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2021 Leaders

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Lance Manning

Lindsey Settles

Hubert Zajicek

  • Co-Founder and former 2x Director of the Texas Healthcare Challenge
  • CEO @1stMinuteApp
  • Hack grad: AT&T, DHS, MIT 
  • Avid mtn biker in the Texas heat
  • LinkedIn

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Hubert Zajicek

Lindsey Settles

Hubert Zajicek

  • CEO of Health Wildcatters and co-founder of the Texas Healthcare Challenge
  • Active speaker, panelist and thought leader on healthcare entrepreneurship
  • Holds an MD from University of Vienna and an MBA from SMU
  • LinkedIn

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Lindsey Settles

Lindsey Settles

Lindsey Settles

  • Graduate of Univ. North Texas
  • Operations and Digital Marketing 
  • Health Wildcatters Liaison
  • Plays the Ukulele
  • Linkedin

Prior directors

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J. Tyler Piazza

J. Tyler Piazza

J. Tyler Piazza

  • Consultant at Trinity Partners
  • Founder of the Women in Science & Healthcare (WISH) Hackathon
  • Founder of Biotechnology Club at UTSW
  • M.S. in Genetics, Development, and Disease from UT Southwestern
  • Linkedin

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Avery Spencer

J. Tyler Piazza

J. Tyler Piazza

Director of Programming

  • Co-Founder, Blooskai, Corp.
  • Day Trader, Xapientia Labs, Corp.
  • Global ATM Transformation Contract, CitiBank
  • M.S. Applied Cognition & Neuroscience, MSTM, MBA
  • Linkedin 

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Rachel West

J. Tyler Piazza

Rachel West

Director of Programming

  • Director of Business Development for RevTech Ventures
  • Dallas Director of SoGal Foundation
  • Background spans across digital consulting, product development, and health policy
  • LinkedIn

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Lily Chou

Michael Gillespie

Rachel West

Director of Participation

  • Clinical Specialist at Genentech
  • Background in marketing analytics / market planning
  • TXHCC19 Winner
  • MBA from UC Berkeley
  • Owns a dinosaur onesie
  • LinkedIn

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Kim Whatcott

Michael Gillespie

Michael Gillespie

Director of Marketing

  • Speech Pathologist in acute care at UT Southwestern
  • M.S. from UT Dallas
  • 2017/2018 UW Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellow

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Michael Gillespie

Michael Gillespie

Michael Gillespie

Director of Marketing

  • MD class of 2020 at UT Southwestern
  • 4+ years in medical technology development, market research, and commercialization
  • Ran into Will Smith in the Serengeti last summer 
  • LinkedIn

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Karine Pozo

Karine Pozo

Karine Pozo

Director of University Outreach

  • Program Manager at HeritX/CPI and Faculty at UTSW
  • Cancer Biologist and Neuroscientist
  • 2x Hackathon TXHCC Winner
  • LinkedIn

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Esha Vaid

Karine Pozo

Karine Pozo

  • Startup Advisor/ Investor
  • Recovering Investment Banker
  •  Indian Classical Vocalist
  •  Linkedin

Prior TXHCC Co-Directors/Mentors/facilitators

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Yusuf Tamer

Brian Kamras

Yusuf Tamer

  • PhD from UT Southwestern
  • Data Enthusiast
  • Interested in Big data analytics for healthcare 
  • Plays racketball
  • LinkedIn

Meg Martin

Brian Kamras

Yusuf Tamer

  • Managing Principal and CEO  HCJ Healthcare Solutions, LLC
  • 20 years in health industry: RN, pharma and biomed sales
  • Loves to fly fish
  • LinkedIn, @HCJLLC  

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Brian Kamras

Brian Kamras

Brian Kamras

  • Experience in nanotechnology research and development
  • PhD Inorganic Chemistry from University of North Texas
  • Avid Long-distance Cyclist
  • LinkedIn

 

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Sureka Gattu

Kellen Ragsdale

Sureka Gattu

  • Analyst-Leadership Development Program, Reata Pharmaceuticals
  • Ph.D. from UT Southwestern
  • Met the Dalai Lama
  • LinkedIn

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Neha Sinha

Kellen Ragsdale

Sureka Gattu

  • Business Analyst at UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Expertise in Project Management, Analytics, and Business Process Improvement
  • M.S. from UT Dallas
  • LinkedIn

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Kellen Ragsdale

Kellen Ragsdale

Kellen Ragsdale

  • Organ Procurement at Southwest Transplant Alliance
  • M.S. Technology Commercialization UT-Austin
  • Flew a twin-engine helicopter for 54 seconds
  • LinkedIn 

prior Facilitators

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Rebekah Craig

Rebekah Craig

Rebekah Craig

  • Business Analyst, UT Southwestern
  • Part of Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics
  • Manages the annual bioinformatics hackathon
  • LinkedIn

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Kobby Amoah

Rebekah Craig

Rebekah Craig

  •  CEO Mountain Health Technologies
  • Serial Entrepreneur
  • Former Product Consultant at BofA, Merrill Lynch
  • Health Wildcatters Alumnus
  • LinkedIn

prior TXHCC Mentors

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Josh Rabinowitz

Josh Rabinowitz

Josh Rabinowitz

  Start-up specialist with over 15 years of knowledge in management, finance, research, and strategic planning to lay a solid foundation for creative ventures that improve the human condition. Responsible for business planning, regulatory matters, communications, project management, recruitment, finances, operations, and all non-technical

  Start-up specialist with over 15 years of knowledge in management, finance, research, and strategic planning to lay a solid foundation for creative ventures that improve the human condition. Responsible for business planning, regulatory matters, communications, project management, recruitment, finances, operations, and all non-technical challenges of a start-up. 


As Founder/CEO of Articulate Labs, Josh developed the initial business strategy and raised $500k in seed funding. He is now focused on navigating Articulate Labs through the challenges of FDA 510(K), insurance reimbursement and designing their clinical trial strategy. Josh and Articulate Labs are alumni of the Health Wildcatters Accelerator. 

LinkedIn

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Tavis Schriefer

Josh Rabinowitz

Josh Rabinowitz

 Tavis Schriefer is the Founder/CEO of teleCalm whose mission is to help seniors stay safely connected with family and friends, while prolonging their independence. teleCalm’s patented service solves phone challenges for families living with Alzheimer’s and other memory issues, currently in 118 senior living communities and homes across 3

 Tavis Schriefer is the Founder/CEO of teleCalm whose mission is to help seniors stay safely connected with family and friends, while prolonging their independence. teleCalm’s patented service solves phone challenges for families living with Alzheimer’s and other memory issues, currently in 118 senior living communities and homes across 38 states.

In 2002, Tavis founded his first startup Ideative, a consumer products company. With Ideative he took seven of his patented products to international retail markets. Prior to that, Tavis was an eCommerce Strategist at Nortel for 11 years; he also spent 13 years in the Air Force Communications Command as a software programmer. 

LinkedIn

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Jake Frost

Josh Rabinowitz

Jake Frost

Healthcare strategy and growth executive with expertise in early stage, healthcare innovation including performance networks, analytics and digital health. 19-year healthcare veteran with strong understanding of value-based care transformation and positive disruption leading to lower costs, higher quality and enhanced patient experience. 

Healthcare strategy and growth executive with expertise in early stage, healthcare innovation including performance networks, analytics and digital health. 19-year healthcare veteran with strong understanding of value-based care transformation and positive disruption leading to lower costs, higher quality and enhanced patient experience.  


Generalist with strong consulting skill set and experience driving growth through sales, strategy and marketing roles with Fortune 50 and early stage, VC/PE backed firms. Leadership roles include guiding clinical and non-clinical teams of 50+ people cross-functionally. Personal interests include cycling, running, climbing, dining and laughing with friends. 

LinkedIn

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Asha George

Matt Gonzales

Asha George

SmartLight Analytics CEO and Co-founder Asha George is passionate about making a meaningful impact on the rising cost of healthcare. Her 17 years of experience in healthcare data analysis along with her academic background in epidemiology and biostatistics provides a knowledge base to expertly interpret statistical and clinical data. 


Prio

SmartLight Analytics CEO and Co-founder Asha George is passionate about making a meaningful impact on the rising cost of healthcare. Her 17 years of experience in healthcare data analysis along with her academic background in epidemiology and biostatistics provides a knowledge base to expertly interpret statistical and clinical data. 


Prior to launching SmartLight Analytics in 2016, George worked as an independent statistical consultant for multiple healthcare IT companies and directed the Statistical Analytics team at Emdeon. Prior to that, she managed data intelligence for HCSC.

George holds a graduate certification in Statistics and Economic Data Analysis from the University of Texas, Dallas; a master’s degree in Biostatistics/Epidemiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

LinkedIn

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Jesus Gras

Matt Gonzales

Asha George

 Jesus is co-founder of Fully Alive Health, the first free-market healthcare savings membership platform for Latino employers and consumers offering concierge care at wholesale prices. He has over 25 years of experience in management and consulting for startups and healthcare organizations.


 An industrial engineer with a master’s in engine

 Jesus is co-founder of Fully Alive Health, the first free-market healthcare savings membership platform for Latino employers and consumers offering concierge care at wholesale prices. He has over 25 years of experience in management and consulting for startups and healthcare organizations.


 An industrial engineer with a master’s in engineering, specialized in project management and logistics with an emphasis in social concerns and healthcare, Jesus is also a sought-out speaker and writer in the Latino community with experience in online training, group facilitating, motivational interviewing, coaching and developing curricula for organizations and groups.
LinkedIn

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Matt Gonzales

Matt Gonzales

Matt Gonzales

Matt is an entrepreneur, start-up founder and product management professional with a passion for working with start-ups and other entrepreneurs to support market research, product development and management.

With bachelor degrees in Information Systems and Information Security, as well as an MBA in Management of Technology, Matt has amasse

Matt is an entrepreneur, start-up founder and product management professional with a passion for working with start-ups and other entrepreneurs to support market research, product development and management.

With bachelor degrees in Information Systems and Information Security, as well as an MBA in Management of Technology, Matt has amassed a varied wealth of knowledge and experience. From internships at the Library of Congress and regional security groups, to working at tech start-ups, as well as competing internationally in tech venture competitions, Matt has gained a broad understanding and extensive interest in tech entrepreneurship and development spanning across both private and public sectors; he has been twice-nominated for the Texas Business Hall of Fame. More than anything, Matt looks forward to using his skills and expertise to work with others to support them in materializing their products and innovations.

LinkedIn

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Tyler Register

Tyler Register

Tyler Register

 Tyler Register is the CEO and Co-founder of Ataia Medical.  Ataia Medical is dedicated to introducing innovative technology to allow patients to verbally communicate with their new communication system, SPEAX. 


Prior to Ataia Medical, Tyler worked at Siemens Healthcare’s Innovation Think Tank developing solutions for some of healthcare’s 

 Tyler Register is the CEO and Co-founder of Ataia Medical.  Ataia Medical is dedicated to introducing innovative technology to allow patients to verbally communicate with their new communication system, SPEAX. 


Prior to Ataia Medical, Tyler worked at Siemens Healthcare’s Innovation Think Tank developing solutions for some of healthcare’s biggest problems, and studied at Georgia Institute of Technology in the Biomedical Engineering program. 

Tyler is a Health Wildcatters Alumnus

LinkedIn  

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Sarah Soisson

Tyler Register

Tyler Register

Sarah Soisson is the Founder and COO of ClaraPrice, a Digital Health SaaS platform providing condition-based cost estimates for inpatient Hospitalizations. She is a Hospital Operations, Revenue Cycle, and Healthcare Reimbursement expert with over 20 years of industry experience, and a Health Wildcatters 2019 Alumnus. 


She is an ICD-10 expe

Sarah Soisson is the Founder and COO of ClaraPrice, a Digital Health SaaS platform providing condition-based cost estimates for inpatient Hospitalizations. She is a Hospital Operations, Revenue Cycle, and Healthcare Reimbursement expert with over 20 years of industry experience, and a Health Wildcatters 2019 Alumnus. 


She is an ICD-10 expert and certified trainer, and she is a founding member of the National External Peer Review Program (EPRP). This program was adopted by 170+ hospitals in the U.S. and has been recognized worldwide for tracking measures and maintaining metrics on clinical practice guidelines and standards.

LinkedIn

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Dr. Smitri Zaneveld

Kristen Valdez

Founder & CEO of b.well

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Dr. Smitri Zaneveld

Dr. Smitri Zaneveld

Dr. Smitri Zaneveld

Founder & Research Director at Lazarus 3D

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