Diabetes Management Solutions Board of Directors-2011-2012
Matt Christensen, CPA, Chairman of the Board, is the Corporate Controller for Precision Walls, Inc, the largest provider of interior and exterior walls and ceilings in the southeast. Matt is responsible for managing the company’s financial operations including accounting, financial reporting, process improvement and IT. Matt brings over 18 years of financial management expertise to Diabetes Management Solutions. While his core competencies are accounting and finance, he also has experience in sales, operations, purchasing and market research. Matt moved to North Carolina in 1988 to do community healthcare outreach with migrant farm workers and now lives in Raleigh with his three children – Soren, Carly and Tess. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Creighton University and Master’s Degree in Accounting from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Bruce Foraker, Vice Chairman, is currently a Program Innovation Manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. He has over ten years of experience developing health education programs and is currently responsible for the design, development and implementation of educational programs for people with chronic illnesses including diabetes. Prior to joining BCBSNC, Bruce worked for a large multi hospital provider organization where he was responsible for negotiating contracts with health insurers for a five hospital system and for over 300 physicians. He received his undergraduate degrees in Management and Economics from Mount Union College, a small liberal arts college located in Alliance, Ohio. He received his Masters of Business Administration and his Master of Health Administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bruce lives in Durham, with his wife and their four children.
Jennifer B. Markham, Attorney at Law, Secretary, is currently an Associate at Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., a full service law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her practice area includes advising health care providers with respect to corporate and regulatory issues. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in political science, and her law degree from the University Of Richmond School Of Law. Jenny lives in Raleigh with her husband and twin boys.
Peter Uliciansky, board member, is a Regional Manager for the Prestige Wine Group, a national importer of wine and spirits. He is a marketer with over ten years of experience in consumer goods, telecommunications, and office enterprise solutions. He is an entrepreneur who founded a swimming pool maintenance and repair business in high school. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and International Business from Appalachian State University. A resident of Raleigh for over ten years, he has been active in several local clubs and church ministries.
Amy Whited, board member, is the Director of Health Policy for the North Carolina Medical Society. Amy began her career in Government Affairs as a community liaison for U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt, representing Alabama’s 4th Congressional District. In 2006, Amy moved on to direct the efforts of various political campaigns on the national, state and local levels which eventually moved her to Houston, Texas. While in Houston, Amy served as campaign manager and later Chief of Staff to a City Council Member and specialized in the evaluation and implementation of municipal policy. Amy joined the North Carolina Medical Society in August of 2009 as the Director of Health Policy and concentrates her efforts on state legislative affairs, national health system reform, NC Medical Board relations as well as staffing the NCMS Mental Health, Access and Health Services, and Ethical and Judicial Affairs Committees. Amy holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama and a Masters Degree in Public Administration with a focus on Non-Profit Management and Leadership from Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama.
Stewart E. Cohen, board member, is a senior human resources professional, attorney and human resources consultant with more than 20 years generalist human resources experience in domestic and international, manufacturing, business services and management consulting organizations. He has developed programs for General Electric, Ethan Allen, Wartsila Operations, SITEL, Campbell Alliance and CQ-Roll Call. He is currently President of Triangle Human Resource Consultants. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Bryant College, a Masters in Guidance and Psychological Services from Springfield College and a JD from Massachusetts School of Law as well as Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification. He also teaches human resources and employee and labor relations courses for University of Maryland University College (UMUC) and has taught a paralegal training program for Duke University.
Perry James, board member, is Chief Financial Officer of the City of Raleigh and is a CPA. In that role, he oversees the financial operations of the City including debt, investments, accounting/financial reporting, revenue, payroll, procurement and risk management. Perry came to the City of Raleigh after working in public accounting where he focused on audits of governmental, healthcare, banking and non-profit organizations. At the City, he serves on the Benefits Management Committee which oversees the healthcare and other benefit programs of the City. He is an active participant in local government professional associations, recently serving 4-year terms on the Executive Boards of the national Government Finance Officers Association and the North Carolina League of Municipalities. Perry is a native of North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina-CH. A long-time resident of Raleigh, he is married to Cynthia and has two grown children.
Advisory Board
Dick Ossowski, Carl Schreck, Nan Humphrey, Wanda Oakley, Mumtha Shenoy, Wayne Marshall, Len Boyle, Renee Wilson, Rose Turco