Henry H. "Bobby" Ahrens III

Executive Vice President, Operations

Bobby joined HNAS in 2008 and is responsible for the overall operations and systems for facilities in Pennsylvania and California.

With more than 25 years of systems development, implementation and management experience within the health insurance arena, he has expertise encompassing all aspects of TPA systems and workflows. These include product development and marketing, underwriting, policy fulfillment, eligibility and billing, claims processing, accounting, actuarial reporting, telecommunications and security.

After 8 years of software development in production and accounting systems for the oil and gas industry, Bobby entered the TPA business in Austin, Texas. He joined Hillhouse Associates in 1987 (which later became New York Life Administration Corp.) where he spent 11 years and attained the position of Director and Information Officer. He was responsible for all systems development, telecommunications and security at the facility.

In 1998, Bobby joined Eldorado Computing as Executive Vice President and helped launch the Healthware ASP model while working with client services and software development.

In 2000 Bobby joined Boon Chapman Administrators as Director of Information Systems. He was responsible for all systems for TPA operations, telecommunications, accounting, datawarehouse and analytics, and medical management and disease management.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from Texas State University.
 

Stephen Manzelli

Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Stephen Manzelli oversees our sales and marketing department and brings a wealth of experience to our team. Previously, Stephen served as director of sales for the large accounts SBU, where he was responsible for statewide revenue development for new business in the Buffalo and Albany markets. He was also involved in developing new product and service opportunities in other New York territories.

Prior to this, Stephen was named general manager of self-insured accounts for HealthNow New York Inc. where he was responsible for profit and loss (P&L), as well as overall member satisfaction and retention. Stephen has also been a director in major and national accounts, subsequently serving as director of corporate sales administration.

Stephen attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, as well as the distinction of being named Massachusetts Commonwealth Scholar and University of Massachusetts Alumni Scholar. He has completed the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) Group Courses and several courses required for United States Certified Employee Benefit Specialist designation. He makes his home in Watervliet, NY with his familly.
 

Tom Spradling

Vice President, Finance

Tom Spradling has more than 25 years of financial management experience in the health care, construction, retail, manufacturing and insurance administration industries in roles of increasing responsibility involving accounting and financial management.

As a senior manager of several industry-leading companies, Tom's experience includes cash flow management, oversight of financial databases and software systems, inventory, staff management, budgeting, actuarial studies and reports, and profitability reports and analysis. Tom earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Fresno, where he previously resided.
 

Kathy Samanns

Executive Director, Strategic Business Development

Kathy began her career at HealthNow Administrative Services in 1989 as a senior level claim processor. During her tenure with HNAS, she has held several positions including account manager, manager of claims operation and director of technical writing & communications. In 2010, Kathy was promoted to executive director, strategic business development. 

Kathy is an active member of the Penjerdel Employee Benefits and Compensation Association (PEBA), Society of Professional Benefits and Compensation Association (SPBA), and Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA).
 

Christopher Moyer

Director, Benefit Analytics & Underwriting

Chris Moyer attended Temple University, where he majored in Mathematics with a minor concentration in Actuarial Science. In addition to his BA, he achieved a CBC designation. He began his career with our organization in 1992 as a billing representative. Chris transitioned to the underwriting department, where he earned a promotion to supervisor. In recognition of his success in the underwriting department, he was later promoted to manager. Chris continues to demonstrate excellent leadership as the director of benefit analytics and underwriting.