About Us
Improving well-being by identifying what works
Opeeka is a company committed to boosting the health of people from all walks of life. Whether for individuals who require periodic reminders of thankfulness or for those who battle with despair, addiction, homelessness, safety, and physical problems, Opeeka is devoted to enhancing the well-being of others.
Person-Centered Intelligence Solution (P-CIS), the company’s principal technology, is a patient outcomes platform that connects to care organizations’ existing technology to extend its capability to support value-based care. Payers, states, counties, and care providers use P-CIS to unify the continuum of care, reduce burden on staff, and improve patient outcomes. There is no other technology on the market like P-CIS. It is the only platform to symbiotically work within the ecosystem of care technology to improve workflow, outcomes, care coordination, and overall care system performance.
Opeeka’s solutions are person-centered, which means that they take each individual’s circumstances into account. The organization recognizes that what is advantageous to one individual may not be advantageous to another, which is why its solutions are designed to match the particular demands of each individual.
Customers of Opeeka include state agencies that oversee healthcare, behavioral health, or child welfare; private care payers and providers, community care providers, and individual care providers. The organization is dedicated to developing solutions that have a significant impact and enhance the lives of people worldwide.
Opeeka is a firm committed to promoting well-being and assisting individuals in leading healthier, happier lives. Opeeka’s entire array of efficiency solutions has a beneficial influence on the globe and enables care organizations to provide better care.
Leadership
Larry Bawden
Chief Executive Officer
Larry is a successful, innovative, and mission-driven chief executive officer and change catalyst scaling and modernizing organizations that bring services/products/emerging technologies to market. An Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Larry has an extensive knowledge base in introducing and implementing strategies that lead to company growth and increases in market share while advancing various industries with unstoppable momentum.
Jake Romero
Chief Financial Officer
With over 20 years of experience of financial management at public and private companies, Jake has joined Opeeka as our CFO. While working at Symantec, Intel and Blue Shield of California he obtained extensive experience with SaaS products, creating advanced financial models, analysing pricing, and managing the overall finances of multi-million-dollar business units.
Diana Bowden
Program Manager
A seasoned leader with over 25 years in healthcare SaaS, specializing in program management, project delivery, brand strategy, and enterprise account growth. She has led successful product launches and implementations across healthcare, behavioral health, and human services sectors. With two master’s degrees (Data Science and MBA), she now leads enterprise program delivery at Opeeka, overseeing technical requirements, cross-functional development, and strategic client engagement for predictive analytics solutions in large-scale human services environments.
Phil Hickmon
Sales Director
Phil Hickmon, Sales Director at Opeeka, brings 28+ years in behavioral healthcare, including 15 years in executive roles such as CEO, COO, VP, and Co-Founder. His expertise spans provider/payor development, managed care, psychiatric hospitals, consulting, and SaaS solutions. He has led national growth efforts with Patagonia Health, NextGen, and OPEN MINDS, and held executive roles at Acadia and UHS. Earlier, he co-founded Connections Health and spent a decade in Michigan’s CMH system. Phil is also a longtime community leader and youth football coach.
Adam Dahlberg
Security and Compliance Officer
A seasoned Security and Compliance Officer with deep expertise in cybersecurity architecture, regulatory compliance, and cloud infrastructure, particularly within healthcare and government sectors. He has a proven track record of developing and executing enterprise security strategies
Paul Sohal
Director of Engineering
A technology leader with over 20 years of experience building innovative software products in the life sciences and healthcare technology sectors. Brings a unique blend of deep technical expertise and operational leadership, with a strong focus on product development, team building, and cross-functional execution.
Laura Hosier
Director of Analytics
A data strategist with 10+ years of experience in data analytics within behavioral health and social services. As the Director of Analytics at Opeeka, she helps transform assessment data into actionable insights, supporting organizations in using tools like FANS and CANS to inform policy, improve practice, and tell meaningful stories that highlight community impact.
Kaitlyn Luboff
Senior Project Manager
A Project Management Professional (PMP) with 10 years of experience managing projects, programs and operations in startups and behavioral health technology companies. As the Senior Project Manager at Opeeka, she works with clients to implement P-CIS seamlessly into their business workflow.
Board of Directors
Dale Prouty
Tri Alpha Energy
Dale Prouty is a highly accomplished leader with a remarkable track record in driving early to development-stage companies to success. He is renowned for his strong commitment to innovation, which has allowed him to turn groundbreaking ideas into market-leading products and services. Dale has held critical roles as a CEO, investor, board member, and operating director for more than 25 entrepreneurial technology businesses. He is experienced in executing successful exits, including selling companies and taking businesses public through IPOs and mergers. His strategic foresight and leadership have seen his former companies collectively surpass $2 billion in market capital on the New York Stock Exchange.
Richard Knecht, M.S.
Integrated Human Services Group, LLC
Richard has more than 30 years of experience as a celebrated clinician, speaker, executive coach, facilitator and organizational engineer. Richard Knecht has delivered program operations, leadership, strategic planning and training services to public and private healthcare and human service systems. He is highly regarded in California for his work in designing, adapting and implementing integrated Systems of Care for public human service agencies.
Larry Bawden
Chief Executive Officer
Larry is a successful, innovative, and mission-driven chief executive officer and change catalyst scaling and modernizing organizations that bring services/products/emerging technologies to market. An Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Larry has an extensive knowledge base in introducing and implementing strategies that lead to company growth and increases in market share while advancing various industries with unstoppable momentum.
Our Story
At the heart of Opeeka lies a compelling story of passion, experience, and innovation. Born from the lived experiences of its founding team, Opeeka embodies its collective vision for a more informed, person-centered approach to health and social care. Before the origin of Opeeka, the founding team crafted models for many institutions – from federal and state bodies to healthcare providers and community agencies. These models seamlessly transform behavioral health and social program data into actionable decisions, driving positive outcomes.
Created out of this work and insight and central to Opeeka’s offerings is the groundbreaking software, Person-Centered Intelligence Solution (P-CIS). This pioneering platform amalgamates data from electronic medical records (EMRs), electronic health records (EHRs), and case management systems. P-CIS is about data aggregation and crafting an integrated narrative for patient-centered treatment plans. With real-time insights into each individual’s progression, care providers are empowered to tailor treatments, ensuring that every person receives the care best suited to their journey towards betterment.
Opeeka is more than a company. It’s a movement, a vision, and a commitment to ensuring that every individual’s story is heard, understood, and nurtured.