Breakout Speakers

Colin Carr

Colin Carr is the founder and CEO of CARR Healthcare Realty, the nation’s leading provider of commercial real estate services for healthcare tenants and buyers. Every year, thousands of healthcare practices trust CARR to help them achieve the most favorable terms on their lease and purchase negotiations.

By not representing landlords or sellers, CARR avoids conflicts of interest while assisting with all types of real estate transactions, including start-ups, lease renewals, relocations, expansions, purchases, de novos and practice transitions.

Colin has been involved in commercial real estate for over 17 years and personally completed over 1,000 transactions. He is a licensed real estate broker in ten states.

Colin has lectured to thousands of healthcare professionals and administrators throughout the country at national meetings, conventions, study clubs, associations, universities and more.

Corby Ewing

Corby leads Business Intelligence for Mortenson Dental Partners, one of the nation’s largest employee-owned dental service organizations.  With a passion for improving patient care and business operations through analytics, Corby has helped champion new methods of data insights for the dental industry and group practice efficiency.  Prior to MDP, Corby served in varying multi-site operations and business development roles to successfully grow businesses and improve efficiencies of scale. Corby earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University as well as an MBA from the University of Louisville.  Outside of work, Corby enjoys the outdoors, travel, cooking, and working with his hands. He is a native to Louisville, KY and makes his home with his wife and three kids.

Karan Garg

Mr. Garg is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Healthcare Group. He has more than a decade of healthcare investment banking and private equity experience, including seven years at Houlihan Lokey. During his career, Mr. Garg has closed more than 50 transactions, including buyside and sellside M&A transactions, as well as private financing and equity raise transactions for public and private companies. He focuses on a wide range of sectors within healthcare services, including dental services and products, outsourced physician services, behavioral health, technology-enabled healthcare services, and clinical laboratories.

Mr. Garg’s notable recent clients include D4C, Altima Dental, North East Dental Management, Absolute Dental, Valley Anesthesiology, RHA Health Services, Interactive Health Solutions, Dental Care Alliance, Deca Dental Group, DentMall, Gentle Dental of New England, ABILITY Network, MedHOK Healthcare Solutions, H.C. Materials, maxIT Healthcare, Calloway Labs, IEE, MWH Global, NextiraOne Group, Celsis, Accumed Home Health, CareFusion Technologies, Select Rehabilitation, and SourceOne Healthcare Technologies.

Prior to rejoining Houlihan Lokey in 2010, Mr. Garg was an Investment Manager with Primus Capital Funds, a middle-market private equity fund, where he structured and executed private equity investments in the healthcare and education sectors. While at Primus, he evaluated investments in home health, long-term care, HCIT, distribution, rehabilitation, practice management, and healthcare-focused, for-profit, post-secondary education companies. Mr. Garg received a B.S. in Finance from DePaul University.

Jacqueline Guinn

Jackie Guinn is a doctor recruiter who joined Mortenson Dental Partners on October 1, 2018. Jackie Guinn comes to Mortenson Dental Partners with numerous years in recruitment. In addition to recruitment experience, Jackie worked for the KentuckyOne Health the largest healthcare system in Kentucky. With this experience Jackie brings recruitment, management, and operations experience. Jackie attended the University of Louisville and obtained a Bachelors in Communications. In addition to having a passion for recruiting, Jackie enjoys spending time with her husband, her child who is 2 years old, and her 3 fur animals.

Brad Hildebrand

Mr. Hildebrand is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Healthcare Group. He has advised on a wide range of sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions, debt financings, and strategic advisory engagements. Mr. Hildebrand’s notable transactions include Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Smile Doctors, MB2 Dental, RMP Group, D4C Dental Brands, Altima Dental, IDOC, North East Dental Management, Absolute Dental, Avadyne Health, Windsor Healthcare, Vision Source, Dental Care Alliance, Deca Dental, The Fountains, Ingenious Med, Gentle Dental of New England, and XIFIN.

Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey in 2013, Mr. Hildebrand worked for Black River Asset Management and Lakepointe Capital Partners on numerous M&A transactions and equity investments as both an advisor and a principal across a variety of industries, including healthcare, agribusiness, energy, industrials, and technology.

Mr. Hildebrand holds a B.S.B. in Finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA, with honors, in Analytic Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Andrea Kartch

Andrea has been with our company since January of 2016. She focuses on learning, skills development, leadership, and providing support to all teams within our company. Whether through live classes, webinars, participation at the regional level, or private discussion, Andrea seeks to equip our team members at all levels with new approaches, mindsets, and decision-making tools that drive business acumen, performance, and teams. In her spare time and while working from home in Arizona, Andrea keeps an eye out for wild animals which are seen with regularity from her home office window, volunteers with local organizations, and spends time outdoors.

Rupinder Kaur

Rupinder Kaur has joined Mortenson Family Dental as National Doctor Recruitment Manager. Rupinder grew up in Northern Virginia. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. She graduated with her Master of Business Administration from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. She spent four years with Norton Healthcare where she was recruiting physicians and advanced providers for four hospitals and over 200 medical practices. Over 40 percent of the candidates she recruited were not from Kentucky. Prior to working with Norton Healthcare, Rupinder had worked in the banking industry in a leadership role for over a decade. Rupinder’s strengths include leveraging marketing strategies, competitive recruitment and relationship building. Rupinder is married and has three children: Armaan, Soren and Sophia. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, reading, hiking and spending time with her family.

Dr. Garry Meeks

Dr. Meeks is a Louisville, Kentucky native and 1992 graduate of DuPont Manual High School. After graduating from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, he pursued a career in dentistry and earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D) degree from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 2000. Following graduation, he was awarded a residency at the University of Florida Post-Graduate Advanced General Dentistry Program. During his residency, Dr. Meeks gained valuable experience in all aspects of dentistry – from hospital-based care, to advanced cosmetic procedures. Dr. Meeks began practice in 2001 as an associate of Dr. Robert Fuchs near his hometown roots in Louisville. In 2004, they partnered with Mortenson Family Dental. In 2018, Dr. Meeks accepted the position of Regional President of Howard Family Dental, a regional partner of Mortenson Family Dental with offices in Coastal Georgia and South Carolina. He continues to practice in the Howard Family Dental offices 1 day week and is a lifetime qualified member of the Crown Council. Dr. Meeks is the former chairman of the finance committee of Mortenson Dental Partners and continues to serve on the committee. He currently is serving his third term as a member of the Mortenson Dental Partners Board of Directors and currently serves as vice-chairman.

Dr. Wayne Mortenson

Dr. Mortenson was born and raised in the small town of Elfrida, in Southern Arizona. He received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in agriculture. Dr. Mortenson graduated from The University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1979, Dr. Mortenson opened his first dental practice in Middletown Kentucky. That practice has now expanded to Mortenson Dental Partners with over 140 affiliate offices. Dr. Mortenson is a committed supporter of dental education. He and his wife, Sue, have made planned gifts to the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky Schools of Dentistry. Dr. Mortenson has received numerous awards for his charitable work including, the Garth Brooks Teammates for kids award. Dr. Mortenson was recognized as Ernst & Young’s Business Person of the Year for Kentucky-Ohio Region. He has been honored by the Crown Council, an international dental society, with a Lifetime Achievement Award and was first inducted into the Dental Hall of Fame. Dr. Mortenson is also a member of the Kentucky-Indiana Business Hall of Fame.

Stacey Paul

Stacey Paul is a Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst at Mortenson Dental Partners with a passion for transforming data into actionable insights. Joining the team in January 2019, Stacey uses BI tools to interpret and summarize data with impactful visualizations that enables strategic decision making. Prior to MDP, Stacey spent over 10 years providing payment integrity solutions for healthcare providers with a focus on financial and operational analysis and business plan modeling. Stacey is a Louisville native, receiving her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisville. In her spare time, Stacey enjoys spending time with her husband, chasing her toddler twin daughters and lounging with the family pets. 

Cheryl Penava

Cheryl has a unique background of leadership experiences at several Fortune 500 companies. Her areas of expertise include operational best practices, learning & development, leadership development, change management, and the ability to create cultural shifts in the workplace. She is a certified facilitator and coach. Cheryl has managed her own executive coaching and consulting practice and held corporate positions at Bellsouth Publishing, Allstate Financial, and Humana. At Mortenson, she leads the Practice Excellence team, which consists of both Operations and Learning & Development. Her team strives to increase skill proficiency and drive excellence across practices through highly engaged team members. Cheryl is a Kentucky native (Bardstown) and a graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she studied Broadcast Journalism. Cheryl received her Executive MBA at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (Chicago, IL). Cheryl is passionate around the development of people and the goal of operational excellence – resulting in outstanding patient care. She wants to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of role or title. Everyone leads from where they are!

Dennis Roberts

Dennis Roberts serves as Regional President for Mortenson Dental Partners in the Indianapolis/Cincinnati region, overseeing 22 separate practices.   Dennis was formerly the Regional President for ResCare, Inc., a $2 billion health and human services company. He was responsible for the day to day operations of over 200 facilities and managed a portfolio of $365 million in revenue across 10 states.  He has an extensive background in the health and human services field, with experience in a pharmacy, working with medically fragile patients, at-risk youth and patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Dennis has a post-graduate degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Louisville and an M.B.A. from Regis University.  Dennis currently lives in Louisville with his wife and three children.

Sherri Toohey-Taylor

Sherri has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources in both the Private and Public Sectors.  Over the span of her career, Sherri held senior human resources positions with the US Postal Service in Washington, DC., Director of Human Resources for Louisville Metro Government and is currently the Director of Human Resources for Mortenson Dental Partners.

Professional Designations/Accreditations/Awards:Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), 20 People to Know in Human Resources, Business First 2015, Public speaking awards in persuasion at IU and UofL

Education: MBA from Indiana University, B.A. in Finance from the University of Louisville

Christy Williams

Christy has coached and trained dental professionals and teams throughout her career in Learning & Development. Her areas of expertise include The Patient Experience, New Hire Onboarding and Development, Role Specific Training, Clinical Continuing Education, and Leadership Development. Christy joined Mortenson Family Dental in 2008 – participating in its growth from 22 practices to the DSO leader it is today! Christy pioneered multiple programs including the national New Employee Orientation series and most recently, Operation: Team Bootcamp a back-to-the-basics communication skills program. Her efforts resulted in MDP becoming a Nationally Approved Continuing Education Provider through the Academy of General Dentistry. She currently leads the Scaling Up Group Dental Symposium, oversees New Hire Onboarding, Continuing Education, Instructional Design, and MDPU, the online learning platform for Mortenson Dental Partners She serves on the INSPIRE Leadership Team both as a leader and facilitator. With specific interests in leading organizational change, emotional intelligence, and leadership coaching and development, Christy frequently speaks on collaboration, influence, and a spirit of teamwork.

Kristen Wilson

Kristen Wilson, PHR, has spent her the majority of her military and civilian careers in Human Resources, combining a no-nonsense approach to interpreting and implementing federal law, local ordinances and corporate policies with a dedicated concern for identifying top talent and assisting employees in building the best career that they can. Since arriving at Mortenson three years ago, Kristen has identified additional candidate sourcing strategies, implemented a more efficient Applicant Tracking System, provided in depth training and resources to hiring managers, and introduced the use of recruiting metrics to develop a more qualified Talent Pipeline, reducing the time is takes to get New Hires on to the Mortenson Dental Partners team. Kristen takes pride in finding the best talent, assisting in providing employees with the best working environment, and maintaining the best Human Resource practices to support organizational success. Kristen graduated from Liberty University with a BS in Human Resources and was recently recognized by Louisville Business First’s 2018 Salute to Veterans.