Moderator:
Jonathan Engel, Associate Dean & Professor at Baruch College
Jonathan Engel conducts research in the historical evolution of U.S. health and social welfare policy. His books are Doctors and Reformers: Discussion and Debate on Health Policy, 1925-1950 (University of South Carolina Press, 2002); Poor People’s Medicine: Medicaid and U.S. Charity Care Since 1965, (Duke University Press, 2006); The Epidemic: A History of AIDS, (Smithsonian Books, 2006); and American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States, (Gotham Books of Penguin/Putnam, 2008). He is currently writing a history of the U.S. health system since 1970.
Dr. Engel started at the School of Public Affairs in 2008. Previously he was a professor of healthcare policy and management at Seton Hall University for 13 years, and taught courses in healthcare finance and policy at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and at the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Engel received his B.A. from Harvard in the history of science in 1986, his MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1991, and his Ph.D. in the history of medicine from Yale Graduate School in 1994. He lives in Millburn, New Jersey, with his wife Rozlyn, an economics professor at West Point, and children Ezra, Ruth, Miriam, and Judah.
Panelists:
Shah Feroze
Mr. Shah Feroze is currently serving as Financial Advisor at MassMutual Financial Group, where he achieved Rising Leader award, Rookie of the Year award and Leadership award for his outstanding performance. He is also serving as Director of Prepaid Legal Services, Inc. He graduated from Dhaka University, Bangladesh with B.A (Honors) in English and later M.S. in Demography and holds CTA from Columbia University. He was actively involved in MassMutual’s $100,000 donation to the victims of recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Mr. Shah is an official advisor of People N Tech, LLC provider of IT consulting, outsourcing and training based in NY, Virginia and Toronto. He is also the Founding Vice President of proposed People N Tech University in Bangladesh.
He is an active fundraiser for Mi3 Holdings Inc, a global IT solutions and innovative emerging multilateral company which created a huge impact in the recent IT convention held in Javits Center, NYC especially introducing the “freebeepay” technology in the global platform of POS system to be launched in July 2011. Mi3 is headquartered in Atlanta with global presence in NY, Dubai, Johannesburg and Dhaka.
He is also the active fundraiser and CFO of PWA, an innovation and global information services company with a focus on inventing new programs and ideas impacting humanity by engaging in endeavors that benefit the greater good and Personal Web Assistant Corporation, a Pioneer in Web 3.0 technology, a growing IT innovative and servicing company headquartered in North Carolina with presence in Washington DC, Silicon Valley, CA and Dhaka.
Mr. Shah also acts as fundraiser for number of non-profit organizations, such as Sheba USA, Inc which is focused on providing Bangladeshi immigrant communities with necessary resources in desperate needs in NYC, EIC (Ecuadorian International Center, Inc.), which was established in 1999 to help, educate, and inspire the Latino immigrant community residing in New York City,
Hope Foundation, head quartered in Orlando, FL helping emergency, supplemental and comprehensive medical needs in Bangladesh, Optimist Bangladesh, helping and sponsoring needy children in Bangladesh from day one with their education, health and permanent settlement in life. He is the Vice President of Bangladesh Civil Society in NY help promoting and establishing a strong platform in developing human resources, culture and literacy.
Paul Cahill
Paul Cahill is a nationally recognized authority in spoken and written communications. He has taught hundreds of corporate executives and managers to increase the effectiveness of their public and corporate communications. His techniques improve speech making; sales and marketing presentations; and communications flow to employees, peers and senior management.
In 1984 Paul and his wife Ellen founded CAHILL ASSOCIATES, a communications consulting company providing training to all levels of corporate personnel. It is the only company in the field where teaching personal communications skills is related directly to developing more effective business relationships and greater productivity.
A former educator, actor and director, Mr. Cahill is well suited to his current task of helping people strengthen their communications abilities. In workshops and coaching sessions, Cahill is quite often heard to say: “… the effectiveness of a presentation is not measured as much by the performance of the messenger as it is by what the audience remembers a few short hours after the presentation has been given.”
Cahill’s program was described recently by one Senior Vice President as “…one of the most meaningful workshop experiences I have ever had. I find myself going back to the tape and the manual each time I have to give a speech.” A Marketing Director called it “… a great program, not only for presentations, but also for one-on-one communications. The Cahill Associates workshop is right on target.”
Mr. Cahill holds a BA degree in Speech and Theatre from Adelphi University, an MA and an advanced degree in Communications from Fairfield University.
Cahill Associates clients include Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Cigna Corporation, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, Pfizer, Novartis, XL Capital, American Banker’s Association, Financial Planners Association, TNS Global, The New York Times, Marsh & McLennan, Aames Investment Co., The Thomson Corporation, IBM, PW Coopers, Hyperion, Goldman Sachs and American Express.
Jodi Brockington
As founder of NIARA Consulting, a full service marketing and business development company, Jodi utilized her over fifteen years of experience in the non-profit, corporate, and government sectors to consult for individuals, nonprofits, small businesses and corporations as well as offer career and college coaching for youth and professionals. As the principal of NIARA Consulting, Jodi teamed up with Operation HOPE to design a financial literacy program for youth; created the marketing and branding campaign for Tribal Ties; and worked with Entergy Nuclear Northeast to strengthen advocacy and outreach to diverse communities.
Jodi also recently served as Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility & Philanthropy of NEXUS Brands, a corporation with community reinvestment through strategic partnerships with local non-profits at the core of its business philosophy. In this role, Jodi collaborated with experts in the areas of health, education and diversity in an effort to revitalize under-served communities’ commitment to healthy lifestyles, especially among youth.
Previously, Jodi served as Vice President of Sales Management Administration at the Merrill Lynch Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management, where she managed the Center’s team of consultants, marketing events, and the partnership with Benevon, an organization specializing in sustainable funding for non-profits.
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Jodi was the Director of Alumni Affairs at the National Urban Fellows, Inc., where she was responsible for fundraising, strategic planning, and executing special events. Jodi is a Class of 2000 graduate of the National Urban Fellows. She has held roles as Director of Corporate Relations at the New York Urban League Inc., and was a senior consultant to California State Senator Kevin Murray.
Throughout her professional career, Jodi has demonstrated a strong commitment to educating and empowering young people. She served as the program director for Banking on the Future, is a former New York City Teaching Fellow, and is currently a PENCIL partner at Democracy Prep Charter School.
Jodi has been featured on the cover of The Network Journal, honored as one of the magazine’s 2004 “40 Under Forty,” has been recognized by the National Urban League as an Urban Influencer, is a 2010 Young Gifted & Black Entrepreneur honoree and a 2010-2011 America’s Leader of Change fellow, a program of National Urban Fellows in partnership with Walmart. She was also featured in the online magazine, People You Need to Know (PYNTK), as a woman who excels in business. Additionally, Jodi will be featured in several books this year that showcase her myriad skills and her expertise in networking and branding.
Jodi earned Master’s degrees from the University of Southern California in Social Work; from Baruch College in Public Affairs; and from the Hunter College School of Education. She completed her undergraduate studies at UCLA.
Mary – Ellen Rozak
A freelancer, writer, and animal rescuer from Staten Island, New York, Mary – Ellen may seem like an ordinary person. However what separates her from the rest is the extraordinary action she took for her son Jack. Mary – Ellen is a living related liver donor to her son Jack. After learning he was born with biliary artesia and required a liver transplant, Mary – Ellen stepped up to the plate and did what any mother would do for her son. She donated part of her liver to her Jack. During this process her & her son stayed at the Ronald McDonald house where she kept her friends and family updated through newsletters which she titled “Little Jackie Paper.” She later came up with the idea to pen a book titled “Transplant Companion.” She begins writing this year and hopes to collect 50 diverse stories from across the country. She also volunteers as a writer for the New York Organ Donor Network, and is a supporter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. She also writes for PositivelyStatenIsland.com to promote a positive image of Staten Island.
Questions
- Tell us about yourself (i.e. educational background, professional background..etc.) and what you do?
- Was there a specific event that inspired you to do what you’re doing today? If so, what was it?
- Were there any obstacles you had to overcome? If so what are they?
- What’s the motivation for doing what you do? What keeps you inspired to continue doing what you do despite the hardships?
- How do you see your “idea” growing within the next 5 years..or in the future in general?
- What’s one thing you want people to take away from today’s discussion?
