CHI’s Key Staff Biographies
  Ms. Nancy Thorne, Principal
Ms. Thorne, the founder and head of Corporate Health Initiatives, oversees all client work. She has worked in the health industry for 18 years and has extensive experience in all marketing and educational services offered by the company. Prior to founding CHI, she was Director of Marketing for CH&W, a consortium of physicians and health providers in New York City. Earlier in her career she worked as a psychotherapist, and as a clinical researcher at Harvard University's Division on Aging and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Later she worked at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey, overseeing a National Institute of Health research grant in the area of Complementary Medicine and Pain Management. Ms. Thorne earned an M.Ed. in Consulting Psychology from Harvard University and a B.A in Economics from Rutgers University.
  Mr. Gary Carner, Principal
Mr. Carner oversees all aspects of the company's operations and works with Ms. Thorne in developing wellness programs for clients and in servicing them. He has a strong financial background and broad marketing and educational experience. Prior to joining Corporate Health, he was a sales consultant at John Hancock and later established Carner Financial, an independent insurance agency specializing in life and health insurance. Earlier in his career he was a Professor at Mannes College of Music and the New School for Social Research. He has published two books and numerous articles in leading professional journals. Mr. Carner earned an M.A. in Music from Tufts University, an M.A. in English from City College of New York, and a B.A. in Fine Arts from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
  Dr. Edward Greaney, Medical Director
Dr. Greaney directs CHI's laboratory and oversees all medical testing and inoculation programs done in corporations and schools throughout the United States. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, he currently maintains a private practice in New York City and is Team Physician for the New York Mets major league baseball team. Dr. Greaney is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at New York University's School of Medicine, and is a Clinical Assistant Attending Physician at NYU Medical Center-Bellevue Hospital, where he completed his internship and residency and functioned as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine. He has co-authored a paper on esophageal cancer in the Journal of the American Society for Echocardiography and is on the National Medical Advisory Board for the MedWell Group. Dr. Greaney earned an M.D. from New York University and a B.A. in Biology from the State University of New York.
  Dr. Daniel Olson, IT Director
Dr. Olson designs and maintains all information technology software for CHI's administrative systems and web-site. He has served as a software engineer and consultant for several companies, including Polaroid and Reebok. From 1999 to 2000, he worked in the human resources industry, developing web-based software for benefits enrollment and maintenance for Cyborg Systems. From 1988 to 1997 Dr. Olson was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island, during which time he taught courses in Planar and Spatial Kinematics, and 3D Graphics, as well as directing the development of several large computer programs for companies such as General Electric and Ford Motor Company. He has published numerous technical articles on mechanism design. Dr. Olson received his Ph.D., M.S.M.E., and B.M.E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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