Beth Van Gilder, MBA, brings over twenty years of experience in healthcare to her role as Chief Operating Officer for Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners located in Nashville, TN. At Ascension Saint Thomas, she provides strategic and operational leadership for one of Tennessee's largest medical groups, overseeing more than 120 sites of care and 500+ clinicians. Prior to her tenure at Ascension Saint Thomas, Beth served in various leadership positions in Arkansas and Missouri in private practice, for-profit integrated health care delivery and community-owned organizations. Her academic background includes a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Her diverse experience in independent, for-profit, and community-owned healthcare organizations underscores her commitment to driving innovation and excellence in healthcare delivery.

Eric Passon serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Ancore Health. As the CEO and Founder, Eric sets the organization's strategic direction and leads high-profile consulting engagements. Eric carries more than two and a half decades of experience in the healthcare advisory and management operations space, leading teams at Southwind and The Advisory Board Company. His background in financial operations, mergers and acquisitions, technology innovation, and traditional consulting services sets the foundation for creative and bold solutions.

Eric created Ancore because he saw “the writing on the wall” with rising investment levels in employed medical groups. He believes there is a better way to create sustainable economic models aligned with our client’s “mission statement on the website.” As a creative and strategic thinker, Eric leads his team to live outside the box to build innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients.

When not sporting a colorful shirt or crazy socks around the office, Eric enjoys spending time with his wife, two kids, and their dog, CC. He loves biking the Natchez Trace with old and new friends, as well as “working” from the Cape in the summer.

Katie Prevas is a Medical Director at Suki and a practicing Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant with 15 years of experience in both clinical leadership and operations. As a previous Chief Operating Officer and Dir. of Clinical Innovation, Katie has spent many years combating clinical inefficiencies and has led large-scale SAAS evaluations and implementations across enterprise healthcare networks. Katie holds a Master's Degree in Medicine from Towson University and a Master's in Business Administration from Loyola University, Maryland.