Health Care

Susan T. Smith

Susan T. Smith is a semi-retired executive who most recently served on the boards of Engineering World Health (Durham, NC) and The Rosecrance Foundation Board – Chicago. She is a neutral arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is fully retired from legal practice.

Ms. Smith served as Senior Vice … Read more

Christine J. Spadafor

Christine J. Spadafor is an experienced corporate, university, and non-profit board director with deep expertise in growth strategies, corporate transitions, M&A, turnarounds, DEI and ESG. She has a demonstrated track record leading successful global transformational initiatives at the intersection of strategy, operations, finance, and human capital management in both domestic … Read more

Kim M. Rivera

Kim M. Rivera has almost 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on significant corporate transactions, strategy, governance, compliance, risk management, privacy and cybersecurity, customer support, audit, and litigation matters. She has held senior executive roles in healthcare, consumer products, technology, and industrial automation companies.

She was appointed to … Read more

Catherine Sazdanoff

Catherine is a board member and consultant with extensive global healthcare experience. She is an independent director of the Board of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) and of Vascugen, Inc. (privately held), and formerly of InMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: INM). Catherine is President/ CEO of Sazdanoff Consulting LLC and serves as … Read more

Marla S. Persky

Marla Persky is CEO and President of WOMN LLC, a company dedicated to helping women succeed in the business of law by increasing their knowledge of and acuity with financial drivers, client development, and leadership. Throughout her professional life, Ms. Persky has had the opportunity to understand and practice business … Read more

Carla Newell

Carla Newell is a seasoned business leader and experienced board director with more than 30 years of success facilitating growth in the technology and digital business arena. Ms. Newell has been a trusted advisor to CEOs and boards of both private and public companies on a broad range of business, … Read more

Janet L. Miller

Janet L. Miller is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for University Hospitals.  She is a member of the executive team who turned around a 6 hospital system and transformed it into the nearly $4B health care system it is today.  The health delivery system now includes teaching hospitals … Read more

Denise Kuprionis

EXECUTIVE POSITIONS: CLO ~ CECO ~ Corporate Secretary ~ Owner

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: Newspapers, Media & Entertainment ~ Health Care ~ Hospitality ~ Education ~ Membership ~ Consulting

Denise founded GSG, a board advisory practice. She helps directors evaluate board performance and adapt effective governance practices to fit within their unique … Read more

Deborah Platt Majoras

Deborah Platt Majoras has had a diverse legal career, serving in the corporate, governmental, and law firm sectors.  She currently serves as the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for The Procter & Gamble Company, which she joined in 2008.  She also has served on the Board of Directors of Valero … Read more

Carolyn J. Johnsen

Carolyn Johnsen is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a 350-person national firm. Ms. Johnsen previously chaired the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Section of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, a 75-person law firm in Phoenix, Arizona. Her 23-year law practice has encompassed every aspect of commercial reorganization and bankruptcy, representing both … Read more