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Jack Barrette, CEO and Founder
WEGO Health was created by Jack Barrette, a former Yahoo! executive focused on lifestyles, health and medicine. At Yahoo!, and throughout his career in healthcare, Jack has seen millions of people struggle to find credible, useful health information online. WEGO Health was born as a result of these experiences. Jack lives in Boston with his beloved wife and terriers. He believes fervently in giving back to the community through his non-profit work, and also in the health benefits of good wine.
Ziv Yaar, Vice President, Operations
Ziv keeps WEGO Health on task, on time and on budget. Leader of the Technology, Editorial and SEO Marketing teams, Ziv is also responsible for WEGO Health’s business modeling. Previously the vice president of Internet strategy at Molecular, Ziv spent more than 10 years helping major healthcare providers develop technology and business strategies. A co-author of the book, The User is Always Right: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web, Ziv lives with his wife and two young children in Boston.
Dominique Hurley, Vice President, Business Development
Dominique is building partnerships that help expand our community voice to the health industry. A strong believer in listening to your customer, Dominique has spent her career building ways for businesses to better meet customer needs. She joined WEGO Health from Cegedim Dendrite where she ran the Relationship Marketing Operations division, a group that allowed direct communications between a consumers, physicians and the companies that serve them. Dominique loves nurturing her garden, long bike rides, and any time on Nantucket, MA she can squeeze in with her husband and three kids.
Bob Brooks, Vice President, Product
Bob is developing user-centric programs that deliver on the strategic goals of WEGO Health. A leader in healthcare for more than 20 years, Bob co-founded ECHO Strategies Group, a digital communications firm specializing in healthcare solutions. Most recently, Bob was Director of Integrated Marketing and Media Solutions at GlaxoSmithKline, where he led the development of web resources and new media programs for consumers and healthcare professionals. Bob is a youth soccer coach who also loves cooking, mountain biking, jazz music and spending time with his super-fantastic wife and two active sons
Vanessa DiMauro, Chief Community Advisor
Vanessa is leading the creation of the WEGO Health community. A virtual community builder for more than 15 years, Vanessa is the founder of Leader Networks, which helps companies use social networking and virtual communities to get closer to their customers. Vanessa loves to travel to exotic places, and loves Bora-Bora and Honduras best.
Toni Kistner, Editorial Director
Toni and her crackerjack expert researchers are hand-crafting WEGO Health's information pages. A long-time editor, Toni has focused on technologies that transform work and business. Her startup adventures include launching a systems integrator company for distributed work, and working at a non-profit biotech. Toni loves extreme weather, glam rock and dark chocolate.
Adrienne Lavidor-Berman, Online Community Manager
Adrienne is also growing the WEGO Health community. Her first experience in community building was at iVillage.com. Later at Boston.com Adrienne couldn't believe it was her "job" to encourage readers to share their experiences with each other through photos and in discussion forums. Adrienne loves writing, travel, volleyball and playing match-maker.
WEGO Health was created by Jack Barrette, a former Yahoo! executive focused on lifestyles, health and medicine. At Yahoo!, and throughout his career in healthcare, Jack has seen millions of people struggle to find credible, useful health information online. WEGO Health was born as a result of these experiences. Jack lives in Boston with his beloved wife and terriers. He believes fervently in giving back to the community through his non-profit work, and also in the health benefits of good wine.
Ziv keeps WEGO Health on task, on time and on budget. Leader of the Technology, Editorial and SEO Marketing teams, Ziv is also responsible for WEGO Health’s business modeling. Previously the vice president of Internet strategy at Molecular, Ziv spent more than 10 years helping major healthcare providers develop technology and business strategies. A co-author of the book, The User is Always Right: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web, Ziv lives with his wife and two young children in Boston.
Dominique is building partnerships that help expand our community voice to the health industry. A strong believer in listening to your customer, Dominique has spent her career building ways for businesses to better meet customer needs. She joined WEGO Health from Cegedim Dendrite where she ran the Relationship Marketing Operations division, a group that allowed direct communications between a consumers, physicians and the companies that serve them. Dominique loves nurturing her garden, long bike rides, and any time on Nantucket, MA she can squeeze in with her husband and three kids.
Bob is developing user-centric programs that deliver on the strategic goals of WEGO Health. A leader in healthcare for more than 20 years, Bob co-founded ECHO Strategies Group, a digital communications firm specializing in healthcare solutions. Most recently, Bob was Director of Integrated Marketing and Media Solutions at GlaxoSmithKline, where he led the development of web resources and new media programs for consumers and healthcare professionals. Bob is a youth soccer coach who also loves cooking, mountain biking, jazz music and spending time with his super-fantastic wife and two active sons
Vanessa is leading the creation of the WEGO Health community. A virtual community builder for more than 15 years, Vanessa is the founder of Leader Networks, which helps companies use social networking and virtual communities to get closer to their customers. Vanessa loves to travel to exotic places, and loves Bora-Bora and Honduras best.
Toni and her crackerjack expert researchers are hand-crafting WEGO Health's information pages. A long-time editor, Toni has focused on technologies that transform work and business. Her startup adventures include launching a systems integrator company for distributed work, and working at a non-profit biotech. Toni loves extreme weather, glam rock and dark chocolate.
Adrienne is also growing the WEGO Health community. Her first experience in community building was at iVillage.com. Later at Boston.com Adrienne couldn't believe it was her "job" to encourage readers to share their experiences with each other through photos and in discussion forums. Adrienne loves writing, travel, volleyball and playing match-maker.
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