Who We Are

Greg Bellomy

Chief Executive Officer

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CareATC, a leading health management company providing innovative primary care services for self-insured employers announces the appointment of Gregory F. Bellomy as president and chief executive officer. Bellomy is an influential leader in healthcare with over 20 years’ experience as president and CEO of several of the most innovative healthcare service companies in the country. Most recently, Bellomy served as a senior operating advisor for LLR Partners healthcare services group and chief strategic growth officer for BAYADA Home Healthcare. His previous roles include CEO and president of Progressus Therapy, LLC, and separately AllianceCare, Inc. In addition, Bellomy served as group president for a $250 million division of RehabCare Group (RHB-NYSE).

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Scott Strickland

President & Chief
Operating Officer

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Scott Strickland, a strong multi-site healthcare services operator with over 20 years of experience as director and executive officer of well-regarded healthcare companies, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of CareATC. Strickland most recently served as COO for a healthcare technology business in the physical therapy sector, and prior to that, as Senior Vice President of Therapy Services for U.S. HealthWorks. Earlier in his career, Scott held leadership roles at Select Medical Corporation and Outreach Senior Healthcare and also served in private practice as a masters-degreed physical therapist.

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Ann Stoeppelwerth

Chief Engagement
Solutions Officer

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Ann Stoeppelwerth joined CareATC in 2015 as the Director of Development and Provider Contracting and shortly thereafter assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer. Today she serves as Chief Engagement Solutions Officer, concentrating on narrowing emerging risk with innovative engagement and communication strategies for improved outcomes - with an emphasis on population health, patient activation and member engagement.

Ann is an experienced leader in organizational operations and product development, leading multiple client launches and implementation strategies with a focus on customer relations and engagement.

Previously, Stoeppelwerth served as the Oklahoma Executive Director for Aetna​, led the launch of the Oklahoma Health Plan for Coventry Healthcare, the Chief Contracting Officer for Springer Clinic, a multi-specialty physician owned organization, and the Director of Sales and Account Management at Pacificare.

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Paul Keeling

Chief Business Dev. Officer

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Keeling possesses over thirty years of experience working in the insurance and healthcare industries. Previous leadership roles, with AETNA and The Hartford, specialized in high risk workers’ compensation and risk management. Additionally, Keeling helped launch MyStaf in Tulsa, serving as general manager and partner before joining CareATC in 2004. He leads the company’s commitment to client retention, the continued growth and scalability of existing customers, and marketing outreach across all divisions of CareATC.

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Spence Lloyd

Chief Financial Officer

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Spence Lloyd joins CareATC as chief financial officer. Mr. Lloyd is a certified public accountant and has over thirty years of experience managing financial, administrative, legal, and operational functions for entrepreneurial, high-growth companies, both public and private. Lloyd’s most recent senior management roles include chief financial officer at Forhealth Technologies, later at Fleetgistics, and then Avant Healthcare Professionals before joining CareATC.

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Lisa Ness

Chief Revenue Officer

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Lisa serves as the Chief Revenue Officer for CareATC and leads revenue growth and business development across the organization.  Lisa brings 30 years of experience in worksite health, occupational health, health coaching and pharmacy services.  Ness has an extensive background in strategic revenue growth, business development, marketing strategy and executive leadership.  Previously, Ness served as Chief Growth Officer and Director of Sales for two national worksite health companies and Director of Employers for Pfizer Inc.  Early in her career, Lisa served in clinical private practice as a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator.  Ms. Ness holds a MBA with focus on Organizational Development as well as a B.S in Biology, B.S in Chemistry and B.S in Human Nutrition.

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Kimberly Hutton, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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Dr. Hutton brings over twenty years of experience in the medical field to her work at CareATC. She works closely with over 110 providers in thirty-six states to direct policy and best practices that ensure quality patient care in all CareATC facilities. She leads the quality improvement, medical executive and peer review committees, as well as directing the Personal Health Assessment Teams and CareATC’s Population Health and Wellness division. She obtained her medical degree from The University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed her residency in family medicine at Trinity Lutheran Hospital, both in Kansas City, MO.

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Phil Bruns

Chief Technology Officer

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Phil brings over twenty years of data management and healthcare analytics experience to his role with CareATC. Bruns’ previous roles include senior vice president and general manager-analytics at Benefitfocus, and chief technology and operating officer at Employers Health Network, LLC. Mr. Bruns holds a B.S. in Mathematics, a M.S. in Space Science, and a MBA with a concentration in Finance.

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Vickie Rice

VP, Strategic Analytics

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Vickie Rice is a 20-year veteran of the benefits business and an expert in healthcare claims, analytics and product management. Rice spent a decade in key administrative roles at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and then served as Product Manager for Data and Analytics at Benefitfocus where she helped create innovative data tools to help both benefits administrators and consumers make fact-based decisions about their healthcare benefits.

In 2015 she joined CareATC as the Director of Analytics to use her years of claim and data analytics experience to help develop industry-leading reporting for our clients as well as support our clinical staff and the patients they care for with analytic tools that allow our doctors to make well-informed decisions about the best treatment options.

In her current role as VP of Strategic Analytics for CareATC, Rice has brought her passion of using data and technology to make smarter healthcare decisions to our data analytics team.

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Cheryl Counts

Senior VP, Operations & Occupational Medicine

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Cheryl Counts brings 25 years of healthcare experience in occupational health and onsite/worksite health programs. She has an extensive history in operations management, business development and client account management, multi-site strategic business planning, team leadership, and P&L/Budget oversight.  She has a proven track record of developing and leading accelerated business expansion plans to include aggressive growth, launching of innovative services, and driving operational excellence to maximize revenue growth and market share.  Cheryl is from Kansas City, Kansas, and resides in the Phoenix metro area.  She is an avid Chiefs fan, enjoys travel and spending time with family and friends. 

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Jackie Hope, RN, BSHA

VP of Quality & Regulatory Compliance

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Hope is a registered nurse with 28 years of experience, much of that time working in the quality and regulatory arena. She oversees all quality, regulatory, and compliance initiatives and services as the HIPAA Privacy Officer for CareATC. Her areas of responsibilities include accreditation, medical staff office, risk management, infection control and medical records. In addition, she has served as a surveyor for AAAHC – the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, for twenty-five years.

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Melissa Mata

VP of HR

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Mata possesses over twenty years of experience working in human resources and management for several Fortune 500 companies. She is certified SHRM-CP and manages a human resources department that reflects and supports CareATC’s core values. She is responsible for leading the strategic implementation of national talent acquisition, leadership and employee relations, as well as cultural diversity and inclusion, and organizational design.

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Wendy White

Director of Operations

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White has worked with CareATC since 2004 in various leadership roles. With an extensive background in the public and private sector of healthcare management, White leans on her years of experience in workers’ compensation, health insurance administration and human resources to lead a strong team of client managers.

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Ann Irby

Director of Operations

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Irby is a native Tulsan and graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Irby worked in the banking and financial planning field prior to her shift to healthcare. She is a seasoned professional in the areas of business development and management, marketing, strategic planning and organizational development.

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Sheree Fry

Director of Operations

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Fry graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as a nuclear medicine technologist. She has worked in the areas of internal medicine, cardiology, neurology and reproductive endocrinology prior to joining CareATC in 2010. As the director of clinical operations, Fry oversees all CareATC clinic staff while ensuring continuity of care, adherence to state and federal regulations, as well as compliance with CareATC’s AAAHC accreditation.

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Keith Gucwa

Director of Facilities

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Gucwa is an accredited evidence-based healthcare designer with twenty-four years of experience in purchasing/material management within the commercial and private real estate industry. As one of only a handful of individuals with EDAC certification in the state of Oklahoma, Gucwa brings a unique approach to the design, build and commission of all CareATC clinics.

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Anne Gibson

Senior VP,
Business Development

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Austin Zellner

VP, Business Development

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David Beckman

VP, Business Development

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Nick Peper

VP, Business Development

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Paul Montgomery

VP, Business Development

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Simon Abbott

VP, Business Development

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Philip Kurtz

CareATC

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Philip joined CareATC in 2013 as Chief Executive Officer after having founded and served as the CEO of Benefit Informatics, a healthcare data analytics company with more than 7,000 employers and 5 million members on the platform. In 2010, he sold the company to BenefitFocus and he continued to serve the company as President for 3 more years.

Prior to Benefit Informatics, Philip founded CIS Technology a company that developed software for hospital claims processing and revenue cycle management, where he served as President and CEO from 1985 to 2000. After taking the company public on NASDAQ the company merged with National Data Corporation and is now part of Mckesson Corporation.

From 1975 to 1985, Philip practiced public accounting as a CPA with an emphasis on developing business software in oil and gas taxation, construction and the medical industry.

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Jack Slye

LLR Partners

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Jack Slye is a Partner at LLR Partners where he leads the firm’s investments in healthcare and education. Prior to joining LLR, Jack was a Principal at Sterling Partners as well as COO and Vice President of Corporate Development at Sylvan Learning. Jack earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business and a B.S. from the University of Maryland.

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Sasank Aleti

LLR Partners

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Sasank Aleti is a Principal at LLR Partners. Sasank initially joined LLR in 2003 and returned to the firm in 2011 after completing his M.B.A. and founding Cadence Capital Partners, a lower-middle market investment firm. At LLR, Sasank leads the firm’s investments in healthcare and HR technology. Prior to joining LLR, Sasank worked in investment banking at UBS. Sasank earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from New York University.

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