Our
Team

Bill Dennis, President & CEO

William Dennis, M.Ed., is a senior healthcare strategist, executive leader, and trusted connector with more than four decades of experience at the intersection of medicine, healthcare, dentistry, wellness, leadership development, and organizational growth. He is widely recognized for building high-trust professional networks that help clinicians, entrepreneurs, and investors collaborate more effectively while advancing sustainable, human-centered models of care.

As President and CEO of Metro Collaborative, Bill leads interdisciplinary communities and advisory initiatives that bring together physicians, dentists, mental health professionals, wellness practitioners, executives, investors, and innovators. His work is focused on strengthening communication, fostering meaningful collaboration, and helping professionals grow their practices with greater clarity, stability, and integrity. Under his leadership, Metro Collaborative has become a respected platform for relationship-driven growth, peer dialogue, and cross-sector partnership inside healthcare and the wellness industries.

As President of Practice Success, LLC, he advises healthcare leaders on practice development, leadership communication, and business strategy. His approach combines operational insight with deep psychological understanding, helping clinicians and owners navigate complex systems while staying grounded in purpose and values.

As Chairman of the Board of Clinical and Herbal Innovations, he works with researchers, medical leaders, fractional executives, and investors to promote evidence-informed natural health solutions. His recent focus has been on cardiovascular and metabolic health, bioregulatory medicine, and the responsible integration of innovation within clinical settings. Throughout these ventures, he emphasizes scientific rigor, ethical leadership, and long-term impact.

Bill’s foundation is rooted in psychology, counseling, and mind-body medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology and humanities from Carnegie Mellon University and completed a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Early in his career, he worked as a biofeedback therapist, meditation teacher, and services coordinator at The Himalayan Institute’s Combined Therapy Program. In 1978, he co-founded The Center for Holistic Medicine in New York City with Rudolph Ballentine, MD, to support patients and train professionals in stress management, nutrition, and integrative care.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Bill became a sought-after consultant and educator, lecturing on healthcare systems, technology, and leadership at institutions including Tufts University, NYU College of Dentistry, and the Academy of General Dentistry. He also helped modernize medical and dental practices through early practice management software and team-based business models, assisting clinicians to adapt to changing healthcare environments.

Over time, Bill’s work shifted toward building collaborative ecosystems rather than isolated practices. He has facilitated hundreds of professional groups, workshops, and leadership forums designed to reduce professional isolation, improve decision-making, and create meaningful referral and partnership pathways. His leadership approach emphasizes presence, accountability, emotional intelligence, and shared purpose.

Today, Bill continues to lead virtual and in-person programs, interdisciplinary circles, and executive advisory engagements through Metro Collaborative. He is dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals and innovators who aim for both excellence and balance in their work. Known for his steady leadership style and ability to connect diverse stakeholders, Bill remains a guiding presence for those building the next generation of healthcare and wellness enterprises.

His 2.5 years living a monastic and holistic lifestyle in his early twenties shaped his work with men, especially The Men's Growth Group, which is now spanning a second Men's Collaborative. Both groups focus on men's issues within healthcare, functional medicine, wellness, longevity, and industry partnerships.

These group meetings, along with his work with clinicians of all types—particularly those in startups in health, wellness, healthcare, and integrative and functional mental health—highlight his comprehensive approach. He teaches stress management and Mindfulness breathing to clients and teams to support mind/body health and successful outcomes.

He supports women clinicians in creating podcasts, study and mentor groups, client classes, expanding referral networks and collaborations, partnerships, writing innovative books, and building communities to further understandings of women's wellness and longevity.

Currently, he divides his time between Maryland, Delaware, NYC, the Pocono Mountains, and the Caribbean. Outside of work, he values family, physical activity, contemplation, prayer, meditation, the gym, great books on personal and professional growth, and lifelong learning, as well as leading Men's groups and facilitating book study clubs.

For speaking engagements, podcasts, collaborations, or media inquiries, Bill can be reached at bill@metrocollaborative.com or via www.metrocollaborative.com.

Dr. Carmel Wiseman, D.C., Director of Communications

With over a decade of experience taking care of a wide variety of patients, Dr. Carmel Wiseman is ready to bring her knowledge, her dedication and skills to you.

Dr. Wiseman is Nationally Board Certified, and holds a license to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her speciality is caring for families and received post-doctoral training in Pediatrics and Perinatal care (Diplomate in Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, 2008). In order to serve the varied needs of varied patients, she practices a variety of techniques. Several times a year she engages in continuing education seminars to provide the most effective and relevant care to her practice members.

She is one of the few Advanced Proficiency Rated Doctors in the area in Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique. Other techniques include CranioSacral, NeuroEmotional Technique, Webster's, and Kiniesology. She is an extraordinary communicator and leader. We are thrilled to have her on our team.

Ann M. Thompson, MA, CMRM, NCMT (Ret) is a Certified Medical Reiki Master, Reiki teacher, and professional writer-editor specializing in the health sciences. She serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Reiki Research – an international organization that collects, evaluates and summarizes peer-reviewed scientific research on Reiki.

Ann has practiced Reiki since the mid-1990s and was a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist for ten years (now retired). Today, she teaches and practices Reiki from her own studio in the Washington, DC area and is an on-staff Reiki Master for the Bethesda Salt Cave. Ann also is a Certified End-of-Life Doula, ordained Interfaith Pastor, and published poet/essayist (www.wellspringofwords.net).