Our Mission

Cheri Rodgers was invited to co-founded onehome in late 2013. Focused on growth, operations, business development, and new market expansion and health plan relations, Cheri has since helped onehome become one of the world’s largest integrated home benefit management companies.

As onehome’s Chief Operating Officer, Cheri has played an instrumental role in designing new state-of-art software, implementing new payor contracts, overseeing the opening and licensing of various facilities, and building innovative new post-acute care programs. Cheri also continues to develop, acquire, and maintain payor relationships while developing strategic products and innovative programs.

In healthcare since 1989, Cheri has gained a wealth of experience in health plan and managed care operations, primary care physician practice management, integrated home care, and post-acute care.

Cheri began her career with a large managed healthcare plan, taking on a variety of roles during her 10-year tenure before going on to work as the Director of Operations at a publicly traded healthcare company. It was during this time that she was recruited as COO for the newly formed integrated healthcare company, Atenda Healthcare Solutions.

At Atenda, Cheri primarily oversaw subsidiary operations for Home Benefit Management, Specialty Infusion Pharmacy, and Nursing Management Company, while also working closely with the Durable Medical Equipment Company. During her more than 10 years with Atenda, Cheri helped to grow their health plan payor contracts from one to seven contracts covering more than 1.4 million managed care lives. When Univita Healthcare Solutions acquired Atenda in 2009, Cheri remained with the company, continuing to maintain contractual relationships with many of the existing health plans and supporting Univita’s growth.

It was during this time that she was recruited as COO for an integrated healthcare company, Atenda Healthcare Solutions.

Laurie Colasanti joined onehome as Chief Human Resources Officer in 2020, where she is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s human resources. Over the course of her 25 years in human resources, Laurie has worked in the automotive, healthcare, transportation, and petrochemical industries.

Leveraging her extensive domestic and global experience in human resources management and organizational development, Laurie has led various HR operations, handling restructuring, divestment, workforce scaling, merger and acquisition integration, culture change, and people development for small and large organizations alike.

Laurie’s areas of interest and expertise include all capacities of HR operations, strategic planning, organizational design, development and structure, labor negotiations, front line communications, inclusion and diversity, company growth and expansion, and strategic change management.

Laurie has held executive HR positions in several large-scale organizations. Her achievements include heading up HR globally for various businesses within LyondellBasell, a $50B petrochemical multinational; directing HR for GKN, a $12B Tier 1 global automotive supplier; and acting as Vice President of HR for DHL Express Americas. Prior to joining onehome, Laurie led human resources for Sixt rent a car’s expansion into the United States.

Laurie earned her B.A. in business and psychology at Oakland University before going on to do an M.A. in organizational psychology at Central Michigan University.

Ryan Cochran joined onehome as Chief Financial Officer in 2018 and helped recapitalize the business to focus on continuing to provide a high level of customer service while expanding its markets and offerings. Since then, Ryan has played a key role in developing company strategy; growing onehome’s offering with new payer partners, medical economics, and analytics; optimizing operations, including revenue cycle, procurement, and reporting; and reporting on and collaborating with various constituents.

Ryan has made a career of working as an operator, investor, and advisor to innovative healthcare provider, payer, and technology companies. Prior to joining onehome, Ryan held leadership roles at private-equity backed health insurance plans and integrated delivery systems including Bright Health, Clover Health, and CarePoint Health.

As a healthcare investor at New Leaf Venture Partners, a leading growth-oriented healthcare investment fund, Ryan helped initiate investment in the tech-enabled healthcare services sectors. Several of Ryan’s investments led to acquisitions by major payer and provider organizations, as well as initial public offerings.

Prior to New Leaf Venture Partners, Ryan worked in healthcare investment banking at Citi, where he advised companies on mergers and acquisitions as well as other strategic transactions.

Ryan holds a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in biology from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a graduate certificate degree in Healthcare IT from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. Niraj Patel joined onehome in 2019 and is currently Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, working closely with all units of the organization. In his previous role as onehome’s Chair of Care Management, Dr. Patel was responsible for managing strategic planning and growth (UM, CM, DM), implementing best practices for effective coordination of UM, CM and care (divisions), and overseeing regulatory compliance and quality assurance. His natural leadership abilities make him perfectly suited to taking on team building and senior leadership development initiatives, not to mention staff training and supervision.

Dr. Patel has extensive experience heading up risk-bearing entities for commercial-, state-, and federal-sponsored health, particularly as it pertains to population health analytics and management. Before joining onehome, Dr. Patel acted as Senior Medical Director at myNEXUS, a home health benefits management organization, where he helped manage contracts for many Fortune 500 health plan clients. Dr. Patel also served as Chief Medical Director for Optum-UMR, where he partnered with senior-level executives, clinical managers, , and operational staff to optimize clinical and business solutions through reporting and program and benefit management, all in compliance with NCQA and URAC standards.

Dr. Patel holds an M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine as well as a Master of Health Administration (with a focus on population health and analytics) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jorge Bustillo joined onehome in 2015 as Vice President of Operations. Equipped with 22 years of experience in healthcare operations, Jorge has a demonstrated history working in the healthcare industry. His expertise in operations, project management, , and product development have made him an invaluable asset to the organization.

While with onehome, Jorge has helped develop key organizational processes and protocols that allow for freer and more effective collaboration between departments. Jorge also created the Project Management Office, which oversees all organizational projects and ensures their implementation

Jorge holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Florida Atlantic University as well as an MBA with a specialization in healthcare management from St. Thomas University.

Jennifer Southwell joined onehome in 2017 as Director of Home Health Services before going on to become the division’s Vice President two years later. During her time at onehome, Jennifer has helped build and oversee four Home Health agencies and has been a key contributor to clinical programs such as . Jennifer’s decisive roles in clinical team and program oversight, delegation compliance, and business development make her an invaluable asset to all of onehome’s Home Health Services.

Jennifer’s extensive history working in the health care sector is accentuated by her strong focus on rehabilitation in the home and in outpatient settings. As a licensed and registered occupational therapist, Jennifer has perfected her skills in home healthcare setup and administration and put her knowledge of compliance, best practices, billing, utilization management, clinical programs, and day-to-day operations to excellent use. And she has always been a warm, comforting presence in the lives of her patients.

Jennifer holds a degree in occupational therapy from Florida International University. Prior to joining onehome, Jennifer was owner and operator of On The Way Home Care Services, an agency she maintained for 10 years.

Dr. Michael Syme joined onehome as Medical Director in 2019, providing services including authorization review, clinical and cost data analysis, and quality-focused program development to reduce acute care utilization. Dr. Syme also created onehome’s Wound Care Bundle Program to improve home wound care and clinical outcomes.

In 2020, Dr. Syme took on the daunting task of the organization’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Protocol and Guideline Development. Leading the company-wide COVID-19 Clinical Response Team, Dr. Syme succeeded in developing and implementing policies and procedures to safeguard both employees and patients.

In addition to serving as onehome’s Medical Director, Dr. Syme is a telemedicine physician with Teladoc Health, providing virtual primary care and urgent care consultations for 300+ patients per month, as well as an after-hours physician with VITAS Healthcare, providing end-of-life care and palliative care. Prior to joining onehome, Dr. Syme provided adult in-home primary care and urgent care services for EliteHealth and was a strategy and operations consultant at Humana.

A graduate of the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s inaugural class, Dr. Syme also holds a B.Sc. in psychology from the University of Florida. Dr. Syme is board certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and completed the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.