HDS Senior Linguistic Docent
Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CPHQ, Certified Medical Planner™
HEALTH DICTIONARY SERIES™ Manager-Editor Hope R. Hetico has a well-documented history of identifying innovations in education and accelerating their adoption by the financial and medical community. She is frequently quoted in both the healthcare and business media and brings a decade of entrepreneurship, and creative leadership skills to the iMBA National Network of independent advisors. Formerly, she was a healthcare administrator, financial advisor and insurance professional who earned a Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Frances in Chicago. She was also a medical compliance examiner, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and National Corporate TQI Manger for both Abbey Healthcare in Costa Mesa, California and the Apria Healthcare Group (NYSE-AHG). Ms. Hetico is a CERTIFIED MEDICAL PLANNER™ charter-holder responsible for leading iMBA, Inc., to the top of the exploding B2B educational marketplace, while continuing to nurture the company's rapidly expanding list of medical and financial professional colleagues. She is the President of iMBA Inc., and Managing Editor for the Journal of: Healthcare Organizations: Financial Management Strategies.
Rachel Pentin-Maki; RN, MHA
Rachel Pentin-Maki received her nursing degree from the Community College of Springfield Ohio, and her Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from Lewis University in Evanston, Illinois. Formerly, she helped edit several medical, financial and business textbooks, and is a nationally known expert in staffing and human resource management. Prior to her current role as Chief Operating Officer, she was the administrator and director of human resources at the Finnish Retirement Hospital, Lantana, Florida. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors at Finlandia University (Suomi College) in Hancock, Michigan, while leading iMBA’s European initiatives to Helsinki, Finland.
Dr. Charles F. Fenton, III; Esq
Dr. Charles F. Fenton, III is General Counsel and Chief Litigator for iMBA, Inc. He initially graduated from Stonehill College outside Boston, and Temple University in Philadelphia. As a board certified surgeon, he was valedictorian from the Georgia State College of Law. A known health law expert, he has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Georgia Law Review, Trial magazine, and numerous other medical-legal-financial publications for physicians and the Bar. Dr. Fenton focuses on healthcare liability, asset protection, risk reduction issues and third party payer recoupment actions. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers and American Jurisprudence Council. He has served as co-council to clients in Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington State.
Dr. Gary L. Bode; MSA, CPA
Dr. Gary L. Bode has more than two decades experience in financial management, venture capital and public financing. As a healthcare executive with abundant business start-up experience, he founded a regional Comprehensive Practice Accounting firm for healthcare organizations. He joined iMBA, Inc., as a former board certified medical practitioner, and income tax professional with a Master of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina. He is a noted accountant, health fraud examiner, medical practice appraiser and valuation expert, who wrote for several practice enhancement and financial periodicals, and has published chapters in economic textbooks for doctors, lawyers, financial planners and accountants. Dr. Bode pioneered the implementation of activity based costing (ABC) and proactive tax planning to make financial ratios and medical statistics intuitively useful for managerial and tax planning purposes.
Eugene Schmuckler; PhD, MBA, CTS
Dr. Eugene Schmuckler was Coordinator of Behavioral Sciences at a Public Training Center before accepting his current position as Academic Dean for iMBA, Inc. He is an international expert on personal re-engineering and coaching whose publications have been translated into Dutch and Russian. He now focuses on career development, change management, coaching and stress reduction for physicians and financial professionals. Behavioral finance, life planning and economic risk tolerance assessments are additional areas of focus. Formerly, Dr. Schmuckler was a senior adjunct faculty member at the Keller Graduate School of Management, Atlanta. He taught courses in Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Strategic Staffing, Training and Development, and the capstone course in human resources management. He is a member of a number of professional organizations including the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Management, and the Society for Human Resource Management. A native of Brooklyn New York, he received his BS degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College. He earned his MBA and PhD degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Louisiana State University, and is a Certified Trauma Specialist (CTS).
Sean G. Todd; Esq., LLM, CPA, CFP™
Sean G. Todd, Esq. is iMBA’s Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Financial Planning Education. He earned a law degree from Ohio Northern College of Law, and Master of Taxation degree from the University of Akron. He holds multiple licenses from the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). He is a past board member of the International Association for Financial Planning and adjunct professor at Oglethorpe University, in Atlanta, where he taught both estate and federal income tax planning. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). He has published numerous manuscripts and textbook chapters for accountants, financial professionals and the Bar. Mr. Todd often serves as team leader in finding solutions to the most complex wealth management or preservation needs of clients, other advisors, corporate trust funds or medical institutions.
Ann M. Miller; RN, MHA
Ann Miller is iMBA, Inc., Director of Media and Professional Relations. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics, with minor in finance and accounting; and a graduate degree in communications and media.
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The Institute of Medical Business advisors, Inc., is a leader in promoting and integrating personal financial planning and medical practice management principles through its online CERTIFIED MEDICAL PLANNER™ professional designation program. iMBA, Inc., also offers a wide range of books, white papers, CD-ROMs, thought leadership essays, lectures and adult learning opportunities and referral services that keep pace with rapid changes in the domestic healthcare administration space. The Certified Medical Planner™ marks also provide a symbol of excellence for financial service professionals to validate their economic commitment and financial advisory expertise to medical providers and the healthcare industrial complex. Through its broad-based virtual structure and competitive research and development projects, iMBA, Inc., ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing an informed, ethical and meaningful voice with fiduciary accountability for the healthcare industry.
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