The Council Staff

Mark J. Pastin, PhD
President

Chair and President of the Council of Ethical Organizations, Mark Pastin has advised major corporations and government bodies worldwide since 1973. His book The Hard Problems of Management; Gaining the Ethics Edge (Jossey-Bass: 1986; NTT Publications-Japan: 1994) has won awards in the United States, Brazil, Australia and Japan. Dr. Pastin has authored over 100 articles and books.

The Council of Ethical Organizations was founded by Dr. Pastin and two associates in Washington, D.C. in 1980. Dr. Pastin also established the first academic ethics institute (the Lincoln Center for Ethics, 1982). The Council is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to practical approaches to ethics and compliance issues. The Council has provided services to major corporations and government bodies worldwide and also supports research on ethics and compliance issues through its Ethics Benchmark Resources' program.

Dr. Pastin has advised corporations including Caterpillar, American Express, Medtronic, NYNEX, Blood Systems, Inc., Motorola, General Electric, Texas Instruments, Intel, Cadbury Schweppes, Allied Signal, J.P. Morgan, and GTE Telops. Dr. Pastin has served as advisor to both Houses of Congress and to state and federal agencies. U.S. agencies served include the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, and the National Science Foundation. Foreign governments and agencies include the European Community, the Federal Government of Brazil, Mexico (President's Commission on Housing), Australia, Hong Kong (Anti-Corruption Commission), the Republic of China, and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Pastin received his B.A. (summa cum laude) from the University of Pittsburgh and his Ph.D. from Harvard University (Lewis Award). He has served as faculty member and administrator at Indiana University, the University of Michigan, Harvard University, University of Maryland, and Arizona State University. Dr. Pastin has also served as Research Fellow of the Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Pastin serves on several corporate and non-profit boards. He is recognized in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Finance and Industry and Who's Who in the World. (Email)

Faith E. Barry, MBA
Senior Advisor for Best Compliance Practice Services

Faith E. Barry joined the Council of Ethical Organizations as the Senior Advisor for Best Compliance Practices. Prior to joining the Council, she was Vice President, Integrity and Compliance with Interim HealthCare Inc., one of the nation's largest independent providers of home nursing and specialized health care services. Ms. Barry's responsibilities as Vice President for Integrity and Compliance included development and management of the company's Integrity and Compliance function. In 1999, the Interim HealthCare Inc. Integrity and Compliance program was recognized as a Best Compliance Practice in Home Care. In her thirteen years at Interim, Ms. Barry also served as Regional Vice President and Senior Director of Branch Operations.

Prior to her healthcare career, Ms. Barry held management and executive positions in management consulting (Booz, Allen and Hamilton), philanthropy (The Rockefeller Foundation), the performing arts (San Francisco Opera and Oakland Symphony Orchestra associations) and electronics manufacturing (Memorex Corporation and TEC, Inc.).

Ms. Barry received her BA degree from Rosemont College and MBA from the University of Phoenix, where she has since been named Outstanding Alumni. She is a graduate of the Greater Tucson Leadership Program. In 1999, she achieved the designation Certified Compliance Professional. (E-mail)


Howard Quinn, CCP, AIE, CLU, ChFC Senior Advisor

Howard Quinn serves as Senior Advisor to Compliance Resources for Health Plan Compliance. Mr. Quinn is a Market Conduct Examiner, Certified Compliance Professional, Accredited Insurance Examiner, Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant.

From 1994 to the present, Mr. Quinn has undertaken examination efforts on behalf of the Arizona Department of Insurance and Georgia Department of Insurance. Mr. Quinn has also conducted market conduct examinations on behalf of United Healthcare, United Healthcare of Georgia, Principal Life Insurance, The Travelers, New York Life, Northwestern Mutual Life, The Equitable, AIG and many other insurance companies and health plans. He has also conducted Conflict of Interest audits for a QIC Medicare program.

Mr. Quinn has a bachelors degree from The University of Arizona, graduate studies at the University of Arizona and Harvard.(E-Mail)


Daniel Reardon, CCP Vice President, Research

Daniel Reardon currently conducts qualitative research on behalf of the Council and its members. In addition to maintaining the Council's web site, Mr. Reardon oversees the production of the Council's and Health Ethics Trust® publications, including The Pastin Report on Healthcare Compliance. Mr. Reardon also attends to bookkeeping for the Council and its consultative arm, Compliance Resource Group, Inc. and oversees program coordination for both the Council and Health Ethics Trust.

Mr. Reardon received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and Geography from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. In 2007, he achieved the designation Certified Compliance Professional. Mr. Reardon is currently a MPA candidate at George Mason University with a concentration in Health Policy & Administration.(E-Mail)



Cheryl Felsentreger, MA

Director of Programs

Cheryl Felsentreger joined the Council of Ethical Organizations in the Summer of 2006. She currently serves as Director of Programs. Ms. Felsentreger also oversees both the membership and education programs as well as database management for the Council and Health Ethics Trust.

Ms. Felsentreger received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Saint Mary's University in Philosophy and Fine Arts and her Master of Arts degree in Ethics, Peace & Global Affairs from The American Unviersity in Washington, DC.(E-Mail )