Leadership
Anthony Long
MBA, FACHE, FACCA, CAAMA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with more than 25 years of executive leadership experience
- Oversees Pinnacle’s strategy, value-based care, operations, and cost reduction consulting divisions
- Orchestrated numerous strategic hospital and physician group mergers and acquisitions
- Broad expertise in service-line development and strategic planning
- Specializes in cost saving initiatives involving supply chain management
Curtis Bernstein
CPA/ABV, ASA, MBA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience
- Management experience in both provider and consulting settings
- Current focus is on strategic and valuation consulting services
- Licensed CPA with leadership positions at the ABA and AHLA
David White
MBA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with more than 25 years of executive leadership experience
- Viewed by his clients as a highly creative thinker and problem solver
- Core focus includes health services valuation, financial analysis, market research, and practice management consulting
- Works with health systems, rural and community hospitals, specialty service providers, and single and multi-specialty groups nationwide
Jennifer Cottrell
CPA, CGMA
COO, CFO
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of executive leadership experience
- Leads strategic operations and financial strategy
- Broad expertise in healthcare and many other industries
- Oversees communications, HR, and business development
- Passion for team building, mentoring, and corporate culture
John Murphy
MPH
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with more than 35 years of healthcare business experience
- Recognized as one of the most accomplished organizational development experts in the industry
- Leading expert in physician practice management
- Extensive experience in community organizing, fundraising, board development, accreditation consulting and post-graduate teaching
Todd Hoopingarner
MHA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with over 25 years of healthcare industry and executive leadership experience
- Focuses on physician practice startup & growth, strategic/financial planning & management
- Broad expertise in practice management, managed care contracting, executive leadership, joint ventures, board leadership, business development, marketing, and physician network growth, among others
Kelly Loya
CPhT, CPC-I, CHC, CRMA
Associate Partner
Expertise In...
- More than 25 years of healthcare experience including operational, administrative and clinical
- Tackles complex issues including coding/billing, first responder, pharmacy, and nursing
- Identifies/mitigates risk, improves compliance adherence, and drives operational efficiencies
- Leveraging expertise and industry intuition, she provides multilayer data analysis for complex reviews
Kristen Taylor
CPC, CHC
Associate Partner
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of experience in coding, revenue cycle processes and compliance for physicians/hospitals
- Conducts operational assessments, legal investigations for billing and reimbursement anomalies, coding reviews and provider education
- Expertise includes medical center management of the ancillary and surgical coding and billing staff across all major service lines
Allison Carty
JD, MBA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Principal specializing in physician compensation and related plan structuring and compliance
- Expertise includes health care regulatory matters pertaining to physician-hospital transactions
- Prior to Pinnacle was a senior manager over compensation valuation at several national consulting firms
- Highly experienced/educated with a JD in business law and an MBA
James Connors, III
MBA, ASA, CFA
Principal
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of experience in business valuation/financial consulting
- Expertise includes business and securities valuation to reduce exposure to compliance issues
- Supports transactions for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in the health care industry
- Extensive expertise across a wide variety of modalities and providers
Kelly Conroy
Principal
Expertise In...
- More than 30 years of healthcare finance & management experience
- Started first Medicare ACO in the country which delivered nearly $40M in savings in its first year
- Provided leadership for multiple healthcare start-ups focusing on advancements in care delivery
- Career record of negotiating and increasing revenues through new product offerings while optimizing efficiency and productivity
Andrea Ferrari
JD, MPH
Principal and General Counsel
Expertise In...
- 25 yrs. in healthcare, incl. Partner in large national law firm & a national healthcare valuation & consulting firm
- Frequent author & speaker on FMV, commercial reasonableness, regulatory compliance, investigations & litigation
- Clinical research; provider recruitment and retention; value payments in CINs, ACOs, public & safety net hospitals; thought leader/ “rockstar” physicians; environmental, social, and governance & compensation governance
- Assists with compliance strategy, risk assessment, due diligence, investigations & litigation
Christopher Fete
JD, MHA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Over 10 years of healthcare consulting experience
- Focused on provider transaction compliance and regulatory issues and provider alignment strategies
- Expertise includes fair market value reviews of healthcare provider compensation arrangements
- Works with variety of providers including national telemedicine companies, integrated health systems, and academic medical centers
Drew Hoffman
MHA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Over ten years of professional experience in healthcare valuation, insurance and risk management
- Expert in healthcare physician compensation, valuation and appraisals with emphasis on fair market value analysis of PSA’s
- Supports divisions, colleagues and clients with market research, financial analysis, bus. plan dev.
R. Kyle Kramer
FACCA, FAAMA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Principal with more than 25 years of executive leadership experience
- Proven track record for building teams and delivering results that enhance patient care delivery
- Core focus includes organizational strategy/transformation including physician engagement/leadership
- Extensive experience includes all leading modalities: cardio, neuro, ortho, gastro, oncology, and more
Jim Yanci
MS, MT (ASCP)
Principal
Expertise In...
- Principal with more than 30 years of healthcare experience
- Proven trusted advisor for projects ranging from $10K to over $2M
- Expertise in strategic planning, board facilitation, physician alignment, M&A, & radiology services
- Creative problem solver for organizations ranging from $500M to over $5B
- Empathic listener utilizing Change Management Expertise
Arlene Baril
MHA, RHIA, CHC
Director
Expertise In...
- 40 years of healthcare experience including management/leadership
- AHIMA certified ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer with hands-on expertise
in 5 of the CMS PPS systems - Experience in HIM operations, revenue cycle assessments and charge description master reviews
- Audit experience in RAC, APCs,
MS-DRGs, Profee, ASC, IRF, LTAC, and third-party audits - Experience developing Clinical Documentation Improvement programs and staffing
Ann Brandt
Ph.D.
Director
Expertise In...
- Over 25 years of healthcare consulting and valuation experience
- Significant expertise in valuing U.S. and global transactions within the life sciences industry
- Experience and expertise in hospital/health system operations and value-based management arrangements
Lori Carlin
CPC, COC, CPCO, CCS
Director
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of experience in Professional Coding Operations
and Revenue Cycle Management - Develops/monitors coding staff productivity standards & quality assurance measures
- Works with a variety of health systems and academic centers
- Experience with EMR implementation and work queue management
John P. Carter
Brand Ambassador | Business Development Director
Expertise In...
- 10+ years of healthcare recruiting, consulting, operations & leadership experience
- National background working w/ health systems, ACOs, community & CAHs, physician practices, FQHCs, MCOs, AMCs, hospital associations & IPAs.
- Expert in VBC, clinical integration, contract negotiations & management, practice support operations & physician relations
- Former Army Field Artillery Officer with 14 years of military service
Cheri Hall
Director
Expertise In...
- 35+ years of experience in clinical quality/organizational management, physician services & regulatory compliance
- Expert in corporate and HIPAA compliance
- Primary focus is on startups, education/training, licensure/certification, transitional leadership, policy procedure development & realigning staff
Lucas Hutchison
MHA
Director
Expertise In...
- 20 years experience in medical practice/healthcare organization management
- Expertise in strategic and market planning, operational management and financial analysis
- Practical application stems from diverse background including operating room technician
- Clients include community/rural hospitals, health systems, specialty health service providers, single and multi-specialty medical groups
G. Christopher Louis
ASA, MAI
Director
Expertise In...
- Director with nearly 40 years of healthcare leadership experience
- Adds significant financial and real estate expertise to Pinnacle team
- Enhances business valuation team by specializing in highly complex valuation studies
- Is sought after and highly regarded as an industry resource for large corporate mergers/acquisitions
Zach Maher
MBA
Director
Expertise In...
- 10+ years of healthcare administration and management experience
- Expert in practice management for both large health systems & independent physician practices
- Demonstrated success in creating and maintaining complex reporting systems
- Leadership experience business analytics, financial management, growth strategy, reporting, & project management
- MBA from Ohio University
Clayton Northrop
JD
Director
Expertise In...
- Expertise includes Fair Market Value reviews of physician compensation arrangements
- Analyzes physician agreements for potential compliance risk with Stark Law/Anti-Kickback Statute
- Worked with Federal Trade Commission on high-profile antitrust case involving acquisition of national healthcare system’s hospital by another
- JD with a Health Law Certificate from St. Louis University
Kim Nilsson
RN, BSN, MBA
Director
Expertise In...
- Diverse healthcare background of 25 years serving in a variety of clinical, operational, and consulting/leadership roles
- Seasoned in maximizing resources, improving performance, and reducing errors in healthcare organizations
- Blended background in consulting, Medical/Surgical OR, and cost containment programs
Mary Reeves
Director
Expertise In...
- 20+ years of healthcare industry experience
- Extensive knowledge in revenue cycle management
- Specializes in revenue integrity and A/R Prevention
- Former director of reimbursement & VP of operations of a national medical billing & software company
Mike Vandaveer
Director
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry
- Completed more than 500 transactions of varying sizes, requirements, and in multiple markets
- Current focus is real estate valuation and expanding real estate consulting services
- Active real estate broker’s licenses in Texas and Colorado