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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.

Nadine Allen serves as Chief Quality Officer for the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA), providing strategic leadership for statewide quality and patient safety improvement initiatives. She oversees WHA’s participation in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 13th Statement of Work (13 SOW) through the Superior Health Quality Alliance and manages WHA’s CheckPoint website, which publicly reports over 40 hospital quality measures.

Allen represents WHA on several state advisory groups focused on advancing healthcare quality. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Superior Health Quality Alliance board and Secretary of the 211 Wisconsin board.
Prior to joining WHA in 2017, Allen held leadership roles in healthcare quality and performance improvement. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and a master’s degree in organizational leadership. She is also certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Dr. Gaurava "G" Agarwal is Professor in both the Departments of Medical Education and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He serves as Vice President and Chief Wellness Executive for Northwestern Medicine.  He is an occupational and organizational psychiatrist, as well as a certified organizational and leadership coach to executives, emerging leaders and frontline workers in healthcare and other industries.

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.