Gene Thomas
Chief Operating Officer
Gene has over 30 years of executive management experience working with healthcare, technology, and consumer marketing organizations ranging from startups to a Fortune 500 public company. Mr. Thomas was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport from [2008 to 2020]. His responsibilities included all technology assets at the health system, Including […]
Billy Sims
Chairman
Billy retired in 2020 as Senior Vice President, Policy Administration for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. Mr. Sims began his career as an Underwriter in 1977, then served as Vice President of Human Resources and in 2016 was appointed Senior Vice President, Policy Administration where he was responsible for the strategic management of Policy […]
Travis Twilbeck
Director of Patient Experience
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Murray L. Harber
Director of Patient Experience
Murray L. Harber leads employer health strategy development and implementation for Vigilant Health. He is also the Executive Director of the Mississippi Business Group on Health, a coalition of more than 70 Mississippi employers that seek continuous improvement in the quality and cost effectiveness of health and health care through shared solutions. Harber serves as […]
L. Keith Rye
Chief Operating Officer
Keith Rye serves as Chief Operating Officer of Vigilant Health, a technology enabled service company focused on transforming current provider clinic models to patient-focused, valued-based operating models. He is an experienced advisor focused on strategic direction, business development, and M&A opportunities in the population health/patient engagement sector. Prior to joining Vigilant Health, he served as […]
Karen Utterback, RN, MSN
Chief Executive Officer
Karen Utterback, MSN, RN, is the CEO of Vigilant Health, a company focused on “rethinking healthcare” that offers technology driven team-based health care to at risk payers including employers to not only bend but break the health care cost curve. Utterback was responsible for establishing McKesson’s Extended Care Solutions (Home Health, Hospice, and Remote Patient […]
Lori Young, FNP-C, BC-ADM
Director of Quality
Lori Young is an experienced Nurse Practitioner and manages the high quality of services provided to Vigilant Health patients. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Mississippi College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She holds […]
Stephanie Clarke
Vice President, Sales
Stephanie Clarke, Vice President Vigilant Health and of Mississippi Communities Health Advisers, is a seasoned business development executive offering over 20 years of commitment to managing the client experience. She has successfully implemented employee wellness, occupational health, and safety programs for hundreds of employer groups across the Southeastern U.S. She is an expert in managing […]
Steve Bethel
Vice President, Development
Steve Bethel serves as Vice President, Development of Vigilant Health and as President of Mississippi Communities Health Advisers. Prior to joining Vigilant, Mr. Bethel was the President and CEO of Angel Eye Camera Systems which provides real-time video and audio interaction between patients, family members and caregivers in acute intensive care units. He was part […]
Laura Nail, C-FNP
Vice President, Program Development
Laura Nail is Vice President, Program Development. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with nearly two decades of nursing experience. Her background includes family practice, cardiology, and chronic pain management. Since joining Vigilant Health in 2015, Ms. Nail has been named the Vice President of Clinical Operations and has helped develop the Nurse Practitioner […]