Dr. Parker has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare market with several entrepreneurial ventures, and a deep-seated, long-standing vision to make the healthcare system better for patients, payers and providers. It is this vision that drove him to found NationsHearing (now NationsBenefits), a company aimed to provide best in class healthcare management solutions to managed care organizations.

Prior to NationsBenefits, Dr. Parker was involved with the creation of Centauri Health Solutions and founded NationsHealth (now Convey Health Solutions). Earlier on Dr. Parker pioneered the e-prescribing marketplace with the first handheld electronic prescription pad/prescription records device, winning numerous healthcare awards including the national Microsoft Healthcare Industry Solutions Award in 1999 and 2000.

From 1996 – 2001, Dr. Parker specialized in internal medicine while in private practice in South Florida. He has a BS from the University of Florida and an MD from New York Medical College. Today, Dr. Parker starts and maintains close working relationships with industry thought leaders, as well as his clients and partners.

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Michael Parker is the COO of NationsBenefits and joined the company in 2016. In this role, he leads operations for NationsBenefits, including Sales and Business Development, Marketing, Client Implementation and Services, Compliance, and Strategy.

Prior to joining NationsBenefits, Michael was a part of the highly selective Global Management Trainee (GMT) Program at Anheuser-Busch InBev. This elite program provides rotational management experience and exposure to all facets of the global corporation, in anticipation for placement as a future leader of the organization.

Michael graduated from the University of Virginia, with a dual degree in Economics and Philosophy.

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With over 30 years of experience in the hearing industry, Dianne Cooper has a lifelong passion for helping individuals with hearing loss. As a Clinical Audiologist, she helped thousands of patients resolve communication problems and consequently improve their quality of life. She joined the company because of her desire to improve access to affordable hearing healthcare for the millions of Americans who suffer from hearing loss.

Dianne currently serves as Chief Experience Officer and Chief of Audiology. In this role, Dianne oversees day-to-day operations to support key departments at NationsBenefits. Her focus is strategic planning and goal-setting and directs the operations of the company in support of its goals.

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Michael Abes joined NationsBenefits in 2018 as the Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he is responsible for oversight, planning, and coordination of all NationsBenefits’ financial and accounting operations and procedures.

Prior to joining NationsBenefits, Michael was the Chief Financial Officer at a subsidiary of Churchill Downs, Inc, a publicly traded company with a market cap of nearly $1 billion. During his 18-year tenure at Churchill Downs, he held numerous executive-level positions within the organization. Previously Michael was the Chief Financial Officer in several successful startup entities within the sports, entertainment, and hospitality industries.

Michael began his professional career in public accounting with the big four accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche, in 1990. He is a CPA and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hofstra University in New York.

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Chris joined NationsBenefits in 2015 as Chief of Staff. In this role, Chris operates at a tactical, strategic, and operational level across the company, in support of NationsBenefits’ rapid growth. As Chief of Staff, Chris provides direct support to the CEO, oversight of projects that fall between departments or executive leaders’ areas of responsibility, business development, and corporate strategic planning.

Chris also oversees Human Resources and staffing. He provides executive-level leadership and guidance to the organization’s HR operations. His areas of expertise include recruitment, employee benefits, compensation and evaluation, training and development, and employee relations.

Prior to joining NationsBenefits, Chris worked with Dr. Glenn Parker on various healthcare startup projects, including Centauri Health Solutions and MediBio USA. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in Management from Florida State University and holds a SHRM-CP certification through the Society of Human Resources Management.

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Allison Glueck joined NationsBenefits in 2016 as Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, she is responsible for the oversight, planning, and coordination of activities that drive effective compliance with regulatory requirements and policies. In collaboration with NationsBenefits’ leadership team, she leads the development of strategies to embed compliance and ethics into all operations across the organization.

Prior to joining NationsBenefits, Allison was the policy advisor for Massachusetts state senator Barry Finegold, where she focused on healthcare legislation and policies. Before joining the MA state senate team, Allison served as regional finance and policy director for the Florida gubernatorial campaign. In addition, she worked for the Brookings Institution, focusing on national healthcare reform and communication initiatives.

Allison holds a law degree from New England School of Law, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and is an active member of the State Bar of MA (Authorized House Counsel in Florida). She holds a compliance certification, Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) through the Healthcare Compliance Certification Board.

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Vinod Balla joined NationsBenefits in 2016 as Chief Information Officer, providing thought leadership, fostering innovation, creative ideation, and practical solutions to complex technical challenges. He provides guidance, mentorship and oversees multiple talented, highly efficient teams responsible for all aspects of information technology, software development, information security, data visualization, and business analytics.

Vinod has over 20 years of proven IT experience in Infrastructure, software development, telecommunications, project and program management, project implementation, and support and monitoring of technical solutions.

Prior to NationsBenefits, Vinod was the Director at Alorica, one of the highly regarded call center solutions company in the world. His accomplishments span over 16 years and he was responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of the telecom infrastructure.

Vinod is a Mechanical Engineer and received his MBA from Florida International University and an MCM from NICMAR. He holds many IT certifications in telecommunications, servers, database administrations, and was instrumental in setting up training programs at many organizations.

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Mohan Nanduri is the Chief Technology Officer at NationsBenefits, joining the company in 2017. Mohan has over 25 years of software development experience and he has been instrumental in leading and building our first of its kind, custom software solution. He is also responsible for the architecture, management and development of enterprise strategic business initiatives.

Prior to NationsBenefits, he was a lead architect at AutoNation, one of the largest car distribution companies in the United States, responsible for overseeing AutoNation’s product development and critical to product architecture, integration, implementation, and support.

Before AutoNation, Mohan held several technical positions at Carnival Cruise Lines, including technical lead and Senior Application Analyst of eCommerce. Previously, he was a Senior Software Consultant for Verizon Communications.

Mohan holds a master’s degree in computer applications and holds certifications in Microsoft SOA, Microsoft Security Debugging, and Sitecore.

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Trenyse Briggs is an experienced client services executive with more than 7 years in the healthcare and benefit administration arena. She oversees the client retention and new client implementation teams. Trenyse is responsible for the overall success of onboarding across both divisions and implements stringent quality standards and policies to ensure the success of every implementation.

Prior to joining the NationsBenefits team, Trenyse was a Business Development leader at Convey Health Solutions. At Convey, Trenyse assisted with sales and marketing efforts for call center, technology, and over-the-counter products. She has a wealth of knowledge in benefit administration in multiple areas, including product development and process engineering.

Trenyse has a bachelor’s degree in in Health Services Administration and a Master’s in Public Health.

Bryan Hebert has 25 years’ experience in Sales and Business Development. His areas of expertise include sales, marketing, and operations. He joined NationsBenefits in 2018 as Vice President of Sales.

Prior to joining the company, Bryan worked as a business executive and management consultant with various consulting firms and healthcare technology vendors where he was responsible for strategy, operations, sales, and marketing.

Bryan earned a BA and MHA.

With 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Michael Furstenberg is a seasoned marketing professional whose expertise is in developing and executing strategic plans that effectively target B2B, B2C, and DTC audiences.

Michael joined NationsBenefits in 2018, currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Michael leads all marketing and communications to drive awareness and utilization of the company’s benefit programs, technology solutions, and service offerings. He’s accountable for managing the company’s brand, PR, trade shows and events, sponsorships, and development and execution of all marketing communication strategies. His focus is day-to-day operations of the Marketing team in support of the company’s growth objectives.

Prior to joining the company, Michael was the head of marketing for Aetna Behavioral Health, a division of Aetna, a CVS Health Company. Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Illinois State University.

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