GREGORY MOORE J.D.
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MICHAEL ROTH
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JEFFREY VLASIC M.D.
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EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS & DEDICATED ASSOCIATES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
TINA MARIE WOHLFIELD
FEATURED TEAM MEMBER
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Tina Marie Wohlfield is a passionate champion of Human Resources, Leadership and Talent Management with over 25+ years’ experience in the Human Resources profession. She leads AVANT HR professional services and serves as a trusted partner in complex change management initiatives.
Tina Marie received her MBA with a concentration in Human Resources Management from Walsh College and holds both the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certifications. Tina Marie is an active member of the HR community and dedicated advocate for advancing the HR profession through collaboration, partnerships and mentorship. In 2018 she co-founded HRUnite! a professional networking and advocacy group to support and advance the HR profession through impactful professional relationships. Tina Marie is a frequent speaker on HR and leadership topics and an instructor of Human Resources related programs at Walsh College (Troy, MI) since 2008. Tina Marie is an HR Storyteller and frequent speaker on HR and leadership topics throughout the country. Her first book, STOP Collaborate and LISTEN – Developing Impactful HR Partnerships Through Collaboration was released in March 2019 and is available through Lulu Publishing. |
MANAGING PARTNER
BACKGROUND
In January 2009, Greg along with one of his law partners, Russ Kolsrud, created a Behavioral Health Care Law Practice Group in response to the Paul Wellstone & Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and the resulting expanded services clients in the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder space would need. It was the first of its kind in a national law firm and leveraged several decades of collective experience representing providers in the mental health, substance use, and ID/DD spaces.
Like clients who secure their futures by diversification of their healthcare services, Greg has diversified his knowledge base across many segments of the healthcare industry in an effort to react to market conditions, regulatory influence and changes in payor policies and focus.
In January 2009, Greg along with one of his law partners, Russ Kolsrud, created a Behavioral Health Care Law Practice Group in response to the Paul Wellstone & Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and the resulting expanded services clients in the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder space would need. It was the first of its kind in a national law firm and leveraged several decades of collective experience representing providers in the mental health, substance use, and ID/DD spaces.
Like clients who secure their futures by diversification of their healthcare services, Greg has diversified his knowledge base across many segments of the healthcare industry in an effort to react to market conditions, regulatory influence and changes in payor policies and focus.
Today, all eyes are on Behavioral Health, one of the most highly regulated segments of the healthcare marketplace such that the transaction volume is off the charts. Yesterday, everyone wanted to buy a hospital. Today, everyone wants to add a Mental Health or SUD Provider to their holdings – particularly Residential Treatment facilities and autism service providers. In order to fully service clients and their growth and diversification objectives, it is critical to maintain regulatory knowledge across multiple segments of the healthcare industry. Greg has done just that.
Greg’s desire in co-founding AVANT is to ensure clients have access to a wide range of quality consulting services through professionals who have the same passion for the industry and have a proven track record serving it.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Greg Moore co-chairs Dickinson Wright's Behavioral Health Care Practice Group along with his partner Russell A. Kolsrud. Greg has been a practicing health care attorney since his graduation from the Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1991. He has advised clients regarding the entire universe of federal and state regulations applicable to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare industries and conducted transactions within multiple market segments including: Physician Practices, Medical Office Building projects, Healthcare Management Companies, Healthcare REITs & RIDEAs, Healthcare Billing Companies, Specialty Care facilities, Behavioral Healthcare Facilities including Psychiatric In-patient Hospitals, Psychiatric Urgent Care Facilities, Residential Treatment Facilities, Crisis Intervention & Stabilization Programs, Mobile Crisis Unit Programs, AFC with BH focus, Autism Service Providers, For-Profit and Not-For Profit Hospitals, Post-Acute Care Programs, and the full spectrum of Senior and Long Term Care Providers including Independent Living, CCRCs, Assisted Living, and Senior Specialty Care facilities.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Greg is currently serving as the Board Chair for the College for Behavioral Health Leadership, a leading voice in forecasting policy and programmatic changes in the behavioral health field since 1979. Greg also serves as a Board Member at Common Ground, an organization founded in 1971 by a group of students, parents and community leaders who were concerned about an increase in substance abuse and suicide among young people. It is now a 24-hour crisis services agency providing services to more than 80,000 individuals a year and is looked to as a leader in the crisis service industry. Aside from his volunteer board activities, Greg volunteers several hours a week with the national Crisis Text Line as a Crisis Counselor for teens and young adults who may be contemplating (or have attempted) suicide or self-harm. This activity is a demonstration to clients of his commitment to serve on the frontline of the BH industry.
Greg and his wife, Tammy, live in Birmingham, MI with their two dogs, Roxy and Lola. Tammy is also a trained healthcare attorney turned full time mom extraordinaire, have done a remarkable job molding two brilliant young adults – Mitchell a junior at Northwestern University majoring in Economic and Mathematics with eyes toward the private equity world and Meredith a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis studying in the philosophy, neuroscience and psychology program – an innovative curriculum that fosters engagement between different disciplines addressing the mind-brain continuum. When Greg is not busy buttering up his wife through public pronouncements of her greatness and flexing about his offspring, he can be found racing just about any type of boat which operates on wind power alone.
Greg’s desire in co-founding AVANT is to ensure clients have access to a wide range of quality consulting services through professionals who have the same passion for the industry and have a proven track record serving it.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Greg Moore co-chairs Dickinson Wright's Behavioral Health Care Practice Group along with his partner Russell A. Kolsrud. Greg has been a practicing health care attorney since his graduation from the Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1991. He has advised clients regarding the entire universe of federal and state regulations applicable to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare industries and conducted transactions within multiple market segments including: Physician Practices, Medical Office Building projects, Healthcare Management Companies, Healthcare REITs & RIDEAs, Healthcare Billing Companies, Specialty Care facilities, Behavioral Healthcare Facilities including Psychiatric In-patient Hospitals, Psychiatric Urgent Care Facilities, Residential Treatment Facilities, Crisis Intervention & Stabilization Programs, Mobile Crisis Unit Programs, AFC with BH focus, Autism Service Providers, For-Profit and Not-For Profit Hospitals, Post-Acute Care Programs, and the full spectrum of Senior and Long Term Care Providers including Independent Living, CCRCs, Assisted Living, and Senior Specialty Care facilities.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Greg is currently serving as the Board Chair for the College for Behavioral Health Leadership, a leading voice in forecasting policy and programmatic changes in the behavioral health field since 1979. Greg also serves as a Board Member at Common Ground, an organization founded in 1971 by a group of students, parents and community leaders who were concerned about an increase in substance abuse and suicide among young people. It is now a 24-hour crisis services agency providing services to more than 80,000 individuals a year and is looked to as a leader in the crisis service industry. Aside from his volunteer board activities, Greg volunteers several hours a week with the national Crisis Text Line as a Crisis Counselor for teens and young adults who may be contemplating (or have attempted) suicide or self-harm. This activity is a demonstration to clients of his commitment to serve on the frontline of the BH industry.
Greg and his wife, Tammy, live in Birmingham, MI with their two dogs, Roxy and Lola. Tammy is also a trained healthcare attorney turned full time mom extraordinaire, have done a remarkable job molding two brilliant young adults – Mitchell a junior at Northwestern University majoring in Economic and Mathematics with eyes toward the private equity world and Meredith a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis studying in the philosophy, neuroscience and psychology program – an innovative curriculum that fosters engagement between different disciplines addressing the mind-brain continuum. When Greg is not busy buttering up his wife through public pronouncements of her greatness and flexing about his offspring, he can be found racing just about any type of boat which operates on wind power alone.
MANAGING PARTNER
BACKGROUND
Jeffrey Vlasic is a healthcare expert with a proven track record of helping health & healthcare-focused organizations overcome complex challenges that emerge during periods of growth, M&A activity, and large-scale change initiatives. Jeff, an Emergency Medicine physician by training, is known for going beyond the role of a traditional advisor by supporting clients as they collaboratively implement strategic changes across companies, states and regions. Driven by service excellence, integrity and measurable outcomes, Jeff takes pride in staying engaged throughout the complete lifecycle of each challenge—from solution ideation to implementation and evaluation. Jeff has been recognized for his ability to successfully execute complex business strategies that require a sensitivity to clinical, technical, political and social considerations.
Jeffrey Vlasic is a healthcare expert with a proven track record of helping health & healthcare-focused organizations overcome complex challenges that emerge during periods of growth, M&A activity, and large-scale change initiatives. Jeff, an Emergency Medicine physician by training, is known for going beyond the role of a traditional advisor by supporting clients as they collaboratively implement strategic changes across companies, states and regions. Driven by service excellence, integrity and measurable outcomes, Jeff takes pride in staying engaged throughout the complete lifecycle of each challenge—from solution ideation to implementation and evaluation. Jeff has been recognized for his ability to successfully execute complex business strategies that require a sensitivity to clinical, technical, political and social considerations.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Jeff began his career with Michigan Medicine, serving as faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He worked in the Emergency Department at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan gaining unparalleled frontline clinical experience at a Level I trauma center. Jeff’s education background includes a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University (History of Art), master’s degree from Georgetown University (Physiology & Biophysics), medical doctorate from the University of Michigan Medical School and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School. The degree from Rackham focused on how to build high-reliability systems that effectively integrate people, process and technology on a large scale. Jeff was trained by the international leaders in implementation science, which helped to establish him as a leader in change and process implementation, a topic that he regularly lectures on throughout the Midwest.
In his commitment to continuous education, Jeff has earned multiple certifications throughout his professional career. He is fully credentialed as a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA®). CM&AA® is an advanced credential that represents the highest recognized standards of professional excellence for middle market corporate finance, advisory, and transaction service professionals.
EXPERIENCE & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Jeff co-founded V&R, a professional consultancy that solves mission-critical challenges in healthcare and technology. Over the subsequent years, V&R experienced rapid and sustained growth, becoming the trusted partner of founders, boards, executives, investors and non-profit leaders. Building on his experience of successful engagements with hospitals, health systems, vendors, payers, non-profits, and middle-market businesses throughout the Midwest, Jeff co-founded AVANT to take on larger-scale challenges at the regional, national and international levels. Jeff lives in Bloomfield Hills, MI with his wife Alyisa and beautiful daughter Mila. Jeff currently volunteers at Oakland Family Services (OFS), where he is facilitating the development of their integrated care strategy. Oakland Family Services is a nonprofit human service organization serving Oakland County since 1921. It offers a continuum of prevention, education and treatment services that span the human life cycle, enrich the lives of children, strengthen families and rebuild lives. The agency builds brighter futures in our community through adoption, foster care, parenting and child development programs, free preschool for at-risk youth, and counseling services for those of all ages dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use issues, and severe emotional disturbance.
Jeff began his career with Michigan Medicine, serving as faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He worked in the Emergency Department at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan gaining unparalleled frontline clinical experience at a Level I trauma center. Jeff’s education background includes a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University (History of Art), master’s degree from Georgetown University (Physiology & Biophysics), medical doctorate from the University of Michigan Medical School and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School. The degree from Rackham focused on how to build high-reliability systems that effectively integrate people, process and technology on a large scale. Jeff was trained by the international leaders in implementation science, which helped to establish him as a leader in change and process implementation, a topic that he regularly lectures on throughout the Midwest.
In his commitment to continuous education, Jeff has earned multiple certifications throughout his professional career. He is fully credentialed as a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA®). CM&AA® is an advanced credential that represents the highest recognized standards of professional excellence for middle market corporate finance, advisory, and transaction service professionals.
EXPERIENCE & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Jeff co-founded V&R, a professional consultancy that solves mission-critical challenges in healthcare and technology. Over the subsequent years, V&R experienced rapid and sustained growth, becoming the trusted partner of founders, boards, executives, investors and non-profit leaders. Building on his experience of successful engagements with hospitals, health systems, vendors, payers, non-profits, and middle-market businesses throughout the Midwest, Jeff co-founded AVANT to take on larger-scale challenges at the regional, national and international levels. Jeff lives in Bloomfield Hills, MI with his wife Alyisa and beautiful daughter Mila. Jeff currently volunteers at Oakland Family Services (OFS), where he is facilitating the development of their integrated care strategy. Oakland Family Services is a nonprofit human service organization serving Oakland County since 1921. It offers a continuum of prevention, education and treatment services that span the human life cycle, enrich the lives of children, strengthen families and rebuild lives. The agency builds brighter futures in our community through adoption, foster care, parenting and child development programs, free preschool for at-risk youth, and counseling services for those of all ages dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use issues, and severe emotional disturbance.
MANAGING PARTNER
EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND
Michael Roth is a nationally renowned consultant/executive in the healthcare and technology fields. Mike has a proven track record as an executive leader for not-for-profit technology initiatives in the healthcare industry as well as integration and strategy projects for multiple private capital funded investments. As an “advisor’s advisor”, and an active investor and board member, his contemporary knowledge and direct exposure to the challenges facing healthcare and technology provide unparalleled breadth and depth for high impact decision making. Michael has worked in healthcare information technology and operations since 1994. Initially as a manager of information systems for the Detroit Medical Center, followed by a multi-state IT Management role with the Anheuser-Busch Companies.
Michael Roth is a nationally renowned consultant/executive in the healthcare and technology fields. Mike has a proven track record as an executive leader for not-for-profit technology initiatives in the healthcare industry as well as integration and strategy projects for multiple private capital funded investments. As an “advisor’s advisor”, and an active investor and board member, his contemporary knowledge and direct exposure to the challenges facing healthcare and technology provide unparalleled breadth and depth for high impact decision making. Michael has worked in healthcare information technology and operations since 1994. Initially as a manager of information systems for the Detroit Medical Center, followed by a multi-state IT Management role with the Anheuser-Busch Companies.
With support and mentorship from senior executives at A-B, Mike opened his first technology company, a HP & NEC distributorship, in 1997. His diverse career experience has included full accountability for budgeting, bidding, contracting, project management, delivery, training and technical support components of technology platforms and systems on over 270 client engagements spanning more than 1,000 clinical sites. Michael has founded and sold multiple healthcare technology and consulting services businesses and has led the technological and operational integrations of clinical entities across the United States. Mike routinely overcomes barriers and mobilizes resources that pose insurmountable challenges to competitors.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Michael has extensive formal education in business, healthcare and information technology, including graduate degrees in Information Systems Management (Central Michigan University) and Healthcare Infrastructures & Learning Systems (University of Michigan). Mike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Clearly University and has achieved the Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) credential. As a passionate aviator, Mike has obtained extensive training in aviation that includes the FAA Airline Pilot License (aviation’s PhD) and five Flight Instructor Certifications. Earlier in his career Michael trained with state and federal entities on incident command and disaster response, including two summers at the IDC in Israel for terrorism response.
COMMUNITY & FAMILY
As the son and husband of US Navy veterans, the physical and behavioral health of active duty, veterans and first responders are of great interest to Mike. He is currently seeking board opportunities to contribute to that mission. He served 14 years as a Firefighter Lieutenant and HazMat Technician in Oakland County, Michigan. He continues his community service as a guest lecturer at University of Michigan Ross & Medicine and recently celebrated over 15 years flying holiday gifts to foster children across Michigan for Operation Good Cheer. Michael lives in Orchard Lake, Michigan with his wife Meghan, their three children, two dogs and their horse named Milo.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Michael has extensive formal education in business, healthcare and information technology, including graduate degrees in Information Systems Management (Central Michigan University) and Healthcare Infrastructures & Learning Systems (University of Michigan). Mike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Clearly University and has achieved the Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) credential. As a passionate aviator, Mike has obtained extensive training in aviation that includes the FAA Airline Pilot License (aviation’s PhD) and five Flight Instructor Certifications. Earlier in his career Michael trained with state and federal entities on incident command and disaster response, including two summers at the IDC in Israel for terrorism response.
COMMUNITY & FAMILY
As the son and husband of US Navy veterans, the physical and behavioral health of active duty, veterans and first responders are of great interest to Mike. He is currently seeking board opportunities to contribute to that mission. He served 14 years as a Firefighter Lieutenant and HazMat Technician in Oakland County, Michigan. He continues his community service as a guest lecturer at University of Michigan Ross & Medicine and recently celebrated over 15 years flying holiday gifts to foster children across Michigan for Operation Good Cheer. Michael lives in Orchard Lake, Michigan with his wife Meghan, their three children, two dogs and their horse named Milo.