Connections MADE: Meet & Eat

Description

Ditch the boring lunches and join us for a Meet & Eat experience that's not just about business – it's about building connections, savoring scrumptious bites, and gaining inspiration that'll leave your taste buds and your networking game craving more.

Connections MADE: Meet & Eat is Mason Deerfield Chamber's popular networking event and offers lunch provided by a rotating member restaurant or venue. During the meeting members have a brief opportunity to introduce themselves and their business to the group, connect with new members, and expand their personal and professional networks. Each event also includes a featured speaker, or panel of speakers, who will be discussing their business journeys and topics of interest concerning the greater MADE region. Guests of the September Meet & Eat will enjoy a brief business spotlight featuring Connections MADE Presenting Sponsor, Warren Co. Educational Service Center.
 

About September's Event

September's event will focus on the Impact of AI on our lives with guest speakers: Dr. DeAnn Hurtado with Sinclair College in Mason, Dr. Umberto Tachinardi with UC Health and Mia Vetter with Benchmark Gensuite.
 

Dr. Deann Hurtado Professor Sinclair College	Dr. Umberto Tachinardi SVP & Chief Health Digital Officer UC Health	Mia Vetter Vice President, Corporate Operations Benchmark Gensuite

 
 

Learn More About September's Speakers

Dr. Deann Hurtado
Professor
Sincalir College

DeAnn began her career with NCR Corporation, progressing into leadership positions as account manager, U.S. Customer Services Supervisor, and International Customer Services Account Manager.

After leaving NCR, DeAnn assumed positions in education; first as the Marketing Director for The University of Dayton’s Center for Leadership and Executive development and later as a professor in the Business and Public Services Division at Sinclair. While teaching at Sinclair, DeAnn developed the customer service curriculum, additionally consulting and delivering training to area call centers as an approved trainer through the International Customer Service Association (ICSA). She served as the Management and Marketing chairperson from 2007 – 2011, the Assistant Dean of the division from 2009-2013, the Associate Dean of Sinclair’s Mason Campus from 2013 – 2018 and is currently teaching Management and Marketing courses. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties DeAnn leads the international efforts for the BPS division, serving on boards and coordinating travel abroad opportunities for students.

Outside of Sinclair DeAnn serves on the Board of Directors for the Mason Deerfield Chamber and also as co-chair for the chamber’s Women Business Leaders Advisory Council. She is also a board member of Women Walking West.

Dr. Umberto Tachinardi
SVP & Chief Health Digital Officer
UC Health

Umberto Tachinardi, MD, is the Senior Vice President and Chief Health Digital Officer at UC Health. He is also a professor and the chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Health Informatics and Data Sciences and associate dean at the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Tachinardi’s leadership allows UC Health and the College to enhance its knowledge-driven culture by advancing digital and informatics strategies for the system and accelerating clinical research and innovative healthcare delivery. His work ensures the organizations’ technological approaches continue to be built and maintained in a secure, reliable and sustainable way that will continue to improve health, research and education.
 

Mia Vetter
Vice President, Corporate Operations
Benchmarch Gensuite

Mia Vetter is the Vice President of Corporate Operations at Benchmark Gensuite, a cloud-based software that ties the capabilities of Gensuite EHS, Quality, Operational Risk and Compliance digital applications, with pioneering solutions for Sustainability, Disclosure Reporting, ESG Data Management and Advanced Technology and AI Solutions based in Mason, Ohio.
 
In this role, Mia oversees a global team focused on developing strategies/processes and implementing digital solutions for operational process improvement/excellence across the company. This portfolio includes launching an initiative for AI Everyday incorporating AI into both internal activities as well as customer-facing functionality. She supports General Electric in a Business Executive role helping to identify business workflows and align digital solution within the Benchmark application suite.
 
Mia received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Information Systems, Computer Science from Xavier University, and received her master’s degree in Information Systems from Northern Kentucky University.