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Scottsdale,
Ariz. – Chris Wertheim, an experienced
public advocate and successful executive recruiter,
has been appointed to the Arizona Medical Board. Ms.
Wertheim fills a temporary position that was left
vacant when longtime Board member Ronnie R. Cox, Ph.D.,
an Army Reserve Colonel, was called back to active
service. Dr. Cox currently serves in Iraq.
Ms.
Wertheim has been an executive recruiter with Witt/Kieffer,
Ford, Hadelman, Lloyd for twelve years and specializes
in recruiting senior management for managed care organizations
across the country. She has successfully completed
executive search assignments for a broad range of
positions including chief executive officers, chief
operating officers, chief medical officers and medical
directors.
Ms.
Wertheim is a current and founding board member of
the Institute for Mental Health Research, a board
member of Sunnyslope Village Revitalization working
for affordable housing, past board chair of the Northside
Job Training Center and past board member of the Sunnyslope
Village Alliance. She earned a bachelor's degree in
psychology from Kent State University.
"Governor
Napolitano made an excellent decision to appoint Ms.
Wertheim," said Board Executive Director Barry
A. Cassidy, Ph.D., P.A.-C. "She will be a valuable
asset to this Board while Dr. Cox honorably serves
his country in another capacity."
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