About Us

Our Mission

The Progressive Health Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to optimizing quality of healthcare through Integrative Medicine which includes non-traditional (eastern) and traditional (western) approaches to health and healing.

Our Approach

Our team of experienced therapists works together in a collaborative environment to provide each client with the best possible care through the careful integration of our progressive therapies. Our goal is not to replace conventional medicine or treatments, but rather to enhance the overall continuum of care available, to empower individuals to be involved in managing their health care, and achieve a better quality of life. With our clients' consent, we maintain communication with their physicians and other specialists about their specific treatment plans and ongoing progress.

We also work in partnership with HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center and Craig Hospital, making our specialized services available to both patients and staff.

Our Team

Click on any of the following links to learn more about our team:

Management Team

Sue E. Goodin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

As the Chairman and CEO of Progressive Health Center, Sue works with and reports to the Board of Directors and key members of the community to advance the organization’s mission. In compliance with Board established policies, she is responsible for carrying out the mission of the organization, including strategic planning, financial management, development (fundraising), community relations and facility and equipment maintenance and safety. She also is responsible for ensuring all legal compliance related to the management of the center as well as overseeing the management, development and evaluation of staff, therapist and volunteers. Throughout the year, she also oversees the development and execution of special events, including one major educational program hosted by the Center.

Prior to her appointment as Chair and CEO for the Progressive Health Center, Sue was the Director of Development for the Colorado Neurological Institute (CNI) and served as a consultant to HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center. Her extensive industry experience includes a proven track record in leading successful teams, supporting board members, building relationships with major donors, public speaking, fundraising, promotions, sales and marketing, building collaborative partnerships, and working with volunteers. Prior to CNI, she was a consultant to Yampa Valley Medical Center, Health Magazine, Vail Associates, Petroleum Information, Arizona Heart and the Denver Athletic Club. She also worked for Age Wave in Emeryville, California. A graduate of the University of Denver, Leadership Denver 1997, Sue also received a certificate from the Bard School of Entrepreneurship Development from the University of Colorado business school at Denver in December 2003.

Currently, she also serves as chair of the advisory committee for the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute and is a member of Association for Fundraising Professionals, Colorado Planned Giving Round Table and the Denver Athletic Club.

“My goal is to create an integrated Center where eastern and western philosophies of medicine can truly meet on common ground to help clients achieve a better quality of life through improved health and well being.”

E-mail: sgoodin@progressivehealthcenter.org

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Dominique Bravo, Chief Operations Officer and Wellness Coordinator

Backed by her degree in Complementary Health and Wellness with a minor in Nutrition from Metropolitan State College of Denver, Dominique brings to the organization professional experience in the health care setting. While ensuring that the Center runs efficiently with managing day-to-day office activities, Dominique also coordinates our corporate wellness program. Armed with excellent communication skills, Dominique manages client appointments and schedule calendars for the entire staff. She participates in planning and organizing events and workshops. Dominique’s future goal remains pursuing a Master’s Degree in the health care field. Furthering her education is a journey that Dominique looks forward to.

“I have vast interest in integrative medicine and will continue to educate and experience them for myself.”

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Medical Advisory Committee

Allison Archard, MD, Medical Advisory Member

Dr. Archard, a family physician who is board certified in family medicine as well as integrative and holistic medicine. She is also trained in medical acupuncture. Dr. Archard attended medical school at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and did her family medicine residency training at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. She received her acupuncture training through Helms’ Medical Institute, an acupuncture training program for physicians. Dr. Archard believes in the importance of treating the whole person, which often involves using complementary medical modalities integrated into traditional medical care. As part of this philosophy she practices medical acupuncture here at Progressive Health Center.

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Andrea Cohen, MD, Medical Advisory Member

Dr. Cohen is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and the American Society of Neurorehabilitation. She has practiced holistic neurology for the past 10 years and currently maintains a holistic neurology practice in Denver. While serving as assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, she helped lead the way in establishing neurorehabilitation as an area of specialty. She is also the author of Comprehensive Management of Parkinson's Disease, a groundbreaking book that is among the first to outline a holistic approach to treating this condition. Dr. Cohen also has been instrumental in establishing a holistic surgery program at Colorado's Lutheran Medical Center.

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Joseph H. Fillmore, MD, MBA Medical Advisory Member

Dr. Fillmore, MD specializes in both rehabilitation and pain medicine at CCSI with a strong emphasis in non-operative as well as interventional procedures to treat musculoskeletal and spinal pain conditions. He also provides electro diagnostic services. A graduate of the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine, Dr. Fillmore completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the renowned Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and the Northwestern University Medical School. He completed a fellowship in interventional pain and musculoskeletal medicine at Georgia Pain Physicians in Atlanta. Additionally, he completed an internal fellowship in anesthesia-based pain medicine with Advanced Pain and Anesthesia Consultants in Chicago. He is Board Certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.

Prior to joining CCSI, Dr. Fillmore practiced interventional pain medicine and rehabilitation with Advanced Pain and Anesthesia Consultants (APAC) and highly regarded Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, both located in Chicago. Concurrently, he held dual faculty appointments in the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center and Rush Medical College. He was the primary provider for workman’s compensation patients for both APAC’s Indiana and Illinois practices. Previously, he was a physician with Rehabilitation and Performance Medicine Specialists, a delayed recovery practice for workman’s compensation patients, in Denver Colorado. Dr. Fillmore is Level II certified in Colorado. An active runner, Dr. Fillmore is also a clinic advisor to the American Running Association. His other interests include sailing, marathons, triathlons, downhill skiing and acting.

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Cori Millen, D. O., Medical Advisory Member

Dr. Millen is a board certified neurologist and fellowship trained headache specialist with an interest in Integrative Medicine. Dr Millen graduated from the Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed both her residency and fellowship training at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Prior to medical school, Dr. Millen worked with Dr. Weil’s Program in Integrative Medicine in Tucson, AZ. When approaching patients and making treatment decisions, Dr. Millen believes in addressing not only the body but the mind and spirit as well.

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Board of Directors

Sue Goodin, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Sue is a member of the Progressive Health Center's founding management team and also serves on the board of directors. Click here to learn more about her professional focus and background.

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Allison Archard, MD, Board Member

Allison is a member of the Progressive Health Center's Medical Advisory team and also serves on the board of directors. Click here to learn more about his professional focus and background.

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Joseph H. Fillmore, MD, MBA, Board Member

Joseph is a member of the Progressive Health Center's Medical Advisory team and also serves on the board of directors. Click here to learn more about his professional focus and background.

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Bill Forgione, Board Member

Bill brings over 30 years of diverse industry experience in the High Tech, Hospitality and Health care arenas with firms such as Texas Instruments, Digital Equipment Corporation, The University of Tennessee Medical Group and Boston Market Corporation. He currently is employed as Director of Human Resources for a Business Process Outsourcing organization here in the Denver area called FulCircle.

Within these organizations Bill has been in a variety of HR roles including Vice President, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Having worked in both large multi-nationals and smaller to mid sized firms makes Bill an ideal fit for Progressive Health in partnership with corporations. He was an active participant in a similar organization in Memphis Tennessee. This group, The Church Health Center provided a holistic approach to medicine to a valuable population of the greater Memphis community. The focus of Mind, Body, Spirit and Emotion are principles that this organization carried throughout their mission. Bill is expert in creating and evolving the cultures and developing people systems that deliver to our vision for excellence.

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Lillian Klancar, MD, Board Member

Dr. Lilly Klancar is a board certified medical oncologist practicing in a small private practice on the Swedish Medical Center Campus. She received her undergraduate and Physical Therapy training at the Ohio State University, and practiced as a Physical Therapist in Colorado in the areas of acute care, sports medicine, occupational medicine, and home care. Dr. Klancar then went on to receive her medical degree and residency training in Internal Medicine from the University of Colorado. After one year as a faculty member in Internal Medicine, she continued her fellowship training in Hematology-Oncology at the University of Colorado and then the University of Alabama.

Dr. Klancar is very involved with the Swedish Medical Center Cancer Center, serving as chairperson for The cancer conferences, member of the cancer committee, advocate for palliative care services, and board member for the Progressive Health Center. Dr. Klancar firmly believes quality care for the person with cancer involves a compilation of state of the art science and technology, a team of qualified doctors and health professionals working together, supportive services to address the needs and wellness of the whole person, communication, and most of all, a partnership with the patient.
 

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Louie M. Miller, Board Member

Louie has more than 20 years of senior-level employee benefits experience, including all areas of benefit design, relationship and account management, sales management and third party administration. He has extensive knowledge in both large and small group accounts and brings expertise of the Colorado marketplace. His experience enables him to understand and meet the needs of his clients, assist them in evaluating the complex nature of employee benefits and insurance products, and design a unique employee benefits plan with the best possible options.

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Dave O’Brien, Board Member

Dave Is the CEO of Business Catapult a SaaS company that build entrepreneurial and investor networks. Dave has over 20 years of Senior Management experience as the COO and CFO roles in two successful startups, as well as Senior Operational management positions for four fortune 500 companies, including GE and AMD. Recently Dave was the COO/CFO for P2 Energy Solutions, a privately held $90M SaaS and outsourcing services company based in Denver.

Recently, Dave was President of Blue Waves Consulting, a firm that specialized in consulting to "C" level officers. In 2007, Dave was also the Entrepreneur in Residence for the University of Colorado Bard Center for Entrepreneurship where he helped entrepreneurs develop, manage, grow, and obtain funding for their companies. Dave managed the Bard Center as their Interim Director for the last half of 2007.

Dave has MBA in Finance and Strategy from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.Dave also participates as a board advisor to several local software companies and as a board advisor to other non-profits.

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André van Hall, CEO and General Manager, Denver Athletic Club (DAC), Board Member

Originally from Argentina, André began his career in hospitality under the tutelage of some of Europe's finest hotels, including Germany's Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten and the historic Ritz Hotel in Paris. In 1976, he moved to the United States and earned his degree at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. Soon after, he opened the Pavillon Hotel (now the Miami Intercontinental Hotel) and the Radisson Mart Plaza in Miami, followed by the Radisson Mark Plaza in Virginia. He was soon after recruited to manage successful hotels in Vermont, Georgia, Kentucky and finally Denver, where he ran the Adam's Mark flagship hotel. Today, André is the CEO and general manager of the historic Denver Athletic Club. He also serves on the Board of the Downtown Partnership and is involved in the CEO Roundtables of the Denver Chamber of Commerce. He also recently served on the boards of the Colorado Lodging Association, the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Denver Urban League and the Metro Denver Hotel Association. He is a Rotarian and belongs to Skal, a travel and tourism organization where he serves as treasurer. Hall also served on the advisory board to the Metro State Hospitality Program and has been an avid volunteer for numerous civic and non-profit organizations.

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Luanne Williams, CFRE, Executive Director, Colorado Neurological Institute (CNI), Board Member

Luanne joined CNI as Executive Director in December, 2002 with over twenty years of non-profit management and fundraising experience, primarily in Colorado. She has a proven track record, of program development and implementation and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive. Luanne served as the Vice President for Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, President and CEO of the Northwest Metro Chamber of Commerce and Vice President of Membership Services for the Denver Chamber of Commerce.