Roger Wheeler is a Professor in the School of Business at Okanagan College in Kelowna, BC. His teaching focuses on business strategy and policy, strategic human resources management, organizational behaviour, and quantitative decision making. He is a Certified HR Professional who holds an MBA from Athabasca University and an MSc from Queen’s University. Prior to joining Okanagan College, Roger’s healthcare career spanned 15 years and a variety of consultant, manager and director roles. For 5 of his last 6 years in the healthcare industry he held the position of Corporate Director, Public Health at Interior Health. During that time he was a decision partner with the Core Public Health Functions Research Initiative, and director of the public health emergency response to H1N1. Roger has presented at annual conferences for several organizations, including the Public Health Association of BC, the Union of BC Municipalities, Health Work & Wellness, and the World Congress of Medical Technology. He currently sits on the Federal/Provincial Policy Committee of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with the Greater Westside Board of Trade in West Kelowna.