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Renee Mattaliano
Laurus Strategies
Principal
Renee has over 27 years of experience in the
field of health and productivity management.
She has her Master’s in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
from Michigan State University. Renee has worked in the
insurance industry, managing departments in both workers
compensation and disability. In addition, she owned a
consulting firm assisting corporations with the development
and implementation of absence management programs.
Renee has also served as the Manager of Integrated
Disability Management Programs for a major Midwest-based
pharmaceutical and manufacturing company. She has been
in the consulting industry for over 15 years with extensive
experience in the healthcare, manufacturing, gaming, and
financial and service industries. As a VP for Laurus Strategies
(A HUB International Company), Renee assists our clients
address health and productivity issues within their operation
related to vendor management and coordination, review and
enhancement of internal process and procedure to enhance
productivity. Her command of this discipline has gained her
access to our largest and most complex clients (including
HSBC Bank, Reyes Holdings, DeVry, ProHealth Care and
Hospira). She has published several articles on the topic of
absence management and health and productivity.
Kathy McAlpine
Kraft Foods
Senior Director, Benefits
Kathy is the Senior Director of Benefits for
the Kraft Foods Group. She has over 25 years
of experience working in the human resources and employee
benefits field. Kraft Foods Group has 24,000 employees
operating in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico and will be the
largest food and beverage company headquartered in North
America. Kathy is responsible for all health and welfare,
retirement and savings plans at Kraft. Previously Kathy had
responsibility for Kraft Foods U.S. benefits, global employee
health and wellness as well as benefits communication and
training. Prior to joining Kraft Foods, Kathy was the Director of
Compensation & Benefits for The NutraSweet Company and
held benefits management and human resources positions
with Bally Manufacturing and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University
and her master’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
Patti McCarver, APRN
Vanderbilt
Director,Vanderbilt Health at MNPS Health
Care Centers
Patti McCarver graduated with her Diploma
in Nursing in 1974 from Baptist Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing. She continued her education by obtaining her Bachelor
of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama
and her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Mobile.
She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Science from Vanderbilt
University. Patti has worked as an emergency room nurse,
emergency room director, and as a family nurse practitioner in
private practice and urgent care. Currently Patti is the Director
of the Vanderbilt Health at MNPS Employee and Family Health
Care Centers. She has managed the Health Care Centers since
they opened and played a vital role in designing and opening
the centers as well as in developing the disease management
programs for the centers. Patti is married to Lewis McCarver,
a pediatric cardiac nurse anesthetist, and has two daughters,
one of whom is a pediatric cardiac intensive care nurse
and the other is a teacher who is the mother of Patti’s two
granddaughters. If not working or with her granddaughters you
can usually find Patti on the golf course.
Chris McSwain
Aasonn
Chief Strategy Officer
Chris McSwain joined Aasonn as Chief
Strategy Officer in January, 2015 to lead
innovation and best practices for their global consulting
services, business process outsourcing, and human resources
transformation divisions. He previously served at Walmart
from 2010-2014 as Vice President, U.S. Benefits, supporting
1.4M associates. Pursuits outside his corporate roles
have included serving as the Integrated Benefit Institute’s
(IBI) Board Chairman. Chris co-founded the “World Wide
Wellbeing” initiative, bringing thought leaders together
globally and presenting results to the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development’s leadership in
Paris. As a long-standing member of the Global Knowledge
Exchange Network (GKEN), he has served leadership roles in
support of the “Global Healthy Workplace Awards” in London
and Shanghai. In 2007, he joined Whirlpool Corporation as
Sr. Director, Global Benefits where his five-year strategic plan
helped drive business, employee and financial performance
improvements over all sub-functional areas of global
benefits. Business Insurance Magazine named Chris 1 of 20
“2008 People to Watch” along with Senator Hillary Rodham
Clinton, Mitt Romney, Warren Buffett and Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger. From 2003-2007, he served as Director,
Compensation and Benefits for SCANA Corporation.
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