Who We Are

We have the history, network, relationships, and handshakes to positively
impact your business and products in all major healthcare markets.

To achieve sales goals in today's increasingly competitive landscape, medical device manufacturers need experienced leadership with strong ties to the industry, and tenured salespeople with the networks, access and training to place products that provide value and improve care.  At MedPro, our senior leadership, management team, and sales professionals combine to offer this at an unrivaled level.

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The MedPro Team

Bill Sparks - Founder & CEO

Billy Sparks

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MedPro was founded in 2006 by medical industry veteran Bill Sparks. As founder and CEO, Bill has continued to build and invest in a high-performance team of executives and sales reps, always valuing handshakes and relationships above all else.

Mr. Sparks began his career in medical sales working as a territory manager for Welch Allyn in the 80s, where he found success and eventually moved to California as the company’s Western Regional Manager. After his tenure with Welch Allyn, Bill broke out on his own as an independent sales rep in 1984, a move that would lead to the founding of his first company, MedTech.

With decades of success and positive impacts on the industry, Mr. Sparks was inducted into the Medical Distribution Hall of Fame in 2019.

Mr. Sparks attended St. Mary’s College in WI, where he was the goalie on the Men’s Hockey Team. He lives in Empire, CO with his wife, Ann, and all six of their children and fourteen grandchildren nearby in different parts of the state.

Manny Losada - President & General Partner

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Manny Losada serves as the President and General Partner of MedPro Associates. He is a member of the Executive Committee with overall company responsibility for growth and strategic expansion.

His healthcare resume includes sales and marketing positions for Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. He was appointed Vice President of Corporate Special Markets for Henry Schein, Inc. following the acquisition of Microbiomedics where he served as Vice President of acute care. He held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer for the U.S. commercial business of medical device manufacturer B. Braun Medical.He also served as Executive Vice President of publicly traded Medical Action Industries Inc.

Mr. Losada has a Bachelor of Science degree from Montclair University and a degree in supply chain management from Bloomfield College. He has been an active member of HIDA since 1992 and was the Past Chairman of the HIDA Hospital Advisory Council. Additionally, he was a former board member and secretary for the Healthcare Manufacturers Management Council. He represents over 25 years of loyalty and dedication to the healthcare industry.

Arben Adams - Vice President of Sales Operations

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Arben Adams is the Vice President of Sales Operations for MedPro Associates. In this role, Adams has global responsibility for sales operations and onboarding and servicing MedPro’s manufacturer partners. Working closely with our manufacturer partners, he leads initiatives to expand the portfolio of services and solutions for our manufacturer partners.

Mr. Adams joined MedPro in 2010. Since that time, he’s held positions of increasing responsibility including National Sales Manager, and Vice President of Business Development. He is an active member of HIDA and HMMC.

His healthcare resume includes sales and marketing positions for Welch Allyn, Inc. He was appointed Director of Corporate Special Markets for Welch Allyn, Inc. in 2004, with responsibility for running the Post-Acute, Dental, and School Health and Athletic training markets.

Arben received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University at Buffalo. He currently serves as President of the Baltimore Youth Hockey Club. A native of Skaneateles NY, he now resides in Catonsville, Maryland with his wife Maureen, and five sons.

Jake Sparks - Vice President of Sales, Acute Care

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Jake Sparks is the Vice President of Sales for the Acute Care Division at MedPro. He is responsible for managing the Acute Care sales team and our manufacturer and distribution partners. Jake joined MedPro in 2008 and has served in several different roles throughout his tenure, including field sales and regional manager duties, all of which provided the experience needed to lead a national sales force.

Jake graduated from Robert Morris University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2008, where he was a four-year member of the Men’s Hockey Team. He joined MedPro shortly after graduating from college and has been with the company ever since. Jake lives in Empire, CO with his wife, Katherine, and their two daughters, Kaysie and Kabella.

Albert Sands - Vice President of Sales, Non-Acute Care

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Albert Sands is the Vice President of the Non-Acute Division at MedPro. He manages all aspects of the Non-Acute business, including the field sales team, our manufacturer relationships and the distribution channel partnerships.

Albert joined MedPro in January of 2007 and has held various roles in sales and sales leadership within the company. Prior to joining MedPro, Albert was a professional poker player via the internet and other regional and national tournaments. He also had a successful 10+ years, in a variety of sales and management roles, in the specialty packaging, printing and holographic industries. He has a degree from Georgia State University specializing in Finance and Economics. He lives in Peachtree City, GA with his wife. They have three grown sons - Chase, Gabe, and Adam.

Tim Driver - National Sales Director, Government Care

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Tim Driver is the National Government Sales Manager at MedPro. Tim directs and coordinates all sales activities for our manufacturer partners in the federal government business sector. He coordinates with manufacturers to develop resources for the sales team to be successful. Tim is involved in the onboarding process of new partnerships and is on the forefront of looking for additional opportunities in this space. While at MedPro, Tim has worked on the non-acute, acute, and government sales teams giving him a holistic view of the healthcare sales marketplace. Tim is an active member of HIDA and HMMC organizations.

Tim joined MedPro in September of 2011 after graduating from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. Tim was a captain of the golf team while at JMU and still competes at the amateur level in his spare time. He lives in Holly Springs, NC with his wife, Kaitlin, young son, Duke, and their two dogs, Charley and Raleigh.

Tyler Bergtholdt - Director of Sales Analytics

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Tyler Bergtholdt joined MedPro right out of college in June 2009 as a LTC Rep in St. Louis, MO. After a hybrid role as a regional rep and managing strategic LTC national accounts, he moved to a full-time National Accounts Manager role in summer 2018 to focus on developing the channel with MedPro's distribution partners.

Today, Tyler is MedPro's Director of Sales Analytics supporting the sales leadership team in data review, manufacturer/distributor analytics and overall business core strategy implementation.

Tyler earned a BS in Finance and Economics from Truman State University in 2009 and later completed his training to become a NREMT-Paramedic in 2012. Tyler resides in West County St. Louis with his wife, Jessica, six-year-old twins, Landon and Taylor, young son, Colton, and two labs, Guinness and Stout. In his free time, he likes to spend time with his family, NERF battles with his kids, fish, play golf and workout.

Ben Brenneman - Director of Marketing

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Ben Brenneman has been the Director of Marketing at MedPro since 2019, working alongside Sales & Operations to ensure our sales teams have the necessary resources to succeed in the field. Ben coordinates with the marketing teams of MedPro’s manufacturer & distributor partners in support of our sales professionals, while also promoting the MedPro brand in search of new opportunities. Ben is an active member of HIDA and HMMC.

Ben joined MedPro in the spring of 2019, having spent the previous eight years of his professional career in sports marketing, sales, operations & coaching. Ben earned a BA in History and Certificate in Markets & Management at Duke University in 2006, where he was a four-year member and senior captain of the Men’s Lacrosse Team, and earned an MBA in Sports Management from The University of Denver in 2011. He lives in Denver with his wife, Megan, four daughters, Hadley, Sadie, Taylor & Cora, and dog, Bear.

Mike Otten - Director of National Accounts

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Mike Otten joined MedPro in 2022 as the Director of National Accounts, and is collaborating with and managing key Distribution and Vendor Partners of MedPro Associates.

Mike has been in the healthcare industry for over 15 years and has worked on both the distribution and manufacturing sides of the business, with various roles ranging from territory and national sales management to Director of Medical Distribution.

Mike has Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Bowling Green State University, and was a five-year member and Captain on the BGSU Falcon Football Team. Mike and his wife Pam currently reside in Columbus, OH and have two children and six grandchildren.

Geri Lamano - Director of Medical Equipment Sales

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Geri Lamano joined MedPro in 2023 as Director of Medical Equipment Sales, with the national responsibility of providing guidance and support to all Med Pro Sales Representatives. Geri works with the entire MedPro team to both expand our equipment product portfolio and increase equipment sales of the valued product lines we represent, on both the acute and non-acute sides of the business.

Geri brings many years of experience, dedication and passion in medical equipment and furniture sales, having served the entire continuum of care, including acute, non-acute, long-term care, ambulatory care and government healthcare markets. 

 

Geri’s career has been in healthcare distribution, most recently as National Director of Equipment and Furniture Sales and Services with Concordance Healthcare Solutions. Prior to the formation of CHS she was with MMS, a Medical Supply Company for ten years, after a ten-year stint with the Acute Care Division of Henry Schein from 1996-2006. 

 

Geri is a Charter Member of Professional Women in Healthcare, currently serving as Vice Chair of Membership with a focus on national and regional events, creating a more robust offering of virtual networking needed after the onset of Covid. Geri is also a longstanding and active member of HIDA.

 

Geri resides on the south shore of Long Island, NY with her husband Ron and their Portuguese Water Dog, Maxwell. Geri enjoys boating, the beach, travel, and most of all spending time with her family – especially her grandson Peter and two daughters, Christina and Alyssa. 

 

 

What our customers say

I have always held the MedPro sales team in very high esteem as they are professional, reliable and a key player in selling through distribution throughout the U.S. Their understanding of the business and highly qualified salespeople are supported by strong distributor and senior management relationships. MedPro is a strategic partner of the GE Healthcare Cardiology team supporting both the ambulatory care channel and hospital markets.” 

Darryl Lustig
GE Healthcare

Metrex initially established our relationship with MedPro Associates to focus on the post-acute market which consistently produced above market growth. We recently expanded our partnership to include the primary care market, allowing us to better serve our distributors and end user customers. MedPro is a professional and knowledgeable team who has provided Metrex with greater visibility and significant growth opportunities in today’s challenging market.”

Cris Pellegrino
Director of Distributor Relations & Market Development, Metrex

Kevin is the BEST!  I’ve been working with him on several quotes.  He is very knowledgeable, professional, and considerate.  In addition, he follows through on commitments in a timely fashion, and answers his phone when I call.  Couldn’t ask for a better rep!"

 

Kellie Kiest
Office Manager, Klamath Heart Clinic

In the middle of 2015 we made a wholesale change in our independent representation to MedPro Associates. We were quite concerned about a possible drop in business as the baton was getting passed from one group to another. Not only did business not go down, it went up at a faster rate than we ever could have hoped for, and we closed the year with a very strong finish. There has been no letup in 2016 and we are well ahead of plan. MedPro has been a tremendous addition to the Bovie Medical team and are professional, hardworking and a pleasure to work with.”

Rob Saron
Senior Vice President of Global Distribution, Symmetry Surgical

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Sales Leadership from our Division VPs, full support in marketing, branding, & product placement, and data analytics capable of monitoring and reporting every aspect of the sales process and cycle make MedPro the comprehensive solution for contracted medical sales.