BRETT SOVEY
Brett R. Sovey is Senior Vice President, of United WestLabs. Prior to joining United WestLabs he had a 17-year career in diagnostic sales and operations management.
Brett successfully built and sold his own diagnostic laboratory testing business. He held several roles of increasing roles at LabCorp, culminating with serving as a Divisional Vice President where he established a strong record for achieving sales growth and operational efficiencies.
Brett has spent much of his career working with hospitals, managed care companies, and physicians on laboratory projects and lab implementations. He has extensive knowledge in day-to-day laboratory operations, sales, and service. Brett has wide-ranging experience expanding into new markets across the United States with a focus on enhanced patient experience while improving laboratory value.
Brett earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa.
HARRY KANTER
Harry is the Founder and CEO of United WesLabs, and built the company from the ground up. Harry also spends a great deal of his time involved with philanthropy as President of the Joseph H. Kanter Family Foundation. The Foundation, has been working for over two decades to transform healthcare using data and mobilizing diverse organizations and people to share health data, as well as harness the potential of analytics, to empower learning from every health experience. Prior to his involvement in health care, Mr. Kanter served as president of the Bank of Florida and board member of the National Banking Corporation of Florida. He remains a trustee and partner Kanter Investments LTD, one of the largest landowners in south Florida. Harry Kanter graduated Georgetown University, with a BSBA in Finance.
LOU SCHNIERER
Lou is the Vice Chairman and COO of United WestLabs. He has held senior clinical laboratory management positions with national hospital systems and executive positions in the commercial clinical laboratory industry, including: Vice President Western Region with Smith Kline Beecham Clinical Laboratories and with Quest Diagnostics; Vice President Hospital Sales with Quest Diagnostics; and Senior Director Clinical Laboratory Services with Dignity Health. Lou has a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University, a Master’s in Clinical Chemistry from Cleveland State University, and a Doctorate in Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University.
ADRIANE BILEK
Adriane is the United WestLabs VP of Operations and IT. Adriane leads the implementation team which handles the onboarding of all new programs. Adriane received her undergraduate degree from Occidental College and completed her MBA at California State University, Northridge.
CLAIRE BELLA
Claire is the VP of Revenue Cycle and Chief Privacy Officer of United Westlabs. She is responsible for overseeing the billing process, collections and AR management. As privacy officer, her duties include overseeing all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance, and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures in compliance with federal and state laws. Prior to joining UWL, Claire served as a Compliance Auditor for Davita, Inc. Claire is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics.
CHARLES RAMIREZ
Charles is the Chief Financial Officer of United WestLabs, Inc (UWL) where he recently celebrated his 12th anniversary. He is responsible for overseeing the financial aspects of the company and each of its Hospital Programs. This includes managing the Accounting Department, Cash Flow, Treasury, and preparation/review of tax and governmental filings in conjunction with our tax and legal departments. Prior to his tenure at UWL, Charles worked at the Treasurer/Controller for HAM Technology USA, Inc. (HAM). HAM was a light manufacturer and the Master North American Distributor of printed circuit board cutting tools for H.A.M. Prazision, GmbH of Germany. In his free time Charles enjoys all aspects of the outdoors, spending time with is family, and volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America.