About Us - Prominence

Bobby Bacci

Founder & CEO

Bobby is driven by a passion in helping healthcare organizations do more with their data to improve patient outcomes, decrease the cost of care, and increase operational efficiencies . His journey began at Epic Systems where he excelled as a team lead and implementation coordinator. Bobby founded Prominence Advisors in 2011, which, over the past decade, has rapidly evolved into a trusted strategic partner for some of the nation's foremost healthcare organizations. This success is highlighted by consecutive Best in KLAS awards in Technical Services and HIT Services. Under Bobby's leadership, Prominence has cultivated an exceptional workplace culture, recognized by its employees with over 30 accolades as a best place to work, thanks to attracting and retaining top talent in the field. A Penn State alumnus, Bobby holds degrees in Finance and Engineering and Entrepreneurship and is a current participant in YPO's prestigious Harvard Business School program. He is an esteemed alumni of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs' 2020 Emerging Leaders Program, serves as the current Chapter Chair of YPO Chicago Windy City, and was a founding Board Member of the Global Health Coalition. See how Bobby is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Rose Thayer

Chief Operating Officer

Rose Thayer is the Chief Operating Officer, where she is responsible for the planning, management, and execution of analytics projects across software platforms. Rose has developed and implemented analytics applications working on data framework and visualizations, as well as training for various software platforms. Rose previously worked at Epic, where she provided technical support and custom enhancement development for Epic's surgical software product. She also took an active role in developing and leading both Epic staff and Epic client training on the software product. When not working, Rose enjoys reading, spending time at Lake Michigan, and coaxing giggles from her little boy. See how Rose is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Chas Straface

Chief Financial Officer

Chas Straface is the Chief Financial Officer, where he is responsible for the financial planning, management, and strategic oversight of the company's fiscal operations. Prior to joining Prominence, Chas worked at LRS and PSAV, where he developed and implemented robust financial frameworks, ensuring compliance and fostering growth. His expertise in streamlining financial processes and improving operational efficiency has been instrumental in driving the company's success. See how Chas is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Mark Ostendorf

Chief Revenue Officer

Mark Ostendorf is the Chief Revenue Officer, where he leads the company's sales and revenue strategies, driving growth and expanding market presence. Prior to joining Prominence, Mark worked in enterprise sales for various healthcare technology solutions organizations, where he successfully managed large-scale sales initiatives and built strong client relationships. His extensive experience in healthcare technology sales has equipped him with the skills to navigate complex markets and deliver exceptional results. See how Mark is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Corrin Rogers

Chief of Staff

Corrin Rogers, passionate about leveraging technology and data to transform healthcare, serves as the Chief of Staff at Prominence Advisors. With a background in operational excellence, information systems, and growth, she brings together people, processes, and technology to make significant impacts. At Prominence, Corrin fosters a culture of creativity and collaboration, driving strategic initiatives that enable growth and scalability. An alumna of the Wisconsin School of Business, Corrin holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Management and Human Resources, and Healthcare Management. She also has a certificate from the Wharton School in AI for Decision Making. Active in organizations like Chief, a network for women executives, Corrin continues to advocate for women in leadership and innovation. See how Corrin is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Austin Montgomery

VP of Partnerships

Austin Montgomery is the VP of Partnerships at Prominence Advisors, where he oversees the success of all of Prominence’s data and analytics engagements with customers. At Prominence, Austin has worked with numerous customers to improve data accessibility, establish development lifecycles, optimize their EMRs, and implement governed self-service analytics solutions. Austin was a team lead at Epic where he worked as an application reporting lead on the OpTime team. When not at work or his second home (the airport), Austin can be found either playing hockey, golfing, playing with his two dogs, or venturing into the mountains. See how Austin is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Greg Cook

VP of Engagement Management

Greg Cook is the VP of Epic Services, where he is responsible for ensuring the success of our customers' Epic deployments, through the strategic application of resources, best-practice methodologies, and tools within your Epic eco-system. At Prominence, Greg works closely with each of our Epic customers to ensure they can maximize the benefits of their Epic system. Greg was a team lead and system success executive at Epic where he worked for over 6 years managing large, complex implementations, developing the access and revenue cycle readiness program, monitoring the financial health of all customers, and leading at-risk customers in the development and execution of action plans to become successful in their use of the system. When not at work, Greg is a father, husband, chef, singer, landscaper, snow remover, and all-around handy-man who can be found tinkering on his house, singing karaoke, or exploring the wilderness with his wife and son. See how Greg is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Kristy Zirngible

VP of Innovation

Kristy Zirngible is the VP of Innovation, where she focuses her efforts on how we can continue to innovate and extend our data enablement solutions. Prior to this role, she served as the VP of Strategic Services where she was responsible for the development, management and execution of projects combining technology, analytics and rapid process improvement methodologies. Kristy works with our data governance, revenue cycle management and analytics services projects to maximize efficiency and identify opportunities for technological innovation and growth. Kristy was a team lead and implementation executive at Epic where she worked for 10 years managing multifaceted, complex enterprise software implementations, developing the community connect program and managing the Team Leads and resource allocation for the Implementation Division. When not working, Kristy is an avid reader, weekend volleyball player, pickle ball amateur, painter of small children’s décor and mother of three. See how Kristy is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

Selah Ben-Haim

VP of Engineering

Selah is the VP of Engineering, and he oversees the development of Prominence’s Platform, a set of technologies and best practices for building scalable and automated data pipelines for analytics solutions. Selah has worked with numerous technologies and platforms in the healthcare BI space, and is fond of saying he hasn't found a data source he can't play nicely with. His background includes leadership, project management and programming across telecom, healthcare, marketing and beyond. When Selah is not working on, looking at, or dreaming about computers, he’s holding his own against his two incredible children, biking around Minneapolis, and playing the guitar. See how Selah is moving mountains for customers on LinkedIn.

"I see Prominence as more of a partner than a vendor. They have helped us along our analytical journey, and they were very patient and flexible with us throughout the process. They went above and beyond, and they even offered us guidance in areas that we had not even thought about. It was clear that they wanted us to be successful and that they would do whatever was necessary to make sure we could get there."

Director, KLAS

"She was focused and extremely knowledgeable and kept us on target. We completed all of our applications on time and for the most part within the original scope which was a challenge as we have some stakeholders involved in the project who kept trying to add items in. She was very easy to work with and was very accommodating to our schedule. She actually cares about the work she does and wants us to be successful."

Dan Rose, Project Specialist Population Health, South Shore Health System

"I love the dashboard, the look and feel, the access to information, the ability to interact with it. I love what you have done and am excited to see what else you do! We don't have anything else like this to help put together such a strategic plan before diving into details and making it relevant."

Emily Greta, Director of Medical Economics, Health Alliance

“Prominence’s model is very good. Prominence comes in with an app that has been built, so they aren’t starting from scratch like a typical consulting firm. They sell something that is going to get their customers 75% of the way there. We are much more complex than the typical organization, so it was tough to work with us. I think Prominence did a good job, and they have a very good culture.”

VP/Other Executive, KLAS

“…It was the partnership with Prominence; they were part of the balanced project team. We needed their expertise as part of our team to help us in areas that we weren’t yet prepared to go, both technically and with gaps in our knowledge in terms of data governance and several other areas that were just slightly out of the scope of where we were prepared to be.”

Randy Bender, BI Developer, Lee Health

"We build applications with Prominence. They have done training for us, and I keep them in a coaching role. I budget in advisory hours and support hours. I also use Prominence as a manager to challenge my team and to show that team what good looks like. The firm helps us conceive things and works with us to execute certain projects. We want to hit our budget, and we also want to hit quality. We want subject matter expertise from a technical and business perspective. We want flexibility and good response times. Prominence is a good partner, and they have exceeded our expectations. They have been great. They know who we are; I even have their owner on speed dial. We work really well together, and we are happy with them."

Director, KLAS

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