Mr. Boone was appointed to the American CareSource Board of Directors in March 2009. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2007. Mr. Boone joined American CareSource as Chief Financial Officer in June 2005 and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in December of 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he was Senior Vice President of Finance for Belo Corporation, a NYSE-listed media company. From 2000 to 2001, he was Vice President of Corporate Development for Safeway Corporation. In addition, Mr. Boone has served in executive positions with Intira Corporation, PepsiCo, Kraft General Foods and CIGNA HealthPlan, and has served as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Boone received a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Boone received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Award in Healthcare in 2009. Mr. Boone also serves on the Board of Directors of the North Texas Kidney Foundation.
Matthew D. Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Matthew D. Thompson joined ACS as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer in April 2008. Mr. Thompson spent almost ten years with publicly-held Tyler Technologies, Inc., a Dallas-based leading provider of integrated, end-to-end information management solutions and services to local governments. While at Tyler, Mr. Thompson held several key positions, including Division Controller of Tyler's Courts & Justice and Appraisal & Tax Divisions and Assistant Corporate Controller. Before joining Tyler, Mr. Thompson spent five years with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Thompson earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and is a Certified Publlic Accountant in the state of Texas. He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Cornelia Outten
Vice President Provider Development
Ms. Outten joined ACS in February 2008. Prior to that, Ms. Outten served as Senior Vice President, Provider Networks for Interplan Health Group, a national healthcare management company. From 2002 to 2004, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of JBC Healthcare Partners, LLC, a regional PPO retiree medical program located in San Diego, CA.
Ms. Outten spent the previous five years with CCN Managed Care, Inc. (now First Health Network), one of the nation's largest PPO networks, most recently as Vice President East Networks. Ms. Outten's experience also includes positions as Vice President, Managed Care Services at HCA Southeast Division in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as Director, Managed Care and HealthFirst at Greenville Hospital Systems, located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Ms. Outten earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and economics at Salem College, and a Masters in Health Administration, with a concentration on fiscal management, from Tulane University.
Rost A. Ginevich
Chief Information Officer
Mr. Ginevich joined the Company in March 2008 in the newly created position of Chief Information Officer and will be primarily responsible for development and execution of the Company's information technology strategy. Mr. Ginevich has over 20 years of information technology experience. Before joining the Company, Mr. Ginevich served as a Director at West Monroe Partners, a full-service business and technology consulting firm, from 2007 to 2008. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Ginevich was Chief Information Officer for Kitty Hawk, an AMEX-listed cargo transportation company. From 2002 to 2006, he was with IBM Business Consulting Services where he managed business development and execution of large consulting engagements for clients in various industries. Mr. Ginevich earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. He has written extensively on topics related to information technology.
Elizabeth A. Smith
Vice President Operations
Ms. Smith was appointed as Vice President of Operations after joining American CareSource as Director of Operations in 2004. Previously, Ms. Smith served as a Quality Manager for Tenet Healthcare Corporation where she was responsible for auditing, training, and financial reporting for over 30 home health agencies nationwide. Prior to joining Tenet, Ms. Smith was the Business Services Manager for Visiting Nurse Association of Texas, a non-profit organization that provides a multitude of home health, hospice, long-term care services, as well as Meals on Wheels. Ms. Smith has over 20 years of experience in the reimbursement of ancillary healthcare providers.