About NorthCoast’s CEO

Misty Taylor is utilizing her unique healthcare insight to establish the vision, mission, and strategy for NorthCoast.  Her goal is to provide elite services and enhance customer relationships.

Her focus for NorthCoast’s service offerings is to reduce the administrative back-office burden of both insurers and providers by taking the guess work out of the process and supporting efficient and accurate credentialling and submissions.  By relieving these administrative burdens, Ms. Taylor aims for both payors and providers to focus on what matters most – patients.

Ms. Taylor has experience at a variety of organizations including home healthcare, hospice, and emergency departments.  Her leadership and executive positions were held at Avita Home Health and Hospice, BrightStar Care, Concerto Health, CareSource, and Molina Healthcare.

NorthCoast Role:  Tom Lang is responsible for the presentation of all financial matters, audits, and analytics.  He oversees all accounting functions as well as IT and Compliance teams.  Mr. Lang adds value to the NorthCoast team with his ability to monitor its fiscal responsibilities on a daily basis and has the foresight to make strategic decisions for continued growth.

Education:  B.S. Accounting – University of Akron; M.B.A. Systems Management – Baldwin Wallace University

Professional Experience:  Mr. Lang’s career journey has been through both SMBs and several Fortune 500 organizations in the banking, finance, and health insurance sectors.  His signature leadership style and strategic approach positions Finance as a bridge between IT and Operations functions and converts critical company assets into unique differentiators.  He has held positions at Ernst & Young and Anthem.

On a Personal Note:  Mr. Lang is a devoted husband to Jackie and a dedicated dad who coaches his daughter’s tournament softball team.

NorthCoast Role:  Amy Konopka is responsible for driving the growth of NorthCoast with payors and providers within Ohio and across the United States.  She oversees all Business Development functions and the provider credentialing process. Ms. Konopka is instrumental in creating innovative solutions to streamline NorthCoast’s network management services for both payors and providers.

Education:  B.S. Healthcare Administration – Baldwin Wallace University

Professional Experience:  Ms. Konopka brings 25+ years of experience in all elements of operations including people, process, and technology.  She has a reputation for building customer relationships and leading in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.  She has held positions at Option Care, TPA Stream, and MedPilot Inc.

On a Personal Note:  Ms. Konopka is a dedicated family woman who takes pride in high ethical standards, honesty, and working hard.

NorthCoast Role:  Natoshya Burdette is responsible for the development of measurable quality metrics, cascading scorecards, cross departmental collaboration, and driving improvement outcomes and initiatives within each department.  Her contribution is vital to ensuring quality and efficiency standards are met for every provider and payor.

Education:  B.S. Healthcare Administration – Brookline College – Phoenix;  M.B.A. Business Administration – Franklin University; Project Management Certification – LPC, EMC, SSGB

Professional Experience:  Ms. Burdette’s 15-year career has spanned Hospitality Owner, Operation Excellence Leader, Business Analyst, and Project Manager.  Her experience includes positions at Molina Healthcare of Ohio and ConcertoCare.

On a Personal Note:  As a champion for reducing food waste and helping families in need, Ms. Burdette volunteers and donates to foodbanks. This comes from a belief that all humans should receive access to their basic needs.

NorthCoast Role:  Eddie Gatete is responsible for Compliance and IT oversight. As NorthCoast navigates its HITRUST certification process, Mr. Gatete will manage, maintain, and implement technology solutions for compliance and regulatory requirements across the company.

Education:  B.S. Operations Management – Penn State University; B.S. Healthcare Information System Management – Franklin University

Professional Experience:  Mr. Gatete has held positions as a Business and Process Analyst and a Senior Medical Economics Analyst.  He is working on HITRUST certification.  His career includes positions at Molina Healthcare and ConcertoCare.

On a Personal Note:  With a passion for his children’s sports activities, he has coached his son’s soccer team for 8 years.  He loves to travel and makes at least one overseas trip each year.