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Andrew Dreyfus is Executive Vice President of Health Care Services for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In that position, he is responsible for the company's health and wellness, performance measurement and improvement, and provider contracting and services divisions. He also leads the company's health care collaborative initiatives to improve the quality and safety of health care in Massachusetts. Andrew previously served as the first President of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, which works to expand access and reduce barriers to health care for Massachusetts residents. During his tenure, the Foundation awarded nearly $17 million in grants to community organizations and launched a series of policy initiatives, including the "Roadmap to Coverage", which contributed to the successful passage of the state's landmark 2006 Health Reform Law. Andrew is a member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System, and serves on the board of the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, the Harvard Risk Management Foundation, and the Board of Advisors for the Brigham & Women's Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health.

Dr. Carter currently serves as a senior physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as the medical director of the Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He has earned degrees from Howard and George Washington Universities and received his MD from Georgetown University, all in Washington, DC. Dr. Carter completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. This was followed by a graduate program at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he received his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. He then completed a clinical fellowship in Primary Care Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Since completing his training, Dr. Carter has held a number of clinical and administrative positions, including medical directorships of several local and national health care organizations. A former director of one of the major clinical clerkships, he now serves as a teacher, advisor and mentor for students at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Carter has been active in a number of civic and community organizations, including past president of the board of Family Service of Greater Boston and past chairman of the Brookline Advisory Council on Public Health. He regularly gives talks on medical and health related issues to community groups and students throughout the greater Boston area. Dr. Carter serves as a medical consultant and resource for members of the print and electronic media. He is immediate-past president of the Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Association and a current director of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Dr. Carter is a founding member of the Georgetown University African American Advisory Board. His biography has been included in *Whos Who in the East*, *Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare*, *Whos Who in Science and Engineering*, and *Who's Who in America*.

Lorenzo Mariani has been the Artistic Director of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo since 2005 and studied at Harvard and Florence University. Mariani's first direction was *Bluebeard's Castle* at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, where he has since also directed *L' Heure Espagnole*, *Le Comte Ory*, *La forza del destino*, and *Aida*. The last two of these were conducted by Zubin Mehta. In 1998 the Ferrara Festival began with his direction of *Don Giovanni* with Claudio Abbado conducting and Simon Keenlyside and Bryn Terfel in the leading roles. In the same year he also directed *La bohome* in Cagliari. In the United States he has directed *La bohome* at Chicago's Lyric Opera and *Rigoletto* at Boston's Lyric Opera. He has also directed in Shanghai and Tokyo and at such festivals as the Bergamo Donizetti.

Alan Schneider, tenor, has performed in opera, operetta, and music theatre productions with many groups in his native New England, including the North Shore Music Theatre, Opera New England, and Commonwealth Opera. Last season he made his Boston Lyric Opera debut as the Second Jew in Salome, and returned in September to sing the Comte de Lerme in Don Carlos.

Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women's health issues. She not only established the first Mind/Body Center for Women's Health, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women's health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms. Dr. Domar received her MA and PhD in Health Psychology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Ferkauf School of Professional Psychology of Yeshiva University. Her post-doctoral training was at Beth Israel Hospital, Deaconess Hospital, and Children's Hospital, all in Boston. She is currently the Executive Director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, and the Director of Mind/Body Services at Boston IVF. She is an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, and a senior staff psychologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Domar has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments as a best-selling author, media authority and sought-after public speaker.