Senior Director, Health and Productivity, Analytics & Consulting Practice

• Feb 2023 - Present

Regional, Director Health & Productivity Analytics and Consulting Practice

• Jul 2018 - Feb 2023

Director, Workforce Solutions

• Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

Design, develop and implement disability prevention strategies; program development and support for integrated disability management procedures, absence management and assistive technology specialties with a focus on health and productivity alignment for Unum's National Client Group. Assist employers by creating customized return to work models based on business practices through data gathering, information and interviews. Provides multi-disciplinary disability management interventions for plans such as long term, short term, or workers' compensation claims administration; underwriting; medical and/or vocational rehabilitation case management; Occupational health, safety and wellness; human resources policy, management or organizational development, and plan design. Show less

Associate Director, Employee Relations, Strategy and Risk Management

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

- Directed Integrated Absence Management & Vocational Services, Unemployment and Family Medical Leave (FML) Program, including short-term and long-term disability, workers’ compensation, unemployment and FML — risk management plan operations. - Oversaw communication of accurate plan and policy information; monitors university programs, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OBWC), and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations and rules, policy and procedures.- Served as a technical resource, project lead and liaison between Office of Human Resources (OHR), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC), The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), The Ohio State University Health Plan (OSUHP), University Health Systems (UHS), including Occupational Medicine, Employee Health and various university constituency groups, administrators, and external vendors. - Engaged in the legislative process in connection with workers’ compensation legislative proposals which affect the academic and health care industry.- Identified strategies for implementing new and revised procedures and programs to streamline processes and improve service delivery.- Conducted significant national and local benchmarking and gathers industry information on trends in disability benefits and risk management design.- Directly responsible for RFP bid process for all Integrated Absence Management & Vocational Services program vendors, in conjunction with OSU Purchasing; oversees vendor relations.- Served on OHR and university committees; coordinates activities with other areas within OHR such as Benefits, Payroll, Communications, HRITS, and Customer Service to ensure effective operations.- Provided oversight of the university's self-insured health care subrogation matters in collaboration with the Office of Legal Affairs and the Ohio Attorney General. Show less

Associate Director, Benefits

• May 2008 - Jan 2014

• Provide essential operations for the purposes of benefit services and strategic planning.• Designed and delivered the university's transitional work policy, saving the university over $12.5MM.• Set up various benefit plan designs, communications and innovative training strategies for large university physician transition.• Provide direction for 35+ staff for the delivery of employee benefits, workers' compensation, short-term, long-term disability and unemployment.• Direct oversight of senior executive benefits plans on behalf of President Gee. Show less

Manager-Integrated Disability, Unemployment, Benefits

• Jan 2005 - May 2008

Claims Manager

• Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

Managed occupational and non-occupational claims; performed claims investigations; certification/rejection of claims; determined appeals; partnered with outside special counsel, the Attorney General's Office and presented workers' compensation cases before the Ohio Industrial Commission.

Team Lead - Extended Case Management

• 1997 - 2001