Meet Our Leadership Team
Roderick Bennett MD, MBA, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Bennett is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He possesses over 25 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Bennett completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard University then received his medical degree at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans where he served as chief resident. Dr. Bennett also holds an MBA from Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, in Winter Park, Florida.
Dr. Bennett is currently the founder and President of a private Emergency Medicine practice and his goal is to help SOS provide high quality medical services and innovative solutions for promoting wellness.
Joshua Kolanko APRN
VP of Clinical Services
Kolanko is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville. He trained in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program and completed his clinical experience throughout the Ohio Valley. He is board certified in Family Practice by the American Nurse Credentialing Center.
He enjoys helping people and is passionate about respecting life assisting in the development of the whole person. He enjoys taking care of families as if they are his own. His philosophy is to respect the dignity of the human person. He is 100% focused on willing the good of the other. He strives to provide a healthcare service that enables the patient to meet their optimal health goals. He considers his practice a mission and a privilege to care for his patients.
His practice offers a comprehensive list of health care services including primary, acute, urgent and specialty care services.
He has been practicing as a nurse since 1995 and as a nurse practitioner since 2002. While in West Virginia he worked as a nurse practitioner with Family Medical Care. This organization is a leading provider of care in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. This organization is run by the community action agency Change Inc. Change, Inc encourages the integration of services, the building of partnerships, and the consolidating of resources to empower families toward healthy and self-sufficient living. He was also a clinical professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He worked with the Family Nurse Practitioner program teaching pharmacology and adult health problems.
He currently continues to practice in Florida in multiple settings and maintains staff credentials at multiple hospitals throughout the area. He is also part of the leadership team for the contracted emergency medicine provider.
He is a member of the American Associations of Nurse Practitioners. He maintains certifications as a licensed medical examiner. He enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren. His personal interests include music, participating in missions, and charities that assist the poor in other countries. Raising money for Feed for Success, a charity that assists children and families with food insecurities. He is a member of the music ministry at St. Paul Church for the Life Teen Mass.
Mark Royal
CEO, PIE Development
With nearly 40 years in the healthcare and real estate businesses, Mark Royal has developed passion for improving healthcare. Royal’s determination to find solutions for the broken healthcare system in the United States is unwavering, born of having personally experienced the failings and challenges of healthcare delivery through family and friends. With his partners, many of these solutions are being developed and implemented.
Royal’s career spans consulting, strategy, transaction and development services for clients of all sizes… from small businesses and physician practices, to large hospital systems, multinational corporations and international governments. His experience has been forged in multiple economic cycles, working nationally and internationally. He has co-founded several successful companies, and served in senior leadership positions at national and international firms, earning a variety of awards for excellence, during his career. Royal attended Northeastern University and Northwestern University, majoring in English and Economics.
Jason Gulledge
Chief Strategy Officer
Jason Gulledge graduated from the University of South Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science and earned an Executive MBA from Auburn University. Although he initially planned to pursue a career in Software Engineering, he soon realized that his extroverted nature was better suited to engaging with customers rather than spending long hours behind a computer.
Jason has been fortunate to advance through increasingly significant roles throughout his career, including Technical Marketing Engineer, Sales Engineer, Project Manager, Global Sales Process Trainer, Business Development Manager, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Chief Strategy Officer. His expertise spans various industries such as software, energy, oil and gas, chemical, pulp and paper, and data centers, involving work from conceptual engineering to on-site construction.
Inspired by Joshua Kolanko and Dr. Bennett, Jason joined their team to bring his extensive experience to the table. As the sole non-healthcare professional on the leadership team, he ensures that the concerns and frustrations of the average consumer are addressed.
In his free time, Jason is an avid golfer and a dedicated supporter of youth sports in his community. He serves as the Soccer Commissioner for his local youth sports organization and enjoys volunteering as a coach for soccer, basketball, and baseball.