For over three decades, Stephen Tweed has been serving health care organizations and professional societies as a member or Chair of their Boards of Directors. Here is a summary of Stephen’s Board Leadership Experience.

Present Position:  CEO, Leading Home Care … a Tweed Jeffries company – a consulting, publishing, and research company serving the Home Care Industry.

Founder, The Home Care CEO Forum – a network of CEOs of Home Care companies in the top 10% of the industry, with five Home Care CEO Mastermind Groups. 

Education:

BA, Speech & Drama, Lock Haven University of PA, Lock Haven, PA, 1970

MS, Communication & Instructional Design, Clarion University of PA, Clarion, PA, 1972

CSP, Certified Speaking Professional, National Speakers Association, Tempe, AZ, 1993.

Professional Experience:

• 2002 – Present – CEO, Leading Home Care … a Tweed Jeffries company
• 2012 – Present – Founder, Home Care CEO Forum
• 1996 – Present – Principal, Tweed Jeffries LLC – parent company of Leading Home Care and Executive Mastery … a Tweed Jeffries company
• 1990 – 1996 – Principal and Board Member, Tweed Weber, Inc – a consulting and research company based in Reading PA serving Home Health Care, and small to medium sized businesses in SE PA
• 1979 – 1990 – Founder, CEO, and Board Chair, Tweed Corporation, Oil City PA – a professional speaking, publishing, and consulting company providing strategic planning and leadership development for manufacturing, banking, retail, and healthcare organizations across the US and Canada.
• 1978 – 1979 – Manager of Education, Dana University, The Data Corporation, Toledo, OH – a leading manufacturer and marketer of components for the control and transmission of power, worldwide.
• 1971 – 1978 – Manager, Customer Training Center, JOY Manufacturing Company, Franklin, PA – the worlds leading manufacturer of underground coal mining machinery.

Awards:

2019 – Home Care Industry Leadership Award – Home Care Association of America

2017 – Legends of the Speaking Profession – Veteran Speakers Network

2015 – Commencement Speaker – Clarion University of PA

2014 – Business Hall of Fame – Lock Haven University of PA

2013 – Commencement Speaker – Lock Haven University of PA

2012 – Awarded The Cavett – Lifetime service award – The National Speakers Association

2010 – Chapter Member of the Year – NSA Kentucky

2004 – Presidential Service Award – The National Speakers Association

1993 – Certified Speaking Professional – The National Speakers Association

Board Positions:

2017 – Board of Directors, Old Dorsey Place Homeowners Association

2010 – Board of Directors, NSA Kentucky

2009 – President, Board Chair, NSA Kentucky

2009 – Chair, Board of Trustees, NSA Foundation, Tempe, AZ

2006 – Treasurer and Executive Committee, International Federation for Professional Speaking        

2003 – President and Board Chair, National Speakers Association, Tempe AZ

1999 – Interim President and CEO, Visiting Nurse Association of Louisville, Louisville, KY

1997 – Board of Directors, NSA Foundation, Tempe., AZ

1997 – Board of Directors, National Speakers Association, Tempe, AZ

1996 – Board of Directors, Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital, Jewish Hospital Health Care

Services, Louisville, KY

1992 – Board of Directors, Visiting Nurse Association of Louisville, Louisville, KY – Medicare

Certified Home Health, Home Medical Equipment, Home Infusion Pharmacy, Private Duty Home Care

1991 – Board of Directors, Liberty Bell Speakers Association, Philadelphia, PA

1990 – Board of Directors, Tweed Weber, Inc. Reading, PA

1990 – Board of Directors, Berks Visiting Nurse Association, Reading, PA – Medicare Certified

Home Health, Hospice, and Private Duty Home Care

1986 – Board of Directors, Visiting Nurse Association of Venango County – Medicare Certified

Home Health, Hospice, and Private Duty Home Care

1986 – Board of Directors, American Society for Training and Development, National Society for professionals in the field of talent development

1984 – Founder, Board Chair, Tri-State Chapter, American Society for Training & Development,

Erie, PA

1983 – Board Chair, Oil City Area Chamber of Commerce, Oil City, PA

Publications:

Books – Stephen Tweed has authored or co-authored eight books for small business and for the Home Care industry.

Sponsored Research – Stephen Tweed has designed, conducted research, and published four Sponsored Research Reports for the Home Care industry.

Articles

Stephen Tweed has written or co-authored over 100 articles for professional and industry publications including:

• Professional Speaker Magazine
• Caring Magazine
• Success in Home Care Magazine
• Business First
• Private Duty Insider
• Training and Development Magazine

Blog Posts

Stephen Tweed has written over 600 blog posts and newsletter articles for Leading Home Care and The Home Care CEO Forum.

Social Media Influencer – Stephen Tweed is a prolific influencer on Linked In with 16,157 connections, and a long list of regular followers in the home care sector.  In Addition, Stephen established and manages the Linked In Group, Home Care CEO Forum, which currently has 13,542 members.

Skills and Competencies:

• Board Leadership
• Strategic Thinking and Strategic Business Planning
• Industry Research
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Company Culture
• Executive Coaching and Executive Development
• Data Oriented Decision Making
• Marketing and Strategic Communication
• Sales and Sales Management
• Recruiting and Retention
• Metrics and Performance Measurement