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Stefanie Simmons, MD is the Chief Medical Officer at the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and a board-certified emergency medicine physician. She was the primary advisor to CDC NIOSH for the Impact WellbeingTM guide for healthcare leaders, leads multi-state programs to improve the operational environment of care and remove barriers to mental health care, and serves as a national thought leader in healthcare worker wellbeing. Stefanie served as the Vice President of Patient and Clinician Experience for Envision over 7 years, serving 26,000 physicians and advanced practice providers with a focus on professional wellbeing, including translational research and programs designed to bring wellbeing best practices to clinical environments. She served as lead clinical faculty for the Clinician Experience Project Wellbeing program.

Stefanie earned her Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctor degrees from University of Michigan and completed residency training at the University of Michigan/St. Joseph Mercy emergency medicine residency. She has completed additional training in medical education, research methods, coaching, and positive organizational psychology.
 

Dr. Stadler is an associate professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), where he has provided head and neck cancer care to patients since 2012.

Prior to applying his experience and passion to this role, Dr. Stadler served as chief medical officer at Froedtert Hospital and associate dean for clinical affairs at MCW from 2019-2024, where he helped oversee clinical operations while also having accountabilities over the quality and safety of care delivery at the hospital. Prior to this, he served as chief of the otolaryngology practice at the Veterans Administration hospital in Milwaukee, while also having served as chief of the division of head and neck oncology and reconstruction at MCW.

Currently, Dr. Stadler divides his time between his workforce advancement role, teaching first-year medical students, and clinical practice.

Dr. Stadler is a Wisconsin native and earned his Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as his Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed his residency training in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and went on to complete sub-specialty training in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction at Washington University and Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Dr. Stadler currently lives in Mequon with his surgeon colleague/wife and two young boys.
 

J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA is a healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and Corey recently served as the CEO of the University of Virginia Physicians Group, the medical group practice of UVA Health composed of 1200+ physicians and advanced practice providers. Corey has authored numerous publications on the need to support the well-being of the healthcare workforce. He has served as an expert in multiple forums including as a keynote speaker, panelist, and moderator as well as provided formal testimony in the United States Congress. His advocacy efforts resulted in the first federal law focused on improving health worker well-being, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. In 2023, Corey and his wife, Jennifer, were both awarded the Surgeon General’s Medallion for Health, the highest honor the US Surgeon General can present to civilians, for their efforts at the Foundation.

Corey holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the UVA Darden School of Business. He is also the past Chair of the Board of the Charlottesville Free Clinic. Corey holds his master’s in business administration from the UVA Darden School of Business, his Juris Doctorate from Penn State Dickinson School of Law and his Bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College.
 

Nadine Allen is the Chief Quality Officer for the Wisconsin Hospital Association. In this role, she provides executive leadership of a variety of health care quality improvement efforts, including the CMS Hospital Quality Improvement Contract (HQIC) through a partnership with Superior Health Quality Alliance, WHA’s CheckPoint public reporting of quality measures website, and represents WHA on several state and national quality improvement taskforces and advisory groups.