An accomplished Senior Vice President with over 15 years of experience in multisite private equity dental. Serving as the Senior Vice President of Marketing Operations at Heartland Dental, leads organizational departmental teams managing budgets and optimizing ROI for 1800+ community dental practices. A key executive leading internal and external Quarterly Executive Business Reviews, Annual Company Strategy Planning, and Execution of Company Top 10 Goals. Marketing strategies developed and implemented have resulted in new patient growth annually in Heartland’s mature stores while reducing overall spend. A Operations leader that leads engagement for the monthly strategy that all of Heartland’s practice managers execute to deliver industry leading same store organic growth. Supports Western and Central VPOs and has previously led the Operations Services, Customer Service Department, Large Group Integrations and Dental Specialist across the organization.
Has grown with the Heartland organization over time holding positions of Senior Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Operations, Director of Client Administration/Regional Director of Operations, and Regional Administrator. While working at Heartland the company has grown from 200 offices and 1800 team members to over 1800 offices and 25,000 team members. Acts as key utility player for both the COO and CEO.
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National Dentex - Keller Laboratories, Human Resources Manager and Trainer. Started career as a 6th grade School Teacher in the Hazelwood School District/St. Louis.
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Master of Arts in Organizational Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Completed certifications from the Bell Leadership Institute in Executive Leadership, Arbinger Institute, and McKinsey Management Programs.
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Member of various organizations like the Boy Scouts of America, St. Louis Executive Connections, and local church. I am a St. Louis area resident with his fiancé and 3 children. Busy with kid activities and planning a wedding in Mallorca, Spain in June of 2025.
- AI-Powered Strategy
- Operational Transformation
- Enterprise Marketing Enablement
- Digital Health Innovation
- Predictive Analytics
- P&L Oversight
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Scalable Systems
- Performance Metrics
- Organizational Leadership
- EBITDA Growth
- Strategic Partnerships
- Multi-Site Management
- Customer Lifecycle
- Compliance Oversight
- M&A Integration
- Investor Relations
- Omnichannel Strategy
- Talent & Culture Development
- Board Reporting