Leadership Team

Jason is the co-chairperson and chief executive officer of Averhealth, where he aims to help people overcome the disease of addiction and achieve lasting sobriety. After spending more than a decade advising c-suite executives across all industries, Jason knows the combination of a clear mission and disruptive innovation fosters growth, a rewarding environment for all stakeholders, and exceptional services. 

Jeff is a member of the leadership team that established Averhealth and the vision for the company’s life saving care delivery model. As co-chairperson and chief information officer, Jeff’s primary goal is the development of innovative technology solutions that empower the Averhealth team, providers, and insurance partners to deliver even better outcomes for our collective patient populations and the communities we serve.

Dominique Delagnes is the Chief Operating Officer for Averhealth. She leads a nationwide team of managers and clinicians who ensure things run smoothly at Averhealth’s laboratory in St. Louis, Missouri and patient service centers across the U.S.

David Flood is the Chief Financial Officer for Averhealth.  David joins Averhealth with more than 25 years of experience spanning multiple financial functions, several industries, and various geographies (including international experience).  He has had proven success at small, medium, and large capitalization companies working as part of small or large finance teams.

Justin Manni is Averhealth’s director of business development where he oversees a team of regional business development managers across the U.S. His focus involves treatment courts, probation, and community-based corrections. Justin’s unique judicial knowledge helps Averhealth’s team develop innovative ways to help new customers cut costs, decrease positive rates and improve outcomes within their courts. Before joining Averhealth in 2014, Justin worked for 10 years in medical device sales and banking.

Jacquie Sheehey serves as the Director of Marketing and Partner Relations for Averhealth. She brings 25 years of experience to Averhealth in the drug and alcohol testing industry working primarily with the criminal justice field specific to probation departments and treatment courts.  Her areas of expertise are in management and sales/marketing. For Averhealth, Jacquie is responsible for all digital marketing strategy, website development, customer retention and utilization. Her role as head of partner relations encompasses strategic partnerships with Medicaid and managed care organizations as well as national associations such as APPA, NADCP, and ASAM.

As Director of Human Resources, Vickie is responsible for overseeing the human resources function at Averhealth. In this role, she drives the company’s human capital management strategy – including talent acquisition and development, compensation and benefits, and employee engagement programs – to support the company’s continued growth, innovation, and profitability.  Vickie’s passion is working with start-up companies and playing a strategic role in their successful growth.  Vickie is a hands-on HR professional with over 20 years of HR management experience working in the fields of staffing, web design, and insurance. She has a BS in Human Resources and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR, SHRM-SCP).

With an eclectic background in retail, accounting, and a stint as a software systems analyst, Nick Runge is now director of operations for Averhealth where he is passionate about solving customer and operations challenges. He began with Averhealth six years ago as an area manager for Missouri, and now directs a team of area and regional managers for Averhealth sites across the U.S.

Dr. Ken Freedman is Averhealth’s Chief Medical Officer.  He also serves as Medical Director, SE Territory for Aetna CVS Health.  

Previously Dr. Freedman was Chief Medical Officer of Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston, an urban inpatient teaching facility that cares for many patients with substance use disorders. He educated the next generation of health care providers through his roles as Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Dr. Michele Glinn serves as the laboratory director for Averhealth’s toxicology lab in St. Louis where she oversees screening and confirmation testing for judicial customers and health care providers. She is an adjunct professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, a fellow of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology, a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board, and has served as vice president, president and past-president of the Midwestern Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.