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Reg Wagle directs operations of Memorial Health Foundation, part of Memorial Health System, in South Bend, Indiana, 2001 winner of the Foster McGaw Prize for Community Service, awarded by the American Hospital Association.  Memorial is also recognized as a leader in other aspects of healthcare innovation.  Those aspects have been recently featured in such publications as Newsweek, Business Week, and Metropolis, and in a Tom Peters documentary, Re-imagine: Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age, airing currently on PBS affiliates.

Memorial Health Foundation represents a newly evolved species among hospital foundations, with commitment to Innovation in Community Development, in addition to the traditional roles of Fund Development and Fund Management.  One significant new model created by the Foundation is HealthWorks! Kids Museum, an innovative, non-traditional learning environment for children and young families to explore the miracle of their lives and learn how to make the right choices for living full and healthy lives.

Consulting roles include work with governing boards, development offices, community building collaborators, innovation as a core competency, and a WOW! Wizard School headmaster.

Reg’s earlier careers include government service and private business.  A graduate of the University of Michigan, he is also an alumnus of Health Forum’s Creating Healthier Communities Fellowship. 

Recent national speaking venues include:

• Academy for International Health Philanthropy
• Annual Congress of the American College of Healthcare Executives
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Conferences and Teleconferences
• Health Forum’s Best Practices Forum
• Health Forum Fellows Institute
• Kaiser Institute’s Fellowship in Philanthropy
• American Hospital Association Leadership Summit
• VHA Foundation Executive Affinity Group
• Volunteer Trustees of Not-for-Profit Hospitals.