Leadership

He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and served as a Governor of the College from 2004-2007 and Chairman Officer from 2008-2011. In 2014, Mr. Evans was the recipient of ACHE’s Gold Medal Award, the highest honor the organization bestows. In 2012, he attained the Board Leadership Fellow credential of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Evans also serves as president of International Health Services Group (IHSG). IHSG supports health services development in underserved areas of the world by working with established organizations to supplement their capabilities in healthcare management and development. Additionally, he is a special advisor to ACHE on International Affairs and is an honorary member of the International Hospital Federation. Mr. Evans holds corporate board positions with WellStreet Urgent Care and Jackson Healthcare, and nonprofit board positions with FaithBridge Foster Care and American International Health Alliance.

He received an undergraduate degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College, a Master of Arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Indiana University.

With more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare staffing industry, Mr. Hershovitz has held leadership roles in business development, information technology, operations and implementation. His deep project management experience includes leading significant initiatives that have successfully solved organizational staffing problems through technology and process design.

Other executive positions held by Mr. Hershovitz include vice president of operations for HWL, and vice president of operations and business development at MedTrust, a leading federal government healthcare staffing provider. During his tenure at MedTrust, he launched a mentor program that resulted in the creation of several successful joint ventures and the capture of over $300 million in business. Prior to that, Mr. Hershovitz was vice president of hospital operations at Cross Country Staffing, leading its PMO, Account Management team and Managed Service Program (MSP), which was instrumental in growing that portion of its business to over 30 percent of the division’s revenue.

Mr. Hershovitz holds an MBA in Business Management from St. Joseph’s University and a Bachelor of Science dual degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) and Industrial Engineering from Drexel University.

Prior to joining Jackson Healthcare Government Services, Mr. Quinlivan served in the United States Army for 20 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Following his years of service, Mr. Quinlivan joined HCA Healthcare, where he led hospitals in Florida and Georgia, prior to being named CEO of Redmond Regional Medical Center in 2010. During his tenure there, the medical center was named the top midsized hospital in Georgia twice and was the only hospital in the state to be recognized among the Top 100 Hospitals in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Long known as a heart hospital, Redmond Regional Medical Center launched a graduate medical education program under his leadership.

Mr. Quinlivan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama and a Master of Health Administration degree from Baylor University. Throughout his career, he has served on nonprofit boards, including as a past chair of the Rome-Floyd Chamber of Commerce, member of the board of trustees of the Georgia Hospital Association and vice president of the Rome Rotary Club.

Krista has held an array of progressive leadership roles in project management and has a proven track record of supporting government agencies and initiatives. Previously, she served as program manager for Caliburn, now Acuity International, where her department was responsible for providing medical determinations for contractors deploying overseas in support of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense. Krista implemented process improvements that increased effectiveness, decreased turnaround times and ultimately tripled her department’s business volume.  

Krista has over two decades of nursing experience working in various healthcare specialties. She has an MBA in Healthcare Management from Saint Leo University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Wyoming.

Bringing more than two decades of experience to her position, Aida’s expertise encompasses multiple facets of HR operations, including talent acquisition, associate relations and engagement, training and development, compensation and benefits, performance and talent management, and employment policies and procedures.

Before joining Jackson Healthcare Government Services, Aida spent more than a decade as chief people officer at Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, where her leadership was instrumental in the organization being named among the city’s top workplaces for 10 consecutive years. Prior to that, she worked in various leadership roles with Mueller Water Products and Amtrust Mortgage Corporation.

Aida is a graduate of Fordham University in New York.

Shannon’s responsibilities include identifying and validating key business opportunities across federal, state and local levels. She also drives the development and submission of business proposals that ultimately enable Jackson Healthcare Government Services to provide healthcare staffing and medical support services in communities across the United States.

With a career that spans over 15 years, Shannon’s background is in nonprofit management with a focus on workforce development. Prior to joining Jackson Healthcare Government Services, she led complex initiatives focused on grant management, training and technical assistance, program and event management, and community development.

Shannon holds a bachelor’s degree in public service from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in organizational development and leadership from the University of Denver.