2026 Speakers

Kyle Berkman

Kyle Berkman is a Director at Intrepid Investment Bankers. Prior to joining Intrepid in 2013, Kyle was an Associate in Macquarie Capital’s business services investment banking group. Kyle advised Shield HealthCare, one the largest independent distributors of consumable medical products to patients in their homes, on its sale to Henry Schein. Kyle focuses exclusively on health care and has helped a wide variety of health care services businesses raise capital or complete recapitalization or sale transactions. Kyle holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a master’s degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Fatima Denney

Fatima Denney is the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of iSleep Physicians, with over 16 years of leadership experience across healthcare operations, business development, sales strategy, and medical technology. She is particularly skilled at scaling small companies, building infrastructure, and driving rapid yet sustainable growth, and has successfully sold two companies during her career.

Previously, Fatima held senior leadership roles across the sleep medicine and medical device space, including Vice President of Sales at SleepImage and National Director of Business Development at Watermark Medical, where she led nationwide growth initiatives and strategic partnerships. Her background also includes hands-on operational leadership in clinical settings, where she consistently delivered outsized growth through process optimization and physician-focused strategies.

Beyond her professional work, Fatima runs a nonprofit organization focused on providing direct aid to families in war-torn countries, supporting access to food, medical care, and essential resources. She speaks five languages fluently, is highly active, and maintains a strong commitment to sports and fitness.

Known for bridging strategy and execution, Fatima brings a collaborative, data-driven leadership style centered on long-term sustainability, operational excellence, and patient-centered outcomes.

Brian Boulanger

Brian Boulanger serves as Vice President of Information Technology at Hart Medical Equipment, where he leads a broad portfolio, including core IT operations, Information Security, Data Analytics, Ecommerce, Project Management, as well as Leadership and Employee Training. Brian also serves on Hart’s executive team, contributing to strategic decision-making, and leads operational growth committees, where he drives revenue initiatives and process improvements.

With over 15 years of experience in Healthcare IT, Brian brings deep expertise in aligning technology with patient care and operational excellence. His areas of focus include Artificial Intelligence, Process Improvement, Cybersecurity and Leadership Development.

Brian holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Technology from Oakland University, along with multiple technical certifications. He currently serves on the board of the Michigan Healthcare Cybersecurity Council (MiHCC), contributing to statewide efforts to strengthen cybersecurity across the healthcare sector.

Steve Griggs

Steve is the executive chairman and director of Quipt Home Medical. He is the former CEO of Adapt Health (NASDAQ: AHCO), which acquired Aerocare Holdings (an SV portfolio company). Steve founded Aerocare and served as its CEO until its sale to Adapt. During Steve’s tenure, Aerocare grew from a start-up to a leading durable medical equipment company with over 300 locations in 29 states.

Steve practiced as a CPA with a prominent accounting firm located in Orlando, Florida. From there, Steve became the controller for a large tourist and entertainment conglomerate located in Orlando. While at that position, Steve was in charge of the financial turnaround strategy designed to improve profitability and position the company for sale. Steve left this position to become the CFO of Rotech Medical Corporation, a publicly held company. He was promoted to COO and later was promoted to President. Steve was charged with the responsibility of growing the company from 10 locations with $9M in revenue to over 800 locations in 44 states with revenues in excess of $600M. He accomplished this through internal growth and over 500 merger and acquisition transactions. After leaving Rotech, Steve was one of the founders of Nexus Group, Inc. and is one of its principals and Managing Directors. Nexus Group provides advisory services in the area of mergers and acquisitions. Steve currently serves on the board of Jet Health and ClearSky Holdings.

Academic credentials: East Tennessee State University, B.S.B.A. in Business Management; University of Central Florida, B.S.B.A. in Accounting (top 1% of class) Summa Cum Laude.

Jenna Hecht

As Vice President, New Patient Onboarding & Retention, Jenna Hecht leads the patient engagement efforts across the Advanced Diabetes Supply Group (ADSG) and Edgepark businesses. She oversees teams responsible for improving the customer experience for new patients, and through onboarding and ongoing support, her teams also help existing patients with accessing and navigating care. Guided by her continued passion for serving patients in the home, Jenna’s leadership has driven better outcomes across the organization.

Jenna began her career at Cardinal Health over 15 years ago in customer service. Since then, her career has expanded into leadership roles across operations, product ownership, and business transformation. Prior to her current role, she served as Director, Business Transformation for at-Home Solutions, where she led business-critical integration initiatives related to the acquisition of the Advanced Diabetes Supply Group. Through these experiences, Jenna has built a career leading cross-functional teams, scaling operational processes, and driving innovation to strengthen patient experiences.

Jenna holds a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology from Kent State University and resides in the Greater Cleveland area with her husband and two children.

Alex Hoopes, PharmD

Alex Hoopes serves as Sr. Director, Strategy and Execution for Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions and is the general manager of Velocare, a hospital-at-home focused supply chain and logistics company. Hoopes is a Chicago-based product development and management leader. He has over a decade of experience at the intersections of healthcare and technology, defining and executing strategies in high-growth markets. His teams have managed dozens of commercial products through the development lifecycle. Areas of focus include healthcare quality ratings systems, healthcare interoperability standards, medication management, home health, and hospital-at-home.

Hoopes was previously in Cardinal Health’s Outcomes business and joined Cardinal Health when OutcomesMTM was acquired by Cardinal Health in 2015. In Outcomes, he led the product innovation team and had responsibility for product management, product marketing, business intelligence, and risk-based pricing. Prior to this role, Hoopes held a leadership position overseeing the provider network team. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Drake University.

Casey Hoyt

As Chief Executive Officer of VieMed Healthcare, Mr. Hoyt is committed to executing VieMed's patient-centric focus and "live your life" mission. A longtime believer in helping patients live better lives through clinical excellence, education, and technology, Hoyt co-founded VieMed subsidiaries, Sleep Management, LLC, and Home Sleep Delivered, LLC in 2006 before its evolution in 2012 to present-day VieMed Healthcare. Hoyt also currently serves on the American Association for Homecare's Board of Directors, the Community Foundation of Acadiana’s Board of Directors, and Ochsner Lafayette General Foundation's Board of Trustees. Additionally, he has led many successful businesses throughout his career.

Miriam Lieber

Miriam Lieber is a principal consultant with Lieber Consulting LLC. She specializes in revenue cycle management for homecare providers. With more than 25 years of experience in the homecare field, Miriam is a featured author and a nationally known speaker for many homecare trade associations. In her consulting practice, Ms. Lieber's clientele includes home medical equipment companies, pharmacies, Medicare, investment firms, hospitals, distributors and manufacturers. She has worked with 600 HME providers in 49 states across the United States. Lieber is known to assist her clients with the nuts-and-bolts of running a profitable business.

Wesley Lones

Wesley Lones is the Founder and CEO of Daybreak, a company redefining how sleep apnea is diagnosed and treated through a fully at-home care platform. A serial entrepreneur and operator, Wesley co-founded Currency, one of the nation’s leading digital finance platforms, and later helped scale byte® as Chief Operating Officer through its $1.04 billion acquisition by Dentsply Sirona. Known for building high-performing teams and transforming complex industries, Wesley is driven by a mission to make life-changing healthcare accessible at scale.

Richard S. Mackey

Richard S. Mackey is the Chief Technology Officer at CCS, where he leads the technology organization and digital strategy to support collaborative care programs and home delivered supplies for people with chronic conditions, especially diabetes. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT, product management, and digital transformation across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices, including serving as Senior Vice President of Technology & Products at Intalere (now part of Vizient). Mackey holds a B.A. in economics and international studies from American University.

Christopher McGhee

Christopher McGhee serves as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Current Health, which delivers AI-enabled evidence, safety, and intelligence infrastructure for advanced therapies and acute care delivery outside the hospital.

McGhee is a Boston-based healthcare and technology leader. He has over a decade of experience at the intersection of medicine, software, hardware, and care operations, founding and scaling a platform now trusted by leading US health systems and global pharmaceutical partners. Under his leadership, Current Health pioneered the use of passive, continuous patient monitoring in both care-at-home models and global clinical trials, building much of the clinical evidence base that now supports the safe delivery of complex care outside the hospital. That same FDA-cleared technology and clinical infrastructure is deployed today across dozens of hospital-at-home and advanced therapy programs.

McGhee founded Current Health in Edinburgh in 2014, winning Scotland's Converge KickStart prize that year for an early AI-enabled wearable. He led Current Health through its acquisition by Best Buy in 2021 and returned the business to independence in 2025, when he reacquired the company. A computer science graduate, he went on to study medicine at the University of Dundee before building Current Health full-time.

Robin Menchen

Robin Menchen has over 40 years of healthcare experience and is the CEO of Rotech Healthcare, a nationwide supplier of HME/DME devices including respiratory equipment and supplies, ambulatory aides, CGM, NPWT, and wound care supplies from over 350 locations. Robin began her career as a critical care nurse and also served as an OR/RR nurse in the Army Reserves during Desert Storm. She has worked in DME over 30 years in various roles including compliance, revenue cycle management, and operations. She is the current chair of CQRC and is focused on improving the lives of patients in their homes.

Robert Minicucci, Jr.

Robert Minicucci, Jr. is Director of Business Development at Health System Services, a second-generation, family-owned DME and respiratory provider that has served Western New York since 1996. There, he leads growth, strategy and market development across the region's post-acute and long-term care ecosystem. His career spans sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, branding, organizational development and change management. Rob serves on the board of NEMEP, where he is incoming President, and holds degrees in finance and information systems from Miami University's Farmer School of Business.

Alan Morris

Alan Morris is senior vice president of strategy for VGM. Alan has 18 years of experience in the healthcare field. He has a strong background in industry analysis and research, especially related to business opportunities and strategies. He uses his extensive knowledge to help VGM's members and vendors have insights necessary to implement effective business strategies. Alan worked for VGM from 2007 to 2014 and again since 2022. He has given keynotes, seminars, and webinars on healthcare trends that affect DMEs. He also has experience leading an analytics function for a large midwestern health system. There, he guided a team of internal consultants and analysts who worked on healthcare areas such as strategy, finance, clinical, operations, and value-based contracting. He also gained expertise in healthcare policy, strategic partnership management, and performance management.

Kyle Neese

Kyle Neese joined the ACU-Serve Team in June of 2024 and serves as Vice President of Sales.

Kyle’s career with HME started back with AllCall Connect in 2015, growing throughout the organization during and after the sale to Brightree in 2017 and then onto React Health. Now as the Vice President of Sales at ACU-Serve, he specializes in driving revenue growth, optimizing resupply programs, and building strategic client partnerships. With a background spanning operations management, SaaS, and Medical Devices, Kyle leverages data-driven insights to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency

Mandira Singh

Mandira Singh brings over a decade of experience scaling leading health care technology companies. She is passionate about assembling high-performing teams and developing strong, product-centric businesses. Mandira currently serves as President of Synapse Health, where she leads product and engineering, as well as supplier and customer success.

Mandira is also a Senior Advisor to Habitat Health, a joint venture with Kaiser Permanente in the PACE space, which she helped launch in 2024, and serves on the board of the Zorya Foundation, a nonprofit focused on keeping women in the healthcare workforce.

Previously, Mandira was SVP and General Manager of the Acute & Payer business at PointClickCare, where she served on the Executive Leadership Team and drove growth across more than 1,000 hospitals and every national health plan. She joined PointClickCare through its acquisition of Collective Medical, where she was Chief Operating Officer.

Earlier in her career, Mandira held leadership roles at athenahealth, including Executive Director of Product, Platform—where she launched the company’s API-driven platform and industry-leading developer experience—and Head of the More Disruption Please business unit, which she grew into a profitable ecosystem with over 200 innovative apps.

Mandira began her career in healthcare investment banking and venture capital. She holds a BA in Economics from Vassar College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

M. Kris Srinivasan

M. Kris Srinivasan, MD, MBA, MHSE currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer for VGM Group’s non-acute healthcare businesses, advancing governance, medical policy oversight, and evidence-based standards that support the providers and organizations VGM serves. Srinivasan functions as VGM Group’s senior clinical leader, collaborating with business units to strengthen clinical processes, review protocols and align quality standards with regulatory expectations and best practices. He also advises on the program design of new service lines and technologies that help providers care for their patients.

For the last 15 years, Kris has focused on designing, developing, and executing commercial optimization strategies for various healthcare organizations. He is a passionate advocate for patients and continues to educate industry leaders on value-based care models and integrated health technology solutions to better serve those in need. Srinivasan previously served on the American Association for Homecare board, and he currently serves on boards for several organizations, including the Central PA Kidney Foundation, Children Service Center of Wyoming Valley, and The Luzerne Foundation.

J.B. Sobel, MD, MPH, MBA

Dr. Joseph B. (J.B.) Sobel is the vice president of risk adjustment and quality improvement at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, a leading health insurer serving more than 3.4 million members across Tennessee and nationwide. The organization employs more than 6,000 individuals dedicated to enhancing health outcomes and improving access to care.

In his current role, Sobel is responsible for enterprise-level strategies that enhance risk adjustment, quality performance, and medical cost management. He leads a multidisciplinary team that supports risk assessment initiatives for Medicare Advantage, Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans, and Affordable Care Act populations, with ongoing expansion into BlueCare Tennessee. His leadership also drives the organization’s performance on nationally recognized quality programs, including NCQA HEDIS® and CMS STARS measures, while advancing affordability efforts across all product lines through targeted medical cost initiatives.

Sobel previously served as senior vice president of clinical strategy and analytics for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare division, where he oversaw clinical operations, quality improvement, risk adjustment, clinical technology, and advanced analytics. Before that, he held several senior roles at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, including vice president and chief medical officer for Senior Products. In that capacity, he directed care management, population health, member experience, appeals, and quality improvement, leading the organization’s Medicare Advantage and Dual Special Needs Plans to sustain 4+ STAR performance.

Earlier in his career, Sobel was senior medical director at Coventry Health Care of Georgia, an Aetna company, where he led medical management for both commercial and Medicare Advantage plans. He also served as chief medical officer at BlueChoice HealthPlan, a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, overseeing clinical programs across commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid lines of business.

Board-certified in Emergency Medicine, Sobel has over a decade of experience in direct patient care. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Sobel is also a Vanguard Member of the American Association for Physician Leadership and an active member of both the Tennessee Medical Association and the American Medical Association.

Sobel earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Temple University, a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Washington & Jefferson College.

Haley Sofiane

Haley Sofiane is the President and a board member of CareCentrix, a leader in home-based healthcare offering in-home care solutions for 30 years that help ensure members receive the right care, at the right time, at home. Haley has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare services industry, including deep expertise in business growth and client retention, provider and product strategy, and operational innovation and execution.

Previously, she served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Customer Officer, and Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management at CareCentrix, following leadership roles at Anthem (now Elevance Health) and consulting experience at Accenture, where she drove process and performance improvement for Fortune 500 companies.

Haley holds a Master of Business Administration and bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and Communication. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Human Resource Leadership. She is also trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt and a Project Management professional.

A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Haley co-founded CareCentrix’s Women’s Network, served as the Executive Sponsor of the CareCentrix Voice of the Employee program, and is Chair of the board for the Connecticut American Heart Association. She has also been a decade-long leader on the Greater Hartford Go Red for Women Executive Committee and served on various local community boards, including the New Haven County Boys and Girls Club.

Jeremy Stolz

Jeremy Stolz is CEO of VGM Group, Inc., stepping into the role in 2024. Jeremy has been with the company since 2003. In 2009, he developed and launched VGM Fulfillment, becoming president of the division in 2017. Under his leadership, VGM Fulfillment grew to become one of VGM’s largest divisions and a key player in the CPAP resupply business. In the summer of 2022, Stolz took over as president of VGM & Associates, another core VGM Group company, in addition to his role with VGM Fulfillment. He earned his B.A. and MBA from Upper Iowa University.

Brandon Sucaldito

Brandon Sucaldito is a Vice President at Kingswood Capital Management and is responsible for all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight. He has supported the expansion of the firm’s portfolio within the healthcare sector, while deepening his expertise in operational diligence, value creation, and management.

Before joining Kingswood, Brandon worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank, specializing in medical technology, life sciences and healthcare services. Growing up in a family of diverse healthcare professionals, Brandon developed an early appreciation for the industry's impact and evolving complexity, which continues to inform his investment approach today.

Brandon is a graduate of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing.

Laura Williard

Laura Williard is passionate about improving access to home-based care and making complex healthcare policy work better for both providers and patients. As Senior Vice President of Payer Relations at the American Association for Homecare, she focuses on bridging the gap between payers, policymakers, and providers to ensure sustainable reimbursement and stronger patient access to home medical equipment and services.

With more than 34 years in the Homecare and HME space, Laura brings practical, real-world insight into managed care contracting, reimbursement policy, and regulatory strategy. Her career has spanned provider operations, advocacy, and national payer engagement — giving her a well-rounded perspective on the challenges organizations face navigating today’s healthcare landscape.

Colleagues know Laura for her collaborative approach, strategic problem-solving, and commitment to advancing policies that support care in the home. She is especially motivated by the opportunity to help providers stay viable while ensuring patients receive the equipment and services they depend on.

Lisa Wojno

Lisa Wojno is Chief Operating Officer of Northwood, Inc., a leading DMEPOS benefit management company and third-party administrator serving health plans and auto/workers’ compensation carriers.

Since being appointed COO in 2012, Lisa has played an important role in guiding Northwood’s day-to-day operations, client support, and provider-facing functions during a period of continued change in the DMEPOS industry. Her work focuses on balancing access to medically necessary equipment and supplies with operational discipline, provider collaboration, and the growing administrative needs of health plan partners.

Lisa brings a well-rounded perspective to DME benefit management, shaped by her background in clinical care, health care policy, and operational leadership. Before joining Northwood in 2009 as Director of Business Development, she worked as a registered nurse at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, with experience in oncology, surgical intensive care, labor and delivery, and utilization management. That clinical foundation gives her a practical understanding of patient needs, provider workflows, and the importance of timely access to care.

In addition to her health care operations experience, Lisa has a strong public policy background. She served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 28th District, where she served on the House Health Policy and Insurance Committees and chaired the Regulatory Reform Committee. Her legislative experience provides valuable insight into regulatory expectations, payer accountability, and the broader policy environment affecting health care organizations.

In addition to her role at Northwood, Lisa currently serves on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners representing the 11th District. A lifelong resident of Warren, Michigan, she remains actively involved in public service and community matters. Across her roles, Lisa is known for bringing a practical, service-oriented approach to complex healthcare and operational challenges.