Investor Relations
Valora Gurganious
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
- Member of the Risk
Ms. Gurganious serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Risk Committee. Ms. Gurganious serves as Partner and Senior Management Consultant for Knoxville-based DoctorsManagement, LLC, assisting clients in all medical specialties and providing services related to operational efficiency, workflow optimization, compliance, IT, accounting, marketing, and strategic planning. She also advises physicians and hospitals across the country on practice valuation, startup, contract negotiation and transition of ownership. Prior to joining DoctorsManagement, Ms. Gurganious served as Chief Operating Officer for Central Florida Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Melbourne, and as Director and Vice Chair — Finance for Wuesthoff Foundation, a $10 million Florida health system foundation. She also held the position of senior vice president with Fleet Investment Advisors and Putnam Investments in Boston for seven years and is a licensed Business Broker in the state of Florida. Ms. Gurganious earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business administration from Vanderbilt University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She is a Certified Healthcare Business Consultant and a member of the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC) as well as Executive Women International (EWI). A dynamic and accomplished speaker, Ms. Gurganious uses her expertise to deliver strategic healthcare and financial lectures at medical conferences across the country.
Sam DeVane
Sam
DeVane
Mr. DeVane serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. With more than three decades of public accounting experience serving clients throughout the southeast, Mr. DeVane retired as a Partner of Ernst & Young LLP in 2020. During his career he served as EY’s Nashville Office Managing Partner, as EY’s Tennessee Markets Leader, and as a coordinating partner and lead audit partner. The majority of Mr. DeVane’s career involved service to clients in numerous industries including Dollar General Corporation, Tractor Supply Company, and Ryman Hospitality Corporation. He brings to the Board extensive technical accounting, corporate governance, major transactions, strategy, process automation, financial reporting, and risk management experience. A licensed CPA in Tennessee, Mr. DeVane is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama. Mr. DeVane has served on several distinguished professional boards, including United Way of Middle Tennessee (Chair of 6 the Nashville Campaign), Junior Achievement (Centennial Leadership Award recipient), Harding Academy (Treasurer), and the University of Alabama President’s Cabinet and Accounting Advisory Board.