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Simon Schwartz, Strategic Resources Group (31).
Mr. Schwartz is currently an associate manag-
ing director for Strategic Resources Group, which
specializes in trade association management, event
planning and marketing and currently manages
Oregon, Colorado and New Jersey ambulatory sur-
gery center associations. Mr. Schwartz's experience
also includes time as the event coordinator for the
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
Rich Searles, Merritt Healthcare (33). Mr. Searles,
a partner with Merritt Healthcare, has overseen the
business operations of the company's northeastern
ASCs since 2008. He is also a registered investment
banking agent with Series 79 and 63 licenses. Mr.
Searles completed his BA in economics at Wake
Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Michael Sengmanivong, Beverly Hills (Calif.)
Spine Surgery ASC (36). Mr. Sengmanivong has
served as administrator of the spine and pain
management surgery center for nearly three years.
The surgery center includes four spine specialists
who treat a wide-array of spine conditions, such
as ankylosing spondylitis, degenerative disc dis-
ease, disc herniations, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis
and tumors. "We have had many [accomplish-
ments] throughout the years but our greatest ac-
complishment was getting AAAHC certified for
three years," says Mr. Sengmanivong.
Erica Sheldon, Laser Spine Institute (30). Ms.
Sheldon oversees Laser Spine Institute's Cleveland
facility as the executive director. Ms. Sheldon plays
a vital role in managing the operations of the fa-
cility by ensuring smooth processes are in place
and that patients receive quality care. Ms. Sheldon
joined Laser Spine Institute in 2012 as a patient ex-
perience coordinator, but quickly rose to associate
executive director of Laser Spine Institute Philadel-
phia. Once Laser Spine Institute decided to open a
Cleveland facility, she was promoted to executive
director of Laser Spine Institute Cleveland.
Chandler Shirer, Franciscan Surgery Center
in Indianapolis. Mr. Shirer is administrator of
Franciscan Surgery Center, a joint venture with
Franciscan Alliance, where there are more than
9,000 procedures performed each year. The cen-
ter includes five operating rooms and one proce-
dure room. "Over the course of the last two years
our volume has increased 33 percent. We have
added orthopedics, spine/neuro and drastically
increased our ophthalmology service line," says
Mr. Shirer. "Our success and efficiencies are a di-
rect result of our employees' dedication and hard
work day in and day out, as well as our surgeons'
and anesthesiologists' commitment to excellence."
Chris D. Skagen, JD, Strategic Resources Group
(30). Mr. Skagen is a Colorado-licensed attor-
ney, who has worked in the ASC industry since
2010. As partner in Strategic Resources Group,
a healthcare trade association management con-
sulting company, he co-manages the day-to-day
operations for the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery
Center Association, Oregon Ambulatory Surgery
Center Association and the New Jersey Associa-
tion of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Mr. Skagen
and Strategic Resources Group additionally have
clients outside the state trade association manage-
ment business, in which they provide legislative
and political strategy consulting, fundraising con-
sulting as well as event/marketing consulting.
Brooke Smith, Maryland Surgery Center for
Women in Rockville, Md. (38). In her time with
Maryland Surgery Center for Women, Ms. Smith
has successfully taken a struggling ASC and
turned it into a safe, profitable, professional facil-
ity. She has worked to increase collections from
an average of $70,000 per month to an average
of $240,000 per month, all while decreasing the
center's days in A/R significantly to an average of
25 days. She also led a pilot program for online
pre-surgical admission, trialing the program for
presentation to the center's management com-
pany, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America,
for consideration among 30 other ASCs. Her cost
savings in 2010 alone added up to $110,000.
Vivek Taparia, Regent Surgical Health (33). Mr.
Taparia oversees operational initiatives and profit
enhancement opportunities for Regent surgery
centers. Most recently, he built a 20-person team
and launched The Center for Ambulatory Surgery
at Swedish Covenant, a seven-specialty outpatient
surgery center on the north side of Chicago. Pre-
viously, he served as director of business develop-
ment for Regent and oversaw strategic projects
such as a corporate-wide case costing program.
Tabitha Vaughn, RN, St. Charles (Mo.) Surgery
Center (33). Ms. Vaughn named administrator of
St. Charles Surgery Center in 2011, when it was a
new facility and currently also serves as the center's
clinical director. The surgery center completed its
first case in 2012, and in 2013 completed 3,000 cases.
Chip Zahn, Surgical Care Affiliates (36). Mr.
Zahn is a vice president of operations with Sur-
gical Care Affiliates, a position he has held for
nearly two years. Previously, he was the COO of
Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving, Texas. He
also has experience in administration and COO
development at Lakeview Regional Medical Cen-
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