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Jeff Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Jeffrey Nelson was appointed President & CEO of Diversified Clinical Services in July 2007. Nelson’s career includes more than two decades of health care industry experience, specializing in companies who provide advanced technology to underserved patient populations. Nelson comes to Diversified Clinical Services from Thoratec Corporation, a California-based company that develops products to treat cardiovascular disease. As president of Thoratec’s Cardiovascular Division since 2002, Nelson grew the division from $72 million to $134 million and drove the company’s HeartMate II program forward.

Before Thoratec, Nelson spent eight years at Philips Medical Systems, where he served as general manager of the company’s nuclear medicine division. He holds a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Graduate Management at Northwestern University.

Jim Henry
Vice-Chairman of the Board

Mr. Jim Henry, Diversified Clinical Services’ CEO since 1997, transitioned to the role of Vice Chairman of the Board in July 2007. In this new role, Henry, who turned 65 in June 2007, will continue full-time in an advisory capacity. Mr. Henry brings extensive management and health care experience to the Company. For more than 22 years, Jim held top CEO positions in the managed health care industry. Before joining the Company, he was Vice President of Operations for Prudential Health Care overseeing four large health plans in Florida. Jim spent seven years as Southeast Regional Vice President for Principal Health Care establishing and overseeing health plans in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama. He was Founder and President of Heritage Health Systems which established plans in Florida, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania before being sold.

Jim has a bachelor's's degree from the University of New Hampshire and a master's degree from Florida State University. He serves on a number of community boards in the Jacksonville area and was a member of the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Health at the University of North Florida, a facilitator for the Merck & Company Southeast Region Health Advisory Board, and past Chairman of the Florida Association of HMO's. He is currently active in lobbying in Washington for the advancement of wound care and hyperbaric medicine and is Vice President of the American Association of Wound Care Management (AAWCM).

Michael Rowley
Chief Contracting Officer

Mr. Michael Rowley brings more than 30 years experience in domestic and international business to the Company. Before joining the team, Michael was CEO of GeoAge Inc. and a director of Litrex Corp, two startup technology businesses that experienced rapid growth. Michael was also CFO of HCI Direct, Inc., a multi-national direct marketing organization. From 1996 through 1999, he was CFO of Harris Specialty Chemicals Inc., a newly established manufacturer and distributor of construction products, which grew through acquisition to sales of $220 million. His previous positions included CFO of Hickson International plc, a multi-national chemicals manufacturer, CFO and Divisional CEO of Parkland Group plc and Associate Director, Coopers & Lybrand.

A former president of the North Florida Chapter of FEI, he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Corporate Treasurers. In addition, Michael earned an MBA from Jacksonville University.

Michael Licata
Executive Vice President of Development

Mr. Michael Licata joined Diversified Clinical Services as the Chief Development Officer late in 2007. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare sales and marketing. His career is characterized by a high level of success in managing new ventures, post-acquisition integration and rapid sales growth situations. Michael came to Diversified from Philips Medical Systems where he was North America’s Vice President of Sales for Nuclear Medicine and Oncology and responsible for a $240M sales budget. Prior to that he was founding general manager of Philips’ Pre-clinical Imaging business. In his first year in this role, he grew market share from zero to 35% while also breaking even on the initial product development investment.

Michael began his career with GE Medical Systems as a top performer in their corporate technical sales program. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Clarkson University and an executive MBA from Stanford University.

Thomas M. Clayton
General Counsel

Mr. Thomas Clayton, Esq. was appointed General Counsel of Diversified Clinical Services in January 2007. Clayton’s career includes more than two decades of general counsel (Litigation and Transactional) experience. Clayton spent ten plus years with two Fortune 500 companies (Bridgestone/Firestone and BF Goodrich Company) and two plus years with the City of Jacksonville Florida.

Clayton holds a Masters of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio; a JD, cum laude, from John Marshall College of Law from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio (Class Rank 7/122 & Associate Editor Law Review); a MAT from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and a BA from Allegheny College (Alden Scholar). Clayton is admitted to practice in: Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Vice President Human Resources

Mr. Bob Wilson directs all human resource functions for the Company. Bob has 24 years experience in developing human resource strategies to support business plans, assess and build human resource capabilities, and develop change management strategies for evolving organizations – from family-owned to Fortune 500 companies. Bob’s background includes serving the State of Kentucky as Deputy Secretary, leading human resource operations, and as Executive Director of Personnel, reporting to the Secretary of Commerce. He also founded a consulting firm providing organizational development solutions and human resource technologies to both domestic and international clients. Bob received designation as a Senior Professional in Human Resources by the Human Resource Certificate Institute, and earned an Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators. Bob holds a Bachelors of Science in Management from Rutgers University.

Patricia Pasceri
Executive Vice President of Operations

Ms. Patty Pasceri brings over 30 years of healthcare experience to the Company. She is a licensed clinician RN, BSN, ET as well as a seasoned administrator. Pharmerica previously employed Patty as the Director of Wound Care. In this role, she had responsibilities for fiscal reporting, protocol development, case management and educational initiatives. Patty has many years of management in Long Term Care, where she functioned as a Director of Nursing for a large skilled facility. She is an active member of the WOCN Society, World Council of Enterostomal Therapists and America Academy of Wound Management. Patty has published numerous articles and presented posters and lectures by invitation.

Paula Sotir
Executive Vice President of Operations and Clinical

Ms Paula Sotir joined Diversified Clinical Services in December 2006. She brings 25 years of healthcare management experience. Prior to joining Diversified she worked 12 years for Wound Care Centers, Inc as Vice President of Operations Support. She had various positions in operations, product development and implementation. Sotir was instrumental in developing, selling and implementing the continuum of wound services model that became the core services that assisted in differentiating the company.

Prior to her wound care experience, she worked for Caremark in the home infusion industry. She had multisite responsibility for sales and operations.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Duke University and a Master in General Administration at the University of Maryland.

Daniel H. Greenlee
Senior Vice President

Mr. Dan Greenlee joined Diversified Therapy in August of 1998. In addition to his Regional responsibilities, Mr. Greenlee has been actively involved in the Company's training, data analysis and clinical practice management teams. Mr. Greenlee has extensive management and clinical experience and during his twenty-year career in the United States Navy held several pivotal positions. He spent seven years at the Naval Medical Research Institute as Quality Assurance Manager and Saturation Diving Supervisor, involved in manned research and human use protocols. He spent four years as the Diving Program Manager at Seal Team Two, and, after retiring from the navy, was a fluid power sales consultant. Mr. Greenlee has a bachelor's degree from St. Leo College and a MBA from Troy State University.

Bruce W. Hamer
Senior Vice President

Mr. Bruce Hamer began his career in wound care in 1995 as a Hyperbaric Technician and quickly became Technical Supervisor, performing that role until 1997 when he was hired by the Company as Center Director at the Chalmette Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics in Chalmette, Louisiana. In 1999, he was given the additional duties of Operations Coordinator and was promoted to Regional Vice President in 2000. Prior to his wound care career, Mr. Hamer had 14 years of military service with principle duties as flight paramedic, squad leader and then, in 1992, platoon sergeant. He led a 40-man platoon and served as both standardization flight instructor and emergency medical technician instructor.

Jeff Harker
Senior Vice President

Prior to joining Diversified Therapy in 2003, Mr. Jeff Harker was the Regional Vice President for Curative Health Services for 11 years, with both operational and development responsibilities. He has opened and overseen numerous wound care centers in the Northeast. Prior to his regional work in wound care, Mr. Harker had nine years of experience in the private sector area of contract management with hospitals as a Regional Manager and Program Director in Behavioral Health Services. He holds a master's degree is in Rehabilitation from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

Cathy Parden
Senior Vice President

Ms. Cathy Parden has over 25 years of healthcare experience in nursing, hospital administration and outpatient contract management services. She has spent the past 14 years in chronic wound management with 10 years in regional management. Overall responsibilities included areas of financial performance, program growth, quality outcome management, and patient and customer satisfaction. Prior to her wound care experience, Ms. Parden held positions of Vice President of Nursing and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services in a 400+ acute care organization. Ms. Parden holds a degree in Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Management.

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Robert Warriner, III, M.D.

Dr. Warriner is nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. At Diversified Clinical Services, Inc. (DCS), Warriner is the Chief Medical Officer who oversees training and education, Clinical Practice Guideline development and implementation, and outcomes data monitoring and research.

A Certified Wound Specialist, Warriner is also certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine. In the full-time practice of wound care since 1981 and hyperbaric medicine since 1991, Warriner was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. He has authored many scientific publications and is a frequent regional, national and international speaker on wound management, hyperbaric medicine and quality improvement.

Adrianne P.S. Smith, M.D.

Dr. Smith has helped shape U.S. wound healing training and standards of care through her extensive work on medical society boards including: the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS), the American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) and the UHMS Quality Counsel which provides certifications to hyperbaric medical facilities. With several publications, including the textbook Wound Care Practice (1st Edition), Smith is an accomplished and sought after writer and speaker. Most recently, Smith contributed to the development of the consensus paper, "New Opportunities to Improve Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment: Implications of the CMS Inpatient Hospital Care Present on Admission (POA) Indicators/Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) Policy”.

She is a proven expert in wound prevention and care and has been recognized with numerous awards, including being named as one of the International Top 100 Physicians and Scientists in Medicine -2007.

Horatio Sprague Taveau IV, D.O

Dr. Taveau is a highly decorated combat veteran who distinguished himself in a multitude of assignments throughout his twenty-five year Army career. He served as the Division Surgeon for two Divisions and earned the Surgeon General’s Physician Recognition Award for his work in rewriting the Army Battlefield Evacuation Plan, the first revision to that plan since Jonathan Letterman first wrote it in 1865.

Dr. Taveau retired from the Army in 1987 to practice full time Emergency Medicine, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine. He joined Curative Health Systems in 2002 as a Regional Medical Director and ascended to the position of Medical Director. He now serves as a Senior Medical Advisor to DCS.

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