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Board Committees

Below is a summary of our committee structure and membership information. To read more about any of the committees, click on committee names in the chart below.

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= Audit Committee Financial Expert

	Audit	Compensation	Nominating and Governance
Adam D. Singer M.D.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Director Adam D. Singer, M.D., age 48 . Dr. Singer has been a director, Chairman, and our Chief Executive Officer since he founded IPC in 1995. In 1991, Dr. Singer acquired a private practice in pulmonary medicine that shortly thereafter merged with two other pulmonary physicians to become part of Consultants For Lung Disease, Inc. (now the Institute for Better Breathing). In 2006, Dr. Singer was designated Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Singer received his B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. Singer performed a post-doctoral internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at University of Southern California.
Mark J. Brooks
Director Mark J. Brooks, age 41 . Mr. Brooks has served as one of our directors since April 1998 and currently serves as a member of our compensation committee. Since its formation in January 2007, Mr. Brooks has served as a managing director of Scale Venture Partners. Prior to joining Scale Venture Partners, Mr. Brooks worked for Bank of America Ventures since 1995, ultimately serving as a managing director. Mr. Brooks currently sits on the Board of Directors of the following private companies: Alimera Sciences, Inc., National Healing Corporation, LivHome Inc. and Spinal Kinetics, Inc. Mr. Brooks received a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thomas P. Cooper M.D.
Director Thomas P. Cooper, M.D., age 64 . Dr. Cooper has served as one of our directors since August 2007 and currently serves as a member of our compensation committee. Since 1991, Dr. Cooper has been chairman of the board at VeriCare and currently serves as a director for Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (KND—NYSE) and Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR—NYSE). Dr. Cooper has founded various healthcare related companies, including VeriCare, Spectrum Emergency Care, Correctional Medical Systems and Mobilex. Dr. Cooper is also a partner at Aperture Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Dr. Cooper is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Business teaching entrepreneurship. Dr. Cooper received a B.A. from DePauw University and a medical degree from Indiana University Medical School.
Woodrin Grossman
Director Woodrin Grossman, age 63. Mr. Grossman has served as one of our directors since March 2008, and currently serves as a member of our audit committee and our nominating and governance committee. Mr. Grossman retired in 2007 after serving as Senior Vice President-Strategy and Development of Odyssey HealthCare Inc. from January 2006 to December 2007 and as a director from July 2005 to January 2006. Prior to Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., Mr. Grossman worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for 37 years, including 27 years as a partner of the firm and over five years as the health care practice leader of the firm. Mr. Grossman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and MedCath Corporation. Mr. Grossman received a B.S. in economics from Moravian College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
C. Thomas Smith
Director C. Thomas Smith, age 70 . Mr. Smith has served as one of our directors since January 2004, and currently serves as the chairman of our nominating and governance committee and as a member of our audit committee. Mr. Smith retired in 2003 after over 11 years as president and chief executive officer of VHA Inc. Prior to VHA Inc., Mr. Smith spent over 30 years managing hospitals, with nearly half of this time serving as chief executive officer of Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Mr. Smith serves on the boards of directors of Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Information Corporation of America and Advanced ICU Care. Mr. Smith has recently served as a director of Renal Care, Inc., Horizon Health Inc., Neoforma, Inc., Genentech, Inc. and Comp Health Group. Mr. Smith holds a B.A. from Baylor University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
R. Jeffrey Taylor
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director R. Jeffrey Taylor, age 59 . Mr. Taylor has been a director and our President and Chief Operating Officer since he joined IPC in July 2000. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Taylor was the executive vice president of Atlanta-based Mariner Post-Acute Network. Prior to that, Mr. Taylor was chief executive officer of American Outpatient Services, Inc. and held various positions including executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel with American Medical International, Inc. (now Tenet Healthcare Corp.; THC—NYSE). Mr. Taylor received a B.S. from the University of Utah and a J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law. Mr. Taylor has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of acute-care, sub-acute care and the outpatient dialysis segments of the healthcare industry.
Chuck Timpe
Director Chuck Timpe, age 61. Mr. Timpe has served as one of our directors since 1998 and as chairman of our audit committee since June 2002. Since June 2003, Mr. Timpe has served as the chief financial officer of Hythiam, Inc. (HYTM—Nasdaq). Prior to joining Hythiam, Mr. Timpe was chief financial officer, from its inception in February 1998 to June 2003, of Protocare, Inc., a clinical research and pharmaceutical outsourcing company which merged with Radiant Research, Inc. in March 2004. Previously, he was a principal in two private healthcare management consulting firms he co-founded, chief financial officer of National Pain Institute, treasurer and corporate controller for American Medical International, Inc. (now Tenet Healthcare Corp.; THC—NYSE), and a member of Arthur Andersen, LLP's healthcare practice, specializing in public company and hospital system audits. Mr. Timpe received his B.S. from University of Missouri, School of Business and Public Administration, and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Timpe has over 35 years experience in the healthcare industry as a senior healthcare financial executive.