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About Pat:

Patricia A. Bosse joined Yaffe & Company in 2015 as a Senior Consultant and is also a Founding Partner of MPK&D. Pat has served in executive positions in higher education and health care for more than a quarter century—successfully leading institutional growth and innovation through the planning and execution of major campaigns in tandem with boldand creative marketing, branding and communications initiatives. Her portfolio includes experience in crisis communications, leadership development, strategic planning, facilitation and training. Pat served as vice president for advancement and marketing at Notre Dame of Maryland University, her alma mater. Her experience in higher education also includes seven years as vice president at St. Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore, where she completed a major campaign to build and endow The Center for Continuing Formation. Pat gained experience in health care at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore; more recently she served for four years as vice president, mission and institutional advancement for St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, Md. where she led a successful $20 million campaign and served as a member of Catholic Health Initiatives National Mission Advisory Committee. In 2014, Pat was recognized as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by the Daily Record. She serves as a director of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service and the Faraja School for Children with Physical Disabilities, Tanzania. Pat and her husband, Frank Gunther, have three children and live in rural Maryland.

About Bob:

Bob Colvin has more than 25 years of experience leading hospitals and health systems. These include a 500+ bed academic medical center, for-profit facilities, suburban facilities, and small rural hospitals. He has operated a large multi-specialty physician group, regional ambulance services, home health agencies, and community primary care clinics. He has also served as a Group Vice President for Quorum Health Resources (QHC). Bob has served on the American Hospital Association’s Metropolitan Governing Council, and has also chaired both the Georgia and the Idaho Hospital Associations. He is a Fellow in the American College of Health Executives, and he has received the prestigious NOVA award from the AHA for his work in healthcare for the homeless. Organizations under Bob’s leadership have been recognized by Fortune Magazine as among the 100 Best Companies to work for in America, and by Consumer’s Digest as among the 50 safest hospitals in America.

About Mark:

Mark O’Neil joined Yaffe & Company in 2014 as a Senior Consultant. With thirty years of Healthcare leadership experience, Mark O’Neil provides consulting services in the areas of Leadership Development, Governance, Strategic Planning and Operations improvement. Mark most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Head Regional Healthcare, a Tenet owned facility in South Carolina. Previously, he served in several leadership positions at Catholic Health East, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Health System of Southeast Pennsylvania, Executive Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Division and Corporate Chief Operating Officer. As Chief Operating Officer, he was responsible for coordinating operations of over 100 Health Care facilities in 11 states, with over 46,000 employees and a 4.6 billion dollar operating budget. Earlier in his career, Mark served as a member of the Senior Management Team at the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital where he gained valuable experience in academic medicine and provided leadership for several administrative and support functions. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of United Health Services in Binghamton, N.Y., where he facilitated the development of an 85 member multispecialty physician group, home care companies, rural hospitals and a long term care facility into the Integrated Health Care System. Mark’s uncompromising integrity and commitment to excellence have led to board positions with several professional organizations including the Central New York Hospital Association, the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance, VHA of Upstate NY, the Hospital Association of New York, the Catholic Hospital Association of Pennsylvania and the South Carolina Hospital Association. Mark also served on Governor Mario Cuomo’s Health Care Advisory task force and as Chairman of the Board of the Keystone Mercy Health Plan, a Medicaid Managed Care plan serving several states, with over 850,000 members. An advocate for community service, Mark has served as the Chairman of the Board of United Way and the Chamber of Commerce and volunteered his time as a member of many not for profit and educational organizations throughout his career. Mark’s high-level of community involvement and extensive knowledge of the Health Care environment have made him a frequent guest speaker at community group meetings and events. Mark received his Bachelors and Masters degree in Business Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. He is a fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives. Mark and his wife Ann reside in Hilton Head, South Carolina. They have four daughters and are active members of their community.

About Mary Pat:

Mary Pat Seurkamp, joined Yaffe & Company in 2013 as a Senior Consultant and is also a Founding Partner of MPK&D. Mary Pat was appointed president of Notre Dame of Maryland University in 1997 and was named president emerita when she retired July 2012. She now serves as senior advisor and director for the CIC New Presidents Program, and also is engaged in other consulting activities in higher education. Before her arrival at Notre Dame, Mary Pat served at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York for 21 years. Mary Pat has served on a number of Boards including chair of the Board of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), chair of the Maryland Independent College and University Association, and Board and Executive Committee of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Mary Pat is a magna cum laude graduate of Webster University with a B.A. in psychology, holds an M.A. in counseling from Washington University, and a Ph.D. in higher education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She and her husband reside in Maryland.

About Alexander:

Alexander began working at Yaffe & Company, Inc. in 2001. Alexander has held a number of roles during his career at Yaffe & Company, Inc. and in 2013 was promoted to President & Chief Executive Officer. As the second generation leader of Yaffe, he continues to advance the firm particularly through improved use of information technology and complimentary service lines. Alexander has developed expertise in the technical, operational, and governance aspects of executive compensation and deferred compensation plan design and implementation, as well as the regulatory requirements of compliance with numerous Internal Revenue Code Sections. His expertise extends to physician compensation governance and administration, Fair Market Value Assessment, and physician compensation plan design. He has assisted numerous not-for-profit Boards with assessing executive compensation programs, executive performance evaluation methods, retirement plan designs, leadership transition, and succession planning. In addition, he works with hospitals and integrated systems to develop comprehensive physician compensation governance practices, assess current-state compensation and productivity relative to market, and the development of next-generation plan designs. In his work, Alexander aims to achieve optimal alignment of expectations, understanding, and performance in an evolving healthcare landscape that impacts both organizations and individuals. In addition to consulting with clients, Alexander has been part of expert panels on these topics, given presentations, and has led Board education programs nationally. In 2012, he co-authored a monograph for the Center for Healthcare Governance titled The Expanding Role of the Compensation Committee. In 2013, Alexander co-authored an article for Trustee Magazine titled Ready for the Unthinkable, focused on implementing an emergency succession plan for key leaders. Most recently, Alexander published his second Monograph with the Center for Healthcare Governance titled The Health System-Physician Relationship Continuum: What Boards Need to Know (Oct 2015).