OUR EXPERIENCE
 Daniel J. Lynch is the President/CEO of VisionBridge. Since the early 1970s, Dan has been actively engaged in the development of medically integrated health and wellness centers. He spearheaded the American College of Sports Medicine preventive certification program, was National President of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion and has currently launched a Medically Integrated Facility Certification for the Medical Fitness Association. He is an accomplished lecturer who has spoken on preventative health strategies to thousands in 22 countries.
Additionally, Dan developed and managed over $500 million in building development and has experience overseeing operating budgets of up to $11 million per site and $40 million system wide.
He is adept at goal development and team building to accomplish the vision and outcomes of the business plan for medically integrated health and wellness centers. His proven ability to bring teams of 400 - 600 employees together to meet the common goal of the organization enabled him to create customer satisfaction programs that produced the highest retention rates achieved in the retail fitness market.
As a previous Hospital Administrator, Dan is comfortable in the healthcare environment and communicates very well with physicians and their office staff, and has successfully developed referral patterns from physician offices to health and fitness projects.
Mr. Lynch is entrepreneurial in spirit. He was active in the start up of five successful companies, a professional certification, published articles, professional speeches and guidelines for the delivery of corporate health promotion strategies.
Since 1997 he has been exclusively involved with medically integrated health and wellness centers. His experience with the following hospitals includes providing services that range from land acquisition, feasibility studies, design/development, marketing, and operations.
- Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH
- East Alabama Medical Center, Auburn, AL
- Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH
- Florida Hospital/Celebration Health, Kissimmee, FL
- Holy Name Hospital, Oradell, NJ
- Lee Memorial Health System, Cape Coral, FL
- McLeod Health, Florence, SC
- Palos Community Hospital, Orland Park, IL
- Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, WV
- Southwest General Health Center, Middleburg Heights, OH
- Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
 Mike Dupuis serves as Operations Advisor for VisionBridge. Like Dan Lynch, he has been working in the health and wellness industry since the early 1970s. He has been awarded multiple industry awards and accolades.
Mr. Dupuis also serves as the Executive Director of HealthWorks Fitness Center — a 48,000 square foot fitness center in El Dorado, Arkansas. In operation since 2002, the center currently has almost 5,000 members in a town of 21,000 resulting in higher than average market penetration. Most recently, he completed construction of a $6 million in-patient Hospice facility, as well as a $6+million expansion and renovation of HealthWorks. For his service, in 2004, he was the recipient of the Medical Fitness Association’s “Distinguished Service - Director” award. Mr. Dupuis earned his masters degree from the University of Maryland and his bachelors degree, specializing in exercise physiology from New England College. He has experience in a number of areas including:
Commercial profit health clubs
Hospital owned centers
YMCA’s
Parks and Recreation
USAF Moral
Non-profit health clubs
Country Clubs
Private clubs
Single and multi-sport organizations
Management companies |
Ski resorts
Aquatic centers
Corporate wellness centers
Weight management
Athletic complexes
Racquetball club
Day spa/salon
Youth activity center
Restaurant/fine dinning
Catering facilities |
He has developed, or participated in, the development of operational manuals including accounting, development, equipment purchase, customer service, front desk operations, fitness programming, personal training, facility maintenance, facility inspections, standard operating procedures, food and beverage, sales, marketing, facility reports, and operational start-up and pre-sales. He has specialized training in customer service, sales, and operations.
Mr. Dupuis has significant Aquatic facility operational experience:
- 1975: Mt. Home AFB, (Idaho) indoor aquatic center. 10 lane 25 meter competition pool.
- 1976 - 77: Eielson AFB, (Alaska) indoor aquatic center. 8 lane 25 yard competition pool with 1 meter spring board and 3 meter platform.
- 1978 - 79: Norton AFB, (California) outdoor recreation pool.
- 1982 - 84: Somersworth Recreation Department, (N.H.) outdoor recreation pool.
- 1985 - 87: Ascutney Mountain Resort, (Vermont) indoor 6 lane 25 yard, 8 lane outdoor competition pool, 15 person Jacuzzi.
- 1990 - 94: Chancellors Racquet & Fitness Center, (Texas) outdoor recreation pool
- 1995 - 97: Hearthstone Country Club, (Texas), outdoor recreation pool
- 1997 - 99: The Fitness Centre at Celebration Health, (Florida), 25 yard indoor lap pool, warm water therapy pool.
- 2002 - present: HealthWorks Fitness Center, (Arkansas), former YWCA, indoor 6 lane 25 yards lap pool, lazy river, 60,000 gallon warm water therapy pool, one meter diving board, two indoor water slides, fully automated mechanical system, infrared filtration, State Champion swimming program, aquatic group exercise, physical therapy, warm water arthritis programs, advanced lifesaving/WSI courses, and scuba.
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