Leadership Team
Joe Degati
Chief Information Officer
Joe is responsible for the strategic technology direction of the company, including product management/development, data, infrastructure, and information security.
Michael Golinkoff, PhD, MBA
Chief Clinical Officer, Post Acute
Michael is a seasoned healthcare executive with 30+ years of professional experience. He is recognized for identifying new business models that facilitate the next generation of healthcare and leads our clinical teams across the continuum of care settings.
Phil Knudsen
President and Co-Founder
Phil co-founded Forefront Telecare and its predecessor companies Forefront Behavioral Telecare, LLC and AgeServe Communications, LLC.
Chris Lukasiak
Chief Growth Officer
With 25 years in healthcare Chris leads our commercial efforts responsible for sales, marketing, delivery and client support operations.
Michael Matt
Vice President, RCM
Michael leads our revenue cycle management team and is responsible for ensuring our revenue operations are streamlined, effective, and scalable.
Paul Merrick
Chief Operating Officer
Paul leads our operations teams coordinating the strategic management of care delivery and optimization of customer success infrastructure.
Rob Rebak
Chief Executive Officer
A 25-year healthcare veteran, Rob is a mission-driven leader responsible for Forefront Telecare’s vision, growth and value creation.
James Rush, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Acute
James leads our provider teams in acute care settings and is a board-certified adult psychiatrist, Clinical Staff for Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
Brad Veach
Vice President, Marketing
Brad leads our marketing department and is responsible for developing and implementing Forefront Telecare’s overall marketing strategy to drive growth and awareness.
Jennifer Wilson-Rouyer
Vice President, Care Delivery
Jennifer leads our care delivery teams responsible for emergency and long term care settings.
Marcel Wright
Vice President, Care Delivery
With two decades of leadership experience in behavioral health, Marcel leads our care delivery team for inpatient hospital and unit care settings.