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David Ricker is BroadJump LLC’s Chairman and CEO. David’s career in the healthcare industry spans three decades, having served most recently as President and CEO of Broadlane, one of the nation’s largest group purchase organizations. Under his leadership, the company’s explosive growth produced a 480% increase in shareholder value growing EBITDA from a loss of $20 million to earnings of $45 million at the time of its sale to MedAssets for $850 million.

As an industry leader, David is widely recognized for conceiving innovative services that change the healthcare supply chain landscape. He was elected Chairman of the Federation of the American Hospital Exhibitor Committee, and is a frequently sought speaker at industry events. David has served on the Advisory Board of Rendina Companies since August of 2010.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Communications
Rowan College
Glassboro, New Jersey

Dan heads up technology as President and CIO, and serves on BroadJump, LLC’s Board of Managers. He has more than 20 years of experience as an executive in the healthcare and technology industries. Most recently, Dan spent five years as the Vice President of National Accounts for Medline Industries. While at Medline, he grew his business line to over $500 million in annual sales and successfully negotiated, secured and managed more than 80 contracts with purchasing organizations such as MedAssets, Kaiser-Permanente, and Ascension Health. Prior to Medline, Dan was co-founder and Senior Vice President of Business Information Services at Broadlane. Under his direction, Broadlane created BroadLink, a dynamic Business to Business e-commerce exchange in healthcare, as well as number of ground breaking technologies that included automated financial and contract management functions.

Before Broadlane, Dan co-founded a technology company called InetSolutions, which was a pioneer in the field of Internet-based software development. InetSolutions built custom software solutions for healthcare companies that included Tenet Healthcare and Premier, a national group purchasing organization. Prior to starting InetSolutions, Dan led the Data Solution division for Premier.

Dan is married and has two children in high school. He enjoys fishing, playing basketball, traveling with his family and supporting his children at their sporting events.

Education:
Business Degree Economics
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Greg has spent his 19-year career in various healthcare supply chain roles. Before joining BroadJump, LLC, he served as the Director of Operations for MedAssets, a healthcare supply chain company, Capital and Construction Program. He was charged with reducing the hospital’s overall new and remodel construction costs through negotiations and contracting, as well as integrating new technology platforms with clients to track and identify savings opportunities.

Previously, Greg spent time as the Corporate Accounts Manager for Skytron, a major manufacturer of Surgical and Medical Capital Equipment, responsible for total solution sales to large multi-hospital networks and healthcare group purchasing organizations. In earlier roles, he spent several years with Broadlane, a group purchasing organization, working in several supply chain functions; his last major role was helping with the design and implementation of Broadlane’s Procurement Solution suite of tools and services. He started his career at Allegiance Healthcare and was part of their integration with Cardinal Health in 1999.

Greg is an avid sports fan and enjoys attending Denver Broncos and Texas Rangers games. He is an accomplished runner and has competed in two marathons and a triathlon. In his free time, Greg enjoys traveling, going to outdoor concert venues, and running with his Border Collie, Denver Bronco.

Education:
Finance Studies
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Cheryl served in various healthcare client management and leadership roles for more than 20 years prior to joining BroadJump, LLC. Most recently, she was Regional Vice President of Client Management over Enterprise Accounts at MedAssets, a healthcare performance improvement company. Previously, she served as a regional Vice President of Client Management at Broadlane, a group purchasing organization. In earlier roles, she served as Director of Client Management for Broadlane and Director of Customer Support at Brim Healthcare Inc.

Cheryl previously served on the Acute Long Term Hospital Association (ALTHA), the Allied Council. She has presented on several occasions to Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) membership on pricing transparency in the healthcare supply chain, and she co-presented a case study on “Selecting Your Group Purchasing Organization.”

Cheryl has two children, a daughter who has graduated from college that also works in healthcare, and a son who is in high school. In her free time she enjoys genealogy, watching her son play sports, as well as attending every home University of Oregon football game.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs
Lewis and Clark College
Portland, Oregon

Greg has more than 10 years of healthcare experience. He has held sales, marketing and business development positions with several leading medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining BroadJump, he worked at Stryker, a $10 billion medical technology company. Greg started as a Sales Representative with Stryker before moving into Marketing and Product Management roles where he was responsible for product lifecycle management, product training, marketing programs and sales support. Other career positions include capital medical equipment and pharmaceutical sales roles.

Greg is married and he and his wife have one son. He enjoys traveling with his family, endurance sports, and playing music.

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Business Communications
Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

Joc has over a decade of progressive healthcare experience ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. including roles on both the provider and payor side of the industry.

Joc has held multiple operational and business development positions with strategic growth responsibilities. He started his healthcare career as the National Sales Director for CareHere, an on-site health company, before moving to a Regional Vice President role with CIGNA. Joc spent the last 5 years with Hospital Corporation of America, with his most recent positions under the Strategic Pricing and Analytics Department.

In his spare time, you can find Joc on the golf course or at the lake with his family. He enjoys running, golfing and skiing on both water and snow.

Education:
Master of Business Administration, Healthcare Specialization
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science, Industrial and Information Engineering
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Prior to joining BroadJump, LLC, Joe led supply chain operations for Franklin Community Health Network in Maine, driving enduring bottom-line improvement through process optimization. Joe leveraged the supply chain as a conduit to improve the quality and cost of patient outcomes through physician and clinician engagement, strategic value analysis and revenue management. Previously, he managed manufacturing supply chain operations with Scott Paper Company and Kimberly Clark Corporation.

Joe has four children and enjoys competitive swimming, biking, golf and fly-fishing in his free time.

Education:
Master of Business Administration
Thomas College
Waterville, Maine

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, cum laude
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Professional Affiliations:
Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM)
Certified Materials and Resource Professional (CMRP)

Wanda has three decades of healthcare experience, functioning in various capacities from bedside nurse to owner of a nursing consulting business. Her background includes roles as a clinical implementation specialist and a healthcare services vendor. Prior to joining BroadJump, Wanda was the Value Analysis Manager for Regional One Health in Memphis, Tennessee.

Currently, Wanda is a doctoral candidate writing her dissertation on Organizational Leadership, focusing on generational communication and interactions in the workplace, as well as evolving generational issues. She speaks at national and regional events on a variety of topics including value analysis, team building, communication and generational influences on business practice. Recently, she was named Senior Editorial Advisor for OR Manager magazine.

Wanda is married with a college-age daughter and boy/girl twins in high school. She is also a “bonus mom” to two adult sons, their wives, and one daughter. She loves walking on the beach and is an avid reader and writer. She is passionate about mentoring the youngest generation, addressing food insecurity in her community and working with the children of addicts.

Education:
Doctoral Candidate, PhD, ABD
Northcentral University

Jim has served in a variety of roles during his 30-year career in healthcare. Prior to joining BroadJump, LLC, he was Senior Vice President of Operations for Provista, a $9 billion Vizient (formerly VHA) company, a group purchasing organization. Before that, he ran a successful consulting practice and spent the majority of his time helping to launch two reference laboratory companies, med fusion and ClearPoint Diagnostic Laboratories, where he worked as a subject matter expert concerning sales and marketing, including website development. Jim also worked at Broadlane, a group purchasing organization, where he held numerous positions including Senior Vice President of Marketing; Senior Vice President of Business Development; and Vice President of Medical, Surgical and Diversity Contracting. Prior to coming to Broadlane, Jim worked his way up the corporate ladder at Johnson & Johnson, beginning as a sales representative and holding 12 different positions of increasing responsibility during his 16-year tenure.

Prior to entering the healthcare field, Jim interned as the Assistant Press Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. His work in journalism and public relations has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines. Jim has also been a featured speaker at numerous healthcare meetings and conventions.

Jim is the father of Benton, Logan, and Sheridan. With his wife, Ellie, and through special provision, Jim shares in the care of Beth and Amanda.

Jim and Ellie enjoy spending time with their children, attending and serving at church and searching for the “perfect” restaurant. In his free time, he is an accomplished guitarist and plays daily. When he gets the chance, he loves to ride his motorcycle.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with an emphasis on Public Relations
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Professional Affiliations:
Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management
Former Board member, NCI
Actively involved in charitable organizations in the Dallas – Ft. Worth area