2025 Healthcare Forum
Biographies of our Speakers
Joe Hayflinger – Captain and Commanding Officer of Public Safety URMC. State of NY Municipal Police Training Graduate and FBI-LEEDA Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Development
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Joe Hayflinger serves as a dedicated leader within the University of Rochester Department of Public Safety. With over 17 years of experience in campus and medical center law enforcement he currently serves as the Commanding Officer for the University of Rochester Medical Center. This is a unique and demanding environment that encompasses a world renowned research institute, level 1 trauma center, an NCI-designated cancer center, the children's hospital, and behavioral health services.
Joe has worked to build a reputation of integrity and compassion, and an unwavering commitment to community-focused policing. His work focuses on championing a safety-first culture while balancing the needs of healthcare workers, patients, visitors, and staff. He continues to implement forward-thinking strategies in emergency response, threat assessment, and crisis de-escalation, while ensuring that the medical center remains not only secure but also welcoming and accessible to all.
Tim Tull MBA CEM-IAEM Vice President of Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness at Rochester Regional Health
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Tim Tull MBA CEM-IAEM is the Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Rochester Regional Health System. With over 26 years of combined experience providing executive level leadership, organizational development, and strategic planning in the fields of public safety, emergency management, disaster planning, business continuity, risk assessment, threat analysis, organizational security, executive protection, law enforcement, fire fighting, public health, and safety. Tim has intentionally developed a career focused on providing high level executive leadership for multifaceted and complex healthcare systems and universities with confidence and distinction.
Tim earned four separate academic degrees and a multitude of supporting trainings and certification. He currently hold an MBA with a dual concentration of Strategic Leadership and Human Resources Development, and a graduate certificate in Emergency Management and Executive Leadership. Tim also holds two undergraduate degrees in Healthcare Administration and Criminal Justice.
Barbara Williams MS – Director of Crisis Specialist Team, Department of Psychiatry, URMC
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​Barbara is the Director of the Crisis Stabilization Team for CPEP and the inpatient psychiatry units within Strong Memorial Hospital. She has worked for URMC within the Psychiatry department for 5 years where her focus has been creating and implementing a team of person-centered personnel who promote patient and staff well-being. Prior to her time at URMC, she was a leader within a crisis response team supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Jaclyn Wilmarth RN MS – Associate Healthcare Safety Officer and MCIC Patient Safety Nurse
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Jaclyn Wilmarth is the Associate Healthcare Safety Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center. In that role, Jaclyn provides leadership for and oversight of patient safety, loss prevention and workplace safety initiatives. She guides, directs and supports managers and staff throughout the organization with implementation and evaluation of staff safety efforts, including but not limited to workplace violence and psychological safety. Jaclyn provides oversight and clinical expertise to ensure safety of staff, patients, and visitors in emergency preparedness planning, process, and policies. She coordinates and supports patient safety and loss prevention initiatives in Emergency Medicine, and works to develop and integrate initiatives between a leading medical professional insurer, the hospital and the UR Medicine system-wide initiatives.
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