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Marie Prothero, RN, MS – Chief Operating Officer
Marie Prothero has 24 years of experience as a trained nursing professional and administrator. She is clinically trained as a nurse and has worked in critical care for several years before becoming a nurse manager, nurse director and operations officer at her previous facility. She has a Masters of Science degree in Nursing Administration from Brigham Young University. She most recently served as a region operations officer for an integrated health care system in Utah. Marie lives in Springville, Utah with her husband and son.

David Bice – Chief Financial Officer
David Bice has more than 13 years experience in the healthcare industry with an emphasis in accounting operations. Most recently, David has served as vice president of Finance at Ernest Health then as regional chief operating officer, overseeing financial operations for 13 acute rehabilitation hospitals. He has worked as an auditor within the acute care and skilled nursing industries. David is a licensed administrator and holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. He is also a member of ACHE.

Ginger Fisher, RN, BSN – Director of Nursing Operations
Ginger Fisher has 27 years of experience as a nurse and nurse manager. She has worked for 25 years as a critical care nurse and has managed three critical care units since 1986. She has experience as a quality nurse consultant and is currently working on a master’s degree in public administration.

Bradley Miner – Director of Marketing & Business Development
Brad Miner has spent the last 11 years of his career in the Healthcare sector. Brad spent a number of years building and managing mental health and substance abuse rehab programs in Colorado. He also spent time in sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products with physicians and hospitals in Colorado and Utah. Brad earned a bachelors degree in Psychology from Utah State University and master’s degree from Adams State.

Shane Frank - Director of Plant Operations
Shane Frank has more than 17 years experience in the operations and maintenance areas of a hospital. He graduated from the plumbing program at Utah Valley State College and is a licensed plumber. He has additional training in backflow prevention, Medical gases, law enforcement and disaster planning and response. He is a dedicated leader with a hands-on approach to solving problems and a high commitment to excellence and teamwork.

Brad Gardner – Director of Pharmacy
Brad Gardner is an experienced pharmacist with more than 23 years of successful pharmacy experience. His areas of expertise range from clinical pharmacy, retail pharmacy to consulting. Brad is an experienced leader in clinical pharmacy interventions and drug utilization review. He has served as president of the USHP and State Delegate to ASHP. He has extensive experience in JCAHO quality assessment monitoring. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah School of Pharmacy.

Kelly Brimhall – Director of Human Resources
Kelly Brimhall has extensive experience in the Human Resource field due to his work with The Boeing Company in Seattle, Utah Valley State College, and most recently, Intermountain Healthcare. Mr. Brimhall received a dual bachelor’s degree from Utah State University in Human Resource Management and Business. He is currently pursing an MBA degree at Westminster College.

Molly Wright, RN, BSN – Director of Quality & Risk Management
Molly Wright has 35 years of nursing experience, working in large and small hospitals in Michigan, Minnesota and Utah. Her experience includes 15 years as an Emergency nurse, five years as a nursing supervisor and seven years in quality and risk. She received her Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Michigan with a BSN. Molly also serves in the community as the Nursing Director for the Volunteer Care Clinic in Provo.

Reuben Jessop, DPT – Director of Therapy Operations
Reuben Jessop is an accomplished physical therapist who has experience in both neuro- rehab and acute care physical therapy. He graduated in 2005 with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Utah. Some of the highlights of his career so far include receiving the prestigious Mary McMillan Award and the Entry Level Research Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. Reuben published his research article titled, “Motor Learning and Parkinson Disease: Refinement of Movement Velocity and Endpoint Excursion in a Limits of Stability Balance Task” in the peer reviewed Journal of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. Reuben is currently working towards obtaining his Neuro Clinical Specialist certification.