One-on-One Physician Leadership Coaching

A family medicine physician, Peter Nalin, MD, MBA’19, is an experienced physician executive whose leadership roles span 30 years in medical schools, community venues, and healthcare systems. His leadership roles include interim CEO, CMO, executive associate dean, regional campus dean, department chair, and residency director. Dr. Nalin is a 2019 graduate of the Kelley Physician MBA Program and a certified coach from the Hudson Institute of Coaching.

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Dana Ray, MD, is a family and addiction medicine physician who serves as the medical director for Crossing Recovery Center in Decatur, Illinois. In her time there, Dr. Ray has successfully improved the quality assurance program, medical provider job satisfaction, and provider retention. She works with the Illinois Primary Healthcare Association on multiple projects, including mentoring new medical directors. Dr. Ray is an Army Reserve veteran and a mother. She understands the demands of being a working parent and offers practical advice on how to balance a career and family.

Jennifer Robin has been coaching physicians for more than 20 years. She is a professor of management in the Foster College of Business at Bradley University. Prior to her reappointment in 2021, Robin served as the Dean of the School of Business at Southern Connecticut State University and Associate Dean at Bradley University. Robin has coauthored three books about building culture and creating great workplaces. As a psychologist with a human resource management background, Robin helps physicians understand their role in healthcare leadership, including building effective approaches to negotiation and conflict resolution.

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Over his 30-year career in leadership development, Charles (Chuck) Stoner has worked with a range of businesses to provide executive coaching for key leaders—from small organizations to Fortune 100 companies. Stoner has authored a dozen books and more than 50 refereed articles and papers. His book, "Inspired Physician Leadership: Creating Impact and Influence," was published by the American Association of Physician Leadership in 2015. Stoner provides workshops and one-on-one executive coaching to the physician leaders in the Business of Medicine Physician MBA Program.

Valerie Vogt Pape is a training and development professional who uses leadership coaching to develop skills and self-awareness. She has more than 20 years of business experience in human resources, marketing, underwriting, internal consulting, and strategic planning, primarily at Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Kemper Insurance companies. Pape coached and facilitated for Bradley University’s Maximizing Leadership Potential program in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership. She is certified to use several assessments in her coaching, including emotional intelligence and multi-source feedback. Pape is a former faculty member at Bradley University's Foster College of Business.

Lana Wietholter is an associate faculty member in the Physician MBA Program. In addition to coaching, she has also led the program's second-year course on business process improvement for healthcare executives. Lana is an industrial engineer with leadership experience of over 28 years at Frito-Lay, Inc. and Eli Lilly & Company. Her leadership roles span from research and sales human resources to manufacturing and marketing direct accountability.