Meet Our Team
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Frank Soppa Vice President |
| In his role as Vice President of NovaMed’s Optical Services Group, Frank oversees the operations of the Alliance – optical & medical product purchasing; Midwest labs - wholesale optical laboratories; Optical Synergies - optical lab supply purchasing; and Family Vision Care, our affiliated Optometric practice. Frank joined NovaMed in 1999 and has been involved in the eyecare industry for over 30 years. fsoppa@novamed.com |
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Kim Bratcher Operations Manager |
| Kim joined The Alliance in January 1999 and is in charge of directing the day to day operations for the Alliance. Kim and her team members strive to provide outstanding customer service. She negotiates discount structures and pricing with the vendors. Kim enjoys outdoor activities and sporting events. kbratcher@thealliancebg.com |
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Hope Notz Finance Manager |
| Hope joined The Alliance in December 1999 and she manages our accounts payables and all finance responsibilities. She also serves as our External Account Retention Coordinator and visits our buying group members on a monthly basis. Hope looks forward to the time spent with our buying group members. She enjoys spending time sewing for her granddaughter’s and in the summer swimming with her family. hnotz@thealliancebg.com |
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Kris Davis Billing Administration Manager |
| Kris joined The Alliance in June 2000 and her position responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of the billing department. This includes working closely with the vendors in regard to monthly statements, billing issues and establishing/maintaining electronic data importing. She also monitors the processing of all credit card and ACH payments and assists in providing outstanding customer service. Kris enjoys spending time with family and friends and attending sporting events. kdavis@thealliancebg.com |
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Chris Hart Sales Manager |
| Chris joined The Alliance in August 2000 and her responsibilities include the growth and development of our sales, revenues, and buying group associations and membership. She also works with buying group members on competitive and cost analysis for their products. Chris enjoys spending time with her family, shopping and motorcycle riding. chart@thealliancebg.com |
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Jadyn Ballard Marketing Manager – Medical Supplies |
| Jadyn joined the Alliance in July 2009. Her responsibilities include marketing and management of our medical supply business along with coordinating our social media affiliations and external communications to our buying group members. Jadyn enjoys scrapbooking, reading and spending time with family. jballard@thealliancebg.com |
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Karla Hager Accounts Receivable Specialist |
| Karla joined The Alliance in August 2005 and her responsibilities include accounts receivable, account and credit administration, customer service and billing. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling & exercising. khager@thealliancebg.com |
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Mandy Fisher Billing Services |
| Mandy joined The Alliance in January 2000 and her responsibilities include customer service, processing of all ACH and credit card payments, data entry, and reconciliation of vendor statements. Mandy enjoys reading, cross -stitch and spending time with her family. mfisher@thealliancebg.com |
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Stephanie Burris Customer Service Coordinator |
| Stephanie joined the Alliance in August 2006 her responsibilities include building customer relations, administrates the Alliance Reward Program, along with assisting in billing services. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and sporting events. sburris@thealliancebg.com |
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Nichole Sharp Billing Services |
| Nichole joined The Alliance in June of 2008. Her responsibilities include customer service, reconciliation of vendor statements and data entry. Nichole enjoys reading and spending time with her family. nsharp@thealliancebg.com |
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Dawn Gibbs Billing Services |
| Dawn joined The Alliance January 2009 and her position responsibilities include customer service, data entry and reconciliation of vendor statements. Dawn enjoys spending time with family and friends, shopping and car showing. dgibbs@thealliancebg.com |
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Stacey Diaz Billing Services |
| Stacey joined The Alliance in June 2009 and her position responsibilities include customer service, data entry and reconciliation of vendor statements. Stacey enjoys spending time with friends and family. sdiaz@thealliancebg.com |
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Deena Fisher Peak Performance Coordinator |
| Deena joined The Alliance in August of 1999. She is responsible for helping Alliance members maximize their savings through The Peak Performance Program. Deena assists P3 members with customer service issues and discount and pricing analysis. She is also involved with the Medical Supply Purchasing Program. dfisher@thealliancebg.com |
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Cindy Lindburg Sales Consultant |
| Cindy joined The Alliance in October 2001 and is involved in the new accounts processing, customer service issues for discounts and adding vendors for the existing members. Cindy enjoys watching sports, yard work and spending time with family. clindburg@thealliancebg.com |
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Janice Anderson Member – Vendor Relations |
| Janice joined The Alliance in November 2003 and serves as a liaison between the members, optical vendors and The Alliance to ensure that member accounts are opened properly. Janice enjoys spending time with her family, working with children and animals, fishing, hiking and sewing. janderson@thealliancebg.com |
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Jenna Inskeep Sales Consultant |
| Jenna joined The Alliance in January 2009 and is involved in the new accounts processing, customer service issues for discounts and adding vendors for the existing members. Jenna produces our monthly newsletter. Jenna enjoys boating, traveling, shopping, and spending time with her family & friends. jinskeep@thealliancebg.com |
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Diane Adkisson Member – Vendor Relations |
| Diane joined the Alliance in October 2007 and handles the set and transfer of the vendor's accounts for The Alliance members. Diane enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching sports, watching her family race motorcycles, and outdoor activities. dadkisson@thealliancebg.com |
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Kevin Kessler Chicago Area Sales Consultant |
| Kevin has been in Healthcare Sales for 11 years, including three years of Ocular Sales. Kevin joined The Alliance in August 2009 and will be located in our Chicago market. His responsibilities include annual sales reviews for Alliance members, new member recruitment and medical supply sales. Kevin is a diehard Cub fan; enjoys spending time with wife and 3 children and attending baseball and hockey events. |
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