Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| John L. Indest |
President, COO & Secretary |
| Barr Brown |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Denise Freeman Romano |
Chief Compliance Officer |
| Eden Ezell |
Chief Compliance Officer & In, House Counsel |
| Marcus Macip |
Chief Admin Officer & Vice President |
| Morris Sanford |
CIO & Vice President |
| Pat Roman |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Peter J. Roman |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| R. Barr Brown |
CFO, Senior Vice President & Treasurer |
| Daryl Doise |
Senior Vice President, Acq & Market Dev |
| Don Stelly |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Richard A. MacMillan |
General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Compliance Officer |
| Albert Simien |
Treasurer Mgmt & Vice President, Procurement |
| Ammy Lee |
Vice President, Operations |
| Angie Begnaud |
Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Central Division |
| Barbara Goodman |
Vice President, Quality & Performance |
| Blaine Williams |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Chris Stagg |
Vice President, Home Based Services |
| Eric C. Elliott |
Vice President, IR |
| George Wyatt |
Vice President, Division Sales |
| Harold Taylor |
Vice President, Govt Affairs |
| James Pittman |
Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
| John Whitlock |
Vice President, Finance Operations |
| Kendra Case |
Vice President, Risk Mgmt |
| Melanie Kuehn |
Vice President, Clinical Leadership Trng |
| Michael Freeman |
Vice President, Technology |
| Pamela Bridges |
Vice President, Acq |
| Pat Derouen |
Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Western Division |
| Scott Tobey |
Vice President, Sales Division |
| Stephen Lepley |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Stuart Archer |
Vice President, Operations |
| Carllene MacMillan |
Director, Hospice & Private Duty Operations |
| Denise Romano |
Director, Audit |
| Heidi Landry |
Director, Education & Clinical Program Development |
| Jennifer Landry |
Director, Revenue Management |
| Lessley Fontenot |
Director, Hospice Services |
| Martha Harrington |
Director, Hospital Clinical Services |
| Aline Voorhies |
Manager, Legal |
| Brach Myers |
Manager, Lifeline Program |
| Joey Benoit |
Manager, Payroll |
| Karen Appe |
Manager, Finance Analyst |
| Liz Regard |
Area Manager |
| Liz Starr |
Area Manager |
| Lolanda Brown |
Manager, HR |
| Lolanda Butler |
HR Manager |
| Melanie Kuehne |
Area Manager |
| Mitzi Dorman |
Manager, Personnel |
| Wayne Hebert |
Manager, IT |
| Pat Mulloy |
|
| John B. Breaux |
Director |
| Lewis George |
Director |
Board of Directors
Keith G. Myers is our co-founder, and has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (or similar positions in our predecessors) since 1994. Mr. Myers served as President of the Company from 1994 to 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Myers founded, co-owned and operated Louisiana Premium Seafoods, Inc., an international food processing, procurement and distribution company. In 1999, Mr. Myers was named Business Executive of the Year by the Louisiana Rural Health Association. Mr. Myers received credentials from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice in 1999 and was granted credentials by the Healthcare Financial Management Association in 2005. Mr. Myers has been an active participant in the Home Health Top 100 since 2002 and has participated in the preparation of numerous white papers and presentations to members of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, specifically related to health care reimbursement methodologies. In June 2003, Mr. Myers received the Regional Entrepreneur of the Year for outstanding performance in the field of Healthcare Services and was officially inducted as a lifetime member of The National Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame in November 2003.
John L. Indest currently serves as our President and Chief Operating Officer. He previously served as an Executive Vice President and as our Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Home-Based Services, beginning in May 2001. Mr. Indest has also served as a director since June 2000 and as Secretary since August 2004. From November 1998 to May 2001, Mr. Indest served as our Vice President. Prior to joining us in November 1998, Mr. Indest served as President, Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Homebound Care, Inc., a regional home health provider. Mr. Indest has testified before the United States House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Subcommittee on healthcare issues and was co-chairman of the Louisiana Task Force on Ethics, overseeing compliance issues applicable to home health and hospice in the state of Louisiana. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Home and Hospice Care. Mr. Indest is a registered nurse with a Masters of Science in Health Services Administration from the University of St. Francis.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Chief Compliance Officer & In, House Counsel |
Current |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President & Assoc General Counsel |
Former |
Peter J. Roman serves as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Roman joined the company in April 2005 and has served as the Vice President/Controller and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Roman served as the Chief Financial Officer for VLP Corporate Services. From 1997 to 2004, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Unifab International, Inc., a publicly-traded oilfield fabrication services company located in Southwest Louisiana. Mr. Roman also served as a Certified Public Accountant for 13 years with Ernst & Young in their New Orleans location. He is a member of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants and received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
Daryl J. Doise serves as our Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, a position he has held since 2005. He previously served as our Chief Operating Officer of Facility-Based Services, beginning in May 2002. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Doise was employed for the previous four years by Quorum Health Services where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Opelousas General Hospital, a 200-bed hospital with over 800 employees. Mr. Doise has also served as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Hospital Association. Mr. Doise received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University, with a major in accounting, and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Tulane University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Acq & Market Dev |
Current |
Donald D. Stelly serves as our Senior Vice President of Operations. Mr. Stelly joined the company in April 2005 after most recently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Doctor’s Hospital, a subsidiary of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. which is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Prior to attaining that position, Mr. Stelly served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of Doctor’s Hospital which was nationally recognized for attaining superior operating results through Service Excellence. Additionally, Mr. Stelly has enjoyed a career of providing direct patient care as a Registered Nurse in a variety of settings within the healthcare continuum. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1991.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Current |
Richard A. MacMillan serves as our Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel, Director of Corporate Compliance, and Director of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs. Mr. MacMillan joined the company in April 2007. He is a Past-President of the Louisiana Rural Health Association and is a member of the National Rural Health Association. In addition, he is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Law Sections of the Louisiana State Bar Association and The Mississippi Bar, and the Health Care Compliance Association. Mr. MacMillan served as General Counsel to the HomeCare Association of Louisiana from 1994 to 2007. He is admitted to the Louisiana Bar and the Mississippi Bar. He is also licensed as a Registered Nurse in Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. MacMillan received his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, and a B.S. in Nursing degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Compliance Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Central Division |
Current |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Area Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Quality & Performance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Home Based Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Division Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Govt Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Risk Mgmt |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Western Division |
Current |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Area Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales Division |
Current |
Dr. Lepley, a Co-Founder of Home Care Solutions, Inc., brings 30 years of health care experience to the company. Dr. Lepley has been instrumental in developing and operating health care companies that serve the ill at home. He served as the President of Hospice of Tennessee, Inc., HCS Pharmacy, Inc., and Airstat, Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Lepley was a District Manager and General Manager of Tennessee operations for T2 Medical, Inc., a home infusion corporation. He was previously the General Manager of Dominion Home Health Services for Voluntary Hospitals of America Enterprises in Virginia. Dr. Lepley holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee and is a Tennessee licensed Doctor of Pharmacy.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Director, Education & Clinical Program Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Director, Revenue Management |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Director, Hospice Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Director, Hospital Clinical Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Manager, Lifeline Program |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Manager, Finance Analyst |
Current |
Ted Hoyt has served as a director since August 2004. Mr. Hoyt has practiced corporate and tax law since 1977, counseling both private and public corporations. Since January 1999, Mr. Hoyt has served as the Managing General Manager of the law firm of Hoyt & Stanford, LLC. Mr. Hoyt was the co-founder of Omni Geophysical Corporation, which later became Omni Energy Services, a publicly traded company, for which he served as a director and officer from 1986 to 1996. Mr. Hoyt has also served as a tax attorney with the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Hoyt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Tax Law degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Hoyt is admitted to the Bar in Louisiana, New York and the District of Columbia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nicholls State University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
| Louisiana State University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Memorial Hermann Healthcare System |
CEO |
Former |
| Memorial Hermann Healthcare System |
President |
Former |
| North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Washington University |
Master's Degree in Hospital Administration |
Former |
| The University of Mississippi |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
| University of Mississippi |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
George A. Lewis has served as a director since August 2004. Mr. Lewis commenced his auditing career with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1958. In 1963, Mr. Lewis joined the firm of Broussard, Poche, Lewis & Breaux, L.L.P., Certified Public Accountants, where he served as an audit partner until his retirement in 1996. Since 1996, Mr. Lewis has primarily served as an expert audit and accounting defense witness with respect to litigation involving various nationally recognized accounting firms. Mr. Lewis has served on various committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, including as a member of the Auditing Standards Board from 1990 through 1994, and as a member of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Lewis has authored an education course to train CPAs to deal with issues of the elderly. Mr. Lewis holds CPA certificates in Louisiana and Texas and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Lewis received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University. Mr. Lewis serves as the financial expert on our Audit Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
|
Former |
| Louisiana State University |
Bachelor of Accounting |
Former |
Senator John B. Breaux has served as a director of CSX since May 2005. Senator Breaux is Senior Counsel with the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP. Senator Breaux joined Patton Boggs LLP upon his retirement from the United States Senate in 2005, having served since 1986. Prior to that, he spent fourteen years in the United States House of Representatives serving on the Public Works and Transportation Committee. In the Senate, he served on the Finance Committee and the Commerce Committee, where he was chair of the subcommittee on Surface Transportation. He also serves as a director of LHC Group, Inc., Senior Managing Director of the Clinton Group and Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings. Senator Breaux is a member of the Public Affairs and Governance Committees. The Board of Directors has determined that Senator Breaux is "independent" within the meaning of the Company's director independence standards and the director independence standards of The New York Stock Exchange.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Clinton Group |
Senior Managing Director |
Current |
| Riverstone Holdings LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| CSX Real Property Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Meteor Communications Corp |
Committee Member |
Current |
| CSX Real Property Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
Monica F. Azare was appointed as a director in November 2007. Ms. Azare currently serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for Verizon Communications. Prior to this position, Ms. Azare served as Senior Vice President – Public Policy and Government Affairs for Verizon Communications and before that she served as Executive Director and Senior Counsel of Federal Affairs for Verizon Wireless. Ms. Azare’s distinguished career also includes serving as Vice President, Federal Affairs for Insight Communications in New York and Chief Counsel to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Billy Tauzin. Ms. Azare is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Corporate Counsel of Women of Color and was selected as a 2006-2007 David Rockefeller Fellow. She currently serves on several boards of directors, including the Business Council of New York State, the New York City Partnership and the Louisiana State University College Advisory Board. A Louisiana native, Ms. Azare received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center.
Mr. Nixon is a principal at Catalyst/Hall. Ron has operating experience in manufacturing, distribution and service businesses in mid-market companies. He has owned or operated mid-market businesses that were sold to larger industry or strategic buyers prior to forming Catalyst. Mr. Nixon holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Ron serves on the boards of numerous privately held corporations and Civic Boards.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Catalyst/Hall |
Principal |
Current |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Civic Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
B.S. In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
W. J. "BILLY" TAUZIN
Age 65
Director Since 2005
Washington, DC
* President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (trade association)
* Former United States Congressman for the State of Louisiana (1980-2005)
* Director of Louisiana Health Care Group, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Entergy Corporation |
Board Director |
Current |
| LHC Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Louisiana Health Care Group |
Board Director |
Current |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
President |
Former |
| Louisiana State University |
Doctorate |
Former |
| Nicholls State University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |