A former manager of a multi-specialty medical group practice, Mel Hawkins has also served as a director of a county-owned, 500-bed, long-term care facility, with terms as both President and Chair of the Finance Committee. The author has also served as Court Executive of a unified trial court, Chief Operating Officer of an industrial distribution and inventory management company, principal of a management consulting practice and a small business owner, giving Mr. Hawkins nearly thirty years of leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. This varied leadership experience has given Mr. Hawkins a unique and eclectic perspective, one that has served him well as an innovator and problem-solver.

Educated at Manchester College where he received a BA degree in Religion and Philosophy and Peace Studies, the author has also earned a Master of Science in Education from Saint Francis College and a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University.

It was during his tenure as a medical group manager that it became apparent to Mel, that there must be a way to deliver health care to the whole population, without sacrificing the great strengths of the American health care system.

Mel Hawkins resides with his wife in Fort Wayne, Indiana, their three children now grown.

Active in his community, Mr. Hawkins attended Leadership Fort Wayne. In addition to his work on the Board of Managers of Byron Health Center, he has also served on the board of the Martin Luther King Montessori School; as a co-founder and a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne and, as a co-founder, board member and former president of the South Side Business Group of Fort Wayne and Allen County.

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