HEALTHCARE LINKS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President / Sarasota, FL
Gary joins Healthcare Links with 35 years of medical device industry experience-25 of those years in sales and corporate account management roles. Most recently he served as the Vice President of Corporate Accounts and as a member of the senior leadership team for Alphatec Spine, a global provider of spinal implants and biologics. Prior to Alphatec, Gary spent ten years as the Vice President of Corporate Accounts/Channel Development and as a member of the executive management team for Aesculap Inc. a division of B Braun America. Additionally he has served as an advisory board member for the Association of National Account Executives (ANAE) since its inception.
Job Titles:
- Vice President / Chicago, IL
Harry is a dynamic professional with broad-based expertise in all aspects of Group Purchasing Organizations and IDN's including operations, business development and negotiations. He has proven the ability to quickly analyze key business drivers and develop strategies to grow the bottom line. Harry has diverse industry and functional expertise with a goal of helping our clients grow revenue profitability. He has extensive experience working with government contracting; developing FSS agreements and DAPA agreements, as will as helping implement those agreements at the field level. Harry has had over 30 years of experience with Corporate Account responsibility at Johnson & Johnson, Ansell Healthcare, and Smiths-Medical.
Kathy Wozniak, OT has spent over 20 years in the Healthcare Medical Device Industry. She has held various senior management positions including Vice President of Sales, VP National Accounts and Director of Marketing in the Orthopedic, Wound care and the Human Biologics market. She has built and led Sales, Marketing, and National accounts teams that routinely met and exceeded corporate growth objectives. Kathy has successfully secured National Account Agreements with HealthTrust, MedAssets, Novation, Amerinet, the VA Health System, and multiple IDN agreements. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, speaks fluent Polish, and has a passion for volunteer work, including Big Brother's Big Sister's, American Red Cross, Keep Sedona Beautiful, Project C.U.R.E. Arizona, Duet and Founder of WIHOP (Women in Healthcare of Phoenix). In her free time, Kathy enjoys spending time with her family and friends boating, water skiing, and hiking the beautiful Red Rocks of Sedona.
Ken founded HealthCare Links in June of 1993 with a simple mission: to become a sales/marketing resource focused on Corporate Accounts- matching companies with quality and cost effective products and services to major Healthcare Systems, Alliances, Integrated Delivery Networks and Group Purchasing Organizations.
An industry veteran since 1975, Ken was with Kendall Healthcare for 16 years handling a variety of products throughout the acute and alternate care markets including OR, Critical Care, Anesthesia, Urological, and Wound Care. As Director of National Accounts for the last three years at Kendall, Ken had Profit and Sales responsibility for over 25 national and regional buying groups and $300 Million in group sales. Since then, he has helped clients grow their sales through relationships and a strategic approach. With expertise in sales, sales management, sales training, executive sales training/coaching, marketing, promotion, and contract implementation, Ken is seen as a strategic partner of the clients he serves.
Job Titles:
- IDN Summit - Moderator
- Partner / Phoenix, AZ
Maria Hames joined HealthCare Links in March of 1999. She brings with her over 20 years of experience in the health care market. Her background includes working with companies in senior management roles in the area of healthcare corporate development, including developing the corporate account management position for a national third party surgical scope maintenance company.
Philosopher George Santayana famous, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Join Maria Hames as she interviews Ed Hisscock, Trinity Health's, Vice President of Supply Chain, on the challenges and opportunities faced during the past two years as they navigated the COVID landscape. This session will discuss topics ranging from supply chain resiliency to governmental involvement to employee burnout to many other issues supply chain leaders had to confront these past two years. With each challenge a new opportunity unfolded leading to a more efficient and unified supply chain.
Job Titles:
- Principle Sales Consultant / Sarasota, FL
Vanda joins our team with over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing with a primary focus on recruiting in aerospace and healthcare. She has excelled as an executive search consultant by having developed an extensive network of candidates, referral sources, and potential clients. Vanda expands the company's services through in talent search for GPO and IDN Business Development.
Vanda began her career in Europe, where she established herself as Vice President of Business Development for Virtual Reality Media (VRM). VRM received numerous of international awards for the best products in aviation technology in 1996 and 1998. In 1999, she took her expertise to the U.S. where she worked with NASA's Orion Space Craft and ARES Rockets projects with her focus being on recruitment. Eventually, Vanda focus shifted primarily to Healthcare in 2009, and to present day she has worked tirelessly to be the go-to-person for finding valuable talent needs. More importantly, her relationships are built on trust with a sincere desire to see all parties benefit.
When she is not hard at work, Vanda likes to spend her time with her husband Gary and her two sweet dogs, Joey and Willy. Vanda loves to soak up the amazing weather Florida has to offer by enjoying the beautiful white beaches, kayaking, cycling, and tai chi. Vanda is an expert at establishing a healthy balance between work and free time.