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As an accomplished strategist and business advisor with nearly three decades of diversified health care, managed care, technology, and management consulting experience, Barbara Casey is the visionary behind Nectar Strategic Consulting.

As the Global Healthcare Leader for Cisco, Barbara lead a team of industry experts, architects, project managers and analysts to deliver digital transformation for providers and payers alike.

Prior to joining Cisco, Barbara led corporate strategic planning at HCA, Inc. where she facilitated the company’s broad Patient Experience strategy and served as a consultative resource to the Central Group (55 hospitals in the Central US and 6 hospitals in London) and its divisions’ senior management teams. Barbara was also the Chief Marketing Officer for the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, an Oncology Research and Drug Development organization where she was responsible for sales, business development, marketing, public relations, and communication functions. She assisted in the development and management of strategic relationships with large pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors.

With over a decade of experience in clinical informatics, Dr. Neil Kudler, M.D. is keen to develop innovative solutions that improve care through enhanced IT infrastructure, optimized clinical workflows, and effective utilization of IT solutions, e.g. EHR, patient engagement platform (portal), risk stratification models, etc.

Prior to joining Nectar Strategic Consulting as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kudler was Chief Operating Officer of Baycare Health Partners, the largest physician-hospital organization (180,000 patients) in Western Massachusetts where he was responsible for strategic development, operational execution, alignment initiatives, and financial oversight. He also served as Chief Medical Information Officer for Baystate Health, a diversified health system comprising a tertiary care academic medical center, three community hospitals, and a medical group with 950 employed providers. He began his career as a general internist with expertise in the care of HIV-infected and opioid-dependent individuals.

Mike was the co-founder and President of Software Logic before joining Nectar and Pixel Health as Executive Vice President, Business Development.  For over two decades, he has developed technology solutions in a variety of industries including healthcare, financial services, and education, with specific expertise in the integration of Microsoft-centric hybrid cloud solutions. Mike has worked collaboratively with leading technology firms, such as Microsoft, HP, and Cisco, while establishing award winning sales and customer service programs. Prior to Software Logic, Mike served in a variety of CIO and Director positions at CGI, Cigna, and GE.

Having overseen the implementation of innovative healthcare strategies into clinical and operational workflows for some of North America’s most prestigious healthcare institutions, Teresa DeLappe serves as an Executive Project Officer for Nectar Strategic Consulting and its sister company, VertitechIT.  She has championed the design, marketing, and launch of strategic business, technology, and clinical initiatives for Sutter Health System, Seattle Children’s Hospital, St Charles Healthcare, Airlift Northwest, Harborview Medical Center and Baystate Health System. Teresa’s trademarked strategy “Beyond the Technology Management™ (BTM) encompasses an approach that recognizes that while technology is often the catalyst for change, it is only one of the many tools and influences built into the human aspect of delivering healthcare.

An industry expert in organizational transformation and change management methodologies with more than 35 years of experience, Jon’s healthcare career began as a house orderly, advanced over time to hospital management, and then extended to a distinguished career as a senior consultant to health systems and physician practices across North America. Prior consulting work included serving as a Senior Director for performance-based consultancies and building a consulting practice for a large healthcare IT company.

A fifteen year veteran of the healthcare industry, Daria has managed teams, programs, projects and budgets, and understands the impact of process improvement to an organization. She’s successfully partnered with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to design and implement successful operational and clinical outcomes. Based in Sacramento, California, she has worked as a senior consultant to Providence Health Services, Sutter Health, and Kaiser Permanente.