Team
Management Summary
The management team has close to 140 years of expertise in medical devices and equipment, healthcare support services, healthcare institutional management, business development and health law. Five of them have launched one or more start-up companies. Together they form an experienced and tested nucleus for Advantage Home Telehealth, a start-up company with tremendous potential.
Brian Egan
Chief Executive Officer
Serial entrepreneur with 25 years in Home Health Care. Founder and President of a 12 million dollar Home Medical Equipment company. Well- versed in Home Health Care Industry, business development, best practices, business deployment, and contract negotiations with physicians, healthcare agencies, and insurance companies.
Terry C. Swift, MBA
Comptroller
Eighteen years of Finance and Management experience with Ford Motor Company. Prior to Ford Motor, Mr. Swift founded WJQZ FM 93 radio station and sold the company in 1991. Mr. Swift has an MBA from St. Bonaventure University and also certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Jack E. Kyte Jr., RN
Vice President of Clinical Operations
Mr. Kyte has 35 years of clinical homecare experience including patient care, clinical management, sales and marketing. Mr. Kyte and Mr. Egan were both founders of a successful home medical equipment company.
Betty Van Huizen-Couture, RN
Vice President of Business Development
Experienced in the telehealth industry, most recently with Healthanywhere supervising the deployment, implementation and training of numerous telehealth projects; worked as an RN in both pediatric and adult ICUs and in the visiting home nursing environment
Guy Couture
Director Of Sales
Over 25 years of combined experience in sales, marketing and sales management. Previously worked with such Fortune 500 companies as Loctite Corporation and ATT/Allstream. Last 8 years in healthcare telecommunications selling PBX telephone systems and connectivity, data networking gear, in-building wireless , nurse call systems, wireless mobility and telehealth solutions.
Salvatore V. Bastardi
President, NYC/NJ Division
25 years in the Home Health Care industry. Held positions as Division President for Air Products Health Care,and Chief Operating Officer for Metropolitan Home Health Products. Also held senior management positions for both privately held and public Home Care companies on a local and regional level. During his career, he expanded product offering, increased sales, and developed new operational procedures for increases in EBITA. Has received numerous awards in his career including the most recent, “Advocate of the Year” presented by NYMEP.
Board of Advisors
| Eliot Lazar, M.D. Chair of ADHT Board of Advisors President of elCon Medical |
Janice P. Barrett Executive Director, Economic Development Group and Co-founder of Grantbuilders, Inc. |
| Rick Berger Director, NextPoint LLC |
Salvatore M. Calandra, M.D. Cardiologist, Cardiology Group of WNY |
| Carol Cassell Advisor, P2 Collaborative of WNY (Health Care Specialist/Consultant) |
Matthew K. Enstice President/CEO of Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus |
| Marnie Lavigne, Ph.D. Director, Business Development, UB Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology, NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics Sciences |
Timothy C. Moynahan, Esq. Senior Partner, Moynahan & Minnella; Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Robert C. Gallo Foundation for Aids and Cancer Research Member, Advisory & Life Board & Executive Committee, Institute of Human Virology |
| James Notaro, RPH, Ph.D. President, Clinical Support Services |
James A. Phillips, M.S. Partner, CFO, and Director of Special Projects, Full Circle Studio |
| Thomas P. Quatroche, Jr., Ph.D Sr. VP of Marketing & Planning at Erie County Medical Center |
Jeffrey Ross Director of Business Development, Noein |
| Edward Stehlik, M.D. Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Catholic Health System; Assoc Clinical Professor at the State Univ. of NY School of Medicine |
Joseph Tacopina, Esq. Founder, Tacopina Seigel & Turano, P.C. Principal in TAG Partners |
| Carlos Santos, M.D. OB/GYN Associates of WNY |
Bethany Hills, Esq. Hodgson Russ, LLP |