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Tad P. Fisher was selected as the Executive Vice President and CEO of
the Florida Academy of Family Physicians in July of 2002. He joined the
Academy officially on November 1st of 2002. Mr. Fisher is only the third
executive hired in the 54-year history of the Florida Academy.
Prior to taking the role of EVP/CEO for the Florida Academy of Family
Physicians, Tad and Christine P. Fisher established Creative Political
Foundations, Inc. (CPF) in 1997. Anchoring the firm's expertise in the
health care arena, Mr. Fisher has brought more than 22 years of experience
as a political consultant, health care profession executive lobbyist and
strategist to the firm. His depth of knowledge includes health political
strategies, public affairs programming, grassroots political and public
relations strategies and issues affecting the health care industry.
After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from
Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina 1978, Tad Fisher worked for two
years on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives under the patronage
of the former late Congressman Dante B. Fascell, a 38-year veteran of
the House. During this period he developed an extensive knowledge of the
U.S. Congress and contacts on Capital Hill.
In 1980, Mr. Fisher joined the lobbying and political consulting firm
of Steve Fisher & Associates in Miami. Serving as Executive Vice President
of the firm, he represented clients including: Hialeah Race Track; Florida
Transportation Builders Association; Florida Burglar Alarm Association;
Sunshine State Parkway Restaurants; Gladieux Food Services; Cubic Western
Data Corporation; and the Florida Medical Association. During this period,
Mr. Fisher also consulted in more than 40 political campaigns, where he
developed an expertise in grassroots strategic planning.
In 1985, Mr. Fisher was recruited as the Director, South Florida Field
Office of the Florida Medical Association. It was during this period of
time he developed the fundamental knowledge of the health care industry.
His duties included development of political education programs for members
of the Florida Medical Association and component medical societies in
Dade, Broward, Lee, Collier, Monroe and Palm Beach counties. The success
attained by Mr. Fisher in the South Florida area for the Florida Medical
Association's political and legislative program led to his recruitment
as Executive Vice President of the Broward County Medical Association
in 1988.
As the chief executive officer of the second largest county medical society
in Florida, Mr. Fisher led a political and public affairs renaissance
for Broward physicians. Under his leadership, the Association increased
its membership by nearly 500 members and became one the most innovative
physician professional associations in the United States. While serving
in this position he became a graduate of the AMPAC Campaign and Advanced
Campaign Management School affiliated with the American Medical Association.
For his efforts improving the health care of impoverished citizens in
the Fort Lauderdale area and rebuilding the medical association, Mr. Fisher
was the first non-physician recipient of the Ft. Lauderdale Caducean Society
Wilbur F. Helmus, M.D. Humanitarian Award in 1992.
In 1990, the Florida Medical Association recruited Mr. Fisher to Tallahassee
where he served as Deputy Director, the Division of Legislation and Public
Affairs. He was directly responsible for the development and implementation
of the Association's national and state grassroots programs, political
education, strategic lobbying activities and supervisor of personnel and
operations of the Capital Office and the Association's three field office
operations.
In 1993, Mr. Fisher joined Capital Strategies, Inc. and served as Vice
President of one of the state's prominent public affairs and governmental
relations firms located in Tallahassee. Besides building and maintaining
the firm's health care clientele, Mr. Fisher also represented the City
of Tallahassee, Coastal Physicians Group, First Union Bank, Florida Association
of Coordinated Transportation Systems, Gasparilla Island Authority, and
Florida PRIDE.
Since 1997 and on behalf of Creative Political Foundations, Inc., Mr.
Fisher represents or has represented the following health care clients:
American Diabetes Association, South Coastal Region; Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Florida; Florida Academy of Family Physicians; Council of Florida Family
Practice and Community Teaching Hospitals; Florida Hospital-Orlando; Tallahassee
Memorial HealthCare; The Potomac Group/MediFAX; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals;
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; American Lung Association
of Florida; Tri-Agency Coalition on Smoking or Health (Heart, Lung and
Cancer Associations); The Arthritis Foundation Florida Chapter; Hanley-Hazelden
Foundation at St. Mary's; Certification Board of Addiction Professionals;
Broward County Museum of Science and Discovery; DY-FIT Treatment Programs,
Miami/Dade; and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association.
Mr. Fisher is a graduate of Leadership Broward and a former member of
many organizations including: the United Way of Broward County; Coconut
Grove Jaycees, American Association of Medical Society Executives, Better
Babies for Broward, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies, National Conference
of Christians and Jews, the Elderly Interest Fund of Broward County, and
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend Area, Chairman of the Partners
Board of the Tallahassee Diabetes Center, Treasurer of the Budd Bell Foundation,
Secretary/Treasurer of the Florida Council of Family Practice and Community
Teaching Hospitals, Chairman of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Health
Care Policy Committee, and Chairman of the Health Care Committee of the
Clearinghouse on Human Services representing more than 200 health and
human service advocacy organizations in Florida. Since moving to Jacksonville,
Florida he currently serves as a member of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
and member of the American Lung Association of Florida's Government Affairs
Committee.
Mr. Fisher is a native Florida residing in Jacksonville.
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