Dr. Marleece Barber is Director of Health, Wellness and Employee Health and Life Insurance Benefits. She also serves as the Chief Medical Officer for the Lockheed Martin Corporation. She is responsible for designing, developing, and executing a health and productivity strategy that includes wellness and preventive care for over 100,000 employees.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, she was employed by Deere & Company where she created wellness programs and initiatives that emphasized the importance of risk factor reduction in the prevention of chronic disease. She was also the Director of Global Safety, ensuring that appropriate standards were met and programs deployed to prevent workplace injuries.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Dillard University; a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; and a Master of Science from Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Barber serves on the Board of Directors of the National Business Group on Health and is an inaugural member of the Institute of Medicine’s Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety Committee. She is also on the Board of Director’s for the Leapfrog Group.

The wife and mother of two children is also a talented singer and songwriter of inspirational music.

Vince Brigandi, Director, U.S. Benefits Strategy, leads the delivery of Amgen Inc.’s health, well-being, and retirement programs to more than 10,000 U.S.-based Amgen staff members. Founded in 1980, Amgen is a leading, global biotechnology company serving patients from its headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Prior to joining Amgen in July 2018, Vince spent more than a decade in roles of increasing responsibility administering benefit plans, including numerous plan mergers resulting from corporate actions taken by his employer in the oil and gas industry. Upon joining Amgen, Vince assumed responsibility for the company’s benefit plan administration and has since accepted the challenge to incorporate value-based insurance design into Amgen’s benefit programs.

Vince holds a both a Master’s of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He also maintains a Certified Financial Planner designation since 2002.

Nina Dickerman’s drive for career choices for nearly 30 years has been deeply rooted in nurturing relationships, triaging issues, curating resources and implementing new innovative programs to make a difference for individuals when integrating home and work. Nina’s current role with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as the Work/Life Program Manager provides opportunities to create new and strengthen current benefits that support dependent care and self-care needs of faculty and staff.

Prior to joining Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Nina has enjoyed 9 years being a part of the leadership teams that developed innovative well-being programs for the Longwood Medical area faculty and staff. She was the Work/Life Program Manager at Harvard Medical School, The Harvard TH Chan School of Public, and the Dental School of Medicine supporting faculty and staff. Nina also held positions at organizations that were on the cutting edge in Work/Life benefits offered to employees. At Work/Family Directions (WFD) she provided consultation and child care referrals to employees who worked at fortune 500 companies, and was an adjunct instructor at Wheelock College inspiring the next generation of professionals in a growing field.

Nina holds a Master’s of Science in Human Development and Family Support from Wheelock College (Boston, MA) and a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and Business with a minor in dance from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY and Ithaca College London Center).

Dr. Wade Larson is on a personal mission to help individuals and companies overcome mediocrity and achieve their best. With a background in HR, leadership, wellness and talent development, Wade has worked with hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals as a consultant and HR Executive to develop programs that help them do more, achieve more and be more. A recent article in Forbes highlighted his approach to continuous improvement as he shares in his recently published book titled Doing HR Better by encouraging HR leaders to find new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in core human resource processes. Dr. Larson is owner and principal of Larson Leadership Consulting which specializes in business consulting, employee surveys, training and development, and serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Wagstaff, Inc., a global manufacturing leader in the aluminum industry. He also serves as an executive board member for the Inland Northwest Council of Boy Scouts of America and for Quest Oracle Community.

Michelle is a Senior Benefits Consultant on the Sun Life Employee Benefits team and has been with Sun Life for almost five years. Michelle supports the administration and communication of health and welfare plans including their wellness program, myWellness Rewards through Virgin Pulse.

Maureen McCluskey is a Health and Wellness Disease Education Specialist with experience in corporate health and disease management initiatives. She has been responsible for the planning, implementation, organization, delivery and evaluation of outcomes based wellbeing and disease management programs. These programs have supported the culture of health in large companies like JP Morgan Chase, American Express and various companies she has consulted.

Maureen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Saint Xavier University and a Master’s in Health Communication from Governor State University.

She has spoken at several national conferences and was features in Corporate Wellness Magazine for leveraging innovative strategies into disease education and has co-authored papers on condition management and the workplace in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Journal of Population Health Management.

Sarah Bassler Millar counsels public, private and nonprofit companies and organizations on managing and administering health and welfare benefits, retirement plans and non-qualified plans. She is Chair of the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group.

Sarah guides clients on the design, implementation and operation of benefit plans to ensure consistency with plan terms and compliance with ERISA and tax code requirements. She also advises on fiduciary governance matters, including current best practices and the implications of the prohibited transaction rules. When counseling clients, Sarah focuses on identifying solutions that not only effectively manage identified compliance issues, but also take into account the client’s employee recruitment and retention goals.

As leader of the practice group’s Health Care Reform Team, Sarah assists clients across industry sectors develop strategies related to compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Her leadership and extensive experience provide a framework for advising clients on overall administrative compliance, documentation, and implementation.

Among the issues that Sarah counsels on are assessing the impact of employer shared responsibility provisions and implementing effective and compliant wellness programs. Sarah is regularly invited by clients and other organizations to speak and present on health care reform as it relates to employee benefits.

Jason Morgan is a Global Health and Wellness leader with broad expertise in Strategic Design, Program Implementation, Business Development and Account Management. Jason has a distinguished track record of developing, delivering, enhancing and managing global and domestic employee wellness initiatives in Fortune 500 companies as well as serving as a subject matter expert for corporate health & wellness consulting.

Within his roles of creating strategic direction for corporate wellness programs, he has the unique skill set of establishing the global corporate strategy and delivering employee wellness programs worldwide at Mars, Inc.

Given his natural ability with people and his confident, energetic, and outgoing nature, he has built and managed highly effective teams, mentored numerous colleagues and clients, and established a solid reputation as an industry leader.

Jason seeks to transform the approach to corporate health & Wellness by empowering and inspiring individuals and organizations to take action with effective strategies that will look not just at health, but overall happiness as well.

Morgan K. O’Brien is president and chief executive officer of Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC, affiliated utilities serving approximately 740,000 customers in southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. In that capacity, he is responsible for the company’s strategic, operational and financial performance.

Since joining Peoples Natural Gas, O’Brien has reestablished the 100 plus year old company in western Pennsylvania. The company has significantly grown its employment in the region and has brought nearly 300 new jobs back to the region and created a high performing Customer Service Center in Pittsburgh. In addition, he has orchestrated the largest infrastructure improvement and modernization project in the company’s history. The company has committed to a multi-year multi-billion dollar investment program to meet the growing energy needs of the region and that will dramatically improve the environmental impacts to the region and in particular the quality of air in the region. During his tenure as CEO, the company has dramatically improved its safety record improving to the top quartile of AGA gas utilities. In May 2011, Peoples TWP, formerly T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co, was purchased and became a sister company to Peoples Natural Gas. And in December 2013, Peoples acquired Equitable Gas. And most recently, Peoples acquired Delta Gas in Kentucky. With these acquisitions, Peoples is now the largest natural gas distribution company in Pennsylvania and serves thousands of customers in West Virginia and Kentucky as well.

O’Brien has positioned Peoples as a true community partner and champion. The company invests and partners with many organizations that drive economic development and improve the quality of life in the region. Under his leadership, Peoples’ mission is to make the lives of all its customers better. To that end, its vision of going above and beyond customer expectations is now becoming a key part of the company’s day to day operations. This means exceeding expectations on every phone call and service call, and being more compassionate with customers who have challenges affording their energy bills. This culture is consistently on display as Peoples’ employees volunteer their time and resources for charitable causes throughout the year.

Prior to joining Peoples Natural Gas in February 2010, O’Brien served as President and CEO of Duquesne Light Holdings from September 2001 to January 2010. At Duquesne Light, O’Brien refocused the company as a solidly performing electricity utility and community partner. Duquesne Light became the top performing electric utility in safety and customer service under O’Brien’s leadership. O’Brien joined Duquesne Light in 1991, holding several senior executive positions before becoming CEO. Prior to his tenure at Duquesne, he served in various management positions at PNC Bank and major accounting firms.

A Pittsburgh native, O’Brien earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and master’s degree in Taxation from Robert Morris University. O’Brien is active in civic organizations throughout the region, including the Board of Trustees of his alma mater. He also serves on many boards, some which include the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Western PA Chapter. Morgan also sits on the Board of Directors of Matthews International and HFF, Inc. both publicly traded companies.

Eduardo Ramos is an energetic and versatile Human Resources professional with 7 years of successful experience in talent acquisition, compensation, HRIS management, and employee benefits. In his current role as Assistant Vice President, Benefits Analyst at Eastern Bank (and as the company’s unofficial guinea pig), Eduardo’s passion for the employee experience is at the core of his work as he develops and implements initiatives ranging from health and wellness to enterprise innovation.

Mary Ryan RN, BSN is a Quality Management and Population Health (QMPH) RN Specialist at Quartz Health Solutions in Madison, Wisconsin. Mary has over 35 years of nursing experience as a manager, educator and clinician in Emergency Services and Primary Care. With a focus on improvement and innovation in the customer experience, Mary has garnered national recognition for her work.

Mary currently leads the Quartz MobileBackSM program managing program enhancements, outcome measurement, promotion and integration into Primary Care and Employer Wellness Programs.