Our best-in-class team members come from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, but all bring track records of excellence to their respective disciplines.
Leadership
Jim Wachtman
Chief Executive Officer
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2019.
- 25 years in Ophthalmology to include CEO of TLC and President of Laser Vision Centers/Sightpath Medical
- 39 years in healthcare services, technology and private equity
Chris Alexander
PRESIDENT
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2021
- Leading VIPs executive team via the MSOs partnership with medical practices and the company’s ambulatory surgical centers nationwide
- 20+ years in financial management and healthcare leadership
“Luck is the shadow cast by resolve. Fate is the angle of the sun.”
Randall Shaw
Chief Development Officer
- Over 30 years of experience in finance, law, and operations
- Prior to co-founding VIP, served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at a dermatology-focused physician practice management company
- Previously worked for 15 years as an investment banker in NYC at UBS, Citigroup and DLJ, covering health care services and financial sponsors and executing leveraged finance transactions
Steven Strohl
Chief Financial Officer
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2018
- Leading VIP’s finance team and oversight of all financial reporting, analysis and technology integrations for data warehouse
- B.S. in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Biology. Enrolled in Masters of Accounting programs at Nova SE University. Previously led accounting division for a nation-wide Dermatology healthcare group with 55+ locations.
“The harder you work, the luckier you become.”
JP Knobloch
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2022.
- Responsible for financial accounting and reporting, audit, treasury, and tax
- B.A. in Psychology, master’s degrees in Accounting, Business Administration,
and Public Policy Administration from the University of Missouri
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Jeffrey Walker
Executive Leadership Team: Florida Operations
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2018
- Responsible for the Florida Region
- MBA, University of Florida, Concentration in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- PLDA, Harvard Business School, Concentration in Strategy & Leadership
– John Maxwell
Bree Smith
Executive Leadership Team:
St. Louis, Ohio and California Operations
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2021
- Driving overall operational and financial success of our mid-west and California Practices.
- Over 23 years of leadership & Management experience, 11 of which have been in Ophthalmology
- Master’s degree in business administration with concentration in Healthcare Administration along with master’s degree in science management
-Scott Schroeder
Rikki Bradley
Executive Leadership Team: Surgical Services
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2019
- Driving financial and operational success across our ASCs
- 40+ years in ophthalmology
-Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist
Wes Dunn
Executive Leadership Team: Kansas City Operations
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2022
- Business Development & New Growth Strategies
- Bachelor of Science Degree Business Communications – 37 Years of experience working in Ophthalmology
“If it were easy, it wouldn’t be as fun.”
Mike Wyrick
Executive Leadership Team: Discover Vision Centers Operations
- Over 30 years in the health care industry across the hospital, ambulatory and
private practice settings, including 27 years in Ophthalmology. - After joining Eye Care, Inc (now Discover Vision Centers) in 1995 and
receiving numerous promotions, Mike was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2010. Discover Vision Centers is one of the largest and most successful eye care practices in the country with 30+ providers, nearly 300 employees, 9 clinic locations and 3 surgery centers. During his tenure the company has increased its specialty coverage and overall geographic foot print to increase capacity and revenue. - Received M.B.A from Baker University 2002
- Over 30 years in the health care industry across the hospital, ambulatory and
“Teamwork – Coming together is the beginning, keeping together is a
process, working together is success.”
-Henry Ford.
America McLaughlin
Director of Marketing and Communications
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2018
- Responsible for marketing, communications and performance services programs and initiatives
- B.S. from Vanderbilt University. Majored in English and minored in Spanish
- Master’s degree in Business Administration from University of Florida
– Lord Tennyson
Colleen Marchesani
HR Director of Talent
and Development
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- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2021
- Responsible for talent acquisition and development throughout the employee journey
- BS in Human Resources Management from Cabrini College, Summa Cum Laude; Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Senior Certified Professional (SCP) designation
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Eric Deupree
Director of Revenue
Cycle Management
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2018
- Director of RCM- RCM and Integration Oversight
- B.S. in Biotechnology and Biomedical Science- 15+ years’ experience in the Ophthalmology space
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Jorge Rivera
HR Director Benefits
and Payroll
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2019
- Responsible for Payroll, Benefits, Human Resources Information Systems, and overall HR initiatives
- M.S. Degree in Human Resources Management and B.A. Degree in
Business Administration
- Certified Senior Professional Human Resources and Society of Human Resources
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.”
Corey Schmidt
Business Development Associate
- Corey joined the VIP team in 2021
- Corey supports VIP’s M&A transaction execution, managing sponsor and lender relationships, and assisting with financial reporting and other operational initiatives
“If you learn to use it right, the adversity, it will buy you a ticket to a place you couldn’t have gone any other way”
– Tony Bennett (the basketball coach)
Trevor Adkins
Director of Operations- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Trevor joined the VIP team in 2023.
- Trevor motivates operational and financial success of our ASCs
- Trevor has his B.S. in Nursing from the University of St. Mary. Additionally, he has worked 13 years in surgery, 7 of which have been in leadership roles
“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just illusions”
– Michael Jordan
Jessica Robertson
Director of Revenue Cycle – Surgical Services
- Joined VIP in 2023
- Oversees and supports revenue cycle operations across VIPs ambulatory surgery centers
- 15+ years in revenue cycle management and leadership
“Be strong enough to stand alone, wise enough to know
when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.”
Jorge Rivera
HR Director Benefits
and Payroll
- Joined Vision Integrated Partners in 2019
- Responsible for Payroll, Benefits, Human Resources Information Systems, and overall HR initiatives
- M.S. Degree in Human Resources Management and B.A. Degree in
Business Administration
- Certified Senior Professional Human Resources and Society of Human Resources
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.”
Corey Schmidt
Business Development Associate
- Corey joined the VIP team in 2021
- Corey supports VIP’s M&A transaction execution, managing sponsor and lender relationships, and assisting with financial reporting and other operational initiatives
“If you learn to use it right, the adversity, it will buy you a ticket to a place you couldn’t have gone any other way”
– Tony Bennett (the basketball coach)
Trevor Adkins
Director of Operations- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Trevor joined the VIP team in 2023.
- Trevor motivates operational and financial success of our ASCs
- Trevor has his B.S. in Nursing from the University of St. Mary. Additionally, he has worked 13 years in surgery, 7 of which have been in leadership roles
“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just illusions”
– Michael Jordan
Physician Advisors
Dr. Ken Chern, MD
PENINSULA OPTHALMOLOGY GROUP
Dr. Dana Deupree, MD
THE MACULA CENTER
Dr. John Doane, MD
DISCOVER VISION CENTERS
Dr. Richard Erdey, MD
Erdey Searcy Eye Group
Dr. Jay Pepose, MD
Pepose Vision Institute
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