MedStar Health Inc.

As MedStar Health's Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Catherine Szenczy oversees information technology, information systems and clinical informatics across the system. Szenczy has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare information systems, and has served as a CIO for the past 16 years in both academic settings and integrated delivery systems. Szenczy held CIO positions at St. Francis Care in Hartford, Conn., SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York, and University Hospital at Stony Brook., Stony Brook, New York. She also held positions within IS at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital. She has published articles in the Journal of Health Information Management, lectured on health information technology, and served on the boards of several non-profit organizations. Szenczy received her B.A. in business management at State University of New York Empire State College, and earned her master's degree in human resources administration and labor relations at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Cengiz Aygun, M.D. is Section Chief for the Department of Radiation Oncology at Franklin Square Hospital's Radiation Oncology Center. He is the President of the Baltimore Oncology Club and Partner of Radiation Oncology Affiliates of Maryland. He received his medical degree from Istanbul University School of Medicine, and is an American Board of Radiology-certified radiation oncologist.

Michael C. Rogers is the executive vice president of corporate services for MedStar Health. In this capacity, he is responsible for the direction of marketing, public relations and communications, government affairs and fund development. Previously, Rogers served as executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments from 1998 to 2003, where he oversaw the organization's administration and supervised the development and implementation of its policies and programs. In addition, from 1996 to 1998, Rogers chaired the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, a multi-jurisdictional governing board for management of the largest single wastewater treatment facility in the world. From 1995 to 1997, Rogers was the city administrator and deputy mayor for operations for the District of Columbia, where he led the day-to-day operations of the city, including police, fire, corrections, public works, labor relations, procurement, real estate, and information technology. During his tenure with the district, Rogers also served as vice president of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in 1996 and president in 1997, as well as chair of the governing boards for D.C. General Hospital and St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Before joining the D.C. government, Rogers was the director of the Minority Business Development Agency at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Additionally, Rogers served as the director of the Mayor's Office of Contracts and the chief procurement officer for New York City, executive director of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, the deputy general manager of the Washington Convention Center, and vice president for municipal services for Ogden Allied Services Corporation. Rogers is a frequent speaker and lecturer at national conferences and workshops on the topics of privatization, outsourcing and managed competition, procurement reform, governance in the digital age, homeland security and healthcare issues. He is a fellow and on the board of directors of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is immediate past chairman and continues to serve on the board of directors for Leadership Greater Washington. Rogers also serves on as a member of the boards of directors for the Council for Court Excellence, D.C. Appleseed Center, the National Capital Region Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, and the Metropolitan Day School. Additionally, he serves on the board for Opening Minds the Washington Region for Justice and Inclusion, formerly National Conference for Community Justice for the national capital area. Rogers earned a Bachelor of Arts from Clark Atlanta University, a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and a juris doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

As executive vice president for Medical Affairs for MedStar Health, William L. Thomas, M.D., oversees the medical education, research, clinical quality initiatives, and risk management of the system, as well as overseeing the academic partnership with the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is a board certified general internist who held several academic and medical positions prior to joining Franklin Square Hospital Center in 1984 as chairman of the department of medicine and program director for the internal medicine residency. He then served for eight years as its senior vice president for medical affairs. He then was appointed senior vice president for Medical Affairs and Clinical Integration for Helix Health. Thomas is currently a member of the Council on Graduate Medical Education. He is past president of the board of the Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers, and has chaired the American Hospital Association's Coordinating Committee on Medical Education. In addition, he has been on the faculties of both Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Thomas is also a Fellow in the American College of Physicians, and holds memberships and board seats with numerous professional organizations. Thomas received a bachelor's degree from Duke University and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Connecticut, with post-graduate training in internal medicine at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse and University of Connecticut hospitals.

Joel N. Bryan is vice president and corporate treasurer for MedStar Health. In this capacity, Bryan supervises the treasury and corporate tax functions. He is responsible for managing the company's financing activities, including structuring and negotiating credit transactions, and managing relationships with investors, rating agencies and commercial lenders. Bryan also manages all investment activities for MedStar's corporate and pension portfolios, as well as all daily cash activities for the organization. Prior to joining MedStar Health, Bryan was director of corporate finance for Global Telesystems, Inc., a $1 billion European telecommunications company. In that capacity, he managed banking relationships, structured and negotiated various credit transactions, and worked on developing the company's private equity investment strategy. Bryan previously held a high-level treasury position for USEC, Inc., an energy services corporation, where he played a lead role in the company's successful $1.4 billion initial public stock offering and implemented the company's initial capital structure. Bryan holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia and earned his master's in business administration from The George Washington University. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

John A. Marzano is vice president of corporate communications and public affairs for MedStar Health. He is responsible for internal and external communications, marketing and public affairs support for the corporate Leadership Team. Marzano brings more than 18 years of experience in healthcare marketing and communications to MedStar Health. Prior to joining the organization, he served for 11 years as director of Marketing and Communications for Samaritan Health Partners, an integrated health system in Dayton, Ohio, that includes one of the largest free-standing outpatient care centers in the U.S. and the largest cardiac care program in Southwest Ohio. In addition, Marzano has held past positions in physician group practice facility management in Ohio, in communications for Capital Blue Cross in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and was a staff writer for the Express-Times newspaper in Easton, Pennsylvania. Marzano also is active in business and local community efforts. In 2000, he represented MedStar Health as a member of Leadership Maryland. He was elected to the City Council of Tipp City, Ohio, where he served one four-year term. He is also a member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. Marzano has won numerous professional awards, including a PRSA Award of Excellence and the Gold Touchstone Award from the American Society for Health Care Marketing and PR. He holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania.

Sameer Bade, MD, SM currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Clinical IT Strategy at MedStar Health -- the largest integrated health care delivery network in the Maryland / Washington DC area. Dr. Bade helps to guide strategic decisions on Clinical IT and other related technology for MedStar Health. In addition to his specialization in Internal Medicine, he has formal training in Biomedical Informatics from the Health Sciences and Technology program of MIT and Harvard Medical School.

Thomas J. Marchozzi is vice president, finance, of MedStar Health. In that capacity, he manages the annual operating and capital budget process for the entire system. As part of this, he prepares budgets for the corporate entities, reviews and assesses hospital budgets and analyzes return on investment on capital requests. Marchozzi joined MedStar Health from the Jefferson Health System, the largest healthcare delivery network in the Philadelphia region, where he spent six years. At JHS he held a variety of senior financial positions, including serving as vice president of finance, and then rose in responsibility to assume the role of acting chief financial officer and treasurer. Marchozzi developed and monitored system-wide financial operations, and managed the annual operating and capital budget processes. Prior to that, Marchozzi spent 12 years at the Thomas Jefferson University, where he held various positions including assistant controller, manager of information systems, director of physical resources, and auditor. Marchozzi is a certified public accountant who graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Drexel University and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Villanova University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is also a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional through the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Paul B. Fowler, M.D. is a Partner of Radiation Oncology Affiliates of Maryland. He is a graduate of Alderson Broaddus College and received his medical degree from West Virginia University. Dr. Fowler is an American Board of Radiology-certified radiation oncologist. He is active in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group with RTOG protocols and has been an investigator for the society. Dr. Fowler is an active member in the following societies: American College of Radiation Oncology, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Baltimore County Medical Association, and the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty.

Jack J. Hong, M.D. is the Medical director of Harbor View Radiation Oncology Center at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is a graduate of University of Virginia and received his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Hong is an American Board of Radiology-certified radiation oncologist.

Dr. Basch practices internal medicine in Washington, DC, and is the Medical Director for eHealth at MedStar Health. He is a frequent speaker, author, and expert panelist on such topics as EMRs, interconnectivity, the transformation of healthcare through HIT, and the necessity of creating a sustainable business case for information management and quality. Dr. Basch is currently chairman of the Maryland Task Force on EHRs and co-chair of the Physicians' EHR Coalition. Dr. Basch is a board member of the eHealth Initiative, the Delmarva Foundation, and the Maryland-DC Collaborative for HIT. He is a member of the ACP's Medical Informatics and Performance Measures Subcommittees, and their Medical Services Committee. Dr. Basch also serves on the Advisory Committees to the DOQ-IT Projects for both DC and Maryland, and on the Health Information Technology Advisory Panel to JCAHO.

Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist and former President of MedStar Research Institute. She received her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and currently holds faculty appointments in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University and the Department of Biochemistry at Howard University. Formerly, she was the Associate Chief of the Phoenix Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition Section, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health. She is past Chair of the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association and past Chair of the Nutrition Study Section of the National Institutes of Health, and the current chair of the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism . She served as a member of the NIH Expert Panel on Obesity that developed guidelines for the treatment and prevention of obesity and she also serves on the editorial boards for several scientific journals. She has received the Bolton Corson Medal from the Franklin Institute for research in nutrition and atherosclerosis and the Special Recognition Award from the Arteriosclerosis Council of the American Heart Association. She was a Bierman lecturer for the American Diabetes Association and a Levy lecturer for the American Heart Association, and has received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association. Her major research interests are in cardiovascular disease, particularly in relation to diabetes and its occurrence in diverse ethnic groups. Her current research projects include the Strong Heart Study, a multi-center study of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in American Indians; the Women's Health Initiative, a multi-center study of postmenopausal women and their health; GOCADAN, a study of the genetics of coronary artery disease in Alaska Eskimos; Project EXPORT, a study of diabetes in Native Hawaiian populations; and the SANDS study, a multi-center study to examine strategies for reducing atherosclerosis in people with diabetes.

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The John L. Green Generation of Leadership program is a development scholarship program that awards competitive scholarships to highly motivated African-American employees of MedStar Health and students enrolled at Morgan State University who aspire to leadership careers in healthcare. This program, in part, helps fulfill MedStar Health's goal of ensuring racial diversity in the leadership ranks of healthcare organizations. The program honors the late John L. Green, executive vice president of corporate services who served in executive leadership roles at Medlantic Healthcare Group and MedStar Health from 1983 2002, and on the Morgan State University Board of Regents in Baltimore. He served as chairman of the Morgan State University board from 1990 to 1995. The scholarship is reserved for exceptional individuals who share Mr. Green's traits of excellence, leadership and commitment to the vision, mission and values of MedStar Health. This targeted scholarship program reflects Mr. Green's commitment to increasing African American representation in leadership positions in health care. Established in 2003, the program is funded entirely by a grant from the board of directors of MedStar Health to commemorate Mr. Green's contributions and his legacy of excellence. The grant is renewable after 10 years at the discretion of the MedStar Health Board of Directors. The scholarship program is a component of the MedStar Health Executive Development Institute whose mission is to develop executive leadership talent.

Pauline A. Schneider has served as a Director of the Company since December 2003. Ms. Schneider has been a partner at the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP since 2006. Prior thereto, Ms. Schneider was a partner at the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP from 1985 to 2006. Ms. Schneider specializes in public finance and real estate. Ms. Schneider also serves as a director of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and is active on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations ranging from the arts to student loans to public policy. Ms. Schneider is 66 years old.

Ms. Watkins has enjoyed a lifelong career with Sandy Spring Bank. Starting as a Teller in 1974, she advanced through various positions in management including retail, consumer and mortgage lending, strategic planning, and marketing. Ms. Watkins was promoted to the executive level in 1998. She currently manages the Corporate Services Group which includes marketing, human resources, training and organizational development, corporate security and contingency planning, and property management. Ms. Watkins holds a BA from Hood College. She has completed ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, and Harvard Business School's Strategic Human Resource Management program. She serves on the board of the ABA School of Bank Marketing and Management, and is Faculty member of ABA's Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Se served on the faculty of the ABA and Arab Academy's 2nd Annual Bank Marketing & Management Forum in Amman Jordan. Ms. Watkins is also active in the community and serves on the Board of MedStar Health, Inc.

William R. Roberts was named Regional State President -- Verizon MD/DC in December 2007. He oversees all of the company's telephone operations in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Mr. Roberts began his career with The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland, now Verizon Maryland, in 1980 as a business office manager. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in operations, human resources, marketing, public affairs, and government relations. Mr. Roberts serves as a board member of the Baltimore Development Corporation; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Greater Baltimore Committee; Kennedy Krieger Institute; Medstar Health; and the National Aquarium in Baltimore. He also is on the board of trustees for Villa Julie College, and Morgan State University Board of Regents. Born and raised in Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Mr. Roberts graduated from Morgan State University and attended graduate school at Howard University and Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Roberts also has two honorary doctorate degrees - a Doctorate of Human Letters from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Maryland University College. Mr. Roberts is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society and has completed executive and leadership development programs at the University of Richmond (Va.)-Robins School of Business; the Institute for Public Service in Washington, D.C.; and at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C.