Leadership

Meet the Covalent Leadership Team

Brock Hardaway

Chief Executive Officer

Brock Hardaway is a seasoned healthcare industry leader who joined the Covalent Health team as Chief Executive Officer, a position from which he leads our healthcare brands through their next phase of growth. A healthcare executive with a wealth of experience, Brock has successfully led organizations in the long-term acute care, inpatient rehab, drug testing laboratory and emergency physician staffing spaces.

Just 28 years old when he first became a hospital CEO, Brock brings to Covalent Health a deep knowledge of the opportunities and challenges presented to companies in the healthcare sphere on a daily basis. In two decades as a healthcare executive, Brock has become a highly regarded, team-oriented leader who has held senior leadership positions in diverse healthcare services companies ranging in size from a few hundred million to several billion dollars in revenue.

Justin Meiser

Chief Financial Officer

As a veteran financial executive in the healthcare sector, Justin Meiser, CPA, brings a wealth of knowledge to his position as Chief Financial Officer of Covalent Health. Prior to joining Covalent, Justin held prominent roles at nationally recognized academic medical centers, regional orthopedic surgical centers, and national physician staffing firms.

With a nearly 20-year track record of achieving measurable results in key financial, accounting, and operational leadership functions, Justin is equipped with extensive experience in navigating a variety of diverse stakeholders including, but not limited to, private ownership groups, lenders, joint venture members, and private equity firms. He has successfully managed both buy-side and sell-side private equity transactions and subsequent integrations with the goal of achieving the best possible results for all parties involved. Justin graduated Magna Cum Laude from The University of Mount Union with dual degrees in Business Administration (Finance) and Accounting, and subsequently earned his license as a certified public accountant.

Kathleen Loya

CHC - Chief Administrative Officer | Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer

As the Chief Compliance Officer, Kathleen Loya leads the Compliance Program at Covalent Health inclusive of all of the company’s associated ambulance brands. With more than 30 years of wide-ranging experience in the healthcare industry, Kathy provides executive level expertise honed in California’s complex medical structure and extending nationally. Kathy is certified in Healthcare Compliance and has extensive clinical, operational and regulatory compliance experience in multiple sectors of healthcare including facilities, physician practices and health plans.

Prior to joining Covalent Health, Kathy spent the previous 18 years at IPC Healthcare, Inc., serving as Vice President Health Services, Compliance & Privacy Officer until late 2015. Since late 2015, she continued in the role of VP Health Services. While at IPC Healthcare, Kathy led the company’s Clinical Analysis/Quality Reporting team, Nurse Call Center, Risk Management, E.H.R. Implementation, and Compliance & Privacy programs, providing leadership for over 2,500 physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants nationally. She holds a BS in Healthcare Administration from the University of La Verne, graduating Cum Laude.

Rochelle Costaglio

Chief People Officer | Vice President of Human Resources

Rochelle first joined Covalent Health in 2018 as ProTransport-1’s Human Resources Manager. In short time she moved up the ranks to become Covalent Health’s Chief People Officer and Vice President of Human Resources. Rochelle brings ample human resources experience to Covalent Health and its healthcare brands, including leadership training, recruiting, employee relations and serving as a business partner with management teams.

In her most recent professional role, Rochelle was Vice President of Retail for Goodwill Redwood Empire and before that the HR Manager for the same organization. She has also fulfilled the duties of District HR Manager for Sears HC as well as HR Manager and then District Manager of Learning and Development for Macy’s Inc., where she spent over a decade in the retail company’s workforce.

Rick FIELDS

Sr. VP of Operations

Rick Fields joined the Covalent Health family to serve as General Manager for PRN Ambulance and later ProTransport-1 Ambulance. With more than three decades of transportation and logistics expertise, Rick has traveled the world as a leadership coach, offering training programs in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He also holds numerous certifications including The Institute for Motivational Living's Certified Behavioral Consultant designation, and a Six Sigma Green Belt equivalent. Rick held the roles of General Manager for both PRN Ambulance and ProTransport-1, and VP of Operations West until taking his newest role as Sr. Vice President of Operations, overseeing all three Ambulance Brands of Covalent Health.

Matt Johnson

VP of Operations East

Matt Johnson joined Century Ambulance leadership 2017 and brings over 25 years of experience in the Ambulance industry including 10 years in Florida Emergency Medical Services. As VP of Operations East, Matt offers a wealth of business development insight to rapidly growing team that includes both Century Ambulance in Florida and ATS Medical Services in Illinois.

While Matthew has worked across the country, he entered the Florida EMS community in 2007 in the state’s southeast region. After spending six years as the Chief Operating Officer for Medics Ambulance Service in Deerfield Beach, Matthew transitioned to General Manager at American Ambulance in Broward County, a position he held until his move to Century. After starting his EMS career as a paramedic, Matthew transitioned to a leadership role in 1992 as the Market General Manager for Southwest Ambulance in Mesa, Arizona. In 2004, he moved to Columbus, Ohio to serve as District General Manager for Rural/Metro Corporation, his last professional stop prior to the move to Florida. Matthew earned his Bachelor of Science in Business at University of Phoenix.

Ana Arechiga

Vice President of National Revenue Cycle Operations

Ana Arechiga is Covalent Health’s Vice President of National Revenue Cycle Operations. In this role, Ana is responsible for company revenue cycle and cash management operations, and drives revenue cycle process improvements and cost saving initiatives to improve company-wide profitability. Ana has more than 15 years of service in the financial services and EMS industries with a brilliant career history. She began her career in EMS in 2003 with American Medical Response, serving as Regional Director of Government Billing until late 2014.

During her career, Ana has managed all aspects of revenue cycle operations, including implementing and improving cash collection strategies, providing oversight and direction to management teams, and collaborating with various departments in development of policies and procedures. Ana is a NAAC Certified Ambulance Documentation Specialist and a member of the American Ambulance Association, California Ambulance Association, and the National Academy of Ambulance Compliance.