Temple University

With over 20 years of experience in financial, operations, technology and business development areas, Tom brings an informed, broad, and deep level of expertise to our client's strategic and tactical issues across many industry groups (manufacturing, retail, professional services, technology, and pharmaceuticals). He is a recognized expert on middle market operations, integration of acquisitions, European/US business relationships, and business strategies. Prior to CMF Associates, Tom led a profitable high technology consultancy practice, Polaris Consulting & Information Technologies, and worked at Deloitte & Touche in their accounting and audit practices in Philadelphia and London. Tom also serves as the Audit Committee Chairman at NovaDel Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:NVD). In addition, he serves as an adjunct professor at Temple University where he teaches business strategy and continues to foster entrepreneurship at local universities as a judge for business plan competitions at Temple University and Drexel University. He speaks frequently on various business topics and has had several articles published on practical applications of information technology in local magazines. Tom is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a University Scholar at Penn State University.

Bob and his wife, LaNita, live in Leola, Pennsylvania. Their daughter, Rachael, attends Lancaster Bible College, and their son, Bo, is a student at Messiah College. Both are preparing for careers in elementary education. LaNita teaches pre-school children with developmental delays. She completed her undergraduate work at Austin Peay State University and earned a Master's degree in special education at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. Bob previously taught math and English to middle and high school students. He graduated from Millersville State College, completed the Grad Course at Multnomah School of the Bible, and holds a Master's degree from the University of Georgia. During his teaching years, Bob developed a keen interest in investing and the Biblical principles of money management. He read extensively on these topics and applied the principles he was learning to his own personal finances. In 1998 he began a career in personal finance with Master's. Bob is a Registered Principal with Securities America, Inc., and a Registered Investment Advisor Representative with Master's Advisors, Inc.

Alan Singer is the author of three previous novels, The Ox-Breadth, The Charnel Imp and most recently Memory Wax. He also writes on aesthetics and the visual arts. He has just published Aesthetic Reason: Artworks and the Deliberative Ethos. He is professor of English at Temple University.

Alletta Emeno, B.S. is Director of Econsult Corporation. Ms. Emeno recently joined Econsult to manage projects and conduct analysis on many of the topics she covered as a journalist. A reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer for eight years, Ms. Emeno directed the newspaper's computer-assisted reporting team, which provided data analysis for investigative stories and special sections. The topics she has covered include real estate, transportation, education and crime. In addition to extensive experience with large datasets and data collection, she is a skilled writer and editor. She holds a Bachelors of Science in communications with a concentration in international and comparative studies. Ms. Emeno received her Bachelor of Science in 1994 from The University of Miami. In 2005, she was named director of the team, where she supervised and coordinated projects, analyzed data and managed the department's budget. Along with her position at Econsult, she is also an adjunct instructor for Temple University.

Allison Deratzian is a paleontologist and professor in the Department of Geology at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Allison grew up in New York. She also has a background in theatre and art. After spending a number of trips pointing out obscure features in rocks, she decided that it was fime to take some photos of her own. David and Allison have traveled extensively, capturing the world in pictures. Both active divers, David is also a PADI Scuba and Underwater Photography Instructor.

Andy Waskie is a professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, and at Holy Family College, in the Civil War History Institute. He is a Civil war historian specializing in Philadelphia in the Civil War, and is very active in the Philadelphia Civil War history community. In October 2001 he gave an Underground Railroad tour of Philadelphia for the General Meade Society and is quite familiar with the historic sites of Philadelphia dealing with Black History.

Arielle Emmett has been a professional journalist and teacher since beginning her career as a correspondent for Newsweek in the 1970s. After graduating with honors in pre-med and East Asian studies at the University of Michigan, she was selected as The New York Times intern for columnist William Safire and spent a summer in Washington, D.C. researching and writing about medical ethics and Chinese politics. Ms. Emmett later studied at National Taiwan Normal University in Taiwan while serving as a Newsweek stringer. She became a columnist and contributor to Orientations, Asia Magazine, and East Asian News and Features. Later she went to New York as an editor for Science Digest. Ms. Emmett then became a reporter and full-time features staff writer for The Detroit Free Press. After obtaining her Masters Degree at the University of Washington (Seattle, 1981), Ms. Emmett became a science and technology journalist. She has held senior editor and editor-in-chief positions at Computer Graphics World magazine, America's Network, and Wireless Integration, and was a ten-year contributing editor at The Scientist (www.the-scientist.com). She writes regularly as a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ms. Emmett is currently a journalism professor at Temple University. An avid traveler and linguist, she also holds a second-degree black belt in Ryuku Kempo Karate. Last year she hiked the Vilcabamba mountains and The Inca Trail with her son, Emmett Arthur, and is writing a travelogue of their trip.

The Spritual India Retreat will be hosted by Prince Jayasinhji Jhala of Dhrangadhra. The Jhalas make their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Dhrangadhra, India. Trained as a social anthropologist at Harvard, Jhala has escorted many persons to the Dhrangadhra area since the 1970s. Dr. Jhala is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Temple University. He runs an accredited summer program for graduate and undergraduate students interested in Hindu religion, art, and culture in Dhrangadhra every summer. He received his early education in India and a BA in English literature before coming to the US to obtain a masters in media and film from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in anthropology from Harvard University. Dr. Jhala has made several films about the culture of communities living in and around Dhrangadhra. It is his primary area of research, and since 1979 he has taken many students and colleagues to this region on ethnographic and film projects.

Dr. Burton E. Balkin, an internationally known implantologist, has been involved in Implant Dentistry since 1960. Dr. Balkin is a leading authority in the history, present perspective and future needs of Implant Dentistry. He has a special interest in research, where he worked extensively on developing methods to regenerate bone and surrounding soft tissue in conjunction with dental implants. Dr. Balkin, FACD, is a Diplomate and past president of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry and past president of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He was the keynote speaker for the most recent National Institute of Health (NIH) Implant Consensus Conference. Dr. Balkin has been the recipient of many professional honors, including the prestigious Aaron Gershkoff Memorial Award and the Isaiah Lew Memorial Research Award. A highly esteemed educator, Dr. Balkin is presently Clinical Professor and co-chairman of Implant Dentistry in Graduate Periodontics at Temple University; a Surgical Instructor at MCP Hahnemann/Drexel University, and previously a Clinical Associate Professor in Graduate Prosthodontics at Temple. At the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Balkin founded the Implant Dentistry Program. He is the author of many publications, including the first chapter ever published about salvaging ailing/failing implants in a widely used dental implant textbook.

C. Kent McGuire is the dean of the College of Education at Temple University. He also serves as director of the Center for Research in Human Development and Education, a university-based research organization focused on the study and demonstration of effective strategies for educating poor and minority children. Dr. McGuire is a tenured professor in the Educational Administration Program, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Temple University. Prior to joining Temple University, Dr. McGuire was senior vice president at MDRC, where his responsibilities included leadership of the education, children, and youth division. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. McGuire served in the Clinton administration as assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, where he was the senior officer for the department's research and development agency. As the education program officer for the Philadelphia-based Pew Charitable Trusts from 1995 to 1998, he managed Pew's K 12 grants portfolio. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. McGuire served as education program director for the Eli Lilly Endowment. Earlier in Dr. McGuire's career, he was an assistant professor at the University of Colorado in its school of education. Prior to this, Dr. McGuire worked for the Education Commission of the States, where he rose from policy analyst to senior policy analyst and director of the School Finance Collaborative.

Carl E. Misch is Clinical Professor and Co-director, Oral Implantology at Temple University, Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in the Department of Periodontics/Geriatrics, Adjunct Professor at the dental schools of Louisiana State University, Loma Linda University, University of Detroit Mercy and the Department of Periodontics/Prosthodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Engineering, Department of Biomechanics. He was the Director of the Oral Implantology Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine from 1989 to 1996. Dr. Misch has maintained a private practice restricted to implant surgery (bone grafting and implant placement) and related prosthetics for more than 25 years. He currently practices in Beverly Hills, Michigan with his wife Dr. Francine Misch-Dietsh. Dr. Misch graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1973 from the University of Detroit Dental School then went on to receive his Prosthodontic Certificate, Implantology Certificate and Masters Degree in Dental Science from the University of Pittsburgh. The University of Yeditepe in Istanbul, Turkey and Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania each awarded Dr. Misch a Ph.D (honoris causa). He holds several other post-graduate honors including twelve fellowships in dentistry with the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, Royal Society of Medicine, American Association of Hospital Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry International to name a few. Dr. Misch holds Diplomate status at the American Board of Oral Implantology and has served as Board President and member of the examining committee for seven years. He has also served as President of several implant organizations including the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Academy of Implants and Transplants and the American College of Oral Implantologists. He is currently Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of International Congress of Oral Implantologists, which, with more than 75 countries represented, is the world's largest implant organization. In 1984, Dr. Carl Misch founded the Misch International Implant Institute (MIII), which now has locations in Michigan and Canada. Over the years, the MIII has been present in Brazil, Florida, Italy, Japan, Korea, Monaco, New York, Pennsylvania, Spain, Texas and the United Kingdom. As Director, he has trained more than 2000 doctors in a hands-on, yearly forum of education in implant dentistry. Programs are offered in both the surgical and prosthetic aspects of care. Dr. Misch has more than ten patents related to implant dentistry and is co-inventor of the Bio HorizonsTM MaestroTM Dental Implant System. Dr. Misch has written two editions of Contemporary Implant Dentistry (Elsevier), which has become one of the most popular books in dentistry and has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Korean. Most recently, he has written Dental Implant Prosthetics (Elsevier). He has published over 250 articles and has repeatedly lectured in most every state in the United States as well as in numerous countries throughout the world.

Building on a career that includes senior communications positions at major media companies, Charles now advises clients on strategic communications planning and media relations. A respected print and broadcast journalist, he has held editorial and management positions at The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, the Detroit Free Press and worked on network programs such as "Good Morning America," and other ABC news and sports programs. He also has been a public broadcasting executive, and he is an adjunct faculty member at Temple University in Philadelphia and Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Cynthia M. Certo graduated, cum laude, from Villanova University in 1987 with a B.S. in Economics. She earned her law degree in 1994 from the Temple University Law School. While in law school, Ms. Certo served as an intern for U.S. District Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen. Ms. Certo concentrates her practice in the area of commercial vehicle and transportation litigation. Ms. Certo is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. She is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, District of New Jersey, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Advocacy of Temple University, a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), as well as a member of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. She also serves as a Volunteer Attorney for the Support Center for Child Advocates.

Cynthia Moultrie, is also a Financial Associate with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a Fortune 500, non-profit financial services organization. She has more than 30 years experience in providing financial strategies for individuals, non-profit and for-profit organizations. She has served in the past as the Executive Director of Homemaker Service of the Metropolitan Area; Chief Operating/Chief Financial Officer for the African American Museum in Philadelphia; Director of the Graduate Programs in Economic Development at Eastern University; and Regional Director of Lutheran Children and Family Service. Ms. Moultrie is a founding board member of The Lloyal Group, Inc., a tax and accounting services company, and currently teaches classes as an adjunct professor in Economic Development for Eastern University and in Business Plan development for Temple University?s Small Business Development Center. Ms. Moultrie is registered with the National Association of Security Dealers, (Series 7 and Series 63). She holds a BA in English Literature from Lincoln University and an MA in Administration from Antioch University. She is a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Upper Darby.

Mr Boylen is a professor at Temple University's theatre department, specializing in scene and lighting design. He holds a MFA from University of Wisconsin at Madison and an AB Degree in English literature and history from Yale University. He studied Anglo-Irish literature at University College Dublin before committing to a career in theatre. Mr. Boylen has designed extensively for university and regional theatre including Goodspeed Opera House, McCarter Theatre, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Pennsylvania Ballet, GeVa, The Whole Theater, Arden, American Music Theatre Festival, InterAct, and New Freedom Theater. Most recent productions include Coyote on a Fence at the Arden, Hidden Sky at the Prince Music Theater, Missing Link for InterAct, and Life is a Dream at Temple. He has recently developed an active interest in directing.

For over thirty years, David Freese has worked as a corporate/industrial photographer, a fine art photographer, and an educator. Currently, he is an adjunct professor at Temple University and Burlington County College where he recently initiated, designed, and helped establish an Associate of Fine Arts degree program in photography. David has also taught at Drexel University and Moore College of Art. His work has appeared in Communication Arts, Photo District News, View Camera magazine, Photo Insider, Polaroid International, and Air and Space. He has also received a Fellowship in Visual Arts/Photography and a Special Opportunity Stipend from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts as well as a Polaroid Artist Support Grant. David has been a member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) since 1986 and was president of the Philadelphia chapter from 1993 to 1996. He is also a member of the Society for Photographic Education (SPE). His work has been exhibited in regional and national venues such as the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, the Allentown Art Museum, Perkins Center for the Arts, Abington Art Center, the University of Rhode Island, and the University of Alaska. David is currently working on two book projects. Site copyright 2006 Drawn With Light. All photographs copyright by the photographer. All rights reserved.

Prosthodontic expert David J. Kopecki, D.M.D., joined Exton Dental Health Group and The Pennsylvania Center For Cosmetic Dentistry in 1996. Since then, he has earned a reputation for crafting the most durable, natural looking dental prosthetics on the Main Line, in accordance with the high standard of quality for which Exton Dental Health Group and The Pennsylvania Center For Cosmetic Dentistry is known. Indeed, Dr. Kopecki was voted by his peers as "Best of the Main Line" in the category of prosthodontics for years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, as featured in Main Line Today. Dr. Kopecki received his Bachelor of Arts degree from LaSalle University in 1986 and his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1990. While pursuing his specialty of Prosthodontics, Dr Kopecki served on the faculty of Temple University. As part of Exton Dental Health Group and The Pennsylvania Center For Cosmetic Dentistry's commitment to provide the latest, most cutting-edge techniques in dentistry, Dr. Kopecki has taken numerous continuing courses in esthetic dentistry. He is also a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Academy of Osseointegration, and the American College of Prosthodontics. Prior to joining Exton Dental Health Group and The Pennsylvania Center For Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Kopecki spent the first five years of his professional career in private practice in Philadelphia. His exceptional professional skills and friendly, caring chairside manner have made Dr. Kopecki an integral part of a practice that has served the Main Line with outstanding dental care for over three decades.

David M. Jacobs, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of History at Temple University specializing in twentieth century American history and culture. Dr. Jacobs began researching the controversy over unidentified flying objects in America in the mid 1960's, and has amassed over 38 years of primary research data and analytical hypotheses on the subject.

Dr. David R. Feeney is Director of Digital Education at Fox School of Business at Temple University, where he links education innovation to measurable improvement for academia and the public. David holds an Ed. D. in Educational Psychology from West Virginia University (where he also earned a master's degree in Behavior Analysis) plus a bachelor's degree from Ball State University in Philosophy focusing on behavior, ethics, & innovation.

Mr. Wagner cooperates with Asia Strategy on all the firm's business communication-related research. He is a Tokyo-based business and communication specialist. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Asian History from Fort Lewis College (1984) and a Masters degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies (1987) where he specialized in Japan's economic and political system. Wagner has also studied at Kansai University of Foreign Studies (1982) and the University of Paris, Sorbonne (1983). Since 1987, he has conducted over 1,000 seminars in Asia and North America for over 180 organizations such as AT&T, General Motors, Pepsi, Dow Chemical, Microsoft, Hitachi, Hyundai, NEC, Mitsubishi Electric, Sony, Singapore Airlines, Sumitomo Corp., and Toshiba. Wagner was an in-house trainer for the Fuji Xerox Learning Institute, Prudential Relocation Management, GMAC Relocation Services, Berlitz International, the International Business and Management Institute in Tokyo, and The Institute of Public Administration and Management in Singapore. Currently, Wagner is a Lecturer at Temple University in Tokyo. Applying well-known theories including Transactional Analysis and Neuro Linguistic Programming, Wagner is noted for his teaching style and ability to achieve desired results in behavior modification for his clients. From 1999 2000, Wagner created and hosted two separate 3-month series for NHK television watched by 1.5 million viewers in Japan. As a result of his unique teaching methods, many of the language series aired nationally on NHK continue to apply his interactive techniques. Wagner has been a columnist for The Mainichi Daily News, The Daily Yomiuri and ASSOCIE magazine in Japan. He is also the author of 19 business communication books which appear in Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Some of his most recent books are listed below:

Dwight D. Kloth, earned his PharmD and completed a clinical pharmacy residency at the University of Southern California (USC) and Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. After completing his training, Dr. Kloth spent 9 years at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. In 1988, he moved to the University of Maryland Cancer Center in Baltimore, where he was the director of pharmacy from 1988 to 1992. He then moved to the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, where he is director of pharmacy. At FCCC he serves or has served on the Research Review Committee, Institutional Review Board, Intensive Care Unit Committee, and Infection Control Committee, among other committess, and is the secretary of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Dr. Kloth has participated in the development of institutional antiemetic guidelines and is the FCCC representative to two national guidelines panels (Antiemetics and Myeloid Growth Factors) for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), of which Fox Chase Cancer Center is a founding member. He is an adjunct assistant clinical professor at Temple University and serves as an item writer and reviewer for the Pharmacotherapy board certification examination. His teaching and research have focused on antiemetic, antimicrobial, analgesic, and other supportive care issues in oncology patients. He has been principal or co-investigator in studies presented at ASCO meetings as well as numerous pharmacy meetings. He has also published articles in Pharmacotherapy, the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists, and other journals and has given more than 100 invited presentation related to oncology, supportive care in oncology, and pharmacoeconomics.

Dr. Edward M. Mazze is a distinguished University Professor of Business Administration at the University of Rhode where he was previously Dean of the College of Business Administration and holder of the Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro. Inc. Leadership Chair in Business (1998-2006). Dr. Mazze was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of William Penn Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1985-1987. He was a member of the Panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees for the United States Department of Justice between 1984 and 1997 and 2005. From 1966 to the present, he consults in management, marketing and business operations to corporations, educational institutions, state and federal government agencies and law firms. His clients have included General Motors Corporation, Coca-Cola, Inc., Duke Power Company and Cox Communications. He serves on the Board of Directors of Technitrol, Inc. (NYSE), Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ), The Barrett Growth Fund and the Ocean State Business Development Authority. Dr. Mazze received his BBA and MBA degrees from the City University of New York and his Ph.D. in business administration from Pennsylvania State University.

Director Frank John English Falco, M.D. is a widely-recognized expert and pioneer in the treatment of disorders of the muscle and skeletal systems and has headed Mid Atlantic Spine since 1995. Dr. Falco first received a Bachelors of Chemical Engineering from Villanova University before entering medical school. After earning his medical degree at Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia, Dr. Falco received specialty training in spine and sports medicine and in physical medicine and rehabilitation. He interned with St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency with Temple University Hospital as Chief Resident. In addition, Dr. Falco completed spine and sports medicine fellowships with Southeastern Orthopedic Associates in Pensacola, Florida and Georgia Spine and Sports Physicians in Smyrna, Georgia. He was received numerous awards and honors, including the Sixth Richard W. Stow PhD Visiting Lectureship, Top Quartile Parts I and II, Excellence of Research Writing Award, the Dorthea Daniels Glass MD Award and Intern of the Year among many others. Dr. Falco is licensed in seven states and is board-certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Pain Medicine, Electrodiagnosic Medicine, the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Falco is President of the Delaware Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Secretary of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and is on their Board of Directors, serves on the Board of Directors for Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers and is on the Editorial Board of SpineUniverse. Dr. Falco is a faculty member with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at Temple University and is the Director of the Physical Medicine Fellowship at Temple University. He also acts as an expert witness in physical medicine and rehabilitation for the National Association of State Jury. Additional active memberships include: the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Association of American Physiatrists, the Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the International Spine Injection Society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and the Delaware Medical Society. Before Mid Atlantic Spine, Dr. Falco practiced as a physiatrist with Georgia Spine and Sports Physicians. His research has been has published in countless articles, chapters and books, including "Clinical Orientation to Spinal Anatomy", "Lumbar Spine Disorders", "Three Pathways between the Sacroiliac Join and Neural Structures" and others. Dr. Falco has presented numerous lectures, seminars and posters across the country on the treatment of pain and spine disorders and is considered in the medical field as one of the top interventional spine specialists. Be sure to visit "Healthy Advice from the Pros", a bi-monthly column with Director Frank J.E. Falco, MD that appears in The News Journal.

Frank L. D'Elia, M.D., FACS, completed two years of Surgical Training at UMDNJ, and three years of Urologic Residency at Thomas Jefferson University. He also completed a one year Oncology Research Fellowship, during which time he published several articles on original cancer research. He also completed a one-year clinical Oncology Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University, where he learned advanced diagnostic and surgical techniques in the care of urologic cancers. Dr. D'Elia has taught cancer surgery at Thomas Jefferson University for the past fourteen years. Locally, Dr. D'Elia is Chief of the Division of Urology at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. He is also chief of the division of Urologic Oncology at Crozer Chester Medical Center where he began the cryotherapy program to spare kidney removal at Crozer. He also hosts two different cancer conferences at Crozer on a regular basis. He is one of a small number of Urologic Oncologists nationally who is currently using state of the art Robotic Radical Surgery, or 'Band Aid Surgery', for prostate cancer. Regionally, Dr. D'Elia is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at Thomas Jefferson University, a Clinical Associate Professor of Urology at Temple University, and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at Hahnemann Medical College. He is a member of the Executive Committee and current President of the Philadelphia Urologic Society. Dr. D'Elia is also the President of the Pennsylvania Prostate Center, which, in conjunction with Thomas Jefferson University, brought the first microwave therapy unit for prostate care to the state of Pennsylvania. Nationally, Dr. D'Elia has participated as a moderator in national conferences in the urologic cancer section. He has also published nationally on cancer treatments. Dr. D'Elia limits his new patient practice to the diagnosis and management of Urologic Cancers including the management of blood in the urine, kidney masses and elevated PSA's.

George Panrock received a Master's degree in Psychology from Temple University in 1976 and is a licensed psychologist and a Certified School Psychologist. His treatment areas of focus include stress and anger management; PTSD; relationship problems; work adjustment; parenting; physical rehabilitation counseling; loss, grief, and the mourning process; short-term cognitive behavioral therapy.

Dr. Heidi A. Ramirez, Director of the Urban Education Collaborative at Temple University who holds advance degrees from Stanford, Harvard and Syracuse University, was officially sworn in as a School Reform Commission (SRC) Commissioner on March 19, 2008. Nominated to serve on the SRC by Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Dr. Ramirez has dedicated her career to urban school improvement with a particular focus on leadership development, teacher quality, and climate for learning. At Temple University, she is the principal liaison between the College of Education, the Center for Research in Human Development and Education, the School District of Philadelphia and other regional districts and schools. Her primary responsibility is the coordination of College of Education and Center for Research activities -- including professional education, research and evaluation, and technical assistance efforts - to better meet the needs of urban schools and diverse students. Prior to joining Temple University in May 2005, Dr. Ramirez was an Education Program Consultant at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, where she provided advice on investments in urban education, district-level reform, and initiatives to improve teaching and learning for English language learners. As a researcher at the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching at Stanford University, she focused on the study of district-wide reform initiatives and professional learning communities. Dr. Ramirez also held the position of Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. In this role, she was an advisor to the deputy secretary on elementary and secondary education reform policy and implementation and was responsible for developing legislative and public policy proposals in support of standards-based education reform, particularly in regard to the Administration's proposal for the 1999-2000 reauthorizations of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now No Child Left Behind Act) and the National Educational Research and Statistics Act. Her work focused especially on the education of poor, minority, and linguistic minority children, as well as improving teacher quality, including through the development of federal guidelines for state and institutional reporting as required under Title II of the Higher Education Act. Ramirez earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She also has an MA in sociology (Stanford University), an EdM in education policy and administration (Harvard University), and a BFA in art education (Syracuse University). Upon graduating from Syracuse, Dr. Ramirez intended to become a full-time classroom teacher. However, after obtaining her master's degree from Harvard, she began working in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Department of Education, hoping to effectively change education policy. During her time in Washington, Dr. Ramirez was increasingly involved in efforts to meet the needs of children from poor, minority, and linguistic minority backgrounds and has sustained that area of focus in her work at Temple University.

Sandra Cottrell, MA, PhD joined NPS in April 2009. Prior to joining NPS, she had served as hemostatis franchise and therapeutic area head in regulatory affairs at Novo Nordisk Inc. Previously she served as vice president at B&H Consulting Services, Inc.; as global vice president of regulatory affairs for INO Therapeutics LLC; and has over 25 years experience within Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical sector. With over 30 years experience working in the pharmaceutical industry across multiple therapeutic areas, she has an in-depth knowledge of the drug development process. Dr. Cottrell is an adjunct professor at Temple University, as well as being a lecturer for Medicademy in Denmark. She received her Bachelor and Master degrees in Chemistry and Doctorate degree in Pharmaceutics with an emphasis on Regulatory Affairs from Temple University.

Jessica Winegar is an anthropologist whose work focuses on art and the culture industries in the Middle East. She is currently writing a book on the visual art world in Egypt, on which she has also published and lectured widely. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships, including a National Endowmen for the Humanities grant. She is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Fordham University in New York.