CEO Panel:
"The
Challenge of Thinking Differently About Human Capital in
Healthcare"
Bios
N. Kristopher Hoce, President & CEO,
Forum Health / Summit Chair
Michael Rowan, President & CEO, Humility
of Mary Health Partners / Summit Chair
Melvin Creely, President & CEO, East
Liverpool City Hospital
Howard E. Rohleder, President & CEO,
Salem Community Hospital
CEO
Panel Discussion Points
- Cooperation
(not just competition) among the region’s healthcare stakeholders
when collaborating on business strategies and maximizing value
regarding workforce issues
- What
the healthcare industry needs from the region’s stakeholders in
order to succeed in becoming the regional “industry of choice”
- Barriers
preventing leaders of the Mahoning Valley healthcare cluster to
respond as one-regional voice to economic healthcare issues
- The vision of
industry leaders for the future of the Mahoning Valley and the
primary challenges of economic growth and cluster development of
industry advantages for human capital

Expert Panel:
"Changing
Strategies for Attracting, Retaining, and Developing a Healthcare
Workforce"
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Melissa
DeLisio, Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Job & Family
Services
Louis N. Harris, EdD, RRT, Director,
Respiratory Care Program / Professor, Dept. of Health Professions,
Youngstown State University
Don Kacmar, NHA, Executive Director, Shepherd of the Valley
Shirley
McGlone, Project Manager, Workforce Shortage Issues, Ohio Dept. of
Aging
Molly Seals, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and
Organizational Development, Humility of Mary Health Partners
Frank Blankenship, EdD, Assistant
Superintendent and Vocational Director, Columbiana County Career &
Technical Center
Edward F. Morrison, Economic Development Consultant, Morrison
& Associates
Expert
Panel Discussion Points
- Seamless
coordination of training between employers and education entities
- Reaching
individuals who did not complete a high school education in order to
develop their skills
- The
lack of tools that aid employees in developing personal careers
- The
need for a cooperative program among high schools, vo-techs, and
colleges that target healthcare careers in the Valley
- The
role of a good work ethic in the development of talent
- Mentors
as a key to attracting talent
- Lack
of early awareness of the satisfaction of providing medical
expertise to those in need
- Image
of Mahoning Valley and the Forbes rating of next to last in U.S. as
a viable place for a career or business
- Lack
of a regional vision
- Individuals’
desires for a different lifestyle than the healthcare jobs represent
- Reasons
why individuals are not seeking healthcare professions
- Money
for training
- Flexible
hours to continue education
- Adequate
pay for the demands of the job

Keynote
and Other Speakers
Bios
- Summit
Host:
Tony Atwater, Ph.D., Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Youngstown State University
- Panel
Discussions Moderator: Greg Sherlock, Vice President
Media and Communications Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
- Initiator of Summit,
Next Steps, and Acknowledgments: Jessica
Borza, One-Stop
System Manager, Mahoning & Columbiana Training Association
- Lunch
Speaker: Jeffrey
Nolte, Ph.D., Dean, Kent State University-Salem Campus
- Acknowledgments:
Tila
Miller, Project Manager, Community Action Agency of Columbiana
County
- Acknowledgments:
Karla Krodel, Grant Analyst, YSU Center for Human Services Development /
Healthcare
Cluster Coordinator
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carolyn A. Martin, Rainmaker Thinking, Inc.
RainmakerThinking,
Inc.® is recognized internationally as the leading
authority on young people in the workplace and generational
diversity.
The company was founded by management expert and world-class
speaker, Bruce Tulgan.
Quotations from Dr.
Martin's speech
 
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