NERUCA Board of Directors
The Board Members at NERUCA are committed to ongoing support for its members and the states we serve. Our goal is to help urgent care centers across the North East by combining our knowledge, skill sets, key sources of information, and contacts to keep the medical community and our members up to date. The board of directors meet once a month on the fourth Thursday.
Meet Our Board Members
- Anthony R Ruvo MD, FACEP
- Todd Martin MBA, FACHE
- Markintosh Barthelemy, MD, MBA, FACEP
- Jonathan S. Halpert, MD FACEP
- Jeannie Kenkare, DO
- John Kulin, DO, FACEP, FCUCM
- Michael P.M. Pond, MD
- Peter Hotz, MBA
- Shaun Ginter, MBA, FACHE
- Luis de la Prida, CM&AA
- Ryan Sadlier
Shaun Ginter, MBA, FACHE
Mr. Ginter is a seasoned leader in the healthcare services industry. He has harnessed his operational expertise to propel CareWell forward as a leading provider of on-demand, high quality and affordable neighborhood healthcare in New England. CareWell operates 15 UCAOA accredited centers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with five additional centers planned by year-end. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). Prior to joining CareWell, Ginter was COO of Solantic Walk-In Urgent Care. In addition to Mr. Ginter’s UCAOA board seat, he is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and…...
Todd Martin MBA, FACHE
Todd Martin is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Emergency One. Mr. Martin is responsible for the strategic planning, development and operational management of urgent care and occupational health services for Emergency One. In his role, he works with physicians, clinical staff, local business leaders and the community to insure the delivery of prompt quality health care services and to assist in the development of effective occupational and preventative health models for the public. Prior to coming to Emergency One, Mr. Martin held positions as the Executive Director of Kingston WoRx Occupational Health & Wellness Center and…...
Markintosh Barthelemy, MD, MBA, FACEP
Dr. Barthelemy completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Buffalo following his graduation from Rutgers Graduate School of Business and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine, an expertise he uses every day. When not providing compassionate care to his patients, Dr. Barthelemy enjoys spending time with his wife and four sons and is an avid fisherman....
Jonathan S. Halpert, MD FACEP
Dr. Jonathan Halpert graduated from the Albany Medical College and is a board-certified specialist in emergency medicine, having completed residency training at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. He worked in several area emergency departments prior to joining Prime Care Physician’s group as urgent care medical director, and more recently as St. Peter’s Health Partners urgent care medical director. Dr. Halpert has been closely involved in the evolution of urgent care practice in the Capital Region, and is an active participant in urgent care and health policy planning and administration throughout the northeast in his roles as a founding member and…...
John Kulin, DO, FACEP, FCUCM
Dr. Kulin is one of the founding members and past president of NERUCA. He is a current Board member of Urgent care Assurance Company and a former Board member of the Urgent Care Association of America. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has been involved in Urgent Care Medicine since 1993. Dr. Kulin has recently been recognized as one of the first four Fellows of the College of Urgent Care Medicine....
Jeannie Kenkare, DO, FAAFP
Jeannie Kenkare, DO, FAAFP is Chief Medical Officer and a Co-Founder of PhysicianOne Urgent Care. PhysicianOne was established in 2008 as the first privately owned full service urgent care center in Connecticut. Since then, POUC has expanded to 23 locations in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. Dr. Kenkare provides guidance and leadership to the organization’s 100+ clinical providers. In her role as both an executive team member, and practicing physician, Dr. Kenkare implements clinical guidelines, decision tools, and outcomes to develop and implement distinct short and long-term processes to improve patient care, clinical quality, and financial performance. Dr. Kenkare’s ‘patient…...
Luis de la Prida, CM&AA
Luis de la Prida is a Managing Partner and Principal of The NYBB Group and NYBB Commercial Real Estate, Inc. He works closely with clients looking for an intermediary to represent them in the purchase or sale of a business or real estate. Luis’ clients include entrepreneurs, private equity groups and other financial sponsors, and lower middle-market companies with annual revenues of $5 million to $100 million. Luis represents clients across all industries, with specialties in healthcare, particularly, urgent care, and business services. Luis is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) with over 30 years of successful experience advising…...
Peter Hotz, MBA
Peter Hotz is a seasoned entrepreneur, business leader, investor and mentor who thrives on supporting emerging healthcare businesses to achieve their potential. Mr. Hotz has exceptional broad-based knowledge in the healthcare field, with distinctive experience in digital health, urgent care and retail medicine, integrated delivery systems, workplace health & wellness, ambulatory care practice management, pharmacy services, fitness & wellness, workers’ compensation, specialty managed care and international health care. In addition Mr. Hotz has comprehensive P&L and organizational leadership skills and background in business development and implementation, acquisition-driven and organic growth, corporate culture and human capital development and strategic and operational…...
Michael P.M. Pond, MD
Dr. Pond is an Emergency Medicine Specialist and urgent care owner/operator in Lake Placid, NY with over 37 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Pond is a strong advocate for urgent care medicine and one of the founding members of NERUCA....
Anthony R Ruvo MD, FACEP
Dr. Ruvo is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Metropolitan Hospital/Westchester County Medical Center in New York, and served as Co-Chief Resident. He has over thirty years of clinical and administrative experience in Emergency Medicine. He is currently the President and CEO of MedExcel USA, Inc. He has reorganized MedExcel into a progressive group, ready to meet the challenges of the ever-changing medical environment. Dr. Ruvo is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the North East Regional Urgent Care Association (NERUCA) and was installed as President of NERUCA…...
Ryan Sadlier
Ryan Sadlier is a Senior Operator at CareWell Urgent Care, which merged with ClearChoiceMD in 2021, and is now managed by Emergence Health Holdings. Ryan’s role is to partner overseeing the operations of 40 centers in five of the New England states. Residing in Rhode Island, he has been able to strengthen relationships with strategic hospital partners, build rapport with local politicians, drive successful licensure through the state of Massachusetts, and lead the organization through multiple successful UCA reaccreditation surveys. Mr. Sadlier’s history involves 14 years of leadership roles in healthcare, retail, and construction management. Ryan also currently sits on…...
Join NERUCA and Make a Difference
NERUCA is always looking for new committee members to help our urgent care communities in the states we serve.If you’re interested in joining a committee, please contact us directly with your information and we will get back to you.
