Paul Bergantino Mr. Bergantino's background is comprised of 24 years experience in the Assistive Technology industry, 18 of those years consist of executive and sales management. As the president of Connecticut Rehab & Medical Products, a company he founded in 1990, the organization experienced growth and became one of the platform locations for ATG Rehab. In conjunction with operating the CT based provider company he was one of five founders of a provider network company, IntegriCare. In 2003, Connecticut Rehab won the HME Best Rehab Provider Award. He is the president of ATG Rehab where he leads the 540 plus employee team, in 22 locations throughout 15 states. Bergantino is the past president of NEMED (New England Medical Equipment Dealers Association), previous Board member of AAH (American Association for Homecare)/RATC (Rehab Assistive Technology Council), board member of NCART (National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology), and a advisory board member for NEAT (New England Assistive Technology Marketplace). Don Clayback Don Clayback is Vice President of Government Relations for The MED Group, a national association of home medical and rehab equipment providers. He has responsibility for monitoring, analyzing, reporting, and influencing legislative and regulatory activities on behalf of MED and its members. Don was the lead on MED's efforts and programs relating to Medicare's National Competitive Bidding initiative. Don has over 22 years of experience in the HME and Rehab industry. He is actively involved in industry issues and serves on the American Association for Homecare's Legislative Committee, Regulatory Committee, and Rehab Council. He also serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART). Don is a frequent speaker at national and regional meetings. Prior to joining MED in 2002, he served as an industry consultant for 7 years and previous to that held the position of Vice President at two HME companies. His pre-industry career was as a CPA with the accounting and consulting firm of Price Waterhouse. Don Davis Don Davis is a senior finance executive with 30 years experience in all areas of operations, including strategic leadership, business startups, organizational development, capital raising, acquisition analysis and working in highly leveraged situations. During his career, Don has helped manage a $1 billion dollar company (Koppers, Inc); led the financing, due diligence and integration teams for acquisitions totaling $350 million; prepared a company for an initial public offering (IPO); and served as strategic advisor to numerous businesses. He has a BS degree in accounting and is a certified public accountant. Richard Glass Richard Glass is President of Steven Richards & Associates, Inc. and has negotiated the sale of over 125 HME / Respiratory businesses since 1994. He has extensive experience in developing strategic growth plans and implementing systems and controls to increase operating profits. Previously, Mr. Glass served as a Senior Manager with Arthur Andersen for seven years, providing financial services to a wide variety of businesses. He has a comprehensive knowledge of business acquisitions and divestitures and their tax consequences. Mr. Glass holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and is also a Certified Public Accountant and member of AICPA and FICPA. Douglas E. Hough, Ph.D. Douglas Hough directs the Hopkins Business and Business of Nursing programs, teaches courses in healthcare management and publishes research in the field. His areas of interest include healthcare reform, behavioral economics and the use of incentives in decision-making. He is co-editor of the "The Business of Healthcare." The three-volume work features commentary and insights from healthcare leaders on the challenges that confront consumers, providers and employers. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Jeff Knight Jeff Knight is the owner, President and CEO of Premier Home Care, Inc., a durable medical equipment company founded in 1997. PHC has seven locations throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana. Jeff has worked in home care since 1984 and is a licensed, registered respiratory therapist. He is Chair of the Jefferson Community College Respiratory Advisory Board, sits on the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care and belongs to NBRC, AARC and the Kentucky Sleep Society. Mike Mallaro Mike Mallaro is the Chief Financial Officer of VGM Group. His responsibilities include the leadership of all financial, tax, information technology and employee benefit matters for VGM as well as executive responsibility for five VGM operational divisions of VGM: VGM-Forbin, VGM-Technologies, VGM-Creative, Strategic Media and Strategic Imaging. Previously, Mallaro was CFO for Gordmans, a retail chain, where he was part of a turnaround executive team. Mallaro spent the first twelve years of his career as a CPA with Deloitte & Touche. A graduate of the University of Iowa, he holds the CPA and CMA designations. Karen Moore Karen Moore is the vice president of AnCor Healthcare Consulting, Inc., a management-consulting leader in the HME and home infusion industries. Karen is recognized as an expert in revenue cycle and operations management and business software optimization. Over the 20-plus years she has served the industry, Karen has helped hundreds of companies with interim management, training, process improvement, compliance and A/R consulting services. She has helped HME and home infusion providers throughout the United States achieve improved cash collections, increased operating efficiency, reduced bad debt and lower DSOs. She's also helped them to establish goals and benchmarking tools to insure that progress continues after the initial project objectives have been achieved. Prior to founding AnCor Healthcare Consulting, Inc. Karen was the executive vice president of MCS Management Services, a division of MCS/MestaMed. She also served as vice president and co-founder of Health Team Management Services. Mike Moran Executive Editor of HME News, Mike Moran has covered the HME industry for 11 years. Prior to joining HME News, Mike worked as a reporter for several daily newspapers: the Los Angles Herald Examiner; the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, California; the Antioch Daily Ledger in Antioch, California; the Biddeford Journal Tribune in Biddeford, Maine. He also edited the Bulldog Reporter, a newsletter that covers the media for public relations professionals. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley. Timothy Pontius Tim is a director for Steven Richards and Associates, a merger and acquisition company based in Tampa, Fla. He has worked in the home medical equipment field since 1981 and is the former owner of Young Medical and Toledo IV care in Northwest Ohio. Tim has been an active member in state and national associations, and is a past chairman of the board at the American Association for Homecare (AAH). He served as the industry's representative on the Professional and Technical Advisory Committee for JCAHO and is a current member of its HME Advisory Council. He also chaired the Region B MAC Advisory Council for more than 15 years and is a long-time member of both the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). Rick Rector Rick Rector is Publisher of HME News and Vice President of its parent company, United Publications, Inc. Prior to joining United in 2000, Rector was director of Venture Resources, a consulting firm specializing in assistance to small and medium-sized companies. Earlier in his career he worked in senior management posts in both trade, consumer and Web publishing as well as industries ranging from printing to yacht repair. Rector is a founding member and former chairman of the Small Enterprise Growth Fund, the venture capital fund of the State of Maine. He's also a founder and former executive director of the POP!TECH conference, an annual conference exploring the impact of technology on people and society. He has held a number of local elective offices and currently chairs the Personnel Board of the Town of Camden, Maine and serves on the board of the Camden International Film Festival. Joe Sansone Joe Sansone is the founder and CEO of TMC Orthopedic and the Amputee and Prosthetic Center. A recognized business and healthcare expert, Joe received the Texas Businessman of the Year award in 2004. TMC Orthopedic has appeared on Houston's list of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies an unprecedented six times. Additionally, in 2008, the Amputee & Prosthetic Center and TMC Orthopedic were voted among the Best Places to Work in Houston. In the spirit of giving back, Joe founded a charitable organization, Limbs of Love, which provides artificial limbs to amputees who cannot afford them. Gary Sheehan Gary Sheehan is president/CEO of Cape Medical Supply, Inc. a Sandwich, Mass., based provider of home medical equipment and respiratory care, with additional locations in Falmouth and Plymouth, Mass. Gary oversees all operations, strategic initiatives, partnerships and many other aspects of this fast growing, service-intensive company. Cape Medical Supply is a second-generation family business, founded by Gary's parents, Mark and Nancy, in 1977. Gary holds an undergraduate degree from Boston College and an MBA from Suffolk University. He lives in West Yarmouth, Mass., with his wife, Kristina, and son, Sean. Mike Sperduti Emerge has a passion for helping healthcare companies sell smarter, faster and more profitably. Managing Partner Mike Sperduti spent many years in the trenches learning how to do that first hand. Mike entered the healthcare industry for the first time in 1991 at the age of 25. He started out as a telemarketer and in three years became a partner and national sales manager of a leading distribution company. Seven years later he became president and chief operator. Mike believes if he can do it--anyone can, and he's taught hundreds of successful sales people to back up his claim. Mike has been a featured trainer and speaker for companies like Becton Dickenson, Baxter, Johnson and Johnson and the Adelphi University MBA program. He also serves as chief executive and managing partner of The Health Turn Group. Tom Voorhees Thomas Voorhees, President of PromptCare Companies, Inc. Respiratory Division headquartered in Clark, NJ, and PromptCare New England Respiratory, has been in the home health care industry for over 25 years specializing in high-tech adult and pediatric respiratory care. Wallace Weeks Wallace Weeks is the founder and president of The Weeks Group, Inc., a strategy consultant based in Melbourne, Fla. Wallace founded The Weeks Group, Inc., in 1992. He focuses on productivity improvement for companies in the DMEPOS industry, including HME, supplies, rehab, respiratory services, home infusion and retail pharmacy. Prior to forming The Weeks Group, Wallace was a member of a senior management team of a regional banking company. It was in this role that he perfected his strategic planning skills. Before the senior management position, he was a commercial lender and branch manager. In 1977, Wallace founded an independent multi-line insurance agency, and after several successful years, he sold it to go into banking. He has authored books, had many articles published in national magazines, and frequently speaks to national and state audiences on topics related to corporate finance and strategy. He has an MBA from Baptist Christian University and Graduate School of Banking of the South at LSU.
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