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"Relocation pains."

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The ArmadaCare Advisory Board

Thomas J. Graham, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, ArmadaHealth

Dr. Thomas J. Graham is a renowned hand surgeon who serves as the Chief of the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore. He is the founder of the Arnold Palmer Sports Health Center and a Director for MedStar SportsHealth, the sports operations division of the mid-Atlantic's largest healthcare system.

Dr. Graham has spent a career caring for professional athletes. He is one of the pioneers in the development of Clinical Concierge Services focused on navigation and facilitated access to expert physicians. He is the team physician for the Philadelphia Flyers and is affiliated with the PGA Tour, the Baltimore Ravens, the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays. Dr. Graham is well connected in the community of leading physicians who care for professional star athletes.

A graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts, Dr. Graham received his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and then served his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Graham completed his fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the Indiana Hand Center and his elbow training at the Mayo Clinic. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. He has been inducted into fellowship of the American Orthopedic Association, the specialty's highest academic honor.

Raymond J. Brusca, Vice President, Black & Decker Corporation

Mr. Brusca is Chairman and President for Black & Decker Healthcare Management, Inc. and Vice President of Benefits for Black & Decker Corporation, a Maryland based company (www.blackanddecker.com). He is responsible for the design, compliance, communication, implementation and administration of all welfare and retirement benefits for all U.S. based employees and retirees. Mr. Brusca is a nationally recognized expert in the employee benefits and executive compensation fields, with a specialty in the area of innovative health benefits design, administration, and funding. He currently serves as Commissioner for the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. He is also an active member of International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Society for Human Resource Management and W.E.B.

Earl S. Wellschlager, Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP

Sam Wellschlager is Partner in the law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US, LLP. (www.dlapiper.com). He practices business law and focuses on closely held companies and shareholder dispute resolution. He currently serves as outside general counsel to approximately twenty-five domestic companies, both publicly and privately held, and represents the U.S. interests of several foreign corporations.

Mr. Wellschlager has lectured extensively in the areas of estate and financial planning, and served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Law School and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He serves on the boards of several companies, including Phoenix Color Corp and Webb/Mason, Inc. For several years, Mr. Wellschlager served on the judging panel of the Baltimore / Washington Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. He is the past Chairman of the W. S. Baer Board Corporation, the holding company for Children's Hospital in Baltimore City, Maryland.

Edward Walker, Senior Vice President AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Sponsored Market Business Development

Ed Walker leads the development of strategic business initiatives, overseeing three ADMS business units - Community Solutions Group, Inc., Monumental Credit Insurance, and Transamerica Affinity Services, Inc. He is also responsible for the financial risk management of these business units as well as retail agency distribution operations. Mr. Walker has an extensive background in the insurance market and has been with AEGON since 1988. During that time, he has held a number of roles with increasing responsibility, including Regional Sales Vice President, Vice President, and most recently Business Unit Leader. Mr. Walker earned an MBA from Loyola College in Baltimore, MD and a BA from Lynchburg College in Virginia. He is on the Board of Directors for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP formerly HIAA), The Harford County Public Library, and is a founding board member of US Travel Insurance Association (USTIA).