About Us

Nationally and regionally awarded for his healthcare leadership, Cashia founded Compliance Partners, Vivere Health LLC, National Renal Alliance, National Nephrology Associates LLC and Renal Care Group. Serving as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer of these companies, he led successful business strategies including private equity and initial public offerings, using both public and private debt. He is also on the board of Servis First Bank of Nashville, TN.

Cashia holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Alabama, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Samford University, and a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Management.

She was Chief Clinical and Compliance Officer and Chief Operations Officer for Vivere Health LLC, Chief Operations officer for National Renal Alliance, and Director of Compliance and Risk Management for National Nephrology Associates LLC. Lepley co-founded and served as President and CEO of Integrity Services LLC, a provider of compliance and risk management services. She also was Vice President of Health Services Corporate of America, Tennessee Hospital Association and Diversified Shared Services, the for-profit division of THA that provides goods and services to 150 Tennessee hospitals.

Lepley holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Tennessee.

Gina Zylstra has extensive experience in the legal and operational aspects of in-center hemodialysis, PD and home hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease (CKD), kidney transplant, payer relationships and contracting, risk management, laboratory, clinical research and pharmacy. She is an expert in regulatory and compliance, having served as General Counsel for Dialysis Clinics Inc. from 2005 to 2015.

Most recently Gina headed operational efforts for DCI relative to corporate contracts, acquisitions and new business projects. Specifically, Gina negotiated and assessed risk in payer contracts and was part of the leadership team that developed REACH Kidney Care Division for the purpose of providing CKD services to patients and insurers.

Gina has her Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee, her Juris Doctor from Samford University Cumberland School of Law and is a candidate for Masters in Business Administration from Auburn University.

Nisha is a healthcare entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in healthcare operations, management and technology and is currently the Chief Administrative Officer for Renal Care 360. Nisha received her undergrad from NYU’s Stern School of Business and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She resides on Long Island with her husband and two children, Rayyan (8 years old) and Malia (9 months old). She enjoys rock climbing and running to stay active and has a personal passion to address inequity related to race and gender in healthcare

Pamela Anderson is a learning leader and instructional designer with more than 30 years of experience designing and delivering learning in the renal industry.

Pamela comes to RCO from Spectra Laboratories, a division of Fresenius Medical Care. As Director of Field Education and Development with Spectra, her experience spans many functional areas including sales, marketing, learning design, and software development.

She introduced distance learning tools to Spectra Laboratories over 20 years ago and is a strong advocate for using technology to deliver in-person and online interactive learning.

Pamela has her Bachelor of Education from Western Kentucky University, a Masters in Adult Education and Instructional Design from University of Phoenix and several postgraduate courses from Harvard University (Extension School).