Meet the Heartland family.
Heartland was started by a veterinarian, and all our team members share a passion for helping vets succeed. In fact, our mission statement is to improve the lives of veterinarians. When you partner with us, you become a member of the Heartland family too.
Our Team
Chris Mercier
Chief Development Officer
Matt Evangelista
Senior Director of Business Development
Maranda Haluska
Senior Director of Business Development
Michelle Conkling
Director of Business Development
Stephanie McGrath
Director of Learning & Development
Carl Medlicott
Chief Financial Officer
Chris Mercier
Chief Development Officer
Lori Meredith
Director of Business Development
Brittnie Scott
Veterinary Recruiting Manager
Libby Wallace
Senior Veterinary Recruiter
Felicia Watson
Senior Veterinary Recruiter
Peter Verrill
Director of Pricing
Jenny Gill Viguet
Director of Business Development
Libby Wallace
Senior Veterinary Recruiter
Felicia Watson
Senior Veterinary Recruiter
Chris Mercier
Chief Development Officer
Chris has more than 20 years of investment banking and corporate development experience, including leading the healthcare investment banking groups at both KPMG Corporate Finance and Duff & Phelps Securities. While at both firms, Chris represented a variety of post-acute and provider-based healthcare companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, strategic reviews, and financial restructurings. Chris began his investment banking career at Harris Williams & Co., a middle-market investment bank, and also previously served as a Director of Corporate Development at Northwell Health, where he focused on the acquisition of primary care physician practices to support the health system’s growth strategy. Chris earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with BA degrees in Philosophy and English.
Felicia Watson
Senior Veterinary Recruiter
Carl Medlicott, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Carl has more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience, including nearly ten years in the healthcare services location based business. Carl held senior finance and accounting roles while at Accelerated Rehabilitation, a private equity backed leading outpatient physical therapy company which grew to over 300 locations in eight states prior to selling to Athletico Physical Therapy in 2014. Prior to his work at Athletico and Accelerated Rehabilitation, Carl held a senior finance role at Applied Systems and served as a global accounting executive for the consulting firm A.T. Kearney working across multiple domestic and international offices. He graduated with a BA in Accounting from Northern Illinois University and a Masters of Information Systems from DePaul University.
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Whether you’re ready to sell, on the fence, or just curious, we’d love to hear about your daily challenges and long-term dreams. It might be the start of a beautiful friendship.
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