Patrick A. Auman, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer - NJL/EC Executive Placement

 Office Location - Houston, TX

832.295.3113-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Dr. Auman has more than 25 years of senior-level experience in healthcare operations. Having served in the capacities of Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and President & Chief Executive Officer in various healthcare organizations, he has extensive experience in operational enhancement and strategic engineering. He is a past recipient of the nationally acclaimed HCIA/Mercer award for operating one of the "TOP 100 BEST RUN HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY." Dr. Auman has directed several hospital strategic repositioning endeavors relative to cost containment and revenue enhancement. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Network Job List Companies since 1993

Professional Education

• Advanced Credential - Hospital Administration

• Ph.D. - Community Health

• MS - Healthcare Administration

• BS - Social and Community Development

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives

• Healthcare Financial Management Association

• American Hospital Association

• American Public Health Association

Vivian Camacho, JD

Senior Vice President, General Counsel - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Sugar Land, TX

Business - Healthcare Experience

Ms. Camacho has more than 20 years administrative experience in the healthcare and education industries. Her legal experience includes first and second party insurance defense, general business litigation, and insurance and healthcare fraud investigation.

Professional Education

• JD

• BA (Cum Laude) - Communications

Professional Membership

• State Bar of Texas

• Hispanic Bar Association

 

 

 

Jack Buckley, MBA, FACHE

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - College Station, TX

979.820.0692-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Mr. Buckley has more than 40 years of experience in health care leadership and has worked for a number of Catholic and other not-for-profit hospitals and health systems. He has held leadership positions with the St. Joseph Health System, Bryan, TX; Mercy Health System, Cincinnati, OH; St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ; St. Mary’s Hospital, East St. Louis, IL; St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita, KS; St. Anthony’s in Amarillo, TX; and Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, Carbondale, IL. Mr. Buckley is also an Adjunct Faculty member at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX

Professional Education

• MBA (Healthcare)

• BA - Liberal Arts

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)

• Catholic Healthcare Association

• American Hospital Association

• Texas Hospital Association

• Illinois Hospital Association

• Illinois Catholic Health Association

• Catholic Health Association of Texas

Ron Aldrich, MBA, LFACHE

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Santa Fe, NM

307.690.9016-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Mr. Aldrich has forty-five years of leadership and governance experience in national, regional and local healthcare organizations in all regions of the United States. He served for twenty years as CEO of three healthcare systems and five years as a Catholic hospital CEO. Mr. Aldrich also served as a Board member for five Catholic multi-hospital systems and currently serves as Chair, Board of Directors of CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, NM. Mr. Aldrich is also an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of New Mexico where he teaches Hospital and Clinic Administration

Professional Education

• MBA (Healthcare)

• BA - Economics

Professional Membership 

• American College of Healthcare Executives (LFACHE)

• Catholic Healthcare Association (Former Chair)

• American Hospital Association (Life Member)

• National Association of Corporate Directors

 

Nancy Jennings, DBA, RN-BC, FACHE

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Hertford, NC

252.562.5600-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Dr. Jennings has over 20 years experience in healthcare and healthcare leadership. As a Registered Nurse, she has worked in a variety of clinical and leadership capacities in both for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations on the East Coast.

Professional Education

• DBA

• MBA

• MSN

• MS - Healthcare Administration

• BS - Health Service Management

• AS - Nursing

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)

• American Nurses Association

• Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives

• Texas Hospital Association

• Lead Hampton Roads

William Mack Copeland, JD, Ph.D., MS, LFACHE

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Cincinnati, OH

513.290.2458-Direct

Healthcare Experience

A retired USAF Medical Service Corps officer, Dr. Copeland has more than 40 years of experience as both a senior health care executive and attorney.  He served as President and Chief Executive Officer at St. Francis-St. George Health Services and Hospital; Chairman, President and CEO at Pulmonary Solutions, Inc.; Managing Partner at the law firm, Copeland & Brown, LPA; Chairman, Health Care Group at the law firm, Frost & Jacobs; Chairman & CEO at Don Rowe Associates, a healthcare consulting firm; Managing Member at Copeland Law, LLC, as well as corporate counsel at several healthcare firms. Dr. Copeland has also been adjunct faculty at both Xavier University and University of Cincinnati MHA programs. In addition, Dr. Copeland is the author of many healthcare articles, a frequent speaker at healthcare functions, and is currently writing a book regarding medical staff relations.

Professional Education

• Ph.D. - Health Services Management

• JD

• MS - Management and Finance

• Masters Program in Health Law

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives (LFACHE)

• American Arbitration Association

• American Lawyers Association

• American Bar Association Advisory Panel

• Society of Ohio Healthcare Attorneys

• Ohio Hospital Association

• USAF MSC Association (General Counsel)

• Cincinnati Bar Association

• Ohio State Bar Association

Gary L. Berlin, MD, MBA

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Dallas, TX

312.933.2954-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Dr. Berlin is a Board-Certified emergency physician with more than eleven years of clinical, administrative and teaching experience. Dr. Berlin has served in physician leadership positions in the United States and abroad. His specialties include information technologies, clinical operations, new healthcare ventures, and international medicine.

Professional Education

• MD

• MBA

Professional Membership

• American College of Physician Executives - Vanguard and Life Member

• Society of Physician Entrepreneurs

 

David J. Baltzer, MHA, RN, LFACHE

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - St. Louis, MO

314.448.1628-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Mr. Baltzer has 10 years experience in hospital staff jobs, including registered nursing prior to a 30-year career in upper level health care leadership.  He has worked for city, state, federal, and private non-profit hospitals in urban and rural communities.  As CEO he led a small rural hospital to earn 5 national awards including Top 100 Integrated Health Networks, 100 Most Wired Hospitals & Health Networks, AHA Circle of Life Citation of Merit, AHA HAVE Award, and Modern Healthcare Trustee of the Year.  He is the author of articles on a variety of healthcare management related topics including governance, multi-institutional systems theory, volunteerism, fund raising, and telecommunications.

Professional Education

• MHA

• BA - Business

• RN

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives (LFACHE)

• Past Regent, New Mexico

• Counselor's Committee

• Program Committee

• American Hospital Association

  • Region 8 Policy Board

  • Committee on Volunteers

  • Committee on Governance

   

• Navajo Nation Health Care System, Inc. Board of Directors

• New Mexico Hospital association, Board of Directors

• VHA Mountain States, Board of Directors

• Washington University, Health Administration Program, Alumni Association, Board of Directors

   

 

James P. Kelly, MHA, FACHE, HFA

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - LaGrange, IN

260.463.5273-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Mr. Kelly has more than 25 years of senior-leadership experience in operations of critical access hospitals, healthcare systems, and community hospitals. His experience includes operations, strategic planning, master facility planning and construction, patient satisfaction, and change management. Mr. Kelly is also licensed as a nursing home administrator in Indiana.

Professional Education

• MSPH - Healthcare Administration

• BS - Business Administration

• Health Facility Administrator License, Indiana

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)

• Indiana Health and Hospitals Rural Advisory Board (2006-2007)

• Nebraska Hospital Association Board (2003-2004)

• ACHE Programs, Products and Services Committee (2006-2009)

 

Owen B. Ellington, M.D., J.D.

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Sugar Land, TX

713.304.4227-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Dr. Ellington has more than 30 years of experience as a healthcare executive. He has served as Vice President and Medical Director for major insurance companies and healthcare delivery systems which have included Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, United Healthcare, Humana Healthcare Corporation and Amerigroup Corporation. Dr. Ellington has been at the interface of medicine and health law; with a keen interest as a community leader and liaison, he has provided guidance in developing healthcare initiatives focused on improving healthcare quality. Dr. Ellington has published several research articles and contributed to the premier publication "Bone Marrow Ablation and Allogenic Marrow Transplantation in Acute Leukemia," New England Journal of Medicine, 302, 1041-1046, May 8, 1980.

Professional Education

• JD - Health Law

• MD - Internal Medicine/Hematology/Oncology

• BS - Zoology and Animal Biology

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives

• Managed Care Executives

• Health Care Executives

• Society of Physician Entrepreneurs

• National Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association

 

John P. Rinset, MHA, FACHE

Senior Vice President, Business Development - NJL/EC Executive Placement

Office Location - Sacramento, CA

916.987.6285-Direct

Healthcare Experience

Mr. Rinset has extensive experience in the healthcare environment in roles as a CEO, COO and senior executive for managed care. Mr. Rinset has almost 40 years working with many organizations including CHW(now Dignity), Providence Health Care, National Medical Enterprises(now Tenet)in helping shape leadership teams, physician relations, board development and relations,  strategic direction, mergers and acquisitions, and critical construction projects. For the past 17 years, Mr. Rinset has used his expertise in interim executive roles assisting large and small organizations across the United States in critical roles often in turnaround and crisis situations.

Professional Education

• MHA

• BS - Business/Finance

Professional Membership

• American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)

• Who's Who In American Health Care

• Past Board Member California Hospital Association

• American Hospital Association