Perspectives Winter/Spring-2017

8 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Robert Wagner, M.M.Sc., RRT, CAA (Chair) Wagner, who serves as chair of the college’s Department of Anesthesia, has been a health care provider for more than 30 years and has a long list of accomplishments as an anesthesia provider and leader within the health care profession. He has been with NSU for 10 years and started the Master of Science in Anesthesia programs at the university’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie and Tampa campuses. The programs train master’s degree-level students to be anesthesiologist assistants (anesthetists). Wagner’s passion for obtaining corporate sponsorship over the years has led to the College of Health Care Sciences receiving a large number of medical equipment donations. He is committed to the goals and mission of the board and seeks to increase scholarship sponsorship for students. Margaret (Maggie) Reilly, M.B.A., PT (Founding and Outgoing Chair) Reilly, a physical therapist who graduated from Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, is the director of occupational and physical therapy at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her career highlights include practicing as a pediatric physical therapist in a variety of settings prior to taking on her current administrative role in 2000. She received her M.B.A. from NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2010 and assists with teaching in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at NSU’s Tampa Campus. Reilly also serves as chair of the Health Care and Prevention Task Force for the Florida Developmental Disability Council. Dawn Seay, B.A. (Vice Chair) Seay serves as vice president of development for SOS Children’s Villages—Florida, which is a residential foster care community in Broward County focused on keeping siblings together. She has more than 15 years of nonprofit fund-raising experience in health care and social services. Prior to joining SOS Children’s Villages, she served as South Florida executive director for the American Diabetes Association. She has developed several collaborative partnerships with other local community organizations, such as an initiative with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County designed to address obesity and advocate for healthy living for at-risk youth populations. Prior to joining the American Diabetes Association, Seay served as develop- ment director for the American Heart Association in Broward County. She is a graduate of Leadership Broward class XXIX and has a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Peter Taylor, Ph.D. (Secretary) Taylor, who serves as associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Health Care Sciences, is responsible for professional program accreditations, academic program review, instructional support, and college publications. Before joining NSU, he served as assistant dean of academic affairs at the University of California— San Francisco and associate director of admissions at Northeastern University School of Law. He has held faculty positions at Santa Clara University, Virginia Tech, and Florida Memorial University. CHCS Advisory Board Member Bios