Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Witness Disclosure Requirement - "Truth in Testimony" Required by House Rule XI, Clause 2(g)(5)

1. Your Name: Robert P. Wack

2. Your Title: President, Westminster City Council

3. The Entity(ies) You are Representing: City of Westminster, MD

4. Are you testifying on behalf of the Federal, or a State or local Yes No government entity? X

5. Please list any Federal grants or contracts, or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government, that you or the entity(ies) you represent have received on or after January 1, 2015. Only grants, contracts, or payments related to the subject matter of the hearing must be listed. NONE

6. Please attach your curriculum vitae to your completed disclosure form.

Signature:______Date:____6/19/2017______

CURRICULUM VITAE Robert P. Wack MD

Date of Birth: Birthplace: Georgetown University , Washington, D.C.

Education: Good Counsel High School, Wheaton, MD 1979 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1983 BA Loyola University, Maywood, IL 1985-6 Georgetown University School of Medicine 1990 MD

Specialty Training: Pediatric Internship and Residency-Tripler Army Medical Center 1990-93

Employment: Hospital Pediatrician, Pediatric ED (part-time) 3/2016-present Evaluate and treat pediatric patients in hospital setting, Pediatric Emergency Department, Level II Nursery, and Labor and Delivery settings at Carroll Hospital Center and Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Telecommunications Consultant, Arcus Solutions LLC 1/2015 – present Assist municipal and private sector clients in the planning, financing, and development of municipal broadband systems, with a focus on the economic and political characteristics of fiber optic deployments.

Region II Pediatric Director, MIEMSS ( Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems) 5/2012-present Participate in planning, oversight, quality assurance, and policy formulation for pediatric emergency services in the State of Maryland, through the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Advisory Committee and Emergency Medical Services for Children Division of MIEMSS.

Director, Pediatric Services, Frederick Memorial Hospital 12/2009- 3/2016 Organized and implemented new service line consisting of 24/7 pediatric hospitalist service covering inpatients and pediatric emergency visits. Recruit, train, and supervise staff of full time pediatricians, develop and maintain policies and procedures, negotiate interdepartmental agreements. Develop and maintain quality initiatives.

Board Member, Monocacy Health Partners 9/2012- 3/2016 Direct strategic planning of multispecialty physician practice.

Hospital Pediatrician, Carroll Hospital Center 7/97 – 11/2009 Provide inpatient pediatric services to Family Birthplace, Pediatric ward, and Emergency department.

Director, Hospital 3/2002 – 11/2009 Provide inpatient pediatric services to Family Birthplace, Pediatric ward, and Emergency department. Manage 5 pediatricians and provision of medical services to Family Birth Place, Pediatric Ward, consultation services to the Emergency Department and other hospital services.

Staff Pediatrician, Part Time 1/2001-3/2002

Chief of Pediatrics and Director, Hospital Pediatrics; 7/98-1/2001 Responsibilities: Administrative duties pertaining to the Department of Pediatrics, including community outreach, new program development, strategic planning. Managed staff of 4 full-time pediatricians, as well as 10 part-time, ensuring coverage of Level II Nursery, pediatric consults in ED, inpatient coverage pediatric services, inpatient pediatric consultation service, outpatient procedure sedation; pain management.

Co-founder Colosafe, LLC 11/99 – 7/2002 Co-founded and managed start-up technology real estate company providing mission critical facilities for telecom, Internet, and enterprise customers.

Prior Full Time Employment: Carroll County General Hospital Staff Pediatrician 7/97 - 7/98 Womack Army Med. Center, Ft. Bragg, NC Staff Pediatrician 7/96 - 7/97 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany Staff Pediatrician 1993-96 University Research and Tech. Ed. Corp Technical Writer 1984-5 Wilmer, Cutler, & Pickering Proofreader 1983-4

Part-Time/Moonlighting Positions Emergency Medicine Associates, Carroll Hospital Center 4/2002-1/2010 Emergency Dept. 5/1999-6/2001 Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital 3/1999-1/2000 Osler Drive Emerg. Phys. Assoc. (St. Joseph’s) 4/1998-12/1999 Union Memorial Pediatrics 7/1998-8/1998

Military Service Entered US Army Reserves 16 Jul 1986 Rank: 2LT Entered Active Duty US Army Medical Corps 08 Jun 1990 Rank: CPT Tripler Army Medical Center, HNL, HI Jun 1990 – Jun 1993 Landstuhl Army Medical Center, Landstuhl Germany Jul 1993 – Jun 1996 Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC Jul 1996 – Jun 1997 ETS date: 30 Jun 1997 Rank: MAJ Honorable Discharge

Community Service - President, Board of Directors, MAGIC (Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory), non- profit economic development effort focused on technology and the Westminster Fiber Network - Council member, City of Westminster Common Council (appointed 1/03, elected 5/03, re- elected 5/07, 5/11, 5/15) President, Common Council May 2013-January 2017: elected by peers to lead Council, chair meetings, set agenda, represent City. Lead, Westminster Fiber Network 2011-present: researched, planned, budgeted, implemented Fiber to the Premise network in City of Westminster. Chair, Finance Committee 2005-present: responsible for budget preparation for municipal government of 160 employees and $27 million operating budget; revamped budgeting process, eliminated chronic deficits, established reserve funds in capital and operating budgets, eliminated chronic audit deficiencies, reduced size of government. Chair, Corbit’s Charge Commemoration Committee, 2003-2006: led planning for first ever event recognizing important Civil War battle in Westminster, now annual. Chair, Westminster Technology Task Force, 2005: led city staff and citizen volunteers in process to plan for major overhaul of city IT infrastructure. Chair, Technology Advisory Committee, 2006-present: successor committee to Tech. Task Force, advises City IT Director on technology strategy and priorities. Secretary, Carroll County Cable Regulatory Commission , 2003-2011– represented the City of Westminster on the CRC, oversee the Cable Franchise Agreement with Comcast and advocate for telecommunications technology in the County. - Executive Board, Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County 7/2002 – 2014 - Medical Director, Pediatric Sexual Abuse Forensic Exam (SAFE) Clinic, Carroll Hospital Center 1/2002 – 7/2011 - Chairman Board of Trustees, Access Carroll, Inc. 2005-2014 (successor organization to Community Clinic) medical clinic serving low-income uninsured residents of Carroll County - Chair, Community Clinic Steering Committee, 2004 - Member, Carroll County Public Network Steering/Advisory Committee (fiber optic network serving public agencies in Carroll County, MD)

Awards Certificate of Appreciation, Carroll County Health Department 2002, 2005, 2006 Certificate of Completion, MINDSHARE CEO Forum for Emerging Technologies December, 2002 U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal U.S. Army National Defense Service Ribbon U.S. Army Overseas Service Ribbon (twice)

Professional Societies: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1990 American Academy of Pediatrics 1990

Board Certification: Pediatrics-October, 1993; recertified 2000; 2007;

Other Certifications: PALS (Instructor), NRP

Medical License: Maryland #D0051658

Publications:

Time Bomber, 2014, Boissevain Books – novel In Apple Blossom Time, 2013, Amazon Kindle (retitled Time Bomber for print) – novel

Wack RP. An Outbreak of Varicella Despite Vaccination. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1405-1407. (letter)

Wack RP. Race, Ethnicity, and Genetics. J Ped 1999; 134:122. (letter)

Wack RP. More on Varicella Immunization. N Engl J Med 1998;338: 1927. (letter)

Wack RP, Lien EL, Taft D, and Roscelli JR. Electrolyte Composition of Human Breast Milk Beyond the Early Post-Partum Period. Nutrition 13:774-777 1997.

Wack RP and Roscelli JR. Chloride Deficiency Syndrome in Older Breast-feeding Infants. Arch Pediatr Adol Med 148:438-441 1994.

Wack RP, Demers DM, and Bass JW. Immature Neutrophils in the peripheral blood smear of children with viral infections. Pediatr Inf Dis J 13:228-230 1994.

Vincent JM, Wack RP, et al. Pertussis and Recurrent Bradycardia in Infants. Ped InfDis J 10:340 1991.

Koller WC, Herbster G, and Wack RP. Investigations of quinpirole. a potential antiparkinsonism drug. Amer. Acad. of Neurol. Ann. Meeting, 1986. Abstract.

Op-Ed columnist for the Carroll County Times, 12/02 – present Contributing Columnist, Op-Ed Writers Group, 10/01 – 12/02