CHI Board of Directors

Chairperson

Douglas W. Laube, MD, M. Ed – WI

Douglas W. Laube, MD is a Board certified obstetrician-gynecologist who assumed the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin in 1993 and served in that capacity for 14 years. He has contributed to the specialty through his activities with the Council on Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG), serving as its Chair (1997-1999), The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) serving as president 2006, the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), and the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE).

Vice-Chairperson

Carrie Klima, PhD, CNM - Chicago IL

Carrie Klima, PhD, CNM is Clinical Associate Professor at University of Illinois College of Nursing. She has served as a faculty member of Centering Health Care Institute since 2000. She has provided care in groups since 1999 and has conducted numerous research studies regarding CenteringPregnancy as a group model of prenatal care.

Members

Carmen Strickland, MD, MPH - Winston Salem NC

Carmen Strickland, MD, is a family physician in the Department of Family Medicine at Wake Forest University. She is actively involved in resident training and medical student education and has interest in promoting group visits in both primary care practice and education.

Kelli Viscounte MSEd, CLC - Uniontown OH

Tom Dwyer - Dallas TX
Tom Dwyer provides primary leadership for BOKA Powell’s healthcare services. His work focuses on integrating the positive forces that contribute to client’s healthcare strategies, facility development and patient care environments. His experiences include direct patient care, hospital administration, facility development, strategic and master facility planning, multi-hospital rationalization planning, medical space planning, program management and foundation fund raising.

Mark A. Thompson - Hamden CT
Mark Thompson is senior vice president for academic and student affairs and former dean of the School of Business at Quinnipiac University. Thompson taught as assistant professor of economics at Marshall University for four years and as an instructor at Morehouse College. Thompson's articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Journal of the Academy of Business Education and the Journal of College Teaching and Learning.