Shawn 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. Her ability to analyze operational processes and performance produces deep insights for recommendations that influence hospital-wide decisions and goals. Shawn has been actively involved in operational redesign, addressing core scheduling needs and strategic cost management initiatives. She is an experienced cardiovascular nurse manager, having served as director of the largest cardiac center in the state of Illinois. Shawn holds a BSN from Lewis University and is a Certified Analytics Professional from Advance Solutions, int. She is active in the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders (IONL), the 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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David ledersnaider, Ph.D.

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.

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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.

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Amanda 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.

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Shannon 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.

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Ronald 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.

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Pedro 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.

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John 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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