Chief Operating Officer

PERRY PATEL, MBA, CHFP, CHA.

302-***-**** • ******.*****.*****@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paresh-perry-patel-mba-ache-cha-chfp-/

SAVVY COO/CFO/CEO

Chief Financial Officer • Chief Executive Officer • Chief Operating Officer • Executive Director

Corporate Planning • Financial Policies • Operational Excellence • Mergers & Acquisitions • DEI. Consultant. Opened New Locations • Decreased Costs • Investment Policy Statement • Increased Revenue. Improved Efficiency • Directed Multi-State Teams • Increased Collections • Consulted Associates.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A versatile and results-oriented leader with decades of experience in for-profit, nonprofit, healthcare, hospitality, and venture-backed companies. Developed and executed business strategies, identified economic opportunities, and created an environment and culture focused on fulfilling the company's mission.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Share Food Program, Philadelphia, PA. Chief Financial Officer February 2023 – November 2023

Achieve 26% growth at the Share Food Program, a high-impact nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and increasing food insecurity access as the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).

Improvements in Contracts, Insurance, Investments, $50M construction, and IT infrastructure resulted in 25%+ savings, creative Financing of a $10M line of Credit, and a $11M new Market Tax Credit.

Completed governance, audit, and strategic planning process to improve Efficiency by 20%.

Fairfax County Government (CSB), VA. Chief Financial Officer March 2022 – January 2023

●Financially manages and directs $225M in budget with the largest Community Service Board in VA. and with five counties with varying funding within Health and Human Services (HHS) to manage behavioral health, developmental disability, children, youth and families, mental health, substance use, and prevention for 3rd most prominent, and most affluent county with $4.7B budget and 21,000 employees.

●Through revenue Cycle and Utilization management, we reduced AR days from 100 to 65. This improved the board's fiscal reporting and all stakeholders' relationships.

Lotus Recovery Centers, Wilmington, DE. March 2020 - July 2021

Chief Operating Officer, Board of Directors, Investor, Regional Executive Director

●DiNovo clinic openings in Delaware and West Virginia support them.

●Spearheaded 1.3M grants, funding, and Financing for the new location, including site opening.

●Developed advocacy relationships to maximize RFP, M&A, and Regulatory opportunities.

●Liaised with teams and C-level executives to create "proofs of concept" in multiple states.

●Yielded 15% of costs by automating recovery business and M&A processes.

●Led private equity-backed Family Office group positioned to address the opioid epidemic.

●Impact investment into a comprehensive care model with gap management surrounding addiction medicine, fundraising, and exit strategy.

Open Minds. Gettysburg, PA. Advisory Board Member February 2020 – Present

ROI enhancement provided customers with consultative expertise in changing policy, technology, research, and the subsequent impacts within healthcare as a team member, including roll-up.

Investors and board members are involved in acquiring units with private equity with an exit strategy.

Gaudenzia, Inc & Foundation, Norristown, PA. Nov 2015 - Nov 2019

Chief Operating Officer

●Directed a multi-state substance-use disorder organization with over one hundred locations.

●Over $115M in annual revenue was achieved with 1300 employees across 167 clinical programs.

●Raised $10M in revenue by incorporating revenue cycle management - EHR and transformation tools.

●Garnered over $10M in grants for the largest agency in PA, MD, and DE and second in DC.

●Improved Efficiency by 10% by streamlining financial, operational, grants, marketing, risk management, licensing, and quality improvement practices across the organization.

●Led human capital, workforce development, compliance, and accreditation efforts.

Blood Bank of Delmarva, Newark, DE. Aug 2012 - Nov 2015

Chief Financial Officer

Developed and implemented a comprehensive strategy transforming and guiding the organization through a 25% industry contraction with budget neutrality.

Built a "can do" culture and project management proficiency to deliver critical business results. Help in the merger with due diligence and final closure with NY Blood Center.

P&R Family Real Estate Trust, Newark, DE. 1997 - 2012

Chief Executive Officer / Trustor

●Grew family office real estate business, including long-term investment strategy.

●Spearheaded trust $0-35M with newly built mergers and acquisitions within branded hospitality.

Good Samaritan Hospital and Foundation, Lebanon, PA. 1993 - 1997

Chief Financial Officer

21st PA Management Company: Franklin Square, Northeastern & Neumann Hospitals & Ashland Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. 1990 – 1993

Director of Finance/Managing Partner

AmeriHealth Management Inc, Newport Hospital, Newport News, VA. 1989 - 1990 Chief Financial Officer / Assistant Administrator

Meadow Wood Behavioral /Nu-Med Psychiatric Inc., New Castle, DE. 1987 - 1989

Controller

Hospital Corporation of America: Rockford, Greenwood - DE., Poplar Springs, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Hampton Psychiatric - VA., and Palmview Hospital – FL. Controller 1983 – 1987

EDUCATION

Saint John's University, Queens, NY. Master of Business Administration (MBA), Public Accounting. 1982

Widener University, Chester, PA. Master of Science in Healthcare Finance – Courses. 1991

SP University, IN. Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance. 1975

TECHNOLOGIES, CERTIFICATIONS, AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS

Technologies: Google Suite, MS Suite, ERP-NetSuite, Quickens, Electronic Healthcare Record -Netsmart.

Certifications: Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) 2022. Certified Hospitality Administrator (CHA) 2020. Registered Agent for the State of Delaware Incorporations.

Affiliations: Commissioner at Delaware Healthcare Fund Advisory Commissioner (DFAC); Member Delaware Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission (POSDC) by Behavioral Health Consortium (BHC), Also on Data & Policy Committee. New Castle County Historical Review Board Commissioner (HRB) and past Diversity Commissioner. Prestige Healthcare Resources Inc. Largo, MD - Board of Directors. January 2022 – June 2022. Awards: 2015 Controller of the Year, 2012 by Nu-Med. AAHOA Award for Excellence, DHLA Chairperson of the Year, and Delaware Businessman of the Year. https://app.ceodiscovery.com/discover/profile/870fcc41-8978-4219-874b-a5ca6491f53d?s=e

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