Knowledge from experience. Our executive team and advisors come to the table with extensive pharmacy and cGMP manufacturing experience. Bringing a seasoned foundation to a new generation of 503B compounding.
MANAGEMENT
Joe Bagan, CEO and Board Member
Founder and former CEO/Board Chair of Sharklet Technologies, Joe has 12 years in life science companies and development. With prior positions as a partner at Arthur Andersen and Operations Executive for AT&T Broadband, Adelphia, and ClearChannel, as well as a successful track record of starting, building, and developing companies, Joe brings significant scale operations experience and P&L responsibility to STAQ.
Jeff Hval, COO/Chief Pharmacist and Board Member
As a graduate from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy with 25 years in infusion pharmacy, Jeff understands sterile drug formulation development, compounded sterile drug product manufacturing, pharmacy operations, federal and state drug regulations, controlled substances management, and hospital pharmacy management. He is also the founder of QualMed Pharmacy, the largest hospice infusion pharmacy in Denver.
Mark Spiecker, President and Board Member
Mark brings more than a decade of life sciences and biotech experience in both medical device and pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. As CEO of Sharklet Technologies, Mark was instrumental in growing Sharklet and leading the company’s 2017 sale to Peaceful Union, a Chinese bioscience group. A board member of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, a Trustee for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and past Chair of the Colorado BioScience Association, Mark has a history of community engagement and success in Colorado.
Anil Mathai, Vice President – Quality and Regulatory Compliance
With over 22 years in FDA-related industries like pharmaceuticals, Anil provides leadership on strategy, vision, and development of Quality Systems to ensure adherence with customer and regulatory expectations. His passions for ensuring safe product gets to the patient in a timely manner, for mentoring his colleagues to grow daily in their experiences, and for Continuous Improvement (via Lean Six Sigma principles) are what bring him joy on a daily basis. A graduate of Drexel University (BSChE) and Pennsylvania State University (MBA), Anil is passionate about building better trust-based relationships with everyone around him, loves to solve problems, help and encourage people, and increase revenues
BOARD MEMBERS
Joe Bagan, CEO and Board Member
Jeff Hval, COO/Chief Pharmacist and Board Member
Mark Spiecker, President and Board Member
Chet Kaczor, PharmD
Chief Pharmacy Officer and VP, Operations at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Chet received his doctor of pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University and his master of business administration from The Ohio State University. Dr. Kaczor is responsible for the strategic vision, administration, and safe operations of pharmacy, poison control, anesthesia, and radiology services at Nationwide Children’s. He has focused on strategic planning and talent management, pharmacy practice advancement, and implementing innovative business models to achieve best outcomes for all patients.
Scott Hawig, CPA, CMA, MBA
Scott is the Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Treasurer Froedtert Health. Following the merger of Froedtert Health and ThedaCare, he will serve as CFO. He graduated with his MBA from Duke University, where he also served as executive leader over the health system’s revenue cycle organization. Currently, he is responsible for all strategic and operational matters related to finance and administration for the health system including financial planning and budgeting, financial reporting, decision support, revenue cycle management, managed care contracting, insurance products and risk, supply chain operations, facilities planning and plant operations, information technology and strategic initiatives.
Carol Lewis, MBA
Carol is the VP of UNC Health Enterprises. Through her role, she oversees and leads transformation opportunities at UNC Health that pursues new ideas and businesses. She also created the UNC Center for Health Innovation where she directs innovation across the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Care. Carol obtained her MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her time at UNC, she was the Director at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. She also has experience as a consultant, creating strategies for Fortune 500 companies.
Jerrod Milton
Jerrod is the VP of Operations and interim chief HR officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He has enterprise responsibility for their Professional Services Division, comprised of pharmacy, laboratory, clinical nutrition, and radiology. Jerrod has overseen divisional workforce of 800+ FTEs and combined annual operating budget in excess of $125 million, with gross operating revenues exceeding $700 million and is responsible for leading the development and execution of divisional strategic operating plans in addition to maintaining compliance with regulatory, quality, and service-related standards.
Dan Seff, CPA, CVA
Dan is an experienced tax professional who provides tax compliance and consulting, accounting, and valuations. His main focus areas include partnership and corporate income tax matters, real estate, S corporations, individual taxation and IRS matters and controversies. He also provides valuations of closely held businesses and professional practices, qualified retirement plans, mergers and acquisitions, business and tax planning and due diligence.
Abram Gordon, JD
Abram is the VP of Innovation at Cincinnati Children’s. He has a background in law and graduated from Boston University School of Law. He began his healthcare journey in 2002 OHC, an adult oncology group in Cincinnati. He also sits on the board of directors for National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of proton therapy as an advanced and effective form of cancer treatment.