Mike Newell, RN, MSN President Michael Newell is a licensed nurse with more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of the health care industry.  He has spent more than 20 years at the bedside in critical care including neurosurgical intensive care, medical and surgical coronary care and emergency rooms.  Mr. Newell also has more than 10 years of case management and other health consulting experience.  He is the author of two books, Using Nursing Care Management to Improve Health Outcomes, and the co-author of Reinventing Your Nursing Career:  A Handbook for Success in the Age of Managed Care. As an Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor at of Nursing at Drexel University he received an award for excellence in teaching in 2004. For more information about Michael Newell, click here.

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Sebastian Dovi, MD
Vice President of Medical Affairs
 
Dr. Sebastian Dovi is a leader in the Medical Management and Clinical Integration arena.  His experiences as a clinical physician, instructor at an academic medical center, market medical director, and consulting practice leader have enabled him to assist Managed Care Organizations develop the structure, process, information technology platform, and measurement criteria to succeed in today’s highly competitive and challenging healthcare market.  He has 19 years of clinical and 22 years of managed care experience.

Dr. Dovi has been medical consultant for Centene Corporation and was a principal at two big five firms accounting firms and the leader of their Health Care Consulting Clinical Integration Practices.  He was employed by Coopers & Lybrand as the regional director of Medical Management and Aetna Health Plans as a market medical director in charge of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.  He was a physician in the United States Navy for 10 years and served as Chief of Medicine at Roosevelt Roads, PR.  He practiced Internal Medicine and Cardiology for 19 years and chaired the Credentialing Committee, ICU/CCU Committee and Pharmacy Committee at Memorial Hospital.  

Dr. Dovi holds a BS in Biology and an MD from Georgetown University.  He did his internship and residency at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.  He has held medical licenses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington DC and membership in numerous organizations including American College of Physicians, American College of Physician Executives and American Medical Association.  He is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Dovi has had several speaking engagements including “When Capitation Knocks”, the “Future of Health Care” and has addressed the American Association of Cost Engineers on the “Drivers of Medical Health Care Costs”.

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Diane Gager Chief Operations Officer Diane Gager is an award winning writer and the former publicity director for Borders Book Shop.  During the last twenty years, Ms. Gager has worked with numerous health care organizations including the Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease Foundation, the Professional Resource Network for Case Managers, electronic medical record pioneer Vitals 986, as well as one of the Delaware Valley’s largest private practice Dermatology offices.

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Mark Newell
Director of Sales & Marketing

As a professional business coach and marketing consultant, Mark Newell has over 30 years of experience in helping businesses and their owners develop and maintain focused business objectives and strategies. With a long-time background that began in the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industry, Mark has experience in nearly all service industries.

As president of newellthinking, Newell has worked with clients such as Subaru of America, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Eagles, Mellon Bank, the Philadelphia Zoo and Free Library of Philadelphia. Mark Newell is also retained by the New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Rutgers University to provide marketing counselling NJSBDC clients, as well as instructing entrepreneurial courses.

Mark attended St. Joseph's University for Food Marketing. He is a former graduate of and trainer for The Dale Carnegie Sales Course, and served on marketing and business development committees for The Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey and the Burlington County Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves as Ambassador for the Burlington and Camden Counties of Business Network International (BNI), the world’s largest business referral networking organization.

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Frank Alkin
Director of Business Development

Frank Alkin has spent his entire career in the health care industry providing management leadership to employers, providers, consumers and health care insurers.  He has lectured on health care economics, and has served in a variety of capacities as sales manager, clinic and hospital administrator, marketing vice president, and national accounts consultant.

Mr. Alkin spent 15 years as the administrator of a number of medical groups affiliated with the Health Insurance Plan of Greater NY, and for nine years served as National Marketing Director and Sales Manager for Health Care Networks established by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Additionally, for ten years Mr. Alkin was Marketing Director for University Health Plans based in New Jersey. He has also served as Vice President for Marketing at New York Hospital, and was employed by Montefiore Hospital to manage their cardiology clinics and faculty practices located on two Bronx campuses.

Mr. Alkin has taught management classes to undergraduate students in New York University and holds a BS in Marketing and an MS in Community Health Care Administration.

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The LifeSpan Board of Advisors

We would like to thank and recognize the members of The LifeSpan Care Management, LLC Board of Advisors (BOA), an exclusive group of professionals assembled for the purpose of guiding the founder (Michael Newell) and Executive Team of LifeSpan in the process of building the Company into a profitable international healthcare advocacy organization.

Members of the LifeSpan Board of Advisors are hand-picked individuals selected because of exceptional accomplishments in their chosen practice or business, outstanding contributions to their community and professions, as well as their personal integrity.

Each of these trusted advisors abides by a code of ethics, and acts as an Ambassador of LifeSpan Care Management, LLC.  They volunteer their time and resources to seek opportunities to advance our cause for the benefit of our clients and the future of the those dependent on the healthcare community at large.

We truly thank each of you for your contributions and support.

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Dr. Kristine Davison Allcroft, Ph.D 
Holistic Healthcare Practitioner
The Body Works! Neuromuscular Reducation, LLC
Joint Effort
400 North Church Street, Suite 115
Moorestown, NJ  08057-1700    
(856) 608-0700                                    
(856) 461-5101

Kristine Davison Allcroft earned her PhD from the Fielding Graduate Institute’s Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Health Psychology in 2002. Her dissertation research investigated remarkable recovery and long-term remission from advanced colon cancer. In addition, Kristine is a student of the East -West School of Herbology, and a student of T’ai Chi. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Religious Studies and her Master of Arts Degree in Psychology. She is a Certified Nurses Aid and holds a Black Belt in Tung Soo Do Karate. She maintains a private practice as a Holistic Healthcare practitioner and a Reiki Master Practitioner-Trainer in Moorestown, NJ.  She is also the Area Director for Business Network International for Burlington and Camden Counties. She is married and has three children and resides in Riverside, NJ.

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Marc Garber, Esq. 

Marc R. Garber is a business lawyer with over 25 years of experience representing business and business owners.  He has handled all aspects of business formations, strategic ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, contract negotiation and documentation as well as regulatory matters.  Mr. Garber’s passion as well as his concentration is  employee benefits law, executive compensation matters, ERISA litigation, and business transactions utilizing employee plan assets, such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).

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Frank

Frank came to CME from a successful tenure at the Burlington County High-Technology Small-Business Incubator in Mt. Laurel, which he led from its creation through life as a thriving enterprise. Under his leadership, the Rutgers-based Camden Business Incubator outgrew its initial building and moved into much larger and more comfortable quarters. The incubator provides suites and supports for diverse start-up businesses that access highly favorable conditions in Camden, while tapping into Rutgers' services.

Frank has extensive business experience--including a long career with RCA--in important roles such as President of the Kepner Tregoe Strategy Group in Princeton, Senior VP for the Strategic Management Group in Philadelphia and Executive Director for the American Cancer Society in Burlington County. Frank has been active in Moorestown, his home community, serving on many boards including the School Board.

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Joseh A. Libby, Sr. LUTCF
The Gallagher Group
Insurance and Financial Services
800 Kings Highway North Suite 100
Cherry Hill  NJ 08034
www.GallagherGroup.com    
(856) 482.8300
Direct: (609) 602-6926

As a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) Joe Libby deals with senior issues regarding Financial, Health and Social issues. He is a Registered Representative for Securian Financial Advisors.

His insurance career began in 1969 with the Banker’s Life, where he immediately qualified for their premier club and received numerous company awards. Joe is the past president of The Tri-County Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, served on the state level as Regional Vice President and a member for 35 years.

He spent 5 years with Occidental/Transamerica Life, qualifying for the Million Dollar Round Table as an agent and later as a supervisor. In 1974 Libby joined Philadelphia Life Insurance Company as a general agent and shortly became a qualifying and life member of The Million Dollar Round Table.  Joe  has received numerous awards including the National Quality Award and The National Sales Achievement Award and International Health Award. He became a Life Underwriter Training Council (LUTCF) fellow in 1989, and completed 8 parts of the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) Program.

Joe is married to his wife Marie with four children and 10 grand children. Joe and Marie reside in Marlton.

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Rev. Joseph Messina
Pastoral Counselor
Director of Development
Diocese of Camden
1209 Burrogh's Mill Circle      
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002-1268   
609 471-7792

Prior to his ordination, Father Messina was a successful businessman. Ordained a Roman Catholic Priest 35 years ago, Father Messina attended the Delayed Vocation Seminary at Pope John XXIII Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts. Father Messina has served at several parishes in New Jersey and as a Chaplain at all hospitals in Camden County.  He has played an important role in the renewal movement of the Roman Catholic Church.

Father Messina served as Spiritual Director to Living Bridges, an international consortium of businessmen, faith-based leaders and political leaders.  During his tenure as Spiritual Director, he spearheaded the effort to build schools in the poorest areas of Mexico.

He stays busy serving on several boards a Foundation Board Member of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, also, Community Liaison for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Camden, as the Faith-Based Coordinator for the Camden County Workforce Investment Board. Also, serving on the Board of Directors of the Healey Supporting Organization which provides much need support to the community of Camden City and consultation to the effort of sustaining and consolidating all levels of Catholic education.

Paul Nelson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nelson Sales Group.  He is responsible for the company’s overall strategy and direction.  Mr. Nelson manages the company’s Management Consulting and Advisory Services.

Since 1995, Mr. Nelson has been a consultant to a wide variety of companies, principally in the area of sales and business development. His forte is building long term, strategic partnerships and he is a skilled negotiator.  He has presented to professional audiences around the world and he is a sought-after featured presenter at industry events and sales seminars. 

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John Samas, RN, EMT-D 

Mr. Samas is presently the Director of Clinical Services for All Metro Health Care,  a provider of skilled nursing services and Home Health Aide services for approximately 250 patients in the Camden, Gloucester and Burlington county areas.  Before his Home Health experience, he worked both in the ER and ICU.

John has been an RN since 1995, receiving his nursing degree from Helene Fuld School of Nursing.  Prior to that, John worked as a professional sales representative marketing hospital Infection Control supplies and hazardous waste disposal.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cook College, Rutgers University in 1979.  He is active in his community, serving as a Fire Officer for the Collingswood Fire Company No. 1 and also maintains his Emergency Medical Technician license.  He resides in Collingswood with his wife, Sonya.

Robert Savar

Since World Wide Web Communication’s (WWWC) inception in 1995, Mr. Savar has been responsible for all aspects of the company's activities. Prior to founding WWWC, Mr. Savar was President of Pizza Naturally, Inc., Harvard Square Foods Corp. and Jaclyn's Food Products, Inc. – natural foods manufacturing companies that pioneered new products such as natural soy cheese, cholesterol-free and fat-free pizzas, natural and organic frozen entrees, and organic whole wheat bread crumbs. A lifetime entrepreneur, Mr. Savar also invented The Original Pizsoy, the number one selling frozen pizza in the natural foods industry.

Mr. Savar is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where he received a B.A. in History, and SUNY Binghamton, where he received an M.A. in English. Mr. Savar was Treasurer and is now Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Greater Cherry Hill Chamber of Commerce. He is also on the Multimedia Advisory Board of the Art Institute of Philadelphia, the Advisory Board of the Chubb Institute and the Board of Directors of the British Motor Club of Southern New Jersey. Mr. Savar was the President of the Cherry Hill Jewish Business Network for the past two years and now serves on its Board; he also serves on the marketing committees of Congregation Beth-El Synagogue and the Jewish Community Foundation.

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Richard Smith          

Rich grew up in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, and graduated from Dobbins Vocational Technical High School. He joined the Navy and served as an aircraft handler on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Kearsarge, CVS 33 from 1961 through 1964.  He trained for but did not see action in his adventures through Asia, visiting Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Hawaii.  He was present when the Kearsarge picked up two astronauts, Wally Schirra, Jr. and Gordo Cooper, respectively, after their space voyages on the Sigma 7 in 1962 and the Faith 7 in 1963.

In the early 1990s, after several successful ventures, Smith came onboard with Comtec Industries, a company that manufactures and distributes plastic toilet partitions and lockers. He owns his own company through which he is the regional manufacturer’s representative.  Having recently purchased their only competition, Comtec is currently the industry leader in the world. 

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Michael Willmann
Chairman and CEO
WMSH Marketing Communications
19 Chestnut Street

Prior to forming WMSH Marketing Communications in 1997, he served for 12 years as Executive Vice President for Marketing of The Star Group and as Chairman of that firm’s Plans Board, composed of the agency’s senior managers.

During his professional career, Michael has helped to create communications programs for hundreds of organizations throughout the region and across the country.  

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Dr. Zane Wolf           

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