About LHC Group: Senior Management

Keith G. Myers President / Chief Executive Officer
Keith G. Myers is our co-founder, and has served as Chief Executive Officer (or similar positions in our predecessors) since 1994. Prior to joining us, Mr. Myers founded, co-owned and operated Louisiana Premium Seafoods, Inc., an international food processing, procurement and distribution company. In 1999, Mr. Myers was named Business Executive of the Year by the Louisiana Rural Health Association. Mr. Myers received credentials from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice in 1999 and was granted credentials by the Healthcare Financial Management Association in 2005. Mr. Myers has been an active participant in the Home Health Top 100 since 2002 and has participated in the preparation of numerous white papers and presentations to members of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, specifically related to health care reimbursement methodologies. In June 2003, Mr. Myers received the Regional Entrepreneur of the Year for outstanding performance in the field of Healthcare Services and was officially inducted as a lifetime member of The National Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame in November 2003.
Peter J. Roman Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
Peter J. Roman joined the company in April 2005 and has served as the Vice President/Controller and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Roman served as the Chief Financial Officer for VLP Corporate Services. From 1997 to 2004, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Unifab International, Inc., a publicly-traded oilfield fabrication services company located in Southwest Louisiana. Mr. Roman also served as a Certified Public Accountant for 13 years with Ernst & Young in their New Orleans location. He is a member of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants and received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University.
Donald D. Stelly Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer
Donald D. Stelly joined the company in April 2005 after most recently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Doctor�s Hospital, a subsidiary of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. which is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Prior to attaining that position, Mr. Stelly served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of Doctor�s Hospital which was nationally recognized for attaining superior operating results through Service Excellence. Additionally, Mr. Stelly has enjoyed a career of providing direct patient care as a Registered Nurse in a variety of settings within the healthcare continuum. He earned a Bachelor�s Degree in Nursing from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1991.
Peter C. November Executive Vice President / General Counsel and Director of Business Development
Peter C. November joined the company in August 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. November was a partner with the law firm of Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, where his practice focused on representing publicly traded high growth healthcare companies. Mr. November is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association's Public Company Acquisitions Task Force and the Corporate Governance Task Force for the American Health Lawyers Associates, as well as various civic and community organizations. He is admitted to the Georgia Bar. Mr. November received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1996.
Daryl J. Doise Executive Vice President / Chief Corporate Development Officer
Daryl J. Doise previously served as our Chief Operating Officer of Facility-Based Services, beginning in May 2002. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Doise was employed for the previous four years by Quorum Health Services where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Opelousas General Hospital, a 200-bed hospital with over 800 employees. Mr. Doise has also served as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Hospital Association. Mr. Doise received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University, with a major in accounting, and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Tulane University.
Stephen Lepley Senior Vice President / Sales & Marketing
Dr. Lepley, a Co-Founder of Home Care Solutions, Inc., brings 30 years of health care experience to the company. Dr. Lepley has been instrumental in developing and operating health care companies that serve the ill at home. He served as the President of Hospice of Tennessee, Inc., HCS Pharmacy, Inc., and Airstat, Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Lepley was a District Manager and General Manager of Tennessee operations for T2 Medical, Inc., a home infusion corporation. He was previously the General Manager of Dominion Home Health Services for Voluntary Hospitals of America Enterprises in Virginia. Dr. Lepley holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee and is a Tennessee licensed Doctor of Pharmacy.
Richard A. MacMillan Senior Vice President / Senior Counsel, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Richard A. MacMillan joined the company in April 2007. He is a Past-President of the Louisiana Rural Health Association and is a member of the National Rural Health Association. In addition, he is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Law Sections of the Louisiana State Bar Association and The Mississippi Bar, and the Health Care Compliance Association. Mr. MacMillan served as General Counsel to the HomeCare Association of Louisiana from 1994 to 2007. He is admitted to the Louisiana Bar and the Mississippi Bar. He is also licensed as a Registered Nurse in Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. MacMillan received his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, and a B.S. in Nursing degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Rajesh Shetye Chief Information Officer
LHC Group has contracted with Simione Consultants for interim Chief Information Officer services. Rajesh �Raj� Shetye, Senior Manager with Simione Consultants was assigned to LHC Group in January 2009 as interim Chief Information Officer. Mr. Shetye is an accomplished information technology and business professional with more than 20 years of executive and hands-on experience in the development, acquisition and implementation of IT solutions that solve business problems. As a Senior Manager with Simione�s Information Management Division, Mr. Shetye has established a strong record of success in creating robust IT architecture and infrastructure. His responsibilities include spearheading new IT/IS initiatives for the company and developing innovative solutions that improve business process performance and reduce costs. Mr. Shetye earned an Executive MBA from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in 2000, as well as an MS in Computer Engineering from George Mason University in 1998.