Our Team

Passionate. Experienced. Dedicated.

Suhas Uppalapati

Chief Executive Officer

Suhas is a highly experienced business leader with expertise spanning various industries, including health care, financial services, insurance, hospitality, government, real estate, strategy consulting and technology. He is the owner of multiple businesses, has held numerous senior executive positions and has served on prestigious boards throughout the United States.

Suhas holds an M.B.A. from Duke University, an M.S. in Computer Science from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

He is a proud father of two daughters: the elder one graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a career in Investment Banking in New York. The younger daughter is a senior at Duke University. His wife, a distinguished oncologist, presides over a large practice.

Suhas enjoys mountain and road biking, kayaking, global travel with his family and supporting various charities.

Larry Richardson

Chief Business Officer

Launching his career as an active-duty U.S. Marine, Larry devoted eight years to distinguished service before transitioning to the EMS sector where he worked as a licensed critical care and nationally registered paramedic.

With over two decades of experience in a diverse range of public and private administrative roles, Larry specializes in operations, government affairs, business development, strategic planning and revenue management.

Larry earned his MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. He also has a master’s degree in finance from the University of Miami and a bachelor’s degree in applied sciences from Clayton State University. Additionally, he holds numerous certifications from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Texas A&M University, American Heart Association and National Association of EMTs.

Larry has been married to his wife for 17 years, and they have two children who play competitive baseball and softball. Larry’s wife also has 21 years in public safety and serves as the chief of staff for a large Metro Atlanta fire and rescue department. Larry enjoys spending time with his family, playing softball and baseball, and cheering for the Georgia Bulldogs and the Miami Hurricanes.

Thomas McEntee

Chief Administrative Officer

Tom began serving AmeriPro Health as their Principal Advisor in August of 2023 and currently serves as Cheif Administrative Officer. He lends decades of progressive EMS experience to one of the industry’s most rapidly expanding companies focusing on strategic deployment, business systems, planning, analytics, team development and acquisitions.

Before joining AmeriPro, he served as CEO and President of Transformative Healthcare in Boston which operated three ambulance companies in Boston, New Hampshire and Maine. Prior to joining Transformative, McEntee was with Global Medical Response as the National VP of Mergers and Acquisitions, closing and integrating strategic M&A deals, as well as developing a robust deal pipeline. Prior to, he served as the Regional President of the Eastern United States, leading a workforce of 8,500 across seventeen states and the District of Columbia.

He began with GMR as the Regional Director for Riverside County, CA – one of the largest high-performance EMS systems in the United States. While there, he improved clinical, operational, and financial performance.

McEntee holds undergraduate degrees in Organizational Management and Communications.

He and his wife, Sarah, the Executive Director for the Commission for Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), make their home in Amherst, NH.

Harry Fisk

Chief Financial Officer

Harry brings more than 20 years of financial management and strategic planning healthcare experience. His expertise is founded a history of creating national, scalable enterprise platforms, managing multiple accounting system integrations for multi-site healthcare companies, and being operationally minded. He has integrated numerous acquisitions, converted companies from cash to accrual accounting and implemented numerous process improvement projects. Harry has provided executive leadership as the CEO, CFO, and advisor in numerous multi-site healthcare verticals including EMS, Allergy & Asthma, Fertility, Hospice, Contract Rehab, Urgent Care, Urology, Dermatology, and Infectious Disease to name a few.

Harry is a passionate, results-oriented leader who moves quickly to define, motivate, and achieve team objectives. Harry is a driven, humble servant leader, emphasizing the personal and professional development of the team around him. As a hands-on manager who is detail oriented, his strong intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and collaborative style helps him connect quickly with others. With a background in law and accounting, Harry holds a JD and CPA, which equip him with a unique perspective on financial operations and compliance. At AmeriPro Health, Harry is committed to enhancing financial performance and supporting the Company’s mission to provide exceptional medical transportation services and growing the paramedics and EMTs he serves.

Harry earned his JD from the Bowen School of Law, Univ of Arkansas and was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1996. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business and Economics with an emphasis in Accounting from Hendrix College in 1991. Harry became a Certified Public Accountant in 1991.

Harry is married to his lovely wife, Kelly. Together they have four children and live in Franklin, TN. Harry is a devoted family man who enjoys adventurous travel, hiking, snow skiing, and playing golf.

Nick Proenza

Director of Partner Integration

With 15 years in sales and business development, Nick found his passion working alongside real-life hero’s in the EMS arena.  His consistent success in cultivating and strengthening partner relationships is a direct result of providing the most appropriate resources to our partners while keeping a central focus on patient care.  Nick’s true reward is knowing he assisted in connecting much needed patient care to those who need it most at times when every second matters.

After obtaining his BBA from Clayton State University, he entered the healthcare arena with the knowledge that he would be part of an industry that has a huge impact on the well-being of others. This fuels his consistent drive to bring quality, valued, and efficient healthcare options to every community.

Outside of his professional life, Nick has an even stronger drive for his family.  Nick and his wife of 14 years, Tina, have raised 2 son’s, Zachary and Riley, and have a teenage daughter, Maya. 20 years of coaching his children in both baseball and softball shows his desire to be involved and soak up every minute.  His other passions include fishing, sports and movies.  

Chanta Courtney

Director of Talent Acquisition

Chanta’s professional history in talent acquisition, full cycle recruitment, and employee development in geographically dispersed organizations has poised her to successfully attract and secure top talent in this ever-changing market.

Over her 30 years in the healthcare industry, Chanta has always remained focused on one KEY goal – in order to maintain and preserve a positive organizational culture, one must begin with its team of professionals. Who we hire matters and Our TEAM Makes Us Who We Are! Part of her recruitment methodology embraces, promotes & preserves the delicate balance between the patients entrusted to our care, quality of life, our organizational mission and core values, and the employee’s personal / professional development.

Chanta’s educational background is in genetic and Cytogenetic research, and she received her degree in “Research in Mental Health with an emphasis in Biology” from California State University of Dominguez Hills in Carson, California.

Chanta has been married to her husband Keith for 18 years. Keith is a retired Fire Captain of 30 years and currently serves the community as a contract Paramedic. Chanta and Keith enjoy boating, hunting and fishing. Their son is in the US Army stationed at the Aviano Airforce Base located in Province of Pordenone, Italy.

Matthew Thompson

Medical Director

Dr. Matthew Thompson, MD, FACEP, is an emergency physician, telemedicine pioneer and innovator driven by a passion for overcoming care barriers both personally and professionally. His profound interest in technology inspired him to complete an ultrasound fellowship post his tenure as chief resident at the University of Arizona. He continues his emergency medicine practice in Florida, which continually fuels his motivation to develop innovative solutions.

As the co-founder, chief medical officer and chief operating officer of Telescope Health, Matthew aims to enhance care access, patient outcomes and quality of life through technology, innovation and human connection. He’s deeply invested in innovative problem-solving, transitions of care, health equity, and telehealth solutions tailored to patients’ unique social health determinants.

He has been recognized by the Jacksonville Business Journal as a Tech Leader of the Year and 40 under 40 business leader and for Telescope Health’s community impact during the pandemic.

Outside the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters. He’s a musician who plays guitar, ukulele and piano. He also enjoys reading, surfing and making espresso.

Dr. Herschel Kessler

Medical Director

Herschel Kessler embarked on his career as a volunteer EMT at 17, quickly advancing to a paramedic role and earning a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medicine.

Furthering his education, he spent four years at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Nassau University Medical Center. He then ventured into emergency medicine in Georgia, taking up leadership roles across several hospitals. Since 2015, he has been an EMS medical director.

In his free time, Herschel enjoys spending time with his wife and six children.

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