Office & Billing Team

Shannon Burt

Director of Billing

  • Shannon is happily married to her husband, David, for 32 years.  They have two children, Kelsey and Ryan.  Shannon and Davis are now empty nesters as both boys are all grown up. They also have two beautiful daughters in law, Kelsey and Molly were married in June of 2021 and Ryan married Raini in June of 2023. They are eagerly awaiting grandchildren!  

    Shannon has worked in the DME industry for over 20 years.  She started her career as a biller, worked up through leadership as a Team Lead, Supervisor, Manager and then Director. She has great experience in order review, documentation, denials and aging, cash posting, bank reconciliation, acquisitions and conversions and also a small background with contracting and credentialling. She joined Protech in October of 2024 and she is thrilled to be a part of this team.

Baylee Baxter

Claims Specialist

  • I am originally from Columbia, TN. I graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelors degree in business and have been with Protech ever since graduating. I love spending time with family, friends, and my pets. I have a yellow lab and 2 cats that are my world.

Amanda Carpenter

Billing Specialist

Kelley Hank

Billing Manager

Jayme Smith

Billing Specialist

  • I am a mom of 2, boy and a girl, I have been in the medical field for many years started my first big girl job with David and Nikki in 2012. I have experience in all different areas of DME, HR, Billing, etc. I have 13 goats, 3 dogs, 1 rabbit and I am sure more are to come. I have an associate’s degree in Information Technology: Medical Office Management and I plan to eventually graduate school to hopefully teach a Health Science or Computer Science class.

Cecelia Bracket

Billing Specialist

  • Cecelia has been employed with the the billing office for about 10 months now, but she has been in the DME customer service industry for 18 years. she is from a small town in southern Kentucky, and moved to TN over 3 yrs ago.

Melissa Broyles

Customer Service & Claims

  • Melissa is a Limestone, TN native and graduate of Columbia State with a degree in Business Administration and Medical Office Management. Outside of work, Melissa enjoys spending time with her 5 grandchildren, and she is planning to go on a Bigfoot expedition with her husband soon!

Amy Tate

Billing Specialist

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Crystal Hill

Lead Billing Specialist

Chelsie Crowell

Billing Specialist

 
 
 
 

Leadership Team

David Baxter

CEO + Owner

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Sonny Sansom

VP Clinical Services

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  • sonny.sansom@ptmed.net

 

Jennifer Valentin

Director of Operations

  • Jennifer was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She has been in the DME business since 1999. She would love to travel, typically to the Carribean Islands (cold is not my thing). She also enjoys attending music events and my spending time with her family. Jennifer has an amazing husband, 3 grown children and a grandson who has captured her heart and soul.  AND you can't exclude proud dog-mom of her Pitbull, Cesar.
    When asked about an interesting face about herself, she proudly said she was scared of heights but most recently went cliff diving, which she highly recommends.

  • jennifer.valentin@ptmed.net

 
 

Ashley McLemore

Director of Human Resources and Compliance

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Seth Dixon

COO

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Dawn Tryee

Director of Intake and Resupply

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  • dawn.tyree@ptmed.net

 

Laurie Bachorek

Director of Rehab

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  • laurie@metrocare.com

 
 

Heather Olah

Human Resources Coordinator

  • Heather was born and raised in Hattiesburg, MS (GO, Southern Miss!) She began her HR career last year at Wal-Mart and immediately knew I had found my niche!  Prior to Human Resources, I worked as a Realtor with licenses in AL and TN! Outside of work, she enjoys playing guitar, singing, dancing, and spending time outdoors with my kids!

    In college, Heather was semi-fluent in Spanish and volunteered with the children’s ministry and teaching English as a Second language at a local Hispanic church.

  • heather.olah@baxtercos.com

 

Susan Norwood

CFO

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Carrie Stanley

Director of Marketing

  • Carrie has was born and raised in Evansville, IN but has lived in Franklin, TN for last 9 years. She attend Indiana University where she completed her BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Psychology as well as her MBA in Speech-Language Pathology. Carrie loves exercising, traveling going to concerts, and spending time with her family. She also enjoys following baseball, in fact, each year she and her family make it a tradition to go to a new MLB ballpark to see a game!

  • carrie.stanley@ptmed.net

 

Matt Parks

Director of Urology and Ostomy

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Cindy Howard

Acquistion, Accreditation, and Security Officer

  • cindy.howard@ampkentucky.com

 

John Cason

VP of Operations and Sales

  • John is a seasoned professional with over 30 years in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) industry.  A proud native of Lexington, KY, John is  graduate of the University of Kentucky business school, where he earned a degree in Management.  His deep ties to his hometown and alma mater have made him an avid UK fan, a passion that comes naturally given his birthplace and educational background.  Fun fact...John was honored as a Kentucky Colonel in 2006.

 

Keri Bales

Director of Billing

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  • Keri.bales@ptmed.net

 

Sarah Maldonado

Area Manager - Illinois and Kentucky

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Catherine Davis

Marketing Coordinator

  • catherine.davis@baxtercos.com

 

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