Kirk founded ADVOCATE in 1998.  As President and Chief Development Officer Kirk focuses on new business development, marketing, and revenue strategy management.  He is a highly recognized healthcare executive and is known for identifying future trends and as an innovator in developing and providing value-added technology-enabled RCM solutions.

Before starting ADVOCATE, he served as Vice President of Operations for a privately held RCM provider, Medical Management Sciences, where he led operations and client relationship management for the northeast and mid-west regions.

Kirk holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Maryland and is a CPA.  Kirk is active in both the HBMA and RBMA.

Kirk enjoys spending time with family, Skiing, traveling, and biking.