Meet the Board

Our board members bring a wealth of expertise from the medical, technological, and business sectors, ensuring that every aspect of your care is supported by leading-edge solutions and compassionate leadership. Their commitment is to not only advance the efficacy of post-operative care through innovative products like the SOMAVAC® but also to ensure that your transition back to normalcy is smooth, supported, and swift.

Phil Ryan

President / CEO – Board Member
  • 20+ years of med device product development & operations, strategy​
  • Olympus ENT
  • MS in Engineering Management

Jane Berz, RN, MSN

Board Chair
  • Served as a Fellow of the National Consortium of Breast Centers​
  • Nearly 30 years in cancer care with a focus on Breast cancer

Susannah Fox

Board Member
  • Accomplished development leader with 20+ years of experience in principal and major gift solicitation across the healthcare and education sectors​
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Bill Martin

Board Member
  • Finance and real estate consultant ​
  • Previous roles include ​Vice President of First Tennessee Bank​ & CFO, Fogelman Properties

Jean Holloway, Esquire

Board Member
  • Accomplished General Counsel and  Chief Compliance Officer with 30 years of startup and public company medical device experience​
  • Previous roles include ​Artivion, Medtronic​, Dean, Hamline Univ. School of Law

Elizabeth Hoff

Board Member
  • Medical Device leader and commercialization expert with 25+ years of experience of startup and public company medical device experience​
  • Previous roles include ​Dynamic Light, Galen, Medtronic, WL Gore