2008 NACHRI Annual Meeting Plenary Speakers
Opening Keynote Presentation
Managing Change in Turbulent Times
Wednesday, Oct. 15
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Stephen R. Covey, PhD
Author, Cofounder and Vice Chairman
FranklinCovey
Salt Lake City, UT
In 1996, Stephen R. Covey was recognized as one
of Time magazine’s 25 most influential Americans and one
of Sales and Marketing Management’s top 25 power brokers. Dr.
Covey is the author of several acclaimed books, including the
international bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It
has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages throughout the
world. Other bestsellers authored by Dr. Covey include First Things
First, Principle-Centered Leadership, with sales exceeding one million,
and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families.
Dr. Covey is cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, the leading global professional services firm with offices in 123 countries. Dr. Covey’s organizational legacy to the world is Covey Leadership Center. On May 30, 1997, a merger of Covey Leadership Center with Franklin Quest created FranklinCovey. Dr. Covey’s vision of empowering organizations to implement “principle-centered” leadership in their cultures continues to be an important focus of FranklinCovey.
Afternoon Plenary Presentation
Politics & Change: What to Expect in the Upcoming
Election
Thursday, Oct. 16
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Peter Hart
Chairman
Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Washington, DC
Peter Hart, regarded as one of the top analysts
of public opinion in the United States, is also a leading shaper of
national trends and political messages. Since 1971, he has served as
chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, and since 1989, he has
been a pollster for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal. In
the political realm, Hart has represented more than 40 U.S. senators and
30 governors.
The National Journal named Hart one of 150 national leaders who shape federal government policy, lauding him as “probably the foremost Washington pollster for the Democratic Party and its centrist candidates.” In 2002, Hart was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Campaign Consulting by the American Association of Political Consultants.
Closing Plenary Presentation
Friday, Oct. 17
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD
President and CEO
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is a national leader in transforming America’s health systems so people live healthier lives and receive the health care they need. Before joining RWJF in 2001 as senior vice president and director of the health care group, Lavizzo-Mourey was a leader in academic medicine, government service and her medical specialty of geriatrics. In Washington, DC, she was deputy administrator of what is now the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.
She is a member of the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies. Lavizzo-Mourey earned a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.