Amanda O’Neal, FACHE
Principal

Amanda founded The Brummitt Group in 2008 and works on both the consulting and recruiting sides of the firm.  She specializes in strategically planning growth and development for hospitals and physician groups.  She also enjoys process improvement, marketing, and employee relations.

Amanda has more than ten years of healthcare industry experience in the areas of physician recruitment, physician sales, marketing, public relations, corporate wellness, contracting, business planning, and strategic development. She is the Chief Operating Officer at Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants and has held positions at Trinity Healthcare Services and HCA, Inc. Her last position was Director of Physician & Business Development, Marketing, Managed Care at Las Colinas Medical Center, in Irving, TX. Prior to entering the healthcare industry, she worked in sales and retail management with various large retailers. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University and holds a Master of Health Administration from University of Southern California. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Sara Wardrup
Consultant

Sara started with The Brummitt Group in 2009 and focuses on physician recruitment, as well as consults with clients on medical office space needs.  Sara believes in finding solutions that will make sense for the hospital and physician long-term.

Sara has seven years experience in the healthcare industry working with physicians on recruitment, new ventures and securing office space.  She has held positions with Lincoln Harris CSG on the HCA North Texas and HealthSouth accounts and CB Richard Ellis on the Baylor account.  In her last position as a Transaction Manager with CBRE, Sara worked exclusively for the Baylor Healthcare System performing site searches, community needs analysis’s, negotiating leases and acting as a physician liaison.  Sara holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University.

Stacey Bravo
Consultant

Stacey began consulting for The Brummitt Group in 2009 in the area of human resources.  She handles employee relations issues, policies & procedures, job descriptions, and other employer needs.  Stacey strives to ensure employers have appropriate human resources practices while helping them meet the needs of thier business.

Stacey has worked in healthcare since 1994 including hospitals, independent physician associations,  and physician offices where her jobs have included Human Resources Recruiter/Generalist, Office Manager, Billing Specialist, and Credentialing Specialist, among others.  She has a Bachelor of Healthcare Administration from Texas State University.  She is also a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Healthcare Human Resource Association.

Angie Merritt
Accounting

Angie started with The Brummitt Group in early 2009 overseeing administration of the office.  She now handles accounts payable, accounts receivable, and basically is our Quickbooks guru.  Angie has a Bachelor’s degree from University of Texas at Arlington in Education.

Christina Simons
Office Operations

Christina started with The Brummitt Group in early 2011 and handles the day to day activities of running the office, acts as a client liaison, and works on special projects.  She is a Certified Pharmacy Technician and is currently in nursing school.  She has worked in retail management for 3 years and healthcare in both clinical and non-clinical roles for 7 years. Her roles have included mixing chemo at an oncology practice to implementing a national managed care contract. In her last position  with Heritage Health Solutions, she implemented and refined the pharmacy program for the US Marshals and wrote the standard operating procedure.