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NPI Board Directors President & Chief Executive Officer - Wellpartner
Prior to co-founding Wellpartner, Mr. Wright founded two other companies, Gene Therapeutics and MicroHeart, both of which were focused on providing site-specific drug delivery systems of genetic agents for the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Previously, Mr. Wright was President and CEO of TomTec Imaging, a developer and manufacturer of advanced ultrasound imaging software and hardware. The bulk of Mr. Wright’s career, 27 years, was spent with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies working in a number of the Johnson & Johnson operating units, both in domestic and international assignments. His last 15 years with the company were focused on acquisitions, turn-around scenarios and divestitures across a broad line of advanced medical products. Mr. Wright received a B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from Midwestern University.
In addition to his role at Wellpartner, Mr. Wright currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of The Neuropsychiatric Institute at Oregon Health & Science University.
Norwood Knight-Richardson, M.D., M.A., M.B.A.
Norwood Knight-Richardson, M.D., M.A., M.B.A., is Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University. He is Director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute, Director of the Telehealth Program, and Director of the Division of Public Psychiatry where he is responsible for training resident physicians in public psychiatry and advises state, county and local governments on a broad spectrum of mental health clinical, policy, and administrative issues, as well as research. Since becoming Director of the Division of Public Psychiatry he has initiated a focus on telehealth, rural services and prevention. He is the Director and Founder of the Telepsychiatry Program, which was established to improve access to psychiatric services throughout the State of Oregon. It is a technologically innovative program, which is leading telehealth at OHSU. Dr. Knight-Richardson is also the Founder and Executive Director of the OHSU Neuropsychiatric Institute, a research institute the mission of which is to provide break- through studies in translational research, thus bringing neuroscience to clinical practice. He is also a Trustee of the OHSU Foundation, which provides the financial support to the medical center and sits on the Audit and Neuroscience Subcommittees. He is a Senior Policy Advisor to the President of the Health Science Center. Dr. Knight-Richardson serves on the Psychiatric Security Review Board for the State of Oregon in a gubernatorial appointment which required Senate Confirmation. He served on the State of Oregon Senate Commission on Health Care Access and Affordability on which he chaired the subcommittee on Mental Health Access. In addition, Dr. Knight-Richardson was formerly a Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of The National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, D.C. until he was reappointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for his second term to the NIMH Council which is responsible for oversight of 1.4 billion dollars per annum in research grants. He served on The President’s New Freedom Mental Health Commission where he was chairman of the Cultural Competence Committee, Co-chair of Rural Psychiatry and Chair of Acute Care Psychiatry. Secretary Tommy Thompson appointed him as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He served as a volunteer helping Hurricane Katrina survivors. At the request of the State of Louisiana, he was assigned to the Commissioner of Mental Health Office to aid in recovery strategy and policies.
George A. Keepers, M.D.Chair, Department of Psychiatry 1973, BA (Chemistry), University of Missouri Academic and Research Interests:GEORGE A. KEEPERS, M.D., was named Chair and to the Carruthers professorship in the Department of Psychiatry in the OHSU School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Keepers, a 1977 graduate of Baylor College of Medicine completed residency training at OHSU in 1981. Subsequent to residency training he spent two years at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in the National Health Scholarships Corp prior to joining the OHSU faculty as a staff psychiatrist at the Portland Veteran's Administration Medical Center (PVAMC). He left the PVAMC in 1991 as Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry to take the position of Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry at OHSU. Under his leadership the residency training program developed into a top tier training program which attracts the best applicants from across the country. In 2001 Dr. Joseph Bloom, Dean emeritus asked Dr. Keepers to serve as Interim Chair of the Department; he was appointed the official Chair of the Department in 2004. As Chair Dr. Keepers has emphasized growth in the research mission of the department and enhancement of its excellent educational programs. Dr. Keepers' earliest research interests included the psychopharmacological treatments of schizophrenia and side effects of these treatments, acute extrapyramidal side effects (dystonia, akathisia and parkinsonism), tardive dyskinesia, and other aspects of neuropsychiatry and neuropsychopharmacology. Important aspects of this work are the accurate prediction, control and prevention of side effects. His current clinical and research interests are in the field of neuropsychiatry. He is particularly interested in Attention Deficit Disorder and is the director of the OHSU Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Clinic. The Department of Psychiatry includes 85 primary, 40 adjunct and 120 clinical faculty members. Residency training in general, child, geriatric and addiction psychiatry involves over 40 residents and fellows making it one of the largest training programs at OHSU. The department enjoys national prominence in public psychiatry, cross cultural psychiatry, mood disorders, sleep disorders and circadian rhythm disturbances. OHSU's Psychiatry Department is the only department in the country to have twice won the American College of Psychiatrists Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Education. The Department's research projects have brought $17 million in current funding to OHSU.
David Almodovar
Mr. Almodovar is a Vice President in the Customized Fund Investment Group at Credit Suisse Alternate Capital Group. Previously, David was a Director in a private equity group at the Russell Investment Group and had responsibility for investing and monitoring Russell's private equity partnership investments. Prior to joining Russell, David was a Principal with SS Thomas & Associates and was responsible for advising the firm's clients on investment strategies, fund structures and fund raising strategies. Prior to SS Thomas & Associates, David was an Investment Officer in the alternative investment division of the Washington State Investment Board where he managed a $5.2 billion portfolio of private equity investments. Prior to his work in the investment industry, David served in many capacities in the U.S. Army, including assignments in the United States, South Korea and Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Mr. Almodovar received a BA in Marketing and Management from the University of Washington in 1996, and an MBA from St. Martin's College, School of Business & Economics in 1998.
Susan D. Keil Susan Keil assumed the position as Director of the Portland Office of Transportation in July 2005. This position oversees Transportation Planning and Finance, Engineering and Development, Transportation System Management and the Maintenance Bureau. Between February 1992 and July 2005 Ms. Keil managed the Pollution Prevention Services for the City of Portland. In this position she oversaw Industrial Source Control, Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Environmental Investigations and Monitoring, and Hazardous Waste Site Remediation. Previously, she oversaw the commercial and residential Solid Waste and Recycling for Portland. She also held positions as the Director of Personnel for the City of Portland, Executive Assistant to Mayor Frank Ivancie and various management positions with Portland Public Schools, including Director of Public Information. Her private sector management experience has been with First Interstate Bank and the Bell System. Ms. Keil holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and a Master in Business Administration from Portland State University. Ms Keil is the current Chair of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington. She is the immediate past Chair of the Board of the Oregon Symphony Association and past Chair of the Salvation Army Board for the Portland metropolitan area. She has served on the boards of the United Way of the Columbia Willamette, the Portland Art Museum, Lutheran Family Services, the YWCA, Emanuel Hospital Foundation, Lutheran High School and the Oregon Council on Economic Education.
Lynne Saxton Executive Director of ChristieCare
Lynne has her professional career working in public policy and business sectors. During her tenure at ChristieCare, the 148-year-old organization has expanded its services to provide greater options for families coping with serious mental illness. ChristieCare has a $13 million annual operating budget and provides services for thousands of children and their families in all 36 counties of Oregon.
Prior to joining ChristieCare, Mrs. Saxton was President of Lynne's Talking Books, a joint venture with Michael Powell of Powell's Books, Public Affairs Manager for Portland General Electric (pre-ENRON), Chief of Consumer Protection for the Alaska Public Utilities Commission and swing shift king crab packer in Homer, Alaska. She has volunteered for Portland Public Schools, Southeast Uplift, Metropolitan Family Services and the Regional Arts and Culture Council. She served two terms (and three governors) on the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission.
Saxton graduated with Honors from Willamette University and did post-graduate work at University of Michigan School of Business. A fourth generation Oregonian, she has been married 29 years to Ron Saxton and their son Andrew is an engineer employed in Oregon.
Frances Casey von Schlegell
Fran has lived in the Portland area with her husband, John, and family since 1991. She was raised in Los Altos, California and attended Stanford University, graduating with a Human Biology degree in 1978. She and John have four children, three currently in college and one in high school. Fran has been an active volunteer at Oregon Episcopal School, Jesuit High School and Lincoln High School. She has served on the board of Oregon Public Broadcasting, chaired the Women’s Care Foundation and is a volunteer with Loaves and Fishes. She enjoys the out of doors with attempts at hiking, golf and gardening, loves cooking and food in general. She also has enjoyed exploring Oregon and the greater Northwest.
Steven J. Sharp
Steven J. Sharp joined TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT), in 1991 as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO). In July 2002, Mr. Sharp stepped down as President and CEO and remains as Chairman of the Board. Previously, Mr. Sharp was the founder and CEO of Power Integrations and founder and Director of Silicon Architects, (now Synopsys). He also was an early investor and Board Member at Megatest (now Teradyne), Crystal Semiconductor (now Cirrus Logic), Volterra (VLTR), and Gazelle (predecessor of TQNT). He worked in his early career at Texas Instruments and NV Phillips Electronics. Mr. Sharp also serves as a Chairman of Power Integrations and on the Board of Ambric, a Portland semiconductor startup. On other non-profit boards, he serves as Chair of the Oregon AeA and on the Oregon Health Policy Committee. He received a B.S.M.E. from Southern Methodist University, a M.S. degree from California Institute of Technology and a M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Jeff Sponaugle
Jeff Sponaugle received his BSCEE in 1994 from Purdue University. He joined Intel Corp. In 1995, working in product development for audio and video stacks, as well as advanced networking protocols. Mr. Sponaugle was the principal architect at eFusion/ITXC, authoring more than 10 patents. He has extensive expertise in software and network architecture, as well as application and network security. In 2001 he co-founded The Kryptiq Corporation, a leader provider of healthcare connectivity solutions. He is a avid race car driver, specializing in Subaru tuning.
Jeffrey WrightJeff Wright joined Metropolitan Group as vice president of resource development, based in the Portland office. He has more than 26 years of experience in fundraising and marketing for civic services and causes, including public broadcasting, higher education, and environmental conservation and sustainability. He has deep expertise in directing and managing major gift, endowment and capital campaigns and serving as coach and counsel to campaign leadership and development staff.
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