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Richard.jpg RICHARD TULIO
President and co-founder, Richard has over 25 years of experience in pharmacy operations and management.  His extensive background in pharmacy contracting and purchasing, experience with the pharmaceutical supply chain industry and strong understanding of information technology enable him to lead the development of progressive services for today’s ever changing supply chain environment.  Prior to establishing S/T Health Group in 1998, Richard worked with Owen Healthcare (now a Cardinal Health company) in various roles in pharmacy operations and purchasing where he focused on design of systems for monitoring purchasing trends and cost avoidance, project management of new pharmacy operations and developed sales for Owen’s Meditrol automation division. 


Mickey.jpg MICKEY SHIVITZ
Vice-President and co-founder, Mickey has over 22 years of business experience focused on sales, marketing and healthcare contract management. Mickey is responsible for S/T Health Group’s sales, marketing and customer relationship activities. Prior to establishing STHG in 1998, he was a Director of Managed Care for OnCare, a national oncology practice management company, an Account Manager, with Healix Infusion Therapy, a Managed Care Specialist with Roche Biomedical Laboratories, and a field sales representative with 3M National Advertising, obtaining Commander Status in 3M’s Lifetime Sales Achievement Club. Mickey graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Advertising.

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Vice President, Business Development, Joe has over 18 years of experience in health care manufacturing, contracting, sales and account management. Prior to joining S/T Health Group, Joe worked with Genzyme Corporation as a Clinical Science Specialist and has worked with various other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Joe is responsible for new business development and for S/T Health Group's relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers and group purchasing organizations. Joe has won numerous sales and team leadership awards during his 18 years in the health care industry. He has completed the Dale Carnige Leadership Program and developed a teamwork protocol that has been used by companies to enhance teamwork within work centers.

David.jpg DAVID WERTZ, R.Ph.
Director of Operations, David joined S/T Health Group in 2006 bringing over 23 years of experience in pharmacy operations, information technology and project management. He is responsible for management of core operations, quality assurance and developing and supporting new growth opportunities. Prior to joining S/T, he was a project manager for Healthlink/IBM on pharmacy operational assessments, system selections and charge master assessments and conversions. He was a founding member of the company’s quality monitoring initiative. Prior to Healthlink, he was a director of pharmacy and director of pharmacy information systems for Owen Healthcare (now a Cardinal Health company). David is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.

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Senior Consultant, Dennis joined S/T Health Group in September 2008 and has over 36 years of healthcare management and consulting experience. He is responsible for working with clients on consulting projects that include cost analysis and contract reviews. Prior to joining S/T Health Group, he was an independent healthcare consultant and has performed numerous operational and cost audits as well as assessments on various inpatient and outpatient ancillary services. Prior to 1998, Dennis worked for 22 years at Owen Healthcare (now a Cardinal Health company) and as Senior Vice President was responsible for corporate legal, quality assurance, education and training, human resources and international operations. Dennis is a graduate of the Duquesne University College of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh.

Jo.jpg JO SOUTHWICK
Quality Assurance Manager, Jo joined S/T Health Group in 2002 and has over 33 years of experience in pharmacy operations and support services. She is responsible for obtaining, organizing and verifying vendor and group purchasing organization contract and membership data that is used in the S/T price verification process and also serves as the company office manager. Prior to working with S/T, she was a project manager for medication management systems with HealthTech Solutions. Prior to HealthTech, Jo worked with Owen Healthcare (now a Cardinal Health company) in several capacities including administering national interim pharmacist coverage, performance optimization analysis, new contract transition project management and as a hospital pharmacy technician.

Linda.jpg LINDA COLLINS, CPhT
Verification Analyst, Linda joined S/T Health Group in 2005 with over 23 years of experience in pharmacy operations in both retail and hospital environments. Linda is responsible for quality assurance of contract, membership and purchasing data used in the S/T price verification process and review and verification of all claims submitted on behalf of clients. Prior to joining S/T, Linda worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas as a pharmacy technician. She has experience in pharmacy operations as well as purchasing, contract administration and inventory control for both pharmacy and central supply. Prior to St. Luke’s she was a pharmacy technician and buyer for a retail pharmacy. Linda is a Certified Pharmacy Technician.

TomJ.jpg TOM JENTSCH
Consultant, Tom joined S/T Health Group in 2009 with over 40 years of experience in hospital and retail pharmacy purchasing, contracting, distribution and management.  His responsibilities include data analysis and quality assurance and development and implementation of supply chain cost reduction initiatives.  Prior to joining S/T Health Group, Tom was employed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Pharmacy (BJC HealthCare) in St. Louis, for over 34 years and was responsible for all pharmaceutical and supply purchases, and contract compliance for acute, retail and 340B purchases.  He implemented the 340B purchasing program and designed, implemented and maintained carousel technology for automation station replenishment. He has served on the Novation Purchasing Council, the Novation Plasma Council, and the Amerisource-Bergen Automation and Technology Customer Advisory Panel.

Martin.jpg MARTIN RUIZ
Data Analyst, Martin joined S/T Health Group in 2007 with over 5 years of business administration experience. Martin is responsible for obtaining, organizing and verifying vendor and group purchasing contract and membership data that is used in the S/T price verification process. Prior to working with S/T, he was an exports documentation agent for Maersk Line, Inc. Prior to Maersk Line, he worked as a web consultant with BP Engineering and ConocoPhillips where he was responsible for building an entire website for ConocoPhillips’s floating systems division and modifying BP Engineering’s internal website. Martin is currently a student in the University of Houston pursuing a degree in Psychology/Kinesiology.


paulstoessel.jpg PAUL STOESSEL
Project Manager, Paul came to S/T Health Group in April 2011 with eight years experience in full-service Information Technology with emphasis on data integrity and network security. His responsibilities include facilitating the dataflow from each departmental phase within the company’s internal processes to developing new technologies that make interfacing with our clients, wholesalers, and vendors more efficient.


Amber.jpg AMBER DORRIS
Business Development Administrator, Amber joined S/T Health Group in 2008 with over 3 years of experience in management of sales, purchasing and business administration in Home Health, DME and Long-Term Care. Amber is responsible for client relations, marketing communications, advertising, and executive administration. Prior to joining S/T Health Group, she was a Support Services Coordinator with Sunrise Senior Living where she was responsible for internal/external marketing, database entry, presentations, training and recruitment of new team members. Amber is a graduate of the University of Phoenix with a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Administration.