Management Team

DAVID A SCHLAIFER
President & CEO

David Schlaifer is a 25-year veteran executive with a proven track record in rapid-growth environments. He has a history of success in both strategic development and operational execution, including having achieved triple-digit revenue and earnings growth in numerous companies – domestic and international, large and small. He has led teams that have established innovative new products and methodologies, substantially improved profit margins and cash flow, and earned national awards for operations excellence and quality. In addition, he has provided strategic and operational direction for domestic and international mergers and acquisitions.

David is the founder, President and CEO of Doctors’ Administrative Solutions, a healthcare technology firm that provides physicians with technology-based solutions to improve their practices. He led the Tampa Bay community initiative to win a $3 million software grant from the Center for Community Health Leadership, including assembling a coalition of political, healthcare, and other business leaders to secure the grant over the applications of 90 other communities.

Previously, he was CEO of LegalWise North America, a legal expense benefit company widely recognized as the most innovative and technologically advanced provider in its class. Mr. Schlaifer held a concurrent position as Group Vice President of its parent company, Capricorn International, a billion-dollar privately held global conglomerate with interests on five continents. Prior to that, he was COO of another Capricorn portfolio company, Hollard Insurance, now one of the largest insurance companies in South Africa. He has held other positions including CFO/Director of Operations for a healthcare technology company and management positions with Progressive Insurance Company and American Hospital Supply. He is founder and serves on the Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Health e-Connection, sits on the Tampa Bay RHIO steering committee and Tampa Bay Technology Forum Healthcare Committee, and serves on the Advisory Board of Leadership Africa USA.

David is an admitted member of the Illinois and Florida State Bars (inactive). He received his Juris Doctor from IIT Chicago-Kent Law School and graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in logistics and marketing.

AMANDA PATANOW
Business Director

Amanda Patanow brings more than ten years of marketing, human resources and operations experience to Doctors’ Administrative Solutions. With an emphasis on business development, Amanda has worked with financial advisors to build multi-million dollar books of investment business, non-profit organizations to raise membership and grant funding and professional services organizations to strengthen internal and external branding. She has a demonstrated skill for leading and managing both large and small professional tea

Leading Strategic Business Development at DAS, Amanda plays an integral role in marketing, fostering strategic partnerships and developing Tampa Bay’s connected healthcare community. Her marketing efforts have gained increased market visibility and awareness for DAS and its community efforts, including the IT Florida 2008 Excellence in IT Leadership Award and CEO Magazine's 2009 Tampa Bay 100.

With a strong personal and professional focus on community outreach, Amanda is actively involved with organizations such as HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), the Tampa Bay Medical Group Managers Association, the Human Rights Campaign, and is President of the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area.

Prior to joining DAS, Amanda served as the Human Resources and Marketing Manager at Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A. and as a Marketing Consultant for Raymond James Financial Services. She attended Florida State University where she dual-majored in Economics and Political Science.

JON CARLSON
Sales Director

BROOKE EVANS
CFO

Brooke Evans, Founder of the CFO Alliance, is a financial executive with twelve years of progressive financial management experience.  She began her career in public accounting after graduating from Florida State University, and passed the CPA exam shortly thereafter.  Her tenure at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche was dedicated equally to client service and various leadership roles.  Brooke progressed to her role as a senior manager serving a portfolio of audit clients including privately-held start-up companies and multi-national Fortunate 500 enterprises.  She was designated by Deloitte as a Sarbanes-Oxley internal control expert and is a distinguished speaker on a variety of corporate accounting and finance topics. In recognition of her significant leadership contributions, Deloitte selected Brooke to be one of 20 participants in an elite fellowship program honoring leaders who reflect the qualities of intelligence, commitment, integrity, service and leadership. 

Following her public accounting career, Brooke served as the Chief Financial Officer of a $200 million growth company in the construction industry.  In this role, Brooke was responsible for defining and executing the company’s financial strategy and for the attainment of short and long-term financial goals.  Brooke’s role covered a broad scope of objectives including: securing $10+ million financing deals, negotiating vendor agreements, restructuring leases, optimizing business processes, procuring assets, and building the accounting & finance teams. 

Brooke is also committed to the community and has had the distinct privilege to serve as the Chairperson for various charity events, including Tampa Bay Technology Forum’s Tech Jam and Deloitte & Touche’s United Way Campaign.

Advisory Board

GLENN C. TAYLOR
Group President, Key Accounts
Medco Health Systems

Glenn C. Taylor, has served as Group President, Key Accounts for Medco Health Systems since January 2004, where he is responsible for over half of the Fortune 50 company’s $50 billion in annual revenue. From April 2002 through December 2003, he served as Senior Vice President, Account Management. Mr. Taylor served as President of the Company's UnitedHealth Group Division from February 1999 to April 2002. From April 1997 to January 1999, Mr. Taylor held positions with Merck as Regional Vice President of the Southeast and Central business groups. From May 1993 to March 1997, Mr. Taylor was the Company's Senior Vice President of Sales and Account Management. Mr. Taylor joined the Company in May 1993 as a result of its acquisition of FlexRx, Inc. a pharmacy benefit manager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Mr. Taylor was President. Mr. Taylor held previous positions as Executive Vice President for Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital in Chicago, and Group Vice President for Baxter Healthcare / American Hospital Supply. He has a BA in Economics and Mathematics from St. Olaf College and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School.

CRAIG BROOKS
Managing Partner
Royal Vista Capital

Craig Brooks is the managing partner of Royal Vista Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on early stage ventrues.  Previously he led Amgen's Global Marketing organization since 2002. Amgen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology firms, with over $10 billion in revenue and a market cap in excess of $97 billion. Since 1999, Mr. Brooks also served as Amgen's General Manager for Asia Pacific and Latin America. In this capacity he managed Amgen's joint venture with Kirin Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Brooks joined Amgen in June 1988 as a Market Planning Manager and was involved in the launch of Amgen's first product -- EPOGEN. In 1991, he was promoted to Director of EPOGEN® Marketing and led Amgen's efforts to grow its flagship brand. In 1994, he was named Senior Director of Marketing and assumed marketing responsibility for EPOGEN, NEUPOGEN and Amgen's pipeline products. In 1995 he became an officer of the Company and as Vice President of U.S. Marketing, played in instrumental role in developing the life cycle plans for Aranesp and Neulasta. Before coming to Amgen, Mr. Brooks worked at American Hospital Supply in a variety of sales and management positions and at Proctor and Gamble in the field sales organization. Mr. Brooks received a bachelor's degree from Hamilton College in 1980 and a MBA from Harvard in 1988.

MARC BLUMENTHAL
Chief Executive Officer
Intelladon 

Intelladon, a Tampa-based producer of advanced electronic courseware and learning management solutions. He was one of the original founders and still a key investor in Tribridge Software, a Microsoft VAR, recently named Marc Blumenthal is the CEO of   2008 WORLDWIDE Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the Year. Marc is also the founder and former CEO of Progressive Business Solutions, which he grew from start-up mode to a leading computer systems integrator producing nearly $20-million in corporate revenue. As Progressive's CEO, Marc guided the firm's expansion throughout the state of Florida and its acquisitions of Tampa-based Integrity USA and Miami-based Initiatives Corp. He sold Progressive Business Solutions to ePartners, and directed ePartner's Southeast division. While at ePartners, Marc was responsible for three offices and more than 100 employees in the Southeast. Prior to establishing Progressive, Marc worked in IBM's National Accounts Division, where he was responsible for sales and marketing of a variety of technology solutions. Marc currently serves on the Board of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum and Metropolitan Ministries. He has his BS in Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida.