Together, we're transforming
what it means to recover.
The Workit Health team includes expert clinicians, business innovators, healthcare advocates, dedicated administrators, and technology designers dedicated to the mission of changing the way addiction is treated in America.
Gil Kochman →
Chief Executive Officer
Gil Kochman
Gil comes to Workit Health with a distinguished career in the healthcare technology and tech-enabled services industry, bringing a background in finance and accounting. He has held multiple operationally-focused leadership roles at several VC- and PE-backed companies, and is now leveraging that expertise and experience to support Workit’s sustainability and growth.
M. Justin Coffey, M.D. →
Chief Medical Officer
M. Justin Coffey, M.D.
Dr. Justin Coffey is a neuropsychiatrist and an innovative physician leader whose career efforts to improve behavioral health care have focused on the intersection of technology and improvement science. He leads Workit’s clinical and scientific teams, who combine patient-centered design with evidence-based practices to develop and deliver high-value, whole-person behavioral health and addiction care.
Kali Lux →
Senior VP of Growth and Brand
Kali Lux
Kali Lux is a consumer marketing leader with a focus on healthcare and wellness. She has over a decade of experience in building and operating metrics-driven brand, demand generation, and customer experience teams. A founding member of Workit Health’s team and a person in recovery herself, she’s passionate about fighting stigma and developing strategies that allow more people access to quality treatment at the moment they’re ready for help.
Steve Geiger →
Senior VP of Product
Steve Geiger
Steve Geiger, a seasoned healthcare product executive with over 20 years of experience, has a rich background in launching new offerings and managing existing ones in both large-scale and start-up environments. Steve is focused on enhancing digital health services to improve recovery journeys for Workit Health’s members. Outside work, Steve enjoys culinary explorations with his family and bike rides for leisure. A proud University of Wisconsin alumnus, Steve currently resides in Minneapolis.
Kate Katz →
Senior VP of Operations
Kate Katz
Kate is an implementation expert with a background in SaaS implementation, Strategic Partnerships, and Policy Research. She is passionate about improving access to care across the country.
Laura Turanchik →
VP of Experience and Design
Laura Turanchik
As VP of Experience and Design, Laura uses design-thinking frameworks to align and mobilize effective, outcome-oriented teams focused on improving the member experience through innovation, iteration, and empathy. Her personal and professional interests orient around community building and how spaces and products facilitate people’s sense of belonging and identity.
Patrick Schoeps →
VP of Engineering
Patrick Schoeps
As VP of Engineering, Pat manages our engineering and product development at Workit Health. He coordinates product roadmap, design, and development, ensuring that our technical stack exceeds the standards of our members, stakeholders, and staff. Pat is proud to pursue the mission of using technology to help individuals recover from addiction.
Eileen Barrett, MPH, MD →
Senior Medical Director & VP of Quality
Eileen Barrett, MPH, MD
Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, is an experienced clinician and researcher who cares deeply about improving the care of people with substance use disorders, gender equity, health equity, and clinician well-being. Her commitment to improving patient experience is a guiding principle as she promotes better care, increased access, and reduced stigma for those with substance use disorders and mental health conditions. Dr. Barrett is President-Elect of the American Medical Women’s Association.
Shannon Brigham, PA-C →
VP and Medical Director
Shannon Brigham, PA-C
Shannon is a physician assistant with leadership experience in emergency medicine and a passion for delivering accessible addiction care.
Clare Pritchard, BSN, RN →
VP of Clinical Operations
Clare Pritchard, BSN, RN
An RN and healthcare leader, Clare has an extensive background in clinical and leadership positions in outpatient settings, spanning from small clinics to large health systems. She is deeply committed to creating processes that optimize access to care, enhance our members’ overall healthcare experience, and contribute to positive clinical outcomes.
Clare Mulford, MA, LMFT →
VP and Clinical Director
Clare Mulford, MA, LMFT
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of clinical experience, Clare brings her background in addiction treatment, management, and operations to Workit Health. Clare is committed to providing evidence-based care within the behavioral health space.
Sara Shapiro →
VP of People & Culture
Sara Shapiro
As Vice President of People & Culture, Sara is a human capital expert with a behavioral science toolbox. Armed with 13 years of experience and an MS in Applied Anthropology, her passion areas include employee experience, culture, technology, and the future of work in healthcare.
Nathan Kalkofen →
VP of Sales and Strategy
Nathan Kalkofen
As Vice President of Sales, Nate leads the sales efforts at Workit Health to drive new logo acquisition. He works cross-functionally with all Workit departments to deliver tailored solutions to all of Workit’s clients. With 20+ years as a sales professional, Nate brings deep payer industry knowledge, contract negotiation expertise, and strategy development to the Workit team. Nate resides in Lolo, MT with his wife and three children, and enjoys spending time with his family and enjoying the great outdoors.
Board of Directors
Robin McIntosh →
Chairperson
Robin McIntosh
Robin McIntosh believes that addiction treatment will be radically transformed by patient-led advocacy and design. An experienced entrepreneur, designer, and proud woman in recovery, Robin has founded multiple companies and has worked in digital health and social impact over the past ten years.
Nicole Shimer →
Insight Partners
Nicole Shimer
Nicole Shimer joined Insight Partners in 2016, where she focuses on enterprise SaaS investments across verticals. Prior to Insight, Nicole worked in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Technology Group in NYC.
Nicole graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi from Brown University. She is active in the alumni community by sitting on the University’s Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and leading Digital Brown, an NYC-based and tech-focused alumni group with 600+ members.
Rick Heitzmann →
FirstMark
Rick Heitzmann
Rick Heitzmann is a Co-founder & Partner at FirstMark, where he focuses on investments in consumer technology, marketplaces, healthcare, gaming, and data and information services. Rick has led investments in market leaders like Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), Riot Games (acquired by Tencent), DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB), StubHub (acquired by eBay), Discord, and more.
Before founding FirstMark, Rick was an entrepreneur and founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage (NASDAQ: FADV), which he helped grow and sell to First American (NYSE: FAF). Rick has been named to the Forbes’ Midas List as one of the world’s top venture capitalists for the last three years in a row, and has received similar distinctions as one of the world’s top venture capitalists from CB Insights, Insider, and the New York Times. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.
Rick holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Christopher Zock →
Sandbox Industries
Christopher Zock
Chris Zock is a Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Sandbox Industries and leader of the Insurtech fund team. In this role, he serves on the investment committee, helps portfolio companies with growth strategies, and engages with executives from the Insurtech Funds’ LPs.
Chris has a decade of venture capital experience. Previously at Sandbox, Chris was part of the leadership team of the Blue Venture Fund and, earlier, he was named the Sandbox entrepreneur-in-residence.
Chris holds an MBA from Stanford University. He lives in Austin, Texas with his family and is an avid fan of Formula 1.
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Our co-founders experienced America’s broken addiction treatment system firsthand.
They decided that something had to change.