Kerry Abbott, RN, MSN
Executive Vice President of Recruitment
Kerry Abbott, RN, MSN is vice president and senior consultant for The Nash Group. She is an accomplished healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience in progressive and diversified operational leadership in the acute care hospital setting. Kerry has a reputation for successfully leading transitions and managing complex change in challenging environments for nursing services. As a consultant, she brings clients extensive experience in strategy development, project management, consensus building, and mentoring of healthcare professionals; and has a track record of success in helping organizations achieve operational and financial goals while maintaining patient safety and clinical quality performance. Kerry holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northern Illinois University and master’s degree in nursing from DePaul University. She is active in the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders (IONL), American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Our Team
Deborah Terry, RN, MSN
President
Deborah Terry is president of The Nash Group, a leading healthcare advisory and consulting group. She brings more than 30 years of nursing, human resources, and consulting know-how and experience to support the company’s operations and clients.
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Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Ledersnaider is the chief executive officer of The Nash Group. With more than 30 years of professional practice as both an educator and consultant, he specializes in operations redesign, information technology deployment, and strategic cost management in the healthcare industry.
Read MoreShawn Semedalas, RN, BSN
Executive Vice President of Operations
Shawn Semedalas, RN, BSN is a vice president and senior consultant for The Nash Group. With over 25 years of nursing and healthcare management experience, she is focused on improving hospital operations and staff management.
Read MoreAmanda Krausz, RN, MSN
Director Operations
Amanda Krausz, MBA, MSN, RN is a consultant for The Nash Group. As a consultant, she specializes in workforce management and labor analytics. She holds advanced training in clinical assignments and workload monitoring.
Read MoreShannon Landrum, RN, BSN
Director of Client Management
Shannon Landrum, RN, BSN is a consultant for The Nash Group. She is an accomplished nurse manager with strong leadership skills. Shannon has in-depth knowledge of hospital operations including staffing, bed placement, and effective team leadership.
Read MoreRonald Finkelstein, B.Eng, MBA
Director of Technology and Application Service
Ronald Finkelstein is the application service director for The Nash Group, where he leads software development and network administration. Ronald has over 15 years of comprehensive experience in information technology consulting, internet design, software programming, deployment, and implementation.
Read MorePedro Tobo, B.Eng
Senior Applications Engineer
Pedro Tobo is an application and business tools design engineer for The Nash Group, with over 10 years of experience as a designer, programmer, and consultant. He has worked on a large variety of projects ranging from the development of software frameworks to the complete design of applications.
Read MoreJohn Terry, BA
Senior Client Support
John has been with The Nash Group since 2005 as an installation quality assessor and senior client systems deployment and support associate. He is also responsible for the Nash AnalyticsTM rollout to new customers, as well as upgrades and maintenance to existing systems.
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