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Brooks D. Stewart, RN, MSN, MBA – Chief Executive Officer
Brooks D. Stewart is a master’s-prepared registered nurse with over 18 years of experience in health care management. Having studied both psychiatric and medical/surgical nursing, she has worked in both acute and critical care patient settings. Seeking leadership roles, she applied her master in business administration degree to the planning and opening of new hospitals, further developing an expertise in operations, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, case management, and governance. As a former CEO of a long term acute hospital in Texas, she enjoyed developing professional relationships with health care providers, serving on boards of professional societies, and joining community boards and committees. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband and enjoys the bounty of Colorado.

S. Daniel Asadi, D.O., - Medical Director
A diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Asadi studied as an undergraduate in biology at the University of North Texas, completing his residency at East Tennessee State University. After receiving his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center, he went on to serve as Chief of Medicine for Medical Center of McKinney, Texas. Having a solo practice and comprehensive internal medicine expertise including inpatient, outpatient, and hospitalist patient care, he has been a member of the teaching faculty of the family practice residency at Poudre Valley Hospital. Dr. Asadi lives in Windsor with his wife and five children.

Karen Nemejc, RN, BSN – Director of Patient Care Services
Karen Nemejc’s career spans three states and includes over 14 years of critical care nursing experience include Level 1 trauma, emergency medicine, and cardiac care. Specializing in cardiopulmonary/critical care nursing for major medical centers, she is ACLS certified and a former clinical educator for cardiac catherization laboratories. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, she is a member of Sigma Theta Tau. With nursing experience in ventilator patient management, hemodynamic monitoring, and spinal cord injury, she served in charge nurse, supervisory, and lead roles with committee memberships in patient safety, quality, and clinical practices. She lives in Greeley with her husband and two sons.

Jared Udall, Chief Financial Officer
Jared Udall comes to us with a wide range of healthcare experience ranging from long term acute care to most recently a not-for-profit acute care facility. His daily operating philosophy revolves around his motto of “Poor carpenters blame their tools”. He received a Masters of Business Administration in Health Care Management from the University of Phoenix.

Jon Campbell, RPh, Director of Pharmacy Services
Jon Campbell has over 11 years of pharmacy practice and pharmacy management experience in acute care and specialty healthcare organizations, including home health care and long term care. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from The University of Colorado School of Pharmacy.

Renee Fleener, Director of Therapy Operations
Renee Fleener received her Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1999. Since that time, she has practiced in a variety of settings including pediatrics, outpatient, acute care, home health, and acute rehabilitation. She is currently pursuing an MBA through Regis University

Ron Haulman, Director of Plant Operations
Ron Haulman has over 31 years in management in a variety of areas including: Computer Operations, Corporate IT networks, Facility Management and Plant Operations Management. Being a native, Ron has spent the majority of his life in the Northern Colorado area.

Reb Bryant, Director of Human Resources
Reb has several years of human resource experience, most recently working in human resources for a Northern Colorado health system. He has held positions in Employee Retention and Relations, Training, and Career Coaching. His career includes different leadership positions in the U.S. Coast Guard. He holds a Masters Degree in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University.