State of South Florida Healthcare & Senior Living

Dr. Haffizulla joined the College of Allopathic Medicine in 2017 as assistant dean for community and global health. She provides essential leadership to the college’s faculty and staff to ensure the expansion, maintenance, and sustainability of community-engaged initiatives that promote human health and health education both domestically and abroad. These efforts will improve partnership and community engaged capacity building, as aligned with the institution's mission and strategic plan. In addition to her role at NSU, Dr. Haffizulla runs her own concierge, internal medicine hybrid private practice, which she founded in in 2008 after practicing in a traditional setting for five years. Dr. Haffizulla teaches Honors Organic Chemistry to the pre-med high school seniors at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. She is also an affiliate clinical assistant professor of biomedical science at the Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine in Boca Raton, Florida, and a voluntary assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She serves as a full board member for Advarra IRB and with the American Diabetes Association-South Florida. Dr. Haffizulla completed her undergraduate degree in molecular biology and microbiology at University of Central Florida in Orlando, graduating summa cum laude with university honors. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine and completed her residency training at the Cleveland Clinic Florida and Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Haffizulla is focused on promoting health, wellness, and disease prevention – both locally and globally – and has been invited as a thought leader to participate in related sessions at the National Institutes of Health and the Office of Women’s Health. She serves as a physician ambassador for the Broward County Department of Health promoting prevention of disease and as chief scientific officer of Haven Home Health, where her goal is to improve patient care with reduction of disease related complications and hospital (re)admissions. She also leads Haven’s “Walk with a Doc” chapter in Plantation, Florida. Dr. Haffizulla is the host, anchor, and clinical editor for the nationwide health program, Mission Critical Health. She also works with Elsevier’s Practice Update team as host of its oncology and rheumatology series. She has contributed to the production of more than 300 clinician-directed videos to facilitate the translation of the most updated scientific advances and research into improved patient outcomes nationally and globally. Dr. Haffizulla has given numerous national and local keynote speeches and lectures on topics including work/life balance, disease prevention, heath care innovations and personalized health. She authored 2 books, Harmony of the Spheres: Career, Family and Community in 2011 and, Lead with your Heart: A Doctor’s Rx for Personal and Professional Success and founded and runs a work/life balance site www.BusyMomMD.com. Dr. Haffizulla was the 2014-2015 national president of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). She is involved on many levels with AMWA including being the co-chair and founder for AMWA’s Preventive Medicine Task Force, founder of AMWA’s fellowship program, and she served on AMWA's governance, finance, membership and global health committees. In her capacity as an AMWA leader, she worked to promote the Surgeon General’s National Prevention Strategy and promoted initiatives to reduce disease burden in the US through work with the Office of Women’s Health and the Department of Health and Human Services. She received AMWA’s Presidential Recognition award and the prestigious “Bertha Van Hoosen” award, the namesake award of AMWA’s founder. Dr. Haffizulla has earned several additional awards including a Quality First Award from the Florida Heath Care Coalition and a “Leading Physician of the World Award” from The International Association of Healthcare Professionals. She was named an “Outstanding Woman in Healthcare” by the International Women’s Leadership Association (IWLA), which also recognized her as a “Woman of Outstanding Leadership” in May 2014. Dr. Haffizulla was also featured in the American College of Physicians “My Kind of Medicine” series in September 2014 shortly after receiving the Florida Chapter of the ACP’s 2014 award for Volunteerism and Community Service. She is a national delegate, representing Florida for Drexel’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership’s Vision 2020 program. In 2017, Dr. Haffizulla was awarded the “Most Outstanding Advocate for Integrated Community Care in the World” at a ceremony in London, England. In April 2018, she is slated to receive a “Woman of the Decade” award and serve as a plenary speaker at the Women’s Economic Forum and All Ladies League in New Delhi, India.

Bob Foster is the Business Development Manager of EBI Consulting’s Environmental Health and Safety group. Bob began his career in environmental health, safety and engineering 35 years ago as a staff scientist, and he has since held positions in marketing, product development, automation services, and sales management. His vast experience, unique perspective and extensive knowledge of the environmental health, safety and engineering applied to the healthcare sector supports his innovative solutions to the changing hospital environment.

Noah Tolson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lean Green Belt: Noah Tolson is Array’s Practice Area Leader for Planning. Noah’s varied experiences in developing products and bringing them to market, launching a company, and working as a strategic consultant all led to the strong importance he places on a sound plan that is informed by “round thinking” and supported by hard data. At Array, Noah monitors all planning activities within the firm and is involved during the critical planning phases of every project. In an industry where efficiency and lean practices are becoming increasingly important, Noah offers a track record of designing projects that maximize operational efficiency, resulting in significant cost savings for his clients. He brings a broad skill set to facilitate project delivery with a comprehensive understanding of various project types.

Michael serves as a Director in the West Palm Beach office where he specializes in the leasing and sales of healthcare, life science and professional office properties. Before transitioning into his current role, Mr. Feldman served at Aurum Property Partners as the Managing Director of Property Services overseeing the South Florida medical and professional office portfolio. Previously he served as the Director of Leasing for AW Property Co. where he was responsible for overseeing all phases of the leasing process for six regional leasing teams and a portfolio of 2.5 million SF of on-campus medical office buildings and professional office properties. Prior to AW, he served as a portfolio manager for a national real estate investment company specializing in credit sale-leasebacks.

Lauren is a Senior Associate with Willis Towers Watson’s Corporate Risk and Broking Team. Based in Miami, she is responsible for business development and strategic initiatives to strengthen the company’s overall market presence. Lauren is a member of the National Healthcare Practice and works with the North American Team to align local, regional and national goals. She serves as a resource for issues impacting the healthcare industry, such as regulatory trends, national policy shifts and emerging risks. Lauren has spent the majority of her career working with healthcare clients across the organizational spectrum developing strategies to mitigate, manage and reduce their total cost of risk – expanding the power of capital to protect and strengthen both multinational and local organizations. Prior to Willis Towers Watson, Lauren served as a healthcare associate at another global and publicly traded insurance brokerage firm. Lauren is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Mendoza College of Business with a minor in Public Policy. Lauren has also obtained the CLCS designation and is a licensed Property & Casualty Broker in the state of Florida. She continues her service to the University of Notre Dame through active committee engagement as Student Body President Emeritus and as a board member of the Alumni Club. She is also a contributing member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and serves on several committees within the organization.

Jean Francois Roy is the founder and president of Ocean Land Investments, Inc. Founded in 1990, Ocean Land Investments acquires and thoughtfully develops prime waterfront property, providing luxury residences and improving the overall aesthetic of previously underutilized sites. With more than four decades of entrepreneurial experience, Mr. Roy first achieved success developing Canada’s third largest portfolio of retirement homes and senior care facilities. He moved to South Florida from his native Quebec in the late 1980s, and soon founded Ocean Land Investments’ unsurpassed reputation with the vision to elevate and fulfill the potential of waterfront properties. Having developed numerous luxury condominium projects throughout his career, Mr. Roy continues to play an instrumental role in bringing developments to fruition. Under Mr. Roy’s leadership, Ocean Land Investments acquires approvals for redevelopment and provides the equity needed for builders to obtain construction loans. The company’s long-term investment approach and collaboration with premier builders and sales teams have led to an enviable record of success. Ocean Land Investment’s unsurpassed reputation for integrity is bolstered by Mr. Roy’s commitment to building lasting relationships with property owners, neighbors and civic leaders. Ocean Land Investments has strategically purchased waterfront property throughout South Florida, redeveloping land along the state’s east coast with modern condominium towers. The company’s past projects include 2080 Ocean Drive in Hallandale Beach; Aquazul in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea; Trump Hollywood in Hollywood Beach; The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Singer Island, Palm Beach; and Lake Place Condominiums in West Palm Beach; among others. “Today, Ocean Land Investments is revitalizing waterfront property in the East Las Olas Isles of Fort Lauderdale with the development of luxury condominium projects. Situated on Hendricks Isle and Isle of Venice just off of Las Olas Boulevard, the contemporary developments introduce modern architecture and upscale amenities to complement the isles’ natural beauty and waterfront lifestyle. Low-rise condominium tower AquaVita opened in 2015, AquaLuna was completed in 2016, and AquaMar was completed in 2017. Additional projects, AquaBlu and AquaVue are presently under construction. Recently, Jean Francois has announced plans for Riverwalk Residences of Las Olas, a first-of-its-kind luxury senior living facility in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Matthew Rieger is President and CEO of Housing Trust Group (HTG), an award-winning, full-service developer of multifamily residential communities whose real estate transactions have exceeded $2 billion in commercial, land and residential developments across Florida, the Southeastern U.S. and Arizona. Prior to joining Housing Trust Group, Matthew served as an attorney at a large law practice, where he was involved in over $1 billion worth of transactions including acquisitions, development, re-financings, and joint ventures in the United States and abroad. As President and CEO of HTG since 2011, he has focused on expanding HTG’s capacity and development pipeline, bringing greater awareness to the issue of affordable and workforce housing, and working alongside industry leaders, public officials and legislators to shape policy that benefits working-class communities and families. In 2017, he was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, a strategic alliance of non-profit and for-profit developers and professional service providers dedicated to providing safe and affordable housing to Floridians. A native of Miami and third-generation Floridian, Matthew holds a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Geography from the University of Florida. He is an active member of the Florida Bar Association and American Bar Association, and is involved with a number of charities including Habitat for Humanity and Wade’s World Foundation.

Leading The Palace Group to an elite Gallup Great Workplace Award win for 2018, and with an estimated calculation of over $50,000,000 in company added-value since 2001, Haim has proven himself an invaluable asset to the financial and human performance of The Palace Group. Upon concluding voluntary and mandatory service in the Israeli Army, along with a successful stint in the Israeli high-tech start-up industry, Haim returned to the USA to work full-time in The Palace family business. He has worked beside and within nearly every aspect of The Palace organization since his beginning. Highly proficient in problem solving, process analysis, computing, and mathematics, Haim now enjoys holding his eighth position with The Palace. Beginning as an Assistant to the CFO in Accounting, he’s worked his way up and through as a Director of Human Resources and Administration, the Corporate Director of Human Resources, Associate Manager and Director of Office and Administration, a Systems Developer, Senior Sales Counselor (rated top 10% in nation), Special Advisor, and now as the Vice-President of Performance Excellence. Together with his brother, they are poised to continue the legacy of The Palace Group for the future. Education: • Master’s Degree in Science of Management from Boston University in Tel-Aviv, Israel (4 th in class of 80) • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Economics from The University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL (13 th in class of 1,300) • Honorary standout at Study Abroad: History, Politics, & Society at Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom (Top 10% of class) • Holds six academic honors Personal: • Married and father of two children, girl 10 and boy 8 • Tri-lingual: English, Hebrew, Spanish • Holds several tennis championships and rankings

Alberto “Al” Fernandez is widely recognized as one of the most impartial and assiduous executives in the South Florida Construction Market. He began his career in 1981 as the General Contractor, Qualifying Agent and Vice President of Construction for ANF Construction, as the company was originally known. He held this position until 1992 when he was named President of ANF Group, Inc. As a founding member of the company, Al has been at the forefront producing the quality of work ANF Group, Inc. has built their reputation on. In addition to his role as President, Al is actively involved with several associations in the local community. He serves on the Board for The Memorial Healthcare System Foundation / Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the Susie and Alan B. Levan NSU Ambassadors Board at Nova Southeastern University. Al is also a member of the Construction Association of South Florida, Latin Builders Association, ABC Florida East Coast and an alternate on the Board of Rules and Appeals of Broward County.

Kevin Dean has been certain about his role in healthcare construction since he started his career nearly 20 years ago. He currently serves as a Project Executive for DPR Construction. For Kevin, building healthcare projects provides an opportunity to have a direct impact on improving lives, like the twins admitted to a NICU he completed early in his career. These patients still inspire Kevin to continue delivering quality projects including current expansions of HCA JFK Hospital in Atlantis and HCA Northwest Medical Center in Margate. He has completed nearly $1 billion worth of healthcare construction and positively affected countless lives.