Our Founding and Charter Members work in a wide array of organizational settings and have a wide variety of roles, skills, experience, and training.  As a group, we have deep familiarity and many years of experience with all the systems, organizations, and processes that respond to individuals with health-related life and work disruptions.  We are like-minded, sharing a commitment to the core values and mission of the Praxis Partners Consortium.

Our breadth, diversity, expertise, practical know-how and professional passion will help the Praxis Partners Consortium become a powerful and respected resource in the many marketplaces and arenas where we operate.

The list below includes all Founding and Charter members as of 9/7/2013.  Membership in Praxis Partners Consortium is restricted to individuals who meet eligibility criteria.  Affiliations shown are for informational purposes only and imply neither endorsement of or by the named organization.

Robert Aurbach JD
Uncommon Approach Consulting
  Principal
Consultant, lawyer, hypnotist
Victoria, Australia

Tom Barrett BA, MBA
BBG, Inc.
  Managing Partner
Business executive
Florida

Nancy Bellendorf OTR
Work Safe Therapy & Ergonomics, LLC
  Owner
Occupational therapist
Wisconsin

Chris Brigham MD
Brigham & Associates
  Principal
Physician - occupational medicine
Hawaii

Kim Brown AIC, LPCS, CPDM
Lockton Companies
  Sr. Claims Consultant
Claims / loss prevention
Kansas

David Brown MB, BCh, BaO, O StJ
CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  Corporate Medical Director
Physician - occupational medicine
Ontario, Canada

Darrell Bruga DC
LifeTEAM Health
  CEO
Rehabilitation, service innovator
California
www.lifeteamhealth.com

Daniel Bruns PsyD
Health Psychology Associates
  Principal
Psychologist (health)
Colorado

Joe Burgess
CHSI of Nevada
  Senior Executive Vice-President
Self-insurance group operator
Nevada

Anthony Burton MD
General Motors
  Plant Medical Director
Physician - occupational medicine
Michigan

Kevin Byrne MD
Navy
  Med Dir, Wellness Dept
Physician - occupational medicine
California

Garson Caruso MD
Garson Caruso Consulting
  Principal
Physician - emerg med/ occ med
Florida / Pennsylvania

Michael Caruso PT
Occupational Rehabilitation Associates
  Owner and practitioner
Physical therapist, functional restoration
Maryland

Jennifer Christian MD, MPH, FACOEM
Webility Corporation
  President
Physician - occupational medicine
Massachusetts

Marianne Cloeren MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP
Managed Care Advisors
  Medical Director
Physician - occupational med/internal med
Maryland

Kelly Cook CEAS/CSHE
Redwood Empire Schools' Insurance Group
  Return to Work Specialist/Ergonomic Advisor
RTW Coordinator
California

Michael Coupland MS, CPsych, CRC
Integrated Medical Care Solutions
  Principal
Psychologist / rehabilitation counselor
Florida

Penney Cowan
American Chronic Pain Assocation
  Executive Director
Founder of self-help organization
California

Rebecca Curtis
Take Courage Coaching
  CEO
Founder of self-help organization
Montana

David DePaolo JD
Work Comp Central
  CEO
Lawyer / media
California

Curt DeWeese BS, PT
DSI Work Solutions
  Faculty, consultant
Physical therapist
New York

Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach MD, JD
SpineCare & Forensic Medicine, PLLC
  Pres/ Owner
Physician - orthopedics (spine)/occ med
Arizona

Ruth Estrich
MedRisk
  Chief Strategy Officer
Business, information systems
Pennsylvania

Roberta Etcheverry BA , CPDM
DMG: Diversified Management Group
  Chief Executive Officer,
Disability management specialist
California

Ray Fabius MD
HealthNEXT
  CEO
Consultant, physician - med mgt, pediatrics
Pennsylvania

Steven Feinberg MD
Feinberg Medical Group
Physician / PM&R / pain mgt
California

Patrick Gallagher PhD
National Center for Research and policy for Workers with Disabilities, LLC.
  Founder and President
Risk management
Pennsylvania

Robert Gatchel PhD
Center of Excellence for the Study of Health & Chronic Illnesses, Univ of Texas at Arlington
  Director
Psychologist - health psychology
Texas

Lee Glass MD, JD
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
  Associate Medical Director
Physician & attorney
Washington

Peter Greaney MD
WorkCare, Inc.
  President & Chief Executive Assistant
Physician - occup & family medicine
California

Russell Green MS, MD
Workhealth Solutions, LLC
  Co-Owner, Medical Director
Engineer & physician - occup & family medicine
Oklahoma

Wendy Greene RN, CCM, CPDM
WIM- Workability in Michigan
  Secretary
Nurse, disability management specialist
Michigan

Jennifer Hallden
Arizona Work Disability Prevention Assn / Chartis Insurance
  President AWDPA
RTW program consultant
Arizona

David Hanscom MD
Swedish Neuroscience Specialists
  Co-director, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Specializing in complex deformity and failed back surgery
Washington
patient self-care resource: www.back-in-control.com

Mary Harris MS, CRC
Ability Advisors Inc
  President-Disability Management Consultant
Minnesota

Mark Hyland OT, CHT
STI PT and Rehabilitation
  Clinical Director
Occupational therapist
Arizona

Marcos Iglesias MD, FACOEM
Midwest Employers Casualty Company
  Medical Director
Physician - family med/occ med
Missouri

Susan Isernhagen PT
DSI Work Solutions
  Chief Operating Officer
Physical therapist
Minnesota

Dennis Isernhagen BS, BS
DSI Work Solutions
  President
Physical therapist
Minnesota

Frank Jackson JD
Consultant
Human resources / attorney
Pennsylvania

Gary Jacob DC, LAc, MPH
Gary Alan Jacob Chiropractic Inc
  Principal
Chiropractic, acupuncture, public health
California

Brenda Jacobsen MBA, CPA
Lakeside Occ Med Centers
  CEO
Business, finance
Florida, District of Columbia

Rosalind Joffe MEd, ACC
ciCoach.com
  President
Coach, educator
Massachusetts

Dara Johnson
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
  Program Development Officer
Program & grants admin
Arizona

Maja Jurisic MD
Concentra
  AVP - Medical Director, National Accounts
Physician - emerg med/ occ med
Wisconsin

Gary Karp B. Arch.
Modern Disability
  Owner
Speaker, writer, trainer
Arizona

Les Kertay PhD
Lincoln Financial Group
  VP, Chief Medical Officer - Insurance Solutions
Psychologist
Tennessee

 

Bettina Kilburn MD, MDiv
Lincoln Financial Group, Group Protection
  Physician Consultant
Psychiatrist, chaplin
Georgia

Jacob Lazarovic MD
Broadspire
  SVP/Chief Medical Officer
Physician - family practice
Florida

Gideon Letz MD
Occupational Medicine and Toxicology Consulting
  Principal
Physician - emergency med/toxicology/occ med
California

Rick Litzky BS, MHA
One Source Claims Solutions
  President-Consultant
Business executive - consultant
Georgia

Karen Lunda PT
Lunda & Associates
  Owner
Physical therapist
Arizona

Fred Luskin PhD
Stanford University
  Psychologist
Psychology - forgiveness/stress
California

Margo Macdonald BS
Companion Property & Casualty Group
  Manager of Workers Compensation Claims
Claims Manager
South Carolina

Ann MacNeil
Recovery Empowerment Network
  Chief Executive Officer
Business executive /consultant
Arizona

Paula Martin LPN
State Auto / RTW, Inc.
  Manager of Medical Services
Nurse
Minnesota

Len Matheson PhD, CRC, CVE
Washington University
Psychologist, rehabilitation counselor, vocational evaluator
Missouri

Pamela Mazerski BA, MPA
Mazek & Associates
  President
Public administrator/consultant
Maryland

Ann Morgan BA, CVP
Morgan Vocational Solutions Inc.
  Vocational Rehab Consultant, Trainer
Vocational counselor
On, Canada

Ben Moulton JD
Informed Medical Decisions Foundation
  Senior Legal Advisor
Lawyer
Massachusetts

Donald Murphy DC, DACAN
Rhode Island Spine Center, Brown University
  Clinical Director
Chiropractor
Rhode Island

Robin Nagel MS, CDMS, HEM
CA Dept of Industrial Relations
  RTW Services Consultant
CA Consortium to Promote SAW/RTW
  Chair
Integrated work disability prevention & absence mgmt, alternative dispute resolution, vocational rehabilitation
California

Robert Otos OTR/L, CDMS
The ALARIS Group, Inc
  Vice President- Corporate Relations
Occupational therapist
Minnesota

Jason Parker
Centrix Disability Management Services, Inc.
  Principal
Disability / RTW management
British Columbia

Frank Pennachio
Oceanus Partners
  Principal
Work comp insurance broker/consultant
Florida

Mel Pohl MD
Las Vegas Recovery Center
  Medical Director
Physician-fam med/pain/addiction
Nevada

David Ross MD
Comprehensive Neurobehavioral Institute
  President
Physician-neurologist/entrepreneur
Florida

Peter Rousmaniere MBA
Rousmaniere Designs
  Principal
Consultant, press
Vermont

Eugene Saiter MD
Gulf Coast Medical Evaluation Center
  President
Physician-orthopedics
Alabama

Kevin Schmidt MBA
WorkWell Systems Inc.
  Senior Vice President Enterprise Solutions
Business executive -operations
Illinois

Howard Schubiner MD
Providence Hospital
  Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine
Physician - int med / pediatrics
Michigan

Izabela Schultz PhD, Rpsych
University of British Columbia
  Professor
Psychologist
BC, Canada

David Schwartz PhD
Ohio Psychological Assoc Task Force on Workers' Compensation Reform
  Chair
Psychologist
Ohio

Sondra Seay
Healthy Pathways
  Co-founder
Integrative medicine and disease intervention, product development, marketing
Florida, Michigan

Adam Seidner MD, MPH, CIC
Travelers Insurance
  Global Medical Director
Physician - family practice
Connecticut

Scott Sexton JD
Corvel
  VP - National Sales
Lawyer, salesperson
Minnesota

Jon Seymour MD
  Consultant
Physician / medical informatics
Illinois

Rebecca Shafer BA, JD
Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc.
  President
Attorney / consultant
Connecticut

David Siktberg MBA
Webility Corporation
  Executive VP
Business and operations strategy, information systems
Massachusetts

Skip Simonds
Aetna
  Head of Business Development
Business development consulting, and mgmt of absence & RTW programs
Maine

Gregg Stave MD, JD, MPH
  Consultant
Physician (occup & internal med) and attorney
North Carolina

Michael Sullivan PhD
McGill University
  Chair, Behavioural Health
Psychologist, chronic pain & disability
Quebec

James Tacci MD, JD, MPH
Xerox Corporation
  Corporate Medical Director, and Manager of Medical, Health & Wellness Services
Physician (occ med) - attorney
New York

Jason Turner
Secretary's Innovation Group
  Executive Director
Public administrator/consultant
Wisconsin

Pamela Warren PhD
Carle Clinic
  Psychologist
Psychologist
Illinois

Susan Webb JD
Abil Employment Services
  Director
Vocational placement, lawyer
Arizona

Marc White PhD
Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability
  Executive Director
Clinical education, rsch, policy
BC, Canada

Rick Wickstrom PT, DPT, CPE, CDMS
WorkAbility Network
  President
Physical therapist / ergonomist/ disability mgt
Ohio

Steve Wiesner MD
Kaiser Permanente
  Northern California Region
Physician-PM&R
California

Robert Wilson BA Business Administration
WorkersCompensation.com, LLC
  CEO
Media (website, columns)
Florida

Barbara Wleklinski MS, CPDM
National Disabilty Institute
  Subject Matter Expert RTW
Vocational rehabilitation
Illinois

Jennifer Wolf
IAIABC- Intl Assoc Indus Acc Bds & Commissions
  Executive Director
Assocation management
Wisconsin

Beth Wood BS, OTR, AINS, ARM
Lockton Companies, LLC
  Vice President, Risk Control Services
Occupational therapist/consultant
Missouri