Meet the team that’s raising the bar on pediatric billing
And looking out for your practice as if it were their own.
Emily – Leadership
Emily Floyd, MBA, MS-HCT
As a business consultant, Emily naturally brings a fresh and strategic approach to pediatrics. After completing her MBA at Yale, Emily spent eight years working with a Fortune 50 company leading teams of various sizes, ranging from ten to over 200. She holds certification from the American Association of Professional Coders and is an expert at determining ways to help practices be more profitable.
Richard – Leadership
Richard Schleier, JD
As a former trial lawyer, Richard understands the legal landscape that healthcare professionals navigate. Richard has expertise as a corporate attorney, and has spent the last 10 years exclusively devoted to healthcare businesses. At Altus, Richard assists our billing team with legal responses to denied claims and helps to highlight legal concerns for our clients so they can make wise decisions regarding their practice.
Sue – Leadership
Sue Schleier, MD
As a pediatrician, Sue understands what it’s like to see patients and their parents. With more than 20 years of experience, she has worked both in a multi-group corporation and running her own independent practice. She knows just how difficult it can be to focus on patient care while handling the operations of a practice, and wants to help more pediatricians get paid for their work.
Wincy – Leadership
Wincy Tomecko, MD
As a pediatrician, Wincy understands what it’s like to juggle seeing patients and keeping a practice on track. Wincy has expertise in practice brand management and building a thriving practice by developing key relationships with referring physicians. She has been in private practice for over ten years and has advised many colleagues on establishing and growing a private practice.
Deann – Billing manager
Deann
Billing Manager
Deann lives in the central Texas town of New Braunfels with her husband, 3 sons, and labradoodle. She is an avid athlete, competing in Spartan races and sprint triathlons.
Jenni – Billing Manager
Jenni
Billing Manager
Jenni lives in the Memphis area with her husband, daughter, and gaggle of pets. She is deeply involved in the local special needs community, and jumps at any chance to escape to the beach.
Leanna – Billing Manager
Leanna
Billing Manager
Leanna lives in the Metro-Detroit area with her 2 kids, 2 rescue pups and sassy cat. On a day off you might catch her hiking or roaming the aisles of Target with Starbucks in hand.
Stacy – Billing Manager
Stacy
Billing Manager
Stacy resides in SE Texas outside of Beaumont with her husband and 2 dogs. On the weekends she and her husband love to travel and discover the backroads of South East Texas and Southwest Louisiana for shopping, fishing and great food. She also loves visiting her adult son in Tennessee when she can.
Alisha – Billing
Alisha
Billing Team
Alisha currently calls Manhattan, Kansas home with her husband, daughter, and son. When not chasing her military husband around the globe and playing chauffeur to two active kids, she likes to take walks with their two Korean Village dogs, sneaking cuddles with the family cat and taking care of her daughter’s bearded dragon she pretends not to like.
April – Billing
April
Billing Team
April lives in New Brighton, PA with her fiancé, 4 boys, 2 dogs, and 2 cats. She enjoys music, sampling new foods, spending time with family, and exploring haunted places.
Ashley – billing
Ashley
Billing Team
Ashley lives in Texas with her husband, son, 3 great pyrenees, and various animals. She enjoys being outdoors, spending time with family, feeding the cows, and painting.
Becky – billing
Becky
Billing Team
Becky makes her home in the Memphis area, where she lives near her daughters and grandchildren. When she’s not being bossed around by her diva cat, she loves spending time with her family and catching up on her favorite shows.
Brittany – billing
Brittany
Billing Team
Brittany is a mom, wife, identical twin, and avid football fan. She lives in Georgetown, KY with her 4 kids and husband, and her ideal weekend is spent cheering on the Steelers or Michigan. Go Blue!
CariAnn – Billing
CariAnn
Billing Team
CariAnn resides in the Dallas Fort Worth metro plex with her husband. She has three adult children and loves being a Mimi to her sassy 3 year old granddaughter. In her free time, she loves taking weekend trips exploring Texas with her husband.
Cassie – billing
Cassie
Billing Team
Cassie lives with her son in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she loves thrifting, playing card games, and spending time with her family. She’s also a big fan of cottage cheese–she puts it on everything!
Charla – billing
Charla
Billing Team
Desiree – billing
Desiree
Billing Team
Desiree was raised in east-central Alabama, a place she calls her forever home. When she and her husband are not working or operating their small business, they enjoy hosting family events and going on outdoor adventures with their 2 small children.
Jackie – billing
Jackie
Billing Team
Jackie lives with her spoiled four legged child in the quiet town of Brighton, Tn, where she is close to her two sons and grandchildren. She loves having cookouts and family gatherings. Her Happy Place is the beach, which she travels to a couple times a year.
Janna – billing
Janna
Billing Team
Janna was born and raised in Central Texas. She has worked in pediatrics for 10 years. Janna loves to travel and takes any opportunity to visit her home away from home, Miami!
Jean – billing
Jean
Billing Team
Jean lives in Warren, PA with her husband, 2 children, and dog. She loves all sports and any chance to be outdoors… but as an owner of the Green Bay Packers, she is a Cheesehead at heart!
Jennifer – billing
Jennifer
Billing Team
Jennifer lives in Gainesville, Florida with her husband and daughter. When she’s not working she enjoys doing crossword puzzles, trying new recipes, and spending time with her family.
Jennifer – billing
Jennifer
Billing Team
Jennifer lives in Central Florida, where she hides from the horrid cold of the north and regularly enjoys the Disney World parks. She’s an Old Hollywood film lover, enjoying classic noir, musicals, and monster movies, with a deep love for all things Frankenstein, collecting over 30 unique copies of the book.
Kela – billing
Kela
Billing Team
Kela lives in the Texas panhandle with her husband, three children and their labradoodle. She loves interior decorating and riding horses, and is grateful to live just 30 minutes from the beautiful Palo Duro Canyon.
Kelsey – billing ( Cloned )
Kelsey
Billing Team
Kelsey lives in Smithdale, MS with her husband and 2 spoiled fur babies. She loves to travel, be with family and friends, and her favorite vacation spot is the beach.
Kimberly
Kimberly
Billing Team
Kim lives in South Carolina and has a very active life! She has two children that keep her on her toes and 2 fur babies that don’t let her go far. She loves all sports, cooking, doing activities, and helping family.
Lori – billing
Lori
Billing Team
Lori lives with her husband, 2 daughters, and pug in Lexington, SC. She loves to boat, exercise and spend time with her family. Fun fact: Lori is from a town known as the “Home of the White Squirrels” due to its high population of bushy-tailed, albino squirrels.
Priya – billing
Priya
Billing Team
Priya lives in Plano, TX with her husband and 2 kids. She is an active volunteer in her local community, but also loves to see the world and collect traditional dolls from the various countries she visits.
Shannon – billing
Shannon
Billing Team
Shannon makes her home in the seaside town of Beaufort, SC, with her husband, 5 kids, and 2 cats. She loves to be on the water, whether on the boat, local beaches, or fishing the Lowcountry with her family and friends.
Talisa – billing
Talisa
Billing Team
Talisa lives in Slocomb, Alabama with her husband and 3 children. They keep her busy and she loves every minute of it. She loves spending time with her family, going to the beach, Alabama football and watching sunsets will forever be one of her favorite things to do.
Teresa – billing
Teresa
Billing Team
Teresa travels full time with her husband of 39 years, but she considers Amarillo, TX her homebase. She is “Nana” to her 6 grandchildren and loves inspirational quotes.
Vanessa – billing
Vanessa
Billing Team
Vanessa is our resident dog-lover! She and her husband foster dogs at their home in Bristow, VA, and they also have 4 pups of their own. She loves gardening and bingeing Bravo, and tries to find the humor in everything.
Christina – Administrative Assistant
Christina
Administrative Assistant
Christina lives in Fort Myers Beach, FL with her husband and rescue Goldendoodle. In her free time, you can find her at the beach reading the latest thriller.
“Altus understood my frustrations from the beginning and I felt good knowing that an MBA was helping with the business side of my practice. Altus brings a sense of professionalism and they help me feel like our practice isn’t on an island. I have total confidence with the billing now and how things are handled in our practice.”