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Management Team

Ted Parker, Chairman & Founder – The Parker Group

The Parker Group was founded in 1983 as Ted L. Parker & Associates. Since that time, Mr. Parker has been involved in all aspects of growth and development including seven acquisitions completed to-date. Most recently, Mr. Parker has led a formalized acquisition and growth strategy program in addition to his day-to-day responsibilities as Chairman. Prior to founding The Parker Group in 1983, Mr. Parker was co-owner and founder of an insurance agency, Brown & Parker, focused on property, casualty, life and health insurance. During that time, Mr. Parker led that company’s efforts in life and health insurance and was responsible for management and production as well as group insurance sales and service. Prior to founding the insurance agency, Mr. Parker was an agency supervisor for Transamerica Occidental Life, having been promoted from career agent. While career agent for Transamerica, he was a leading producer in employee benefits.
Mr. Parker attended Texas Christian University and Texas Tech University studying Business Management and Administration. He is active in the local Lubbock, Texas city government and is also a member of many national trade associations for the PPO and TPA industries. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Texas Association of Preferred Provider Organizations, a state-wide trade association for the PPO industry with a lobbying focus in Austin, Texas.


Bill Dembereckyj, Executive Vice-President – The Parker Group

Mr. Dembereckyj joined The Parker Group in November 2003 in his current position as part of Mr. Parker’s strategy to expand senior management’s capabilities in finance, accounting and acquisition strategy. Most recently, Mr. Dembereckyj was President of Dallas-based New Life Treatment Centers, a $100 million sales company engaged in the healthcare, not-for-profit sectors and entertainment industries. Starting as the Corporate Controller of New Life eleven years earlier, Mr. Dembereckyj was significantly involved in the execution of New Life’s growth strategy during his tenure, including five acquisitions, three divestitures, four business start-ups and over $25 million in venture and senior debt financing. He was also integral in the eventual sale of New Life to Thomas Nelson Publishers (NYSE:TNM). Prior to New Life, Mr. Dembereckyj was an auditor for KPMG-Peat Marwick specializing in the healthcare and insurance industries. Mr. Dembereckyj received his B.S. in Accounting from Biola University and an M.S. in Organizational Behavior and Strategy from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a Certified Public Accountant.


Peter Osenar, Chief Executive Officer - Emerald Health Network, and President, IHG-Midwest

Peter R. Osenar currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Emerald Health Network, Inc., and President, Midwest Region, of Interplan Health Group. Before this merger, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of EHN. Prior to that he was Group Executive Vice President for Ameritrust at the time of its sale to Key Bank. During his 33 years in banking, Osenar co-founded one of the first PPOs in the Midwest, one of which was the Emerald Health Network, Inc. He also served on the Board of Directors of the CIRRUS Systems, an association for national and international electronic ATM and POS network interchange. Osenar was active on the Steering Committee of EFTA (Electronic Funds Transfer Association) and championed their support of paperless processing for the health care industry, and also co-founded of the Wharton Financial Group, a national cooperative service for interchange of research and current information dealing with human capital. He also served on the Advisory Board of Catalyst, a national organization focused on the advancement of women to serve as Board members of major corporations and issues in support of families in the workplace. After Ameritrust’s merger Osenar founded his own company, Managed Care Consultants, (MCC, Inc.) serving payers and providers of health care. He has served on the Health Systems Agency of North Central Ohio and the Governor’s Task Force for Healthcare Reform. Mr. Osenar currently serves on several for-profit boards. He earned a degree in Finance from Cleveland State University.


Eileen Romansky, Chief Operating Officer

Eileen Romansky has served as Chief Operating Officer for Interplan Health Group since 2004. Ms. Romansky has held a number of senior executive roles. While at The Chandler Group of Companies, a multi-faceted managed care organization, Ms. Romansky advanced from Vice President of Provider Relations to Senior Vice President of Operations to Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Chandler, Ms Romansky served as Regional Director of Network Contracting for Ohio Health Choice. She has held a number of board and advisory committee appointments and currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Credentialing Corporation of America. Ms. Romansky holds a B.S. degree in Education from Ohio University and holds an Insurance Agent License in Accident, Health, Life and Variable Annuities.


Lisa Cobb, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Cobb joined AAG in Nov 2002 as Controller/VP of Accounting and moved into the CFO position for The Parker Group in May 2006. While with TPG her areas of responsibility have included accounting and reporting, audits, M&A due diligence and synergy analysis, as well as post acquisition integration efforts. With over 22 year of experience in accounting, tax, and business operations her diverse background includes both public accounting as well as Fortune 100 experience. Her career began in the Houston office of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst &Young). Prior to joining AAG, she spent eight years with Central & South West (now American Electric Power) in various positions which included working on a $2 billion acquisition of a UK utility, international accounting, and directing the accounting and finance function of a non-regulated subsidiary including responsibility over contracts and mediation Additionally, while at CSW/AEP she led the Shared Services team separation of duties required by the Public Utility Commission of Texas as part of the de-regulation of the Texas utility industry. She was the Chairman of the AEP Political Action committee and won several Key Contributor awards.
Ms. Cobb received her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Houston in Clear Lake and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Texas.

John Bradshaw, Chief Information Officer

Mr. Bradshaw joined AAG in 2001 as Chief Information Officer. His focus is on looking for opportunities where technology can be cost-effectively utilized to increase the level of service to our customers, partners & providers. John is instrumental in attaining AAG's goals of increasing our investment in the management and quality of information we use in the provision of our services. AAG strives to be the best in our industry in the use of information technology and a lead supporter in the electronic exchange of information as envisioned in the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Mr. Bradshaw has more than 15 years experience with a broad range of information technologies. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Rollins College and an MBA in General Management from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

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