Pamela Dixon

Founder and Managing Partner

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With 20 years of direct experience in healthcare, Pamela founded the firm on the principle that a direct understanding of the healthcare IT industry would produce superior results in executive search. As part of this commitment, the firm conducts ongoing research which is the subject of numerous articles that she has authored, including the evolution of the CIO, CMIO and related strategic roles. Pamela oversees the firm's position in the healthcare IT marketplace and works closely with clients and SSi-SEARCH team members to ensure delivery of business commitments on all client engagements. Pamela's prior experience includes working hand-in-hand with national healthcare leadership on the strategic advancement of electronic health records across the country with both providers and suppliers, including VHA and Cerner. This direct understanding of the challenges facing healthcare continues to serve as a hallmark of the firm and a driver of its success. Pamela holds two BA degrees.

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Steve Nilsen

Finance, Research and Marketing

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Steve Nilsen is the General Manager for SSi-SEARCH. He is responsible for the operational oversight of the firm, including, finance, research and marketing. Steve also has oversees process improvement for the firm ensuring that each agreed-upon deliverable with the client is met within the designated timeline. Steve brings over 20 years of diverse business management experience including general management with a strong focus on streamlining processes as well as marketing leadership. In his prior role, Steve served as the VP for Marketing for Bloomin Brands, headquartered in Tampa, FL. Steve earned his BA from UCLA and an MBA from Thunderbird.

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Ray Scott

Executive Search Consultant

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Ray has over thirty years’ experience as a healthcare executive leader and chief information officer for some of the country's leading healthcare organizations. He brings a diverse system background in both ambulatory and acute systems, encompassing the full lifecycle from effective strategic planning, including the implementation of IT initiatives, to outcomes measurement. Prior to joining SSi-SEARCH Ray served as CIO at Vail Valley Medical Center in Vail, Colorado. Ray also served eight years as a division CIO for Baycare in Tampa and worked on numerous consultative engagements with key healthcare systems across the country. He brings solid expertise and a deep understanding to the search process. Ray holds B.S. and MBA degrees.

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Davida Shear

Executive Search Consultant

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Davida has over twenty years of business experience, including in business development, finance and operations and executive search. She will engage in the recruitment of healthcare executive leadership leveraging her strength in informatics and business intelligence.

Prior to joining SSi-SEARCH Davida was with a national search firm where she focused on growing the healthcare technology practice. Davida holds a BA degree from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bria Menit

Sourcing Specialist

Bria is a strategic sourcing specialist and knowledge architect with a proven track record of successfully developing and implementing creative and innovative sourcing strategies. She has brought research solutions and campaigns for SSi-SEARCH since 2007. Her areas of expertise include internet sourcing, data management, data mining, social networking, and data research. B. Comm degree and post-graduate Diploma in Computer Applications.

Roberta Rochman

Clinical Informatics Search Consultant

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Roberta’s career spans 20+ years in healthcare that includes direct practice as an RN followed by more than a dozen years working in clinical informatics with organizations such as Eclipsys, followed by the last five years in executive search. Roberta is recognized as a subject matter expert in clinical informatics serving as a public speaker, educator, and author on the subject. Her direct industry experience lends great insight into the search process for clinical informatics executives. Roberta holds RN and MBA degrees.