Vice President of Contracting and Analytics Katy Smith began her career in healthcare in 1996 working for a local health insurance leader. She graduated with honors, obtaining her Bachelors of Science in Health Services Administration from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio in 2001. In 2005 she transitioned...

Senior Vice President Devon Seibert-Bailey is the Senior Vice President in Strategic Health Care’s Washington D.C. office and is responsible for health policy. Devon was recognized as a Top Lobbyist by The Hill newspaper in 2022 and 2023. Devon comes with a wealth of experience as a health...

Partner Carolyn heads the Network Development and Managed Care contracting divisions for Strategic Health Care and has thirty years of experience in the health care industry. In her current position, Carolyn and her team provide managed care contracting services to a wide array of health care providers including hospitals,...

Sam Gizzi has over 30 years of healthcare administrative experience in financial analysis, budgeting, revenue cycle, managed care contracting, quality management, utilization management, customer service, administration, computer systems and business consulting services. Sam’s healthcare leadership experience includes Director of a special healthcare plan, CEO of a...

Vice President Lisa Cline manages the business operations of Strategic Health Care and is responsible for accounting functions, office management, and administration of all client accounts. She has more than 22 years of experience in association management and business administration. Lisa also brings to the firm...

Health Policy Consultant Steve is a Health Policy Consultant in the Columbus office of Strategic Health Care. Prior to joining Strategic Health care, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) since January of 2011. His major duties included overseeing...

Partner Erskine (Ernie) Cade brings to Strategic Health Care some 25 years of experience as a corporate lobbyist and business executive. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Director of Government Relations for Cleveland-based Key Corp, one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services...

Senior Partner and Founder Based in Washington, D.C., Paul leads Strategic Health Care’s activities in the nation’s capital, serving as the key strategist and advocate on behalf of clients on matters pending with the U.S. Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other federal...