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Kevin A. Schulman, MD, MBA, Director, Health Sector Management 

Kevin A. Schulman, MD, MBA, is a professor of medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine and holds a joint appointment as professor of business administration at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. At Fuqua, Dr. Schulman has been named the Professor of Medicine and Gregory Mario and Jeremy Mario Professor of Business Administration and serves as director of the Health Sector Management Program, Master of Management in Clinical Informatics, and the Center for the Study of Health Management.

At the School of Medicine, Dr. Schulman is an associate director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. His other university affiliations include the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine; the Duke Translational Research Institute Pilot Project Advisory Committee; and the Duke Global Health Institute.

Dr. Schulman is a distinguished researcher who has received more than $34 million in research grants. His research interests encompass economic evaluation in clinical research; health services research and policy, including access to care and the impact of reimbursement and regulatory policies on clinical practice; and medical decision-making, especially in patients with life-threatening conditions. He has published more than 300 papers, reviews, articles, and book chapters; his peer-reviewed articles have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Annals of Internal Medicine. He is a member of editorial/advisory boards of the American Journal of Medicine, American Heart Journal, Health Services Research, and Value in Health.

A recipient of numerous research awards, Dr. Schulman has served as session chair and panelist at dozens of medical and healthcare conferences. He has also served on NIH, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other national grant review committees. He is a member of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee.

Dr. Schulman received his MD from the New York University School of Medicine and his MBA, with a concentration in health care management, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is board-certified in internal medicine.

Contact Dr. Schulman at: +1. 919.660.7861

Yonnie Butler, MBA, Assistant Director of Career Services, Daytime Health Sector Management and Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) 

Yonnie Butler is the Assistant Director of Career Services for MMCi and HSM programs. Yonnie focuses on relationship development with potential employing organizations and provides students with career insight into the health care industry. 

Yonnie brings 25 years of business experience, working in pharmaceutical, contract research (CRO), and consulting industries. In his most recent role, he was Director of Business Development for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park, where he worked extensively with entrepreneurs, universities, and investors and led multiple investment programs.

Yonnie managed drug development and/or consulting projects for more than 200 companies, including the top 50 pharmaceutical firms in the world. He has coached, mentored, advised or invested in more than 100 entrepreneurial early-stage life science companies. He routinely counsels job seekers on careers in the healthcare field, assists entrepreneurs, and often shares his experiences and insights through presentations, panel discussions, and in the media.

Yonnie holds an undergraduate degree in Biology from East Carolina University, a master's in Business Administration from Elon University, and is an alumnus of the Center for Creative Leadership.

Contact Yonnie at: Yonnie.Butler@duke.edu or +1.919.660.8084

Kate Mannino, Program Coordinator, Daytime Health Sector Management and Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) 

Kate Mannino joined Fuqua as the Program Coordinator for the Health Sector Management program. She is responsible for activities and initiatives that support both Daytime and Executive programs such as initiating, launching, managing, and executing a myriad of events and educational enrichment activities, aggregating and posting web portal content and marketing tools. 

Kate has been working with non-profit groups such as Intensive Heart Ventures and Health Education Advocacy Liaisons doing health administration, research and program planning for the past 4 years. She has focused primarily on self-sustenance for socio-economically disadvantaged populations by developing economic opportunities and educational programs.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in Human Biology with a concentration in global health and development.

Contact Kate at: kate.mannino@duke.edu or +1.919.660.7985

Jeffrey Moe, PhD, Executive in Residence 

Jeff Moe joined the Health Sector Management program in 2001 from GlaxoSmithKline. During his 15-year career at GSK, he held positions in business development, corporate strategy, marketing, market economics, and human resources. He worked for a South African operating company in the late 1990s, leading its strategic response to rapidly changing market conditions.

Jeff’s research interests include incentives for neglected diseases, private sector responses to the global health care worker shortage and the evolution of the global biopharma industry. He received his Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Organization Development and Behavior. He graduated from the Kellogg School, Northwestern University, Executive Development Program in 1997.

Contact Jeff at: jmoe@duke.edu or +1.919.660.2936

Gayle Olton, Staff Assistant, Health Sector Management and Master of Management in Clinical Informatics 

Gayle Olton joined Duke in 2008 and works with students on general inquiries and handles budget management, event planning, and operations for HSM. Gayle’s previous roles have focused on health care. She was Executive Assistant and Fellowship Coordinator for Gastroenterology at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City. Gayle received her bachelor degree in Applied Management at Medgar Evers College – CUNY.

Contact Gayle at: gayle.olton@duke.edu or +1.919.660.7989

 

 

Ana M. Quinn, MBA, Associate Director, Business Development, Health Sector Management and Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) 

Ana Quinn is responsible for HSM’s corporate development, executive education, and global strategy initiatives. Ana has held senior positions in health care, pharmaceutical, consumer products, and organizational development companies. In the health care arena, she worked in product management and operations at Procter & Gamble, Pfizer and Baxter Healthcare. 

Ana first joined Fuqua as associate director in the Career Management Center. Previously, as founder and head of AIMS Coaching, she provided professional development solutions while overseeing client services and business operations for Applied Integrated Market Strategies, a strategic marketing company and AIMS Coaching’s parent company. In that role, she worked with global diagnostics, pharmaceutical, technology and other major corporations. Prior to AIMS, Ana was vice president at Lee Hecht Harrison in Miami, FL.

Ana holds an MBA from the University of Miami in Florida and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Communications from Tulane University in New Orleans. She is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) through the American Production and Inventory Control  Society (APICS) and is a Coach U graduate, receiving her Associate Certified Coach designation through the International Coaching Federation.

Contact Ana at: ana.quinn@duke.edu or +1.919.660.7900

Randy Sears, MBA, Assistant Director for the Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) 

Randy Sears is charged with the development, implementation, and launch of the MMCi program. His responsibilities include recruitment strategy, curriculum development, marketing and branding strategies, budget development, implementation and monitoring, and monitoring of program for continuous process/strategy improvement.

Randy brings 25 years of business experience to this position from the telecommunications industry. He served in a number of business development roles with management responsibilities in operations, process improvements, account development, sales program development, new product launches, and customer events.

He earned bachelor and MBA degrees from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Contact Randy at: r.sears@duke.edu or +1.919.660.7648

Cindy Seymour, Assistant Director, Executive Health Sector Management Programs 

After joining Fuqua in 2002, Cindy Seymour helped launch the HSM concentration by recruiting the first Weekend Executive MBA students for the program. Today, the HSM offerings extend to the Global Executive and the Cross Continent MBA degree programs. Cindy’s responsibilities include the overall planning and management of operational support systems for all executive Health Sector Management programs and events, which encompass the Global Executive, Weekend Executive, and Cross Continent MBA programs. Cindy collaborates with executive HSM MBA admissions, operations, Fuqua Registration, Bursar’s Office, University CME Office, as well as internal and external vendors in order to provide students with a seamless and rich program experience. In addition, Cindy provides strategic direction to senior leadership and faculty in Executive MBA HSM curriculum planning and program expansion which has resulted in record enrollment and expanded course offerings.

Cindy has more than 20 years of professional experience in student affairs. Prior to joining the Health Sector Management team, Cindy held the position of Senior Admissions Counselor for the Weekend Executive MBA. Among the other positions she held were Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at UNC-Chapel Hill, Registrar, and Coordinator of Alumni Student Recruitment at Peace College. She holds an AB in Education from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Master’s of Education in Guidance and Personnel Services from North Carolina State University.

Contact Cindy at: cindy.seymour@duke.edu or +1919.660.7895

Tracey Wiwatowski, Staff Assistant, Health Sector Management Programs 

Tracey's professional experiences spans from management in the health & wellness industry to a leadership role in the promotional products advertising industry. She has managed advertising sales for a fortune 500 company along with supervising the acquisition and growth of new customers.  Her duties included territory analysis, prioritization of accounts, and prospecting to generate qualified opportunities. Tracey has years of experience putting together incentive and dealer programs and managing trade shows, truck tours, and sales meetings. She is involved in her community and volunteers at WakeMed, is PTA Co-Chairperson, fundraises for Fight for Blindness, and is on the Weatherstone Swim Board.

Tracey is a graduate of Dowling College, Oakdale NY with a BS in Psychology.

Contact Tracey at: tracey.wiwatowski@duke.edu or +1919.660.7829