Meet Our People
Health Professionals Alliance is a collective effort of multiple entities, specialists, and market verticals to offer the medical and dental community a national model that is truly revolutionary.
We exist to equip physician and dental practices with the tools necessary to maintain their independence, build value, increase profitability, and control their patient care.
Executive Team

Kate Othus
Chief Executive Officer

Roy Rose
Executive Chaiman

Brendon Lundberg
President, Membership

Karen Molis
Chief Financial Officer

Scott Bishop
General Counsel

Justin Valley
Chief Operating Officer

Dan Barnett
Finance Director
Membership Division

Brendon Lundberg
President, Membership

Grant Diggles
VP of Membership Relations

Jessica McBurney
Sr. Regional Manager

Brooke Nelson
Regional Manager

John Van Leeuwen
VP of Membership

Doug Fettig
VP of Membership

Chris Eddy
VP of Membership

Rebecca Kelly
New Member Manager
Finance & Investor Relations

Karen Molis
Chief Financial Officer

Kory Guidry
Controller

Dan Barnett
Finance Director
Consulting

Eric Schulz
Consultant

Denise Roberts
Executive Recruiter

Courtney Stevenson
Payor Contracting Specialist

Sheila Kirkegaard
Healthcare Business Consultant

Noelle Vilela
Provider Enrollment Specialist

Kevin Kwiecien
Consultant
Software

Glen Lawrence
Chief Business Officer

John Mattes
Director of Analytics

Ben Lawrence
Manager, Analytics

Ashley Kargel
Project Manager

Patrick Anderson
Manager, Engineering

Joe Garro
Cloud Engineering

Ahmed Abualsoud
Business Analyst II

Dorothy Gasque
Data Analyst II

Benjamin Elder
Data Analyst

Allister Kays
Web Developer
Support

Justin Valley
Chief Operating Officer

Scott Bishop
General Counsel

Christine Potter
Executive Administrator

Kelly Neil
HR Manager

Matt Mortinsen
Project Manager

Jayme Barnes
Marketing Director

Christa North
Marketing Associate
Board

Roy Rose
Executive Chaiman

Kate Othus
Chief Executive Officer

Michale Balter
Board Member

Kate Othus, CEO
What kind of person does it take to launch a company that exists entirely to empower independent doctors? As the Founder and President of DataDx and CEO of Health Professionals Alliance (HPA), Kate Othus would say her childhood gave her a boost with the empathy she absorbed from her mother, a lifelong nurse, and the drive her entrepreneur father imparted along the way. Kate realized shortly after completing her Bachelors in Exercise Science that she could have a greater impact by earning her Masters in Healthcare Administration from Portland State University. She expanded her expertise by becoming an educator herself. As an adjunct professor at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), Kate taught Strategic Planning and Organizational Development courses within the Healthcare Certificate and MBA programs. Working side-by-side with physicians as a practice CEO and Administrator for various specialty groups, she witnessed outdated and often error prone data repeatedly lead to poor business decisions by providers. Kate carried that experience forward as she transitioned to healthcare business consulting. There she developed a high performing consulting team to serve private practices and formed a personal philosophy that propels her next steps to this day. It’s all about the people who feel valued and are willing to become lifelong learners for the purpose of helping others. When emotions are calmed by data driven decisions and logic can inform the plan, a shared sense of understanding and respect will follow. Building and executing winning strategies, so that doctors can focus on giving the best possible care for their patients, has become monumental to her life’s mission. Now Kate serves as CEO for both DataDx and (HPA) and practices nationwide are better for it.

Roy Rose
Executive Chairman & Chairman of the Board

Brendon Lundberg
President, Membership

Karen Molis
Chief Financial Officer
She has more than two and a half decades of accounting and finance experience after earning her CPA license as she started her career in public accounting. Before joining HPA, Karen served as CFO running all financial and accounting functions of New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets. Her responsibilities included strategic planning, operational finance, budgeting, forecasting, general day-to-day accounting, data governance and sustainability for the Pacific Northwest based B Corp and ushered the company through the merger with Good Food Holdings in early 2020.
Karen sees HPA’s mission as very aligned with her personal beliefs. Keeping physician and dental practices private is something that must be done for the overall health of our local communities and maintaining consumer choice within our healthcare system. “The relationship a person has with their local doctor and dentist is one of the most trusted relationships a person can have.”
She also served as VP of Accounting at publicly traded McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants and worked as a Corporate Controller at AWS Elemental.
Karen moved to Portland from the East Coast in 2005 with her husband, Jared, for a more balanced lifestyle that includes hikes, runs, skiing and trips to the mountains and coast with their three children. She enjoys running to maintain a healthy lifestyle and has completed four marathons. Maybe there is a fifth on the horizon?

Justin Valley
Chief Operations Officer

Grant Diggles
VP of Membership Relations

Jessica McBurney
Senior Regional Manager

Brooke Nelson
Regional Manager

John Van Leeuwen
VP of Membership

Doug Fettig
VP of Membership Relations

Rebecca Kelly
New Member Manager

Kory Guidry
Controller

Eric Schulz
VP Business Development & Healthcare Consultant

Denise Roberts
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Courtney Stevenson
Consultant

Sheila Kirkegaard
Healthcare Business Consultant

Noelle Vilela
Payor Enrollment Specialist

Glen Lawrence
Chief Business Officer – DataDX

Jon Mattes
Director of Analytics – DataDX

Ben Lawrence
Manager of Analytics – DataDX

Ashley Kargel
Associate Project Manager – DataDX

Patrick Anderson
Associate Data Engineer – DataDX

Ahmed Abualsoud
Business Analyst II

Dorothy Gasque
Business Analyst – DataDX

Michael Balter
Board Member
Michael Balter is an executive with 35 years’ experience in Technology, Green Energy, and Entrepreneurship. He is skilled in executive management; vertical marketing; strategic sales; launching new technologies; and fund raising. Most recently Michael was the VP of Sales for Altergy Systems, a California based Hydrogen Fuel Cell Company, specializing in Alternative and Green Energy. Prior to that Michael co-founded Whitestone Investment Network a private equity firm specializing in technology and consulting.
From 2003 to 2012 Michael was an entrepreneur working with 501c3’s to strengthen their fundraising capabilities raising over $50 million for schools and other nonprofit organizations. From 1980 to 1998 Michael worked at Intel Corporation. Over his tenure he held positions in engineering, sales, and marketing. As Vertical Marketing Director he brought multiple technologies to market including two of the most common technologies in the world today: voice recognition and video conferencing. As a Technology Evangelist he spoke at multiple universities and conferences.
Michael has a BSE in Aeronautical Engineering from San Jose State University and an MBA from Santa Clara University. Michael also served 4 years in USAF as an air traffic controller and is a Vietnam Veteran.
