Joy Higa is Vice President, Health Care Reform at United Healthcare where she manages federal health reform policy and implementation.
She previously served as deputy chief of staff to the California State Controller from 2004 to 2006 and chief deputy cabinet secretary in the Office of the Governor during 2003.
Joy Higa received her bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University.
Sharee Umpierre is an Associate Professor at the University of Puerto Rico's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has served as Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology of the University of Puerto Rico's School of Medicine since 1993. Sharee Umpierre received her BA in Chemistry from Cornell University and her MD from Harvard.
Harris Rosen has been President of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, formerly known as Tamar Inns, since 1974.
Rosen served three years in the United States Army as an officer in Germany and South Korea. He began his professional career at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City as a convention salesman. He occupied various management positions in some of the larger Hilton hotels and eventually joined the Disney Company in California as Director of Hotel Planning. He left Disney to purchase the 256 room Quality Inn on International Drive in 1974.
Harris Rosen received his Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.
Vivian Schiller is the former president and CEO of National Public Radio, and former head of news and journalism partnerships at Twitter. She is also the former senior vice president and chief digital officer for NBC News, including oversight of NBCNews.com. Vivian Schiller graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor's degree in Russian studies and Soviet studies, and a has Master's degree in Russian from Middlebury College.
Jordan Celkupa is a Financial Planner with Robert J. Oberst, Sr. & Associates. Mr. Celkupa joined the firm in 2004 as a Financial Planner. He is a Registered Representative with SagePoint Financial, Inc., and earned his Certified Financial Planner designation in 2007.
In addition to developing financial plans and managing investments, Mr. Celkupa specializes in optimizing the financial situations of those who are contemplating retirement. He helps individuals affected by a mid-career job separation to assess their options and manage their risks.
Mr. Celkupa has worked for AT&T in the Corporate Treasury department where he managed the company's debt and fixed income derivatives portfolio. Prior to obtaining his M.B.A., he worked for Kwasha Lipton, an Employee Benefit consulting firm, whose successor entity became part of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Jordan Celkupa received an M.B.A., from the Chicago Booth School of Business in 1997, and a B.S., in Applied Economics from Cornell University in 1990.
Bill McCarthy is a Financial Adviser with Merrill Lynch. Bill joined Merrill Lynch in 2007 and is currently associated with the Claffey & McAuley Team at Merrill Lynch.
Bill is an honors graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Applied Economics and Management.
In 2010, Nicole Cramer joined McCann Worldgroup as global chief of staff-charged with organizing a sandstorm of key initiatives and strategic imperatives into a highly organized, action-oriented sand castle. In the fall of 2011, she switched focus to serve as McCann's global chief creativity catalyst, responsible for developing the network's creative excellence initiatives as well as launching and subsequently managing the global Creative Leadership Collective. After several years in roles in the entertainment and finance industries, Nicole was recruited back to her roots in marketing and into a global training and development role at DDB Worldwide Communications. She then moved to J. Walter Thompson (JWT) in roles including chief of staff for North America and later as director of the worldwide creative council - spearheading global creative projects as well as the agency's global creative assessment and development programs. Nicole Cramer holds a B.S. in Communication from Cornell University and is a graduate of Mannes College of Music and the United Nations International School. An entrepreneur, Nicole is also the managing partner of Cramer Consultants and the founder of NicNic Productions, a theatre production and training program.
Natalie Grillon is the Co-founder and COO at JUST. JUST promotes transparency in fashion supply chains by connecting designers and consumers to ethical suppliers. Natalie has worked with the Peace Corps in Northern Mali as a Natural Resource Management Specialist. She also worked in environmental and sustainability planning for a Massachusetts town government and in sustainability strategy and marketing at SC Johnson. Natalie Grillon holds a B.S. in International Politics from Georgetown University, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
Erin O'Connor is a Partner with Cammack Health (formerly Cammack LaRhette). Erin has helped evolve the company's hospital centric services to expand beyond traditional employee benefits by developing strategic partnerships with clients who are migrating to population health management. She works with industry leaders, clients and partners to develop best practices for accountable care.
Erin has 25 years of experience in human resources and health care operations. Prior to joining Cammack Health, she was the chief HR executive at two large healthcare organizations for over seven years, one of which operated several health plans.
Erin O'Connor is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Fordham University School of Law.