in 1980–81.
