Michael Harrington is the Chief Executive Officer of MBSI and its sister company, MedAmerica. He brings over 20 years experience in healthcare, including three years with Ernst & Young and five years with InfoMed Systems, Inc. He served as the CFO for MedAmerica and as the key financial advisor for CEP for twelve years, prior to his promotion to CEO in January 2002. Additionally, Mr. Harrington has a long record of service to the American College of Emergency Physicians as a lecturer at its management conferences. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Medical Group Management Association, and American Management Association. Mr. Harrington holds a B.S. in accounting from St. Mary’s College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
	James V. Proffitt III is Chief Operations Officer. Prior to joining MBSI in 1999, he spent five years as Chief Executive Officer of Mission Medical Associates, affiliated with Tenet Health Systems Partners, Inc. Previously, Mr. Proffitt served as Director of Development-Affiliations for the Catholic Healthcare West Medical Foundation, and Corporate Director of Finance and Budgets at Pacific Physician Services Inc., a physician practice management company. He holds a B.A. in Finance from Cal State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Redlands. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Medical Group Management Association.
	Terrie Avila is Director of Operations and joined MBSI in 1999. In a previous role with the company, she acted as Director of Human Resources. Ms. Avila currently oversees internal operations for the 350-member support teams in medical billing and coding by maintaining daily contact with the operations managers, division managers, and supervisors serving client ER and specialty sites in California, Georgia, and Oregon. She is also an active member of the MBSI Compliance Committee. Ms. Avila holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Economics from the University of Santa Teresita and brings over 17 years of prior experience in both operations and the healthcare industry, including 11 years at CIGNA. She is a member of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association and the Society of Human Resources Management.
	Tom Powers is Chief Corporate Compliance Officer for MedAmerica and MBSI. He brings 26 years experience as an attorney and training program director to bear in leading MBSI’s regulatory and HIPAA compliance programs. His objective is to improve the quality of services while reducing vulnerability to fraud, abuse, and waste. Previously, he owned and managed his own medical reimbursement company. Mr. Powers also served as General Counsel for a number of governmental hospital authorities, including the U.S. Navy. He holds a B.A. from Oklahoma State University, a J.D. from the University of Tulsa, and an L.L.M. from George Washington University.