Richard H. Gregg

Operating Director of Healthcare Programs and Instructor of Healthcare Administration and Public Management

During his 35-year career, Rick Gregg has worked in government and politics, provided management consulting services to healthcare organizations, served as Director/CEO of a large health and wellness center, led a graduate program in philanthropy and media, and taught graduate school. His expertise includes healthcare and nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship, strategy development and implementation, leadership and decision-making, organizational effectiveness, and organizational learning and change, including systems thinking. He teaches courses on many of those areas.

Rick is a leader in the "Idle-Free" movement that encourages drivers to stop unnecessary motor vehicle engine idling in order to protect our health and environment. He is chairman of the "Idle-Free" Massachusetts Campaign of the American Lung Association.

In 2006 and 2008, Rick received the John Brennan Award for Outstanding Instruction to Graduate Students from the Graduate Student Association of Suffolk University.

Rick earned his BA in Political Science from Rutgers University, his MA from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, and his MBA from New York University, where he focused on healthcare policy and strategy development. He lives in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts with his wife (a community-based psychiatrist), daughter and son. They enjoy hiking, biking, canoeing, playing with their cats and rabbits, and visiting historic places.

Email: rgregg@suffolk.edu

Lauren Williams

Instructor of Healthcare Administration

Lauren Williams has extensive experience in healthcare delivery and administration as well as academia. A registered nurse, she has held clinical and senior management positions (e.g., in professional development, clinical planning and development, patient care services, and parent/child and ambulatory care services) in several healthcare organizations. Professor Williams is the new Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer (VP/CNOO) at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, Connecticut. Lawrence & Memorial is a not-for-profit, general, acute care, private hospital that serves southeast Connecticut. It is licensed for 280 beds and provides patient care to medical, surgical, pediatric, rehab, psychiatric, and obstetrical patients. Lauren will be responsible for all nursing units and personnel, pastoral care, assistant directors of nursing, Community Cancer and Infusion Therapy Center, repository therapy, rehabilitation services, cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation, and clinical education. Lauren leaves Rhode Island Hospital, where she was an Administrative Director in Nursing Administration. Her responsibilities included inpatient oncology, nursing education, infection control and epidemiology, and nursing quality.

As an academic, Lauren was an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at Providence College, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Case Western Reserve University, and Assistant Professor of Social and Health Services at Roger Williams University.

At Suffolk University, she teaches Health Systems I, Healthcare Operations Management, Performance Improvement and Patient Safety, Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare, and Rebuilding Public Trust: Quality and Safety in Healthcare Organizations.

Lauren earned her BS in Nursing from Salve Regina College, MS in the Administration of Nursing Services from Boston University and her EDM (Executive Doctor of Management) from Case Western Reserve University. She was a Roxanne Scholar at the Cleveland Clinic for the study of palliative care.

Email: lwilliam@suffolk.edu

Peter E. Rivard

Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration

Before embarking on his current work in management research and teaching, Peter Rivard managed ambulatory care services and facilities and served as administrator of a teaching hospital division, all in the greater Boston area. As a manager, he led improvements in patient care service quality. His research continues this focus on the management of healthcare quality and safety improvement, with a particular interest in the work of middle managers in healthcare. Prior to his career as a healthcare manager, Peter developed policy and programs for a large health insurer and served as a liaison to state government agencies.

Peter Rivard’s teaching interests include organizational behavior, health systems, health program management, managerial epidemiology, innovation, and leadership. Before joining the Suffolk faculty, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the VA Boston Healthcare System’s Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research (COLMR) and Instructor in Health Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health.

Peter’s education includes a Ph.D. in Management, with a concentration in Organization Studies, from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College; an M.H.S.A. in Medical Care Organization from the University of Michigan School of Public Health; and a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University.

Email: privard@suffolk.edu

Richard H. Beinecke

Associate Professor of Public Management and Healthcare Administration

Rick Beinecke teaches courses on disability and health policy, global health issues and organizations, and organizational development. For over eleven years, he has been the principal evaluator of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program and has published over a dozen articles and given numerous presentations on these studies. During this period, he has also been the primary evaluator of the Ryan White title I HIV/AIDS programs in the Boston EMA. He has served in clinical and management positions in several community mental health centers and at Harvard Community Health Plan.

Rick earned his BA in Political Science from Williams College, MA from the University of Chicago and his DPA from George Washington University.

Email: rbeineck@suffolk.edu

Tom Carroll

Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Administration

Tom Carroll brings more than seventeen years of experience in Massachusetts healthcare to the students of Suffolk University. This includes financial management responsibilities for an HMO, community hospital, and multi-specialty physician group.  He has first-hand experience with capitation and the finances of risk contracting, the financial reporting for different types of healthcare entities, and the challenges of implementing electronic medical records for a physician group.

For the past 10 years, Tom has been the Chief Financial Officer of South Shore Medical Center, located in Norwell, Massachusetts. South Shore is an independent multi-specialty physician group that was a founding member of Atrius Health. He is responsible for the business operations at South Shore, with a focus on revenue cycle management, financial accounting and reporting, and strategic planning.

Tom has been an Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University for four years, and he teaches Healthcare Accounting and Healthcare Financial Management.

Tom earned his BS in Accounting from Babson College and his MBA from Boston University. He lives in Hanover, Massachusetts, with his wife and four children, and he enjoys golf and coaching youth sports.

Email: tom.carroll@comcast.net

Elizabeth A. Turner

Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Administration

Elizabeth Turner is a nurse-attorney whose practice focuses on health care law.  She has over 30 years of health care experience in both clinical and administrative roles, including the areas of health care policy and regulation, quality assurance, and program design and evaluation.  She has worked in the public and private health care sectors, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, managed care organizations, private insurers, and state agencies.  She has a particular interest in health care regulation, access to health care services, professional practice issues, including related employment matters, and patients’ rights.

Elizabeth is respected for her expertise in the areas of health care practice, regulation, and licensure issues. She has worked with the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), and the various state licensing boards on professional practice and controlled substances matters. She represents individual practitioners, health care facilities, and programs and organizations. With a strong interest in public health and health policy issues, she has worked with agencies and practitioners providing health care services to the homeless, mentally ill, and indigent.

Elizabeth teaches the Legal Environment of Healthcare at Suffolk University. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys and has served on the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter. She lectures extensively, both locally and nationally, on professional practice, regulatory compliance, and health policy issues, and she has authored several related articles and references. She is a founding partner of Snyder, Turner, Phillips & Ober, LLC, the first all nurse-attorney law firm in the country, located in the Boston area.

Elizabeth holds an MPH degree from Boston University School of Public Health and a JD degree from Suffolk University Law School.

Email: eturneresq@aol.com