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IDN Summit Education Advisory Board
The IDN Summit Education Advisory Board is comprised of senior executives of leading IDNs who provide guidance on the Summit’s content and its delivery. None of these executives accept compensation from Healthcare Business Media or are personally aligned with any supplier or GPO; thus alleviating a potential conflict of interest with developing the conference content. The EAB Members are as follows:
 Bruce Carlson
Corporate Director, Materials Management
Valley Health System
Winchester, VA
Bruce Carlson serves Valley Health as the Corporate Director of Material Management. He has over 30 years of progressively complex health care supply chain management experiences in materials management, purchasing, logistics, supply chain, performance improvement and performance measurement areas. These experiences have been earned in the community, religious, university, and for-profit environments. Current responsibilities include providing materials management services and support to Valley Health’s three owned facilities, plus a Valley health managed facility and four affiliate facilities which draw supplies from the shared services center located in Winchester, Virginia. Bruce earned his Masters in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University and his Bachelors in Business Administration from Central Methodist University.
Frank Cirillo
Senior Vice President/ Chief Restructuring Officer
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
New York, NY
For the past 25 years, Frank Cirillo has held several senior management positions at the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation. Currently, Frank is the Senior Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer. Previously, Frank was the COO of HHC. His span of responsibility included setting policy, contracting, tracking, trending, and coordinating in areas such as: human resources and workforce development; supply chain management and contracting for goods and services; affiliation contracts and training agreements with HHC’s affiliated medical schools; emergency management; and many other corporate functions and operations. Trained in business, finance, and auditing, Frank received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, graduate training from St. John’s University, and holds certification from the “Top 40” executive management program administered by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Francine Crockett
VP, Supply Chain Management
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
As Vice President of Supply Chain Management, Francine serves as a Strategic Leader and Executive Sponsor for change management and cost reduction initiatives related to supply chain optimization within University Health System. Among others, she is affiliated with the Alpha Home Board, Alamo District Business & Professional Women’s Federation as the President and founded the Witness Project® San Antonio. She received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Applied Management, Master of Arts Health Services Management, Master of Arts Procurement and Acquisitions Management, and Master Leadership Program of San Antonio and Bexar County.
Ed Hisscock
Partner
Appleseed Healthcare Resources
Ann Arbor, MI
Ed Hisscock is the founder and CEO of Appleseed Healthcare Resources, a firm dedicated to providing senior operations leadership personnel and education to the healthcare industry. Ed is also an Executive Vice President and heads up the Supply Chain division of The Optimé Group, a technology company dedicated to solving some of healthcare’s most difficult operational problems. Prior to founding Appleseed Healthcare Resources, Ed served Trinity Health, and was responsible for leading the development and implementation of an enterprise supply chain and content management strategy, and directed the sourcing and procurement of $100 million IT and Telecommunication spend.
Gene Kirtser
COO
Resource Optimization & Innovation
Chesterfield, MO
As Chief Operating Officer of ROi, Gene is responsible for oversight of ROi’s three operating divisions: Group Purchasing, Performance Consulting and Supply Chain. Group Purchasing focuses on collaborative product selection, leveraged value generation, and compliance monitoring. Performance Consulting drives clinical and operational improvement programs in the areas of surgery, patient care, pharmacy, and support services. Supply Chain includes purchasing, customer service, inventory management, warehousing, distribution, Rx repackaging, and transportation services, as well as self manufacturing of Custom Procedure Trays. Gene’s career has included senior level financial, operational, sales and marketing roles in healthcare manufacturing, distribution, outsourcing, and now provider operations. He received his BS in Finance from Miami University.
David McCombs
VP, Enterprise Resource Planning/Supply Chain Operations
Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Columbia, MD
David McCombs is Vice President of Enterprise Resource Planning/ Supply Chain Operations for the Bon Secours Health System, a $2.3 billion not-for-profit Catholic health system. David is responsible for directing the implementation of the Lawson enterprise resource planning system and its supply chain operations. A 30-year veteran of health care operations, McCombs was COO of the Moses Cone Hospital, a 550-bed not-for-profit community teaching hospital. McCombs received a BS degree from Wake Forest University and a master's degree in hospital health services administration from Duke University. McCombs is a member of the American Heart Association, the North Carolina Hospital Association and the Triad Health Executives Forum.
Mel Meck
VP, Materials Management
AtlantiCare Health System
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Mel Meck is the Vice President of Materials Management and has been actively involved with all phases of Materials Management for over 28 years. Mel is currently responsible for the Materials Management function for the 6 companies and all the entities that make up AtlantiCare. Services provided are: Purchasing, Distribution, Courier Services and Bio Medical. He is also the Administrator for Atlanticare’s Emergency Medical Services, which includes Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Specialty Care Transport Services, Interdivisional Helicopter Services and Medical Communications. Mel received his undergraduate degree from Rowan University and his graduate studies from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Management. He has also authored articles that have promoted the collaborative success required in the field of Materials Management.
William Mosser
Vice President Materials Management
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Baton Rouge, LA
Bill Mosser is Vice President Materials Management at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. FMOLHS is comprised of five hospitals and many non-acute care entities with $250 million in annual supply spend. Bill is also President and Lead Consultant for KTM Consulting, LLC, a Supply Chain and Information Systems Project Management consulting firm. KTM's clients have included a multi-billion dollar international manufacturing company and a ‘dotcom’ company developing a web portal designed to provide multi-hospital healthcare clients with comprehensive procurement solutions for medical/surgical supplies & equipment and pharmaceuticals. Prior to founding KTM Consulting, LLC, William spent more than thirty years in various supply chain management and information systems leadership roles in the healthcare and automotive industries. Most recently he served as the senior executive for Supply Chain Services at a major university based urban health system.
Henry Tomasuolo
VP, Operation
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
Mr. Tomasuolo is the Vice President of Operations at Children’s Hospital Boston, a 397-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age and is also home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical centerMr. Tomasuolo has 22 years of health care management experience and his responsibilities at Children’s include Supply Chain Management, Environmental Services, Food Service, Security, Parking and Environmental Safety.Prior to joining Children’s Hospital in 2006, Mr. Tomasuolo was the Vice President for Supply Chain Management at Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of New York (SVCMC) , where he lead the successful integration of the supply chain functions at the inception of the IDN . At SVCMC, Mr. Tomasuolo spearheaded expense reduction projects that resulted in savings in excess of $137 million over five years. Mr. Tomasuolo chaired the Greater New York Hospital Association’s Regional Advisory Council, an organization representing the supply chain leadership of the largest and most influential medical centers in the New York metropolitan area. Mr. Tomasuolo has a Bachelors degree in Economics from Columbia University and is a fellow at the Marschall Institute
Tina Wenstrom
Indianapolis, IN
Tina Wenstrom has over 15 years experience in operations management, more than half of which has been in healthcare. As Director of Operations for Clarian Health, an Integrated Delivery Network in Indiana, she was responsible for overall supply chain management and process improvements relative to distribution, contracted and support services. Her areas of focus include leadership development, strategic planning, and logistics. Tina joined Clarian in 1997 as Unit Director for linen services and surgical pack processing with Marriott Management Services. She holds a Masters degree in management from Indiana Wesleyan University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Administration and Policy. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the MedAssets Material Services Advisory Committee.
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