Bob Bailey is the founder of several successful healthcare and IT consulting and staffing firms, and a current Principal at Healthcare IT Leaders, PAC Leaders, and Locums Choice. Four of his companies have ranked on the INC 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies, and in 2017, he was named to the Staffing 100, a list of the industry's most influential executives. Previously, he was a co-founder of Locum Leaders, now part of AMN Healthcare, and B2B Workforce, now a Randstad company. Bob was also a partner at ICON Search & Consulting. He holds a BBA from the University of Georgia.
Bob Bailey
Principal & Founder
Ben Hilmes brings over 25 years of senior healthcare leadership experience to the role of President. He spent 22+ years in executive roles at Cerner Corporation, capping his tenure as Senior Vice President - Client Relationships, where he was responsible for nearly $3 billion of the company’s U.S. portfolio of Cerner customers. After leaving Cerner in 2021, Ben served as SVP/Chief Integration Officer for Adventist Health. He holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration and a BS in Biology from the University of Missouri and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Ben Hilmes
President
Russ Rudish has more than 30 years of industry experience and has deep and enduring relationships with major healthcare organizations in the United States and abroad. He is the founding principal of his own consultancy, Rudish Health Solutions, and previously was US and Global Health Care Leader for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, the world’s largest health care professional services firm.
Russ is on the Board of Directors of Craneware, Inc., a U.K.-based healthcare company. He is also on the Advisory Board of Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, where he focuses on healthcare acquisitions.
Russ Rudish
Principal
John is an acknowledged industry thought leader on digital transformation and consumer-centric care delivery. He offers our clients a unique perspective from 35+ years working for and with leading health systems, vendors and consultancies. Most recently, John was EVP, Innovation and Technology with HCI group. He has also held leadership and consulting positions with cloud and infrastructure companies, such as NetApp and Dell Perot Systems, and with health IT software companies, Siemens and McKesson. He is a past healthcare CIO—St Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers and McLaren Health—and past Director of Clinical Informatics at Emory Healthcare.
John McDaniel
Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer
Brad Elster leads our ERP practice, working closely with leading vendors, system integrators and our clients. Previously, he was President of B2B Workforce, a Randstad company, specializing in IT/ERP workforce solutions. Prior to that, he was VP of Sales at the same firm. He joined B2B from PremierHR, where he was Director of Business Development. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Georgia.
Brad Elster
Principal
Ted Justiss was previously Chief Operating Officer for B2B Workforce, where he led recruiting operations, vendor management, and client development. Prior to joining B2B, he was the Southeastern Division President for Acsys, Inc., a national IT and finance staff augmentation firm. Ted began his career with Deloitte and Touche as a CPA. He is a founding Board Member of the Christmas Tree Santas, a seasonal non-profit that donates Christmas trees to low-income families during the holidays. Ted holds a BBA from the University of Georgia.
Ted Justiss
Principal
Bruce leads the Healthcare IT Leaders Boston office and brings nearly three decades of staffing and consulting services leadership experience to Healthcare IT Leaders. Most recently, he was President N.A. at Vedior, a $30B global HR services company (acquired by Randstad in 2008), where he led a variety of U.S. acquisitions along with organic growth strategies. Prior to that he was CEO N.A. of Sapphire Technologies, one of the largest IT staffing and consulting firms in the US. Bruce is a graduate of Clarion (PA) University.
Bruce Wideberg
Principal
As chief financial officer, Tom directs all budget management, financial reporting, and accounting. His 20+ year career as a finance executive spans several successful IT staffing and consulting firms, including B2BWorkforce, a Randstad company. He holds a BA, Accounting from the University of Alabama.
Tom Galbreath
CFO
Alex brings over 25 years of healthcare marketing experience to Healthcare IT Leaders. He was previously VP, Marketing at Express Scripts. He has also held management roles at multiple venture-backed startups, including drugstore.com, where he shared a U.S. Patent for site functionality. He is the founder of the Christmas Tree Santas, a non-profit that donates Christmas trees to low income families during the holidays. He holds a BA, Journalism from the University of Georgia and an MS, Communications from Miami University of Ohio.
Alex Gramling
Chief Marketing Officer
Ray Kelly is a veteran Solution Architect with deep experience implementing and optimizing leading cloud business solutions including Salesforce, SAP and AWS. His 25+ year career in information technology includes roles as a Senior Manager at Deloitte and as Director of SAP Application Development for The Coca-Cola Corporation. Prior to joining Healthcare IT Leaders, he was VP of the SAP practice at B2B Workforce. Ray holds a BA in Computer Science from Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey).
Ray Kelly
Principal
Keith leads government contracting and public sector activity for the company. He has held executive leadership roles for Systems Integrators such as IBM and SAIC, as well as, small businesses supporting Fortune 500, Healthcare, and Government clients. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from California Coast University, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from California Coast University.
Keith Marsh
SVP, Public Sector
With our firm since its founding, Susan Galbreath oversees all HR functions including hiring, compliance and benefits administration. She holds the same responsibilities for our sister companies, PAC Leaders and Locums Choice. Previously, she was Director of Administration for Locum Leaders, and before that, the Director of Finance for Ballard Designs. She holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Alabama.
Susan Galbreath
VP, Human Resources
Ernie Riddle most recently served as CEO of EnablePath, a boutique Cloud Computing Consulting firm and Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner. He was also the Co-Founder and Former President/CEO of Astadia, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, a Cloud computing, SaaS consulting and Systems Integration company. Prior to that Ernie's esteemed business career included stints as President and CEO of multi-billion dollar companies including Norrell Services and Ryder Systems. He holds a BS, Marketing from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an MBA, Finance from Emory University.
Ernie Riddle
Strategic Advisor
As CTO, Patrick brings decades of enterprise clinical application experience to each client engagement. He leads our company’s Managed Services and CIO Advisory practices. His extensive Healthcare IT background includes several executive leadership positions with Cerner and Allscripts, working with multinational customers, as well as provider experience with Catholic Health Initiatives. Throughout his career he has been a change management leader, building highly successful delivery organizations. He is a graduate of the Haslem School of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Patrick Dougherty
Chief Technology Officer
Colin joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he was a Revenue Cycle Transformation Consultant. He began his career in Revenue Cycle at Triage Consulting Group as a consultant conducting audits and analysis on hospital claims to ensure accuracy of payment and claim coding.
Colin Batherson
VP, Strategy & Operations
Vicki Davis has managed multi-million dollar budgets and led organizational readiness and training activities for thousands of end users, including large-scale Epic training and deployment activities at major U.S. hospitals and health systems. Previously, she was an IT Program Director at Stanford Health Care and Sr. Dir, Epic Training for Providence Health and Services. Vicki is a PMP with Agile Project Management training. She holds a BS from Virginia Commonwealth University, and has a Masters Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University.
Vicki Davis
Executive Director, Training and Activation
Douglas draws on his 24+ years of provider and consulting experience in Operations, Information Technology, and Electronic Health Records systems. In large health systems and Ambulatory settings, he has worked closely with Epic clients to ensure their success across multiple large-scale implementation and optimization initiatives. He joins Healthcare IT Leaders from Deliver Health, formerly the EHR/HIM division of Nuance Communications, where he worked with healthcare clients to implement the company’s suite of voice recognition AI software, clinical documentation and activation solutions.
Douglas Herr
Executive Director, Epic
Sean draws on his deep executive relationship and consulting experience to help our clients and partners deliver transformational HCM and WFM solutions. He joins us from Atos, where he was Global Head of Enterprise Business & Administrative Solutions, with responsibility for the organization’s UKG service line, including P&L ownership and management, business development, solution design support, client relationships and alliances.
Sean Galt
Executive Director, UKG
As Executive Director, Michele oversees our Clinical Operations for K-12, University, Employee Health, and Healthcare industries. Previously, she worked for 25+ years in a variety of nursing roles with Greenville Health System, ranging from Pre-Op and PACU to Critical Care. She holds an RN/BSN from Clemson University and a BBA from the University of South Carolina.
Michele Rossi, RN
Executive Director, Clinical Operations
Andrew provides executive oversight for all Application Managed Services including, but not limited to, project initiation/kick-off, scope, build, training, Tier 1-3 application support, adoption, optimization, and roadmap development. He joins Healthcare IT Leaders from HCI Group, and began his career in health IT as a PM for Epic Systems. Andrew’s experience includes over 120 project implementations across the entire EHR landscape. His involvement in designing and delivering client projects has led to compound savings and the opportunity to reinvest in future strategic initiatives.
He holds a BA in Economics from Indiana University.
Andrew Lux
Executive Director, Managed Services
Martin draws on his 15+ years of Professional and Managed Services experience to lead our Nuvolo and ServiceNow Practices. Most recently, he was Nuvolo's Senior Director, Global Strategic Alliances, where he lead strategy and operations for the company's partner ecosystem. He holds a degree in Business Decision Analysis from University of the West of England, and an MBA from the Univeristy of Toronto.
Martin Coleman
Executive Director, Nuvolo & ServiceNow
Michael Robin offers our Oracle Cerner clients an invaluable perspective gained from a 26-year career at Cerner Corporation, most recently serving as GM, Premier East, supporting customers in the Southeastern United States, including Bay Care Health System, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Adventist Health System. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from The College of the Ozarks.
Michael Robin
Executive Director, Oracle Cerner Practice
Cynthia's career in IT and staffing spans 3+ decades of leadership and project management roles. She joined Healthcare IT Leaders from The Crevalle Group, where she was Director of Federal Practice. Prior to that, she was President of B2BWorkforce, a Randstad company specializing in IT consulting and staffing. Cynthia oversaw the company's key functions including recruiting, marketing, technology, human resources, and operations. She also led the firm's diversity efforts by creating a mentor protégé program and partnerships with several diversity firms. Cynthia holds a BA in Biology from Spelman College and serves on its Board of Trustees.
Cynthia Jackson
Director, Solution Delivery
As Solution Sales Director, WFM, Brian helps develop new UKG solutions and leads our sales team. He brings 25+ years of workforce management experience and most recently served as VP, Healthcare
Solutions for Workforce Insight, Part of Accenture. Brian also has 22+ years of experience at UKG (formerly, Kronos. inc.) from the inception of its healthcare practice. Brian earned his Bachelor of Science at the
University of Central Florida and holds PMP, FPC and SHRM certifications.
Brian Myers, PMP
Solution Sales Director, Workforce Management
Over two decades of health IT consulting, Jeff Mason has led provider transformation, patient flow, operational improvement, and clinical system engagements. As a top Epic consultant with Accenture’s Health Technology Practice, he was recognized for his achievement in operational analysis and improvements. Before consulting, Jeff worked for multiple hospitals and health systems as a Director of Imaging Services. He has a BA in Health Administration from the University of Alabama, and an MS in Health Administration from Tulane University.
Jeff Mason
Professional Services Advisor
As Chief Platform Architect, Ernest Lessenger consults to our clients on a myriad of Salesforce, ServiceNow and enterprise IT needs from network and infrastructure management to software requirements gathering, design, and implementation & development. Previously, he was a strategist and developer for leading Salesforce consulting firms Enable Path and Cloud Sherpas. In addition to 17 Salesforce certifications, he is ServiceNow certified and a certified Scrum Master. He received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Rice University, and a BS from Carnegie-Mellon University
Ernest Lessenger
Chief Platform Architect
Larry Todd brings an in-depth understanding of Oracle Cerner Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) requirements to client engagements. He is a CPA and former healthcare CFO with 30+ years of Revenue Cycle experience, including 6 years as a Revenue Cycle Consultant for Cerner Corporation. Larry joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Leidos, where he was a Managing Director, Cerner Practice. He is active in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and holds a BASc in Accounting from Avila University.
Larry Todd, CPA
Senior Director, Oracle Cerner RCM Consulting
As Practice Director, Dawn helps to oversee our CareConnect practice, including Nursing Education and ClickSmart training. She previously ran the delivery of COVID-19 testing in California K-12 schools and the student health center at Albany College of Pharmacy. Prio to joining the firm, she was a School Nurse in Rhode Island and an Occupational Health nurse for Tiffany & Co. She graduated from Labouré College of Nursing.
Dawn McIntyre
Director, Clinical Operations
Jim Beezley joins our firm after two decades at Cerner Corporation in a variety of client-facing leadership roles. As a senior engagement lead and consultant, his responsibilities included oversight of multiple clinical and revenue cycle projects, client satisfaction, and quality delivery. Most recently, Jim led a complex revenue cycle and ambulatory implementation at St. Luke’s Hospital (MO) to a successful completion. He has also led Cerner engagements at Adventist Health, and Integris Health. Jim holds a BS, Management from William Jewell College.
Jim Beezley
Director, Oracle Cerner Consulting
As a Solutions Architect, Tim architects and designs the transformation process for our ServiceNow application clients. Prior to joining Healthcare IT Leaders, he was an Application Services Manager for Northside Hospital (ATL), where he led IT teams in support of mulitple applications. Tim's career in IT spans 20+ years and a variety of consultative and leadership roles. He holds an ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.
Tim Todd
ServiceNow Solutions Architect
Prior to joining Healthcare IT Leaders, Wesley was a ServiceNow Developer at Jeppesen, a Boeing company. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Wesley Breshears
ServiceNow Developer & Architect
Dave offers our clients 10+ years of deep experience in Epic Revenue Cycle Management consulting experience. As an Epic certified analyst and consultant he has supported the Epic RCM needs of multiple health systems and hospitals including Catholic Health Services of Long Island, UPenn Health System, Denver Health, and Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania. Dave holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Villanova University School of Law and a BS in Finance from Penn State.
Dave Ricci
Director, Epic RCM
Michael joins the UKG team as a Solution Architect. He was most recently a Senior Manager at EY, where he worked with clients to develop HR, Payroll, and Timekeeping strategies. He earned his MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Michael Schmenger
Solution Architect
Mike is a Solution Architect who helps our clients implement ServiceNow and Nuvolo products. He's been a consultant specializing in various ITSM, healthcare OT, and construction project management solutions for over 20 years.
Michael Hennessy
Nuvolo Solution Architect
Esther is a consummate professional with more than 15+ years of experience in leadership with 13 years of focused specialization in EHR implementations and leading large-scale training and implementation programs for multiple healthcare organizations. Recent client engagements include programs for the Medical University of South Carolina, District, Catholic Health Initiatives, and Vidant Health.
Her training experiences span multiple enterprise clinical systems, including Epic, Oracle Cerner, Allscripts, Meditech, and Dragon Medical One.
Esther Cole-Wilmington
Director, Training and Activation Deployment
David Muntz is a principal at StarBridge Advisors, a strategic partner to Healthcare IT Leaders. His diverse career spans IT leadership roles at major health systems and federal policymaking. He is a past CIO at Texas Health Resources and Baylor Health Care System. In 2012, David accepted an appointment to serve as the first CIO at ONC (Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator) through 2013. He has twice been named CHIME’s Innovator of the Year, and in 2014 the CHIME Board presented him its CIO Legacy Award. David holds an MA from Southern Methodist University and an AB from Columbia College.
David Muntz
Principal, StarBridge Advisors
Sue Schade is a Principal at StarBridge Advisors, a strategic partner to Healthcare IT Leaders, offering advisory services, interim leadership and CxO search capabilities. A nationally recognized industry thought leader, Sue recently served as interim chief information officer at Stony Brook Medicine on Long Island and at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Sue has more than 30 years’ experience in healthcare information technology management, and was recognized as the CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year in 2014. She holds an MBA degree from Illinois Benedictine College in Lisle, Illinois.
Sue Schade
Principal, StarBridge Advisors
Rory previously worked in Business Development for Cervello, a leading service provider for business analytics, performance management and data management solutions. He holds a BS in Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire.
Rory Calnan
VP Sales
Kathy Pilkey joined Healthcare IT Leaders from SmartSearch, an independent staffing consultancy, which she owned and operated. Prior to that, she held senior account executive and recruitment positions at Management Recruiters International (MRI) and Jackson and Coker. Kathy has a BBA in Marketing from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
Kathy Pilkey
National Account Director
As a National Account Director, Christine Devine helps hospitals and health systems meet their critical IT workforce needs. Christine joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Locum Leaders, where she was the Business Development Director for Surgery and Anesthesia. Prior to that she owned and operated her own staffing firm and worked as a Senior Account Manager at OM5, a division of Management Recruiters International, the world's largest contingency staff recruiting firm.
Christine Devine
National Account Director
As VP, National Accounts, Alicia Perrin builds deep and enduring relationships with strategic healthcare clients and systems integrators. Alicia joined Healthcare IT Leaders from B2B Workforce and Randstad, where she worked for over a decade as a National Account Director.
Alicia Perrin
VP National Accounts
In his role, John supports healthcare executives through trusted advisory relationships and strong competencies in health IT strategy, solution development, and services delivery. He joined our firm after 7 years at Oxford Global Resources where he was the Director of Strategic Accounts. John's career in healthcare began in life sciences working as a representative for Allergan, and later, Amgen. He holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University and a BA in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. He is on the Board of Directors for New England HIMSS.
John Demeritt
National Account Director
As a National Account Director, Andrea works primarily with our Infor clients as well as other enterprise customers. She joins our firm from the hospitality and convention industry where her career spanned 25 years in executive and sales roles with HelmsBriscoe, Loews Hotels, and the New Orleans Convention Bureau. She holds a BS in Journalism from the University of Georgia.
Andrea Rubin
National Account Director
With 30+ years in the software and services industry, Tom offers our clients an established a track record of building and managing relationships, processes and teams. His career spans account leadership roles with industry leading software and services firms, including Arthur Andersen, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Oracle, IBM and B2B Workforce (a Randstad company). He holds a BS, Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Tom O'Sullivan
GM, Business Solutions
As Director of our Permanent Practice, Andrea’s focus is helping our customers attract and hire the best health IT talent for their full-time needs. Prior to joining Healthcare IT Leaders, Andrea was a Senior Director, Client Services for HCTec. Before that, she worked in business development as a Market Manager for ITAC Solutions. Andrea holds a BS in Computer Science from The University of Alabama.
Andrea MacMillan
Director, Permanent Recruiting
Steven supports our Oracle Practice as a national account manager. Most recently, he was an Application Sales Manager with Oracle, focused on the healthcare vertical. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.
Steven Fulfree
Oracle National Account Manager
Ned is an experienced sales leader who joined our firm from Student City, where he was a Senior Sales Manager. He holds a BA, History from the University of Massachusetts.
Ned Grady
Client Advisor
As a Client Advisor, Colin helps our health system clients solve their IT consulting and workforce challenges. Colin joined Healthcare IT Leaders from National Lumber, where he worked in Sales. He holds a BS in Marketing/Professional Sales from Plymouth (NH) State University.
Colin Delaney
Client Advisor
As a Client Advisor, Kishan builds enduring relationships with our clients to assist with their enterprise clinical and business needs. Previously, he worked at EY in San Francisco as a Commercial Assurance Senior focused on audit procedures and accounting best practices. Kishan holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Accounting from Northeastern University.
Kishan Jay, MBA, MSA
Client Advisor
As a client advisor, Cole supports our healthcare and corporate clients primarily in our Healthy Returns practice for COVID-19 solutions. Before joining our firm, he was a field specialist with the Hogan Construction Group. He is a recent graduate of The Citadel, with a BS in Accounting.
Cole Rossi
Business Development Manager
Quinn joins the team as a Client Advisor, where he helps develop relationships with leaders in hospital systems and provides solutions for all of their needs. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp for four years and was most recently a Conversion Lead at Bons Secours Wellness Arena. He holds an Associates Degree from Greenville Technical College.
Quinn Gurn
Client Advisor
Julian joins the team as a Client Advisor, where he helps develop relationships with leaders in hospital systems and provides solutions for all of their needs. Prior to joining, he was a Credit Buyer at Global Lending Services, LLC, and is a recent graduate of Wofford College.
Julian Mina
Client Advisor
Tim joins Healthcare IT Leaders from Capital Staffing Solutions, Inc., where he was a Recruiter. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from Liberty University.
Tim Owens
Client Advisor
As a Client Advisor, Lisa Weinbach helps hospitals and health systems meet their critical IT workforce needs. She joined Healthcare IT Leaders in 2018 as a Billing Specialist. Previously, she was a Sales Associate and Call Auditor for The Scheduling Institute. Lisa holds a BA and MSW in Social Work from the University of Georgia.
Lisa Weinbach
Client Advisor
Justin came to Healthcare IT Leaders from Assurgent Medical Solutions, a retained physician search firm, where he was Director of Physician Recruitment. Prior to that, he was a Staffing Manager at Robert Half International. He has an MBA from Troy University and a BS in Finance from Jacksonville State University.
Justin Couch
VP, Delivery
Heather is a highly experienced healthcare recruiter who joined our firm from Jackson and Coker, where she worked as a Recruiting Consultant. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia where she studied Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia and Spanish.
Heather Emmett
Director of Recruiting, Emerging Tech
John is a graduate of Colby College (BA, Economics), where he played Lacrosse and earned multiple honors including USILA Scholar All-American. All-NESCAC, and Team Co-MVP.
John Jennings
Director of Recruiting, ERP
Matt began his career directly out of college as a Consultant Advisor at Healthcare IT Leaders. He is a graduate of the University of Denver.
Matt Kasperzak
Director of Recruiting, EMR
Christine previously worked as a recruiting specialist for Hire Up Consulting. Prior to that she held the position of media director for Revolution Church, drawing on her background in marketing and video production. She has a BS in Communications and Broadcasting from the University of Tennessee.
Christine Woods
Senior Consultant Advisor
Neika joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Hire Velocity, where she was Team Lead Recruiter. Prior to that she was a Program Coordinator at the Georgia Cancer Foundation. She holds an AA in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Atlanta.
Neika Powell
Senior Consultant Advisor
Andy has worked in technical recruiting for nearly 20 years, most recently as a Senior Resource Manager at eCommQuest. Prior to that he held resource management and recruiting roles at B2B Workforce and Acsys IT. He has a BS in Economics from Auburn University.
Andy Bryant
Senior Consultant Advisor
Philip previously worked at Patriot Technical Consulting, a staffing firm specializing in engineering and design jobs. Before that, he was a staffing manager for OfficeTeam, a business development manager at Symphony Services and a loan officer. Phil has an Associate of Business Administration from Hesser College.
Philip West
Senior Consultant Advisor
Candace joined Healthcare IT Leaders from H&A Consulting, where she was a senior healthcare IT recruiter. She has also held staffing and human resources roles for MedPro Personnel, HRWorks and Royal Staffing Services. She has a BS in Business Administration/Human Resources from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Candace Bush
Senior Consultant Advisor
Larry joins Healthcare IT Leaders from Salem State College (MA) where he graduated with a BA in Journalism and Sports Management.
Larry Saggese
Senior Consultant Advisor
Jared joined Healthcare IT Leaders in 2017 and has held a variety of roles including Associate Consultant Advisor and Client Advisor. He holds a BA in History from Bridgewater State (MA) University.
Jared Fudge
Consultant Advisor
Tosha Smith joined our firm in 2016 and previously worked as a Payroll Specialist and as a Sourcing Specialist for our sister firm, Run Consultants. As a Consultant Advisor, she focuses on permanent placement, helping match outstanding candidates to full-time job opportunities with our clients.
Tosha Smith
Senior Consultant Advisor
Jessica joined Healthcare IT Leaders from SurePower Consulting, where she was a technical consultant recruiter. She holds an MBA from Northern Michigan University.
Jessica Plemmons
Consultant Advisor
Alma is a highly experienced recruiter who joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Ciox Health, where she worked as a Talent Acquisition Partner, developing and implementing national recruiting plans. Prior to that, she was a Recruiter and Operations Manager for PrideStaff. She holds an AS, Business Administration from Georgia State University Perimeter College.
Alma Arteaga
Consultant Advisor
As a Consultant Advisor, Michael identifies and recruits quality candidates for our consulting roles. He joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Applied Resource Group, where he worked as a Senior Technical Recruiter. Prior to that, Michael was a Senior Recruiter for Outsource. He holds a BBA from Georgia Southern University, where he studied Banking and Financial Support Services.
Michael Cooper
Consultant Advisor
Julie joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Express Employment Professionals, where she was a staffing consultant. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Julie Easley
Consultant Advisor - Oracle Cerner
Jonathan Jenkins
Consultant Advisor - Oracle Cerner
As an EMR Consultant Advisor, Brittany identifies and recruits quality Epic, Cerner, and MEDITECH candidates for our consulting roles. She joined Healthcare IT Leaders from 44North, where she was an Account Manager. Prior to that, Brittany was an Epic Analyst at ProHealth Care. She holds an MBA from Lakeland University and multiple Bachelor's Degrees from Northern Michigan University.
Brittany Kachmarsky
EMR Consultant Advisor
Kyle is a Consultant Advisor focused on consulting talent for Enterprise Resource Planning initiatives. He joined Healthcare IT Leaders from KNF&T Staffing Resources, where he was an Accounting and Finance Staffing Consultant. Kyle graduated from the University of Maine with a BS in Accounting.
Kyle Johnson
Consultant Advisor
As a Consultant Advisor, Summer recruits and supports quality candidates for our health IT consulting roles. She is a recent graduate of Georgia College and State University, where she earned a BA, History.
Summer Center
Consultant Advisor
Kyle joined Healthcare IT Leaders from American Pool, where he was a Staffing Manager. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Rutgers University.
Kyle McGovern
Consultant Advisor
Sharice joins Healthcare IT Leaders after several BDM and Account Management roles, most recently at Experis and Adecco. She holds a Master's Degree from Franklin University and a Bachelor's Degree from Kent State University.
Sharice Minter
Consultant Advisor, ERP
In her role as an Associate Consultant Advisor, Alyssa helps recruiters identify qualified consultant talent. She is currently enrolled in the MPH program at Stony Brook University studying Health Analytics. Alyssa holds a BS in Public Health from the University of Buffalo.
Alyssa Eilers
Consultant Advisor
Andrew recruits and places highly experienced talent for permanent and contract roles to support the workforce needs of our clients. He joins our firm from Axelon Services Corporation, where he was a technical recruiter. Andrew holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Health from Emory University.
Andrew Felix
Consultant Advisor
In his role as an Associate Consultant Advisor, Kevin helps recruiters identify qualified consultant talent.
Kevin Galli
Associate Consultant Advisor
Natasha joined Healthcare IT Leaders as a Customer Success Manager, with an extensive background in Human Resources, including her most recent role as HR Representative for UPS. She is a graduate of Georgia State University and Ashford University
Natasha Byrd
Associate Consultant Advisor
Mark Parker brings over 25 years of software development and IT support experience to Healthcare IT Leaders. He currently oversees all technical operations and budgets, including local, remote, and vendor provided resources. He holds a BA from the University of South Carolina.
Mark Parker
Chief Technology Officer
Trish brings a wealth of IT recruitment experience to Healthcare IT Leaders. She previously held account and program management roles at Elevated Resources and B2B Workforce. Trish studied Journalism and English at Temple University.
Trish Brashear
VP, Customer Success
Katie represents the finance organization on all projects that impact financial systems and/or the finance organization. Katie held a variety of finance/accounting leadership roles at 22squared, Cor Partners, Kids II, Randstad, among others. She has a Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance from Clemson University.
Katie Mori
VP of Financial Transformation
As a Director, Sales Order Management, Pam Keth draws on her extensive experience in practice operations, HR, business management and accounting. She has worked as a Resource and Delivery Manager for Price Waterhouse Coopers, IBM and OmniPoint Staffing. She began her career as an accountant and senior auditor and has worked as a financial software consultant. She holds a BS in Accounting and a (2nd) BS in Computer Applications from Clarion University (PA).
Pam Keth
Director, Sales Order Management
Gen worked in staffing and sales for over a decade before joining Healthcare IT Leaders. She holds a BSBA in Business Administration from the University of Missouri.
Gen Edenfield
Customer Success Manager
Prior to joining the team, Paige was a Project Manager at the IT services and consulting firm, everis. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics.
Paige Baldwin
Client Success Manager
Kayla joins Healthcare IT Leaders as a Customer Success Manager. Most recently, she was Personnel Supervisor at Remedy Workforce Specialists and an Account Coordinator at The HCI Group. She earned her Associate's degree from Florida State College at Jacksonville.
Kayla Gaynor
Customer Success Manager
With a background in military and private sector operations and project/resource management, Paul Gawryszewski brings 30+ years of leadership experience to each client engagement. His project management career spans multiple IT and workforce solutions companies, including Randstad and Siebel Systems. He began his career in the U.S. Navy, where during his final tour he was responsible for running all Allied communications in the 1st Gulf War.
Paul is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. in General Engineering
Paul Gawryszewski
Operations Manager
As a Salesforce SME, Lindsey Gray manages CRM administration and leads reporting and adoption initiatives within the company. She previously served as our company's first 'Happiness Coordinator,' building positive relationships with our field consultants to ensure their success and retention. Previously, she was a recruitment specialist and travel coordinator for Locum Leaders, a physician staffing firm. Lindsey holds a BA in Psychology from Bennett College.
Lindsey Gray
Director, Corporate Training
Joe Lepore
Controller
As a Controller, Tyler leads financials for the firm's Healthy Returns practice. Most recently, he worked at KPMG, where he specialized in Healthcare & Software Industries. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's of Accountancy at USC.
Tyler Justiss
Controller
As Compliance Manager, Deirdre Kurnett offers travel and compliance support to our national consulting team. She previously directed Marketing for Doremi Technologies in Burbank, CA. She has also held marketing and client services roles for NBC News and Spirit Aviation. Deirdre holds a BS in Business Adminstration and Management from the University of Redlands.
Deirdre Kurnett
Compliance Manager
Sarah leads our digital transformation initiatives for Healthcare IT Leaders and our Healthy Returns practice. Prior to joining the team, she was a Director at Allscripts and a Senior Technical Project Manager at Cerner. She has a Bachelor's of Science from the University of Iowa.
Sarah Jaffe
Director, Digital Transformation
As VP, Marketing Peter is responsible for digital marketing initiatives that range from online advertising to email marketing. He joined Healthcare IT Leaders from EY, where he was a Marketing Manager responsible for digital marketing and lead generation. Prior to that, he held similar positions for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, Zach Academy, and ABI Research. Peter holds a Master's Degree from NYU and a BS from Stony Brook University.
Peter Sfraga
VP, Marketing
Jennifer joins Healthcare IT Leaders as a Project Manager for our Nuvolo practice, where she works closely with our consultants, project leaders, and clients. Most recently, she was a Public Sector Alliance Manager at Nuvolo. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech University.
Jennifer Skaff
Nuvolo Project Manager
Carolyn is an experienced healthcare IT project leader who joins our firm from RCM consultancy, Gottlieb, where she was a Client Services Administrator. Prior to that, she held several roles in recruitment and CRM administration for the HCI Group. Carolyn holds a BS in Information Technology from Florida State University.
Carolyn Coker
Project Manager
Chanteal is the lead corporate recruiter for Healthcare IT Leaders: creating and publishing job ads, interviewing candidates, and seeking out new candidate sources. Prior to joining the team, she was an HR Manager at Paradigm Investment Group.
Chanteal Heard
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Jace joins Healthcare IT Leaders as our BI analyst, supporting our strategy department. He has previous intelligence experience as an analyst at GR0 and CBRE. He earned a Bachelor's in Statistics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Jace Goetsch
Business Intelligence Analyst
Lindsey Albright has over 13 years of Payroll Management and Operations experience in several sectors of business and payroll operating systems. Previously, she was an Accounting Manager at Alex Roush Architects, and before that, Operations Manager/Bracnch Administrator for Randstad Technologies, where she managed various aspects of onboarding, including background checks and expense management. She holds a BA, Political Science, from Georgia State University.
Lindsey Albright
Payroll Manager
Debbie joined Healthcare IT Leaders from B2B Workforce where she held several roles including Delivery Manager. Prior to that, she was an Inside Sales Representative for IBM. She holds a BA in Political Science from Kent State.
Debbie Tracy
Sr. Sales Order Management Analyst
Susan Spitale joined Healthcare IT Leaders from Locum Leaders where she was the company's longtime payroll coordinator. Prior to that she managed accounts payable for The Garrett Group. She holds a BS, English from Georgia State University.
Susan Spitale
HR Assistant
In his role as System Engineer, Kevin plays a vital role as a part of our IT team, leading infrastructure and engineering initiatives. He was most recently an IT Support Engineer at Mangan, Inc., and is a graduate of Strayer University.
Kevin Mannthey
System Engineer
As a Senior Accounting Analyst, Kisha is a vital part of the accounting department for Healthcare IT Leaders. She is a graduate of Arizona State University where she earned a Bachelor's of Science in Communication.
Kisha Collette
Senior Accounting Analyst
As a Senior Accounting Analyst, Nancy is a vital part of the accounting department for Healthcare IT Leaders. She graduated from the University of Houston-Clear Lake with a Bachelor's in Accounting.
Nancy Glass
Senior Accounting Analyst
Leslie supports a variety of important sales and marketing activities at Healthcare IT Leaders, including CRM administration and consultant engagement. She began her career as a Director of Media Relations for Converse College. She has worked as a copywriter and editor for financial services firms and as a freelancer. Leslie holds a BA in Public Relations and Advertising from the University of Georgia.
Leslie Mitchell
Sales Support Specialist
In her role as Accounts Receivable Advisor, Chandra assists the Accounting team with AR initiatives. She is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University.
Chandra Stubbs
Accounts Receivable Associate
Natalie manages billing for Healthcare IT Leaders and our sister company, Locums Choice. Previously, she was Assistant Comptroller for Exact Direct, where she managed accounting and billing functions for multiple divisions. She is a graduate of Georgia Southern University.
Natalie Montgomery
Billing Manager
Danita joins Healthcare IT Leaders as an integral part of our payroll team, working as part of the connection between the accounting and human resources departments. She most recently worked as a Senior Payroll Specialist at Jackson Healthcare in Alpharetta, GA.
Danita Mathews
Sr. Payroll Specialist
As an Accounting Associate, Ethan helps our accounting team with bookkeeping and accounting reports. Ethan is a graduate of the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business with a BBA in Finance.
Ethan Krapf
Accounting Associate
Debbie joins the Healthcare IT Leaders HR team from TaxConnex in Alpharetta, Georgia, where she was the Operations Coordinator. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Johannesburg College of Education.
Debbie Isaacs
Contact & Credentialing Coordinator
Veronica joins Healthcare IT Leaders as a Billing and Accounting Specialist. Prior to us, she was an Office Manager and Project Manager, most recently at North Fulton OBGYN, and Acom Health. She holds an Associates Degree from Meadows Business College.
Veronica Kennedy
Billing and Accounting Specialist