2025 Speakers

Cara C. Bachenheimer

Cara C. Bachenheimer is the Head of the Government Affairs Practice of Brown & Fortunato, where she is a shareholder. The Government Affairs practice is based in D.C. and represents health care manufacturers, HME suppliers, pharmacies, infusion companies, home health agencies, hospitals and other health care providers throughout the United States.

Well respected in the home medical equipment and complex rehab technology industries, Cara is an attorney, lobbyist and trusted resource on legislative and regulatory matters related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payment programs. For 30 years, she has been working on behalf of the industry and companies with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other federal agencies.

Cara has also been directly involved with developing federal legislative initiatives designed to ensure access to HME and CRT technologies, lobbying Congress, running political action committees (PACs), managing national coalitions, testifying before federal regulatory agencies and Congress, and working closely with federal agencies that impact consumers and businesses.

Cara has held multiple leadership positions in industry associations such as the American Association for Homecare (AAH), the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART), and the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), as well as with national consumer organizations such as United Spinal Association and Paralyzed Veterans of America. Her award highlights include “Home Care Champion” by the American Association for Homecare, the “Home Care Caring” award by Home Care Magazine and HME News’ “Top 10 Most Influential People in the Industry.”

Cara is a frequent speaker at national, regional and state meetings and conferences, and often writes articles for industry publications such as HME News and Home Care Magazine.

Cara and her husband Neal are the parents of two children.

Dan Bunting

Dan Bunting is the SVP of Business Development for AdaptHealth, focusing on acquisitions and other strategic opportunities for the company after a short stint with VGM. Prior to that, Mr. Bunting was the senior adviser to several CEOs of Adapt. He also served as COO of Adapt, overseeing more than 600 HME locations in 48 states. Formerly, he was the COO for AeroCare Holdings, overseeing more than 260 locations in 28 states. Prior to AeroCare, Mr. Bunting was the CEO of evo Medical Solutions, a mid-sized manufacturer and distributor of respiratory products located in Adel, Iowa. Mr. Bunting got into the HME industry working as a delivery tech while attending graduate school. After graduation, Mr. Bunting started a DME company in Iowa, which eventually sold to Rotech Medical in the late 90s.

Mr. Bunting holds an undergraduate degree in accounting and finance from the University of Dubuque, and an MBA in finance from the University of Iowa.

Gayle Devin

Gayle is a senior executive with an exemplary record of leading companies within the health care services sector. She is a tenacious visionary with a solid track record of turning around and revitalizing/growing underperforming companies, as well as successfully launching startup businesses. Gayle is passionate about leading business transformation through people, processes and technology, building high performing teams and shaping organizational culture while identifying and executing on value creation opportunities.

Gayle is the CEO of Home Care Delivered (PE sponsor BPOC), a value-added provider of direct-to-consumer disposable medical supplies and one of the nation’s leading providers of products covering bowel and bladder management (e.g. incontinence, urology, ostomy), diabetes and wound care.

Gayle started her career in the clinical/research and education sector as a Registered Dietitian, where her focus was centered on infusion therapies, wound care and nutrition in the aging population. She has published numerous articles and research papers on these subjects and has presented her work both domestically and internationally. After achieving much success and recognition in this area, Gayle shifted her focus to health care services and joined a public DME company where she developed and implemented a home enteral nutrition program. With full P&L responsibility for this program she rolled it out nationally in 160-plus branch locations, successfully achieving double digit EBITDA in less than two years. Gayle then launched an entrepreneurial startup of a DME company – Stat Home Care, Inc. – with a focus on home respiratory and enteral services and grew this business to be the largest independently owned DME in the Chicagoland area, resulting in the successful sale of her company to a PE group. She has led various PE-owned health care service organizations with ActivStyle (a national direct-to-consumer medical supply provider) and Alsana (a comprehensive regional eating disorder treatment community), both portfolio companies of The Riverside Company. Gayle has been through three successful exits.

Steve Fredrick

Steve Fredrick joined Grotech Ventures in 2005. He focuses on investments in software and services with a particular interest in security and big data. Steve currently works with Grotech portfolio companies Caju AI, ChurnZero, Human, Promoboxx, RackTop Systems, ShardSecure, Speedscale, Stardog, Tellius and Threater. He is also responsible for the firm’s investments in Arcadia Power, Cognota, Notable Systems, pgEdge, Tidal Cyber and Vali Cyber. He was previously on the board of prior Grotech portfolio companies including BlackLynx, Parsely, ThreatConnect, Two Six Labs and Urjanet.

Steve’s career spans engineering, company building and early-stage investing. Prior to Grotech, he was a General Partner with Novak Biddle Venture Partners, investing in early-stage software and communications equipment companies. Steve began his career in research and development with IBM and then joined a venture-funded software company in the document imaging space called Vantage Solutions, which was acquired in 1994. Steve subsequently co-founded software development firm MartinScott before moving to venture capital in 1997.

Steve earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, from Virginia Tech and was an Eastman Kodak Scholar. He taught for several years as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business and sits on the College of Engineering Advisory Board at Virginia Tech. Steve serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association and is the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from the NVCA for his work on the StartUpHire initiative. He is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and venture investing.

Dr. Galym Imanbayev

Dr. Galym Imanbayev joined Lightspeed in 2020 as a Partner focused on the Health sector. Galym’s interest in health is rooted in his childhood experiences growing up in Kazakhstan following his father on trips to rural towns to ensure medicine was accessible not only for those of privilege in the cities but to the underserved communities outside. Seeing the proper administration and power of medicine uplift entire communities drove Galym to pursue dual economics and pre-medical undergraduate studies, and later graduate with a dual MD/MBA degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Business.

Galym’s interest in venture capital was first sparked by a cardiac diagnostic technology which he would eventually help lead investment in. While Galym had done research in cardiac imaging and studied economics as his major, the two fields always seemed like parallel paths with little crossover. Seeing the way the physician founder and his physician investors accelerated the scientific discoveries into tangible clinical products to help patients, Galym realized that healthcare venture capital is a unique bridge that merged his then parallel worlds of medical innovation and finance.

Before his graduate studies, Galym spent much of his time as an investor at Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities. At Capricorn, he invested across a broad range of sectors and stages of companies, including diagnostics, health IT, provider, and senior health markets, including investments in Epic Systems, CPF Senior Living, and the aforementioned company, HeartFlow.

During his graduate school years, Galym spent time with Data Collective VC, Healthtech Capital, and Pear VC, and served as an advisor to several early-stage companies. Additionally, Galym was consulting faculty for Stanford Medicine X and served as the graduate representative on the Stanford University Board of Trustees. Outside of investment and strategy roles, Galym performed research in a number of labs, publishing peer-reviewed papers in gene therapy, stem cell biology, and medical imaging.

In his free time, Galym prioritizes spending time with family, loves to play pickup basketball, mentors students with disabilities as part of the Lime Connect Network, and serves on the board of the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance.

Mike “Ike” Isaacson

Mike “Ike” Isaacson is the Senior Vice President of Government Relations for VGM & Associates. In his role, he focuses on advocating for and elevating the DMEPOS industry. Ike is a consummate coach who excels at mentoring others to serve as grass root champions for a better climate to serve customers. Working with the Government & Regulatory Team, healthcare providers, and other industry advocates, Ike is dedicated to advancing the life changing work that our members do in their communities.

Prior to joining The VGM Group, Inc in 2017, Ike spent 23 years as a state and national leader in not-for-profit community-based healthcare settings. His work advocating alongside individuals, families, communities, and healthcare partners at the state and federal levels centered on providing access to high quality healthcare and consumer choice.

Ike and his wife live in Denver, IA and have four adult children.

Josh Marx

Josh Marx is CEO of Medical Service Company, a third-generation family-owned business, founded in Cleveland, OH in 1950. In his role, he largely focuses on corporate culture, strategic planning, organizational design, and acquisitions and partnerships. Over his career, Josh has held various roles supporting Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Brand Management, and Operations Management. Josh also serves as Chairman of the Board for the American Association for Homecare as well as serving on several other healthcare companies advisory boards. Josh earned his Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Coastal Carolina University.

About Medical Service Company: Celebrating 75 years in business this year, MSC is a Post-Acute Healthcare Provider that specializes in Chronic-Respiratory Disease Management, and partners with health systems to facilitate a patient’s safe and speedy transition from hospital to home. This is done through integrated partnerships, training, education, clinical pathways and patient engagement. As a proud third-generation family owned and operated business, MSC has a strong pledge to excellence. For more information please visit: www.medicalserviceco.com.

Joe Megibow

Joe Megibow is CEO of cpap.com.

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.

Susheel Patil, MD, PhD

Susheel P. Patil, MD, PhD is the System Director and Section Chief for Sleep Medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Patil completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at UH before pursuing fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, during which he also completed training in Sleep Medicine. Dr. Patil also received a PhD in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is board certified in Sleep Medicine, as well as Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Patil has been active in numerous committees and leadership roles in the Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Assembly and Board of Directors for the American Thoracic Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He has organized or spoken in numerous scientific symposia at international meetings related to sleep medicine and has participated in the development of important clinical guidelines in the sleep field. He is the author of more than 30 publications and has given invited lectures throughout the US. He is the former program director for the ACGME Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Patil has also been active in sleep medicine related public policy at the state level as the past-president of the Maryland Sleep Society.

Dr. Patil has longstanding research interests in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea, HIV and sleep disorders, aspects of portable monitoring for sleep testing, clinical trials in sleep apnea therapeutics, and the role of hospital-based sleep testing.

Peter Segall

Peter Segall is a Managing Director at Insight Partners. He has a successful track record of growing innovative software and service businesses in the education, human capital management, and healthcare industries.

Prior to his role as Managing Director at Insight Partners, Peter led one of Insight’s portfolio company investments, serving as CEO and President of HealthcareSource, a high-growth, leading provider of talent management software to hospitals and other health care providers. Before HealthcareSource, Peter served as President North America Higher Education and member of the Senior Executive Team at Blackboard Inc., was EVP Sales and a member of the Board of Directors at WebCT, and a Partner in the Coopers & Lybrand Higher Education Consulting Group. He currently serves on the Board of American Student Assistance and Board of Governors for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Peter is an expert at building SaaS businesses and is passionate about growing companies with positive, team-oriented cultures that create meaningful value for all stakeholders: customers, employees, partners, and investors.

In his role as Managing Director at Insight, Peter evaluates potential investments with the investment team and serves as mentor and executive coach to Executive teams.

David Siegel

David Siegel is the CEO of Nationwide Medical, Inc. David helped transform Nationwide Medical, Inc., from a small family-owned company into a national sleep and respiratory company. David has primarily focused on the company’s strategic direction, payer contracting expansion, and manufacturer relationships. David currently sits on several industry boards and committees including the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, & Education Committee at AAHomecare, the Board of Directors of the California Association of Medical Providers, the Brightree Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors for Connecting a Caring Community. David holds an Exemptee license and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Systems Management from California State University, Northridge.

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.

Kathryn A. Teng, MD, MBA, FACP

Kathryn A. Teng, MD, MBA, FACP is Chief Medical Officer for Progressive Insurance Corporation. She is responsible for onsite health services, population health and wellbeing efforts for Progressive employees and dependents. Kathryn has 25 years of clinical experience as a practicing internal medicine primary care physician in five health care systems and more than 15 years of experience as a health care leader. Her leadership experiences include building national telehealth networks, management of clinical teams and operations, and creating programs and technology to manage population health.

Kathryn completed her medical degree (MD) and residency at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She earned a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Case Western Reserve University, where she holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Medicine. Her clinical interests include prevention, wellness and women’s health. She loves to swim, bike, walk her two crazy dogs, and travel with her husband and two adult children.

Jay Wendt

Jay Wendt is the Chief Executive Officer for Stance Health Solutions, a private equity backed home medical equipment company headquartered in Southern California. For over 25 years, Jay has spent a career leading teams in both the home medical equipment and orthotics/prosthetics industries. Prior to Stance, Jay served in executive roles for both Apria Healthcare and Hanger. Jay holds degrees from Texas State University in both Respiratory Therapy and Healthcare Administration. In addition, he holds a Master of Business Administration from Baylor University.

Laura Williard

Laura Williard is the senior vice president of payer relations for the American Association for Homecare. She has served in the HME community for more than 24 years, most recently at Advanced Home Care as senior director of regulatory affairs, reimbursement compliance and contracting. Williard has extensive experience working with managed care, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid MCOs and state Medicaid programs. Laura is very active in state associations, serving on the board for GAMES, vice president for NCAMES, and vice president for ATHOMES. She also served as the Vice Chair for the Jurisdiction C Medicare Council and is a founding member of the Mediware User Group. Williard also participated as a member of the Palmetto 16 State Coalition Committee and sits on the Public Policy Committee of the Visiting Nurses Association of America. In addition to her industry involvement, Williard has previous experience managing a large reimbursement department with 150 employees and was responsible for all aspects of the revenue cycle.

Jay Witter

Senior Vice President of Public Policy Jay Witter’s background encompasses over 30 years of legislative, political and management experience. Since joining AAHomecare over 16 years ago, Jay has worked to advance the association’s legislative initiatives on Capitol Hill, as well as coordinate its political activities.

As the senior lobbyist for the United American Nurses (UAN), AFL-CIO, Jay oversaw the organization’s legislative, regulatory and political policies, procedures and positions. During the 2008 presidential election, Jay worked with a majority of the candidates on pro-nurse policies and initiatives. He was also appointed to Obama’s Health Care Policy Committee, as well as organized a “Nurses for Obama” campaign.

Before joining UAN, Jay worked as Vice President of Government Relations at the American Chiropractic Association. Jay successfully worked with ACA members for the passage of six specific chiropractic bills into law over the six years he worked at the association.

Jay has also worked on Capitol Hill for several members of the House of Representatives. Jay possesses a BA in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration (MPA).