Watch 7 finalists pitch their healthcare innovations and compete for up to
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Meet Our Moderator

Monte Danos
Field Marketing Director, Cox Business Southeast Region
Monte Danos is Field Marketing Director for Cox Business in the Southeast Region. In this role, Monte oversees day-to-day marketing operations and product management for business telecom services in the Louisiana and Florida/Georgia market areas. He partners closely with the respective markets’ sales, service delivery, field service, and engineering teams in driving the overall objectives of the organization.
Most recently, Monte served as Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Cox Business Louisiana, where he managed the commercial voice, data, transport, and video product lines in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette. Before joining Cox Business in November 2010, Monte held various product roles on the Cox residential marketing team, including Manager of Video Products for all Louisiana markets, as well as Director of Product Management for the Baton Rouge and Lafayette systems prior to statewide consolidation. Monte has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
A graduate of Louisiana State University, Monte holds a BA in Mass Communications. His early career as a television news reporter included assignments with the FOX, NBC, and CBS broadcast affiliates in Baton Rouge.
2021 Judges Panel



Mike Dozier
Vice President of Ambulatory Services & CIO, Ochsner Lafayette General
Mr. Dozier has been a part of Ochsner Lafayette General (OLG) since 2014 as the Chief Information Officer. Under Dozier’s leadership, Lafayette General has become a leader in technology across the state of Louisiana and has brought Ochsner Lafayette General numerous innovative strategies and organizational alignment around IT. Dozier has also led OLG to be a best places to work in Computer World and Healthcare IT News publications and led OLG to be named CHIME Most Wired for Hospitals and Ambulatory. In 2020, Mr. Dozier was tasked with leading our Ambulatory and Retail strategies related to care delivery and consumer-focused strategies.
Mr. Dozier began his healthcare IT career in 2001 where he served in various roles in IT for Porter Health System in Valparaiso, IN. From 2008-2011, he served as the Director of IT/Infrastructure for Valley Health System in Hemet, CA, the Director of I.S. at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington, LA. from 2011-2012, and the Chief Information Officer at Southeast Health, Cape Girardeau, MO. from 2011-2014.
Dozier earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Purdue University in 2005 and a Master’s in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2007. He is also a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, HIMSS, and the Louisiana Hospital Association.



Bruce D. Greenstein
LHC Group EVP, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer



Charles Edwards
CEO/ Advance Telehealth Consulting Solutions L.L.C. and One Telemed, LLC



Josh Sommer
Cox Communications, Vice President of New Growth
Sommer entered telecommunications with Qualcomm and Kyocera, where he focused on product strategy for companies such as Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, and Vodafone. Throughout his career, he has launched more than 200 consumer products. He joined Cox Communications in 2008 as part of the team preparing to launch a nationwide wireless service.
Following his first stint at Cox, Sommer joined Accenture to assist with a joint venture between Comcast and Verizon Wireless to develop innovative converged solutions. This became the foundation for the evolved Xfinity suite of products.
Sommer returned to Cox Communications in 2015 to lead strategic products and partnerships and helped formulate the Comcast relationship that leveraged the company’s additional product development resources for faster development cycles and more compelling experiences for Cox customers.
While earning his degree at San Diego State University (SDSU), Sommer played football as a middle linebacker. He also was a founding father of the Phi Kappa Theta chapter there and served two terms as chapter president.
Sommer is a highly involved mentor for STEM Atlanta Women and Atlanta’s TechStars, as well as many other startup programs around the nation.
2021 Pitchers



Crosscope
Mountain View, CA



General Genomics
Midland, TX



Kinnos
Brooklyn, NY



NEVAP
San Jose, CA



Prep Tech
Lafayette, LA



Protean BioDiagnostics
Orlando, FL



SafeBVM
Chesterfield, MO



Crosscope
Mountain View, CA



General Genomics
Midland, TX



Kinnos
Brooklyn, NY
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NEVAP
San Jose, CA



Prep Tech
Lafayette, LA



Protean BioDiagnostics
Orlando, FL
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Protean has developed the Oncology MAPS(TM) a comprehensive, integrated precision medicine diagnostic system that can bring the latest advances of precision medicine to patients anywhere.



SafeBVM
Chesterfield, MO



Bruce D. Greenstein
LHC Group EVP, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer


Christy Lenahan
NP Coordinator & Associate Professor, UL Lafayette
Christy Lenahan is a board-certified emergency and family nurse practitioner with extensive experience in the emergency room setting as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner. She is an associate professor of nursing and serves as the nurse practitioner clinical coordinator at UL Lafayette. Christy also owns and practices in a medical spa in Youngsville, Louisiana, and has advanced aesthetic experience.



Monte Danos
Field Marketing Director, Cox Business Southeast Region
Monte Danos is Field Marketing Director for Cox Business in the Southeast Region. In this role, Monte oversees day-to-day marketing operations and product management for business telecom services in the Louisiana and Florida/Georgia market areas. He partners closely with the respective markets’ sales, service delivery, field service, and engineering teams in driving the overall objectives of the organization.
Most recently, Monte served as Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Cox Business Louisiana, where he managed the commercial voice, data, transport, and video product lines in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette. Before joining Cox Business in November 2010, Monte held various product roles on the Cox residential marketing team, including Manager of Video Products for all Louisiana markets, as well as Director of Product Management for the Baton Rouge and Lafayette systems prior to statewide consolidation. Monte has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
A graduate of Louisiana State University, Monte holds a BA in Mass Communications. His early career as a television news reporter included assignments with the FOX, NBC, and CBS broadcast affiliates in Baton Rouge.



Mike Dozier
Chief Information Officer, Ochsner Lafayette General
Mr. Dozier has been a part of Ochsner Lafayette General (OLG) since 2014 as the Chief Information Officer. Under Dozier’s leadership, Lafayette General has become a leader in technology across the state of Louisiana and has brought Ochsner Lafayette General numerous innovative strategies and organizational alignment around IT. Dozier has also led OLG to be a best places to work in Computer World and Healthcare IT News publications and led OLG to be named CHIME Most Wired for Hospitals and Ambulatory. In 2020, Mr. Dozier was tasked with leading our Ambulatory and Retail strategies related to care delivery and consumer focused strategies.
Mr. Dozier began his healthcare IT career in 2001 where he served in various roles in IT for Porter Health System in Valparaiso, IN. From 2008-2011, he served as the Director of IT/Infrastructure for Valley Health System in Hemet, CA, the Director of I.S. at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington, LA. from 2011-2012, and the Chief Information Officer at Southeast Health, Cape Girardeau, MO. from 2011-2014.
Dozier earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Purdue University in 2005 and a Master’s in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2007. He is also a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, HIMSS, and the Louisiana Hospital Association.



Josh Sommer
Cox Communications, Vice President of New Growth
Joshua Sommer is the Vice President of New Growth for Cox Communications. He leads strategy, business incubation, and investments: The New Growth division pursues innovative and disruptive business concepts and technology to spur new revenue streams. He is a passionate intrapreneur that disrupts the status quo. Sommer believes in innovation and the advancements it can bring to humanity. In his rapidly shifting career path, Sommer has worked across the entire high-tech ecosystem: components, products, provider, and professional services companies.
Sommer entered telecommunications with Qualcomm and Kyocera, where he focused on product strategy for companies such as Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, and Vodafone. Throughout his career, he has launched more than 200 consumer products. He joined Cox Communications in 2008 as part of the team preparing to launch a nationwide wireless service.
Following his first stint at Cox, Sommer joined Accenture to assist with a joint venture between Comcast and Verizon Wireless to develop innovative converged solutions. This became the foundation for the evolved Xfinity suite of products.
Sommer returned to Cox Communications in 2015 to lead strategic products and partnerships and helped formulate the Comcast relationship that leveraged the company’s additional product development resources for faster development cycles and more compelling experiences for Cox customers.
While earning his degree at San Diego State University (SDSU), Sommer played football as a middle linebacker. He also was a founding father of the Phi Kappa Theta chapter there and served two terms as chapter president.
Sommer is a highly involved mentor for STEM Atlanta Women and Atlanta’s TechStars, as well as many other startup programs around the nation.



Charles Edwards
CEO/ Advance Telehealth Consulting Solutions L.L.C. and One Telemed, LLC
Charles Edwards is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advance Telehealth Consulting Solutions, LLC and One Telemed, LLC. Under his leadership, Advance Telehealth has become the telemedicine vendor for a number of the Medicaid MCOs in Louisiana and One Telemed has become the Telepsychiatry provider majority of the Medicaid MCOs in Louisiana. One Telemed has grown to be the largest Telepsychiatry provider in the state of Louisiana servicing over 15,000 individuals across Louisiana. One Telemed, LLC was just recently voted Junior Achievement 2021 Small Business of Year.
In years prior, Charles has spent 18 years in mental health. He served as a Community Liaison and a Regional Director of Community Relation for one of the largest mental health providers in the state of Louisiana. It was through that experience; Charles developed a heart for those in underserved communities that did not have access to care. He understood that utilizing the traditional way of providing services would not be an effective way to resolve the need for a growing mental health crisis. In August 2013, Charles pioneered the movement for Telepsychiatry services and started Advance Telehealth, a telemedicine technology company. In September 2017, he decided to start a provider company and founded One Telemed with a goal in mind to improve patient outcomes.
Charles is a native of Lafayette, LA and a graduate of Acadiana High School that attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Charles has the heart to serve and considers himself grateful to be in a position to bring hope to individuals in need.
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