Who We Are

Our commercial team is located throughout the USA and is standing by to assist customers in North America, and support distribution of our Tissue products into Europe.

LINDA SOPKO | Surgical Account Manager
(Tampa, FL)

Linda has a passion for making a difference in the lives of people, patients, and the products around her.  Her career has always focused on various medical devices, and as a surgical account manager she helps customers deliver patient outcomes through “the healing power of skin”.  She serves healthcare professionals to explore needs and solutions, provides training, and supports evaluations.  Her reward is knowing every day that she serves burn and trauma clinicians, they can improve the lives of patients.

Linda brings 25 years of product management and marketing development to Exsurco.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL., and a master’s degree in Healthcare Management from Webster University, St. Louis, MO.

She loves spending time with her family, watching sports and sci-fi movies, and serving drinks at their tiki bar.

ASHLYN BODENMAN | Surgical Accounts Associate
(Austin, TX)

Ashlyn enjoys demonstrating how the Amalgatome SD innovates the process of excising and skin grafting for burn surgeons and their patients.  With the Amalgatome SD she plans to show burn surgeons how this new technology can improve patient outcomes and lower surgical costs.  She conducts hands on training in the OR with the surgeons, provides reprocessing education for SPD, and discusses financials with Value Analysis Teams.

Ashlyn completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Science in Health Education (with a Nursing Minor) in 2014 from The University of Texas. In August 2022, Ashlyn graduated from the Orthopedic Extremities and Reconstruction Trauma and Dynamic Consultative Selling from the Medical Sales College in Austin.

Ashlyn enjoys time with her family, rooting for the Texas Longhorns, sports, going to the ocean, nature and cooking.

CARA REVELL | Surgical Applications Specialist
(Pittsburgh, PA)

Cara’s responsibilities include conducting in-services, delivering training programs, providing product support, conducting evaluations and support activities regarding safety, handling, operation, and maintenance the Amalgatome SDs in hospitals, burn centers, and surgery centers. Her focus is to ensure hospital staff get the best Amalgatome experience possible, as well as being in the operating room for excision and skin grafting.

Prior to joining Exsurco, Cara worked with Center for Organ Recovery and Education in Pittsburgh; as their Professional Services Liaison.   She completed her bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2014 from Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA with a completion of autopsy specialization and has been a Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) since 2016.  Cara is also a two-time poster presenter for the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB).

In her spare time Cara can be enjoys cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers & Penguins, traveling, and spending time with her family, friends, and her dog.

RYAN HENDRICK | Global Tissue Accounts Manager
(Fort Wayne, IN)

Ryan’s passion is training and educating customers on how Exsurco products and services add value to the work they do every day.  He serves the Tissue Bank (both Recovery and Processing) customers providing hands-on surgical training for Tissue Banks and Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) on the use of the Amalgatome MD, SK and SD devices, dramatically increasing split thickness skin recovery yields and improving user confidence.

Trained in both our Tissue and Surgical accounts, he conducts in-services, delivers training programs, provides product support, and on-going activities regarding our products in tissue banks, hospitals, burn centers, and ORs.  He has been working in tissue banking since 2008 and is a Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS).  His previous roles included Indiana University Health and also at Indiana Donor Network as a Tissue Procurement Coordinator.

Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University-Purdue and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.  Ryan also has specialized training in aseptic technique, sterilization processes, and tissue recovery. In his free time, Ryan loves watching hockey and golfing with his family.

ADAM FOX | Surgical Accounts Associate
(Nashville, TN)

Adam started in the healthcare field as a transplant perfusionist with Tennessee Donor Services. After 12 years in the organ and tissue donation field, Adam transitioned into different medical device and service roles which led him to join Exsurco Medical. Adam loves getting the opportunity to work alongside physicians, OR and hospital staff on using our Amalgatome SD and Mesh|EX mesher. Leaning into his 15+ years in the healthcare field, Adam has a passion for patient care and their outcomes.

Adam graduated from Union University and completed a study abroad at the University of Oxford in England. In his free time, Adam loves to attend sporting events, spend time with family and friends, and relax with his wife and four children at the beach.

ANNA WELSH | Surgical Applications Associate
(St. Louis, MO)

Anna’s responsibilities include conducting in-services, delivering training programs, providing product support, conducting evaluations and support activities regarding safety, handling, operation, and maintenance the Amalgatome SD and Mesh|EX in hospitals, burn centers, and surgery centers. Her focus is to ensure hospital staff get the best experience possible, as well as being in the operating room for excision and skin grafting.
Prior to joining Exsurco, Anna She is a certified Yoga Instructor and has lead retreats outside if the US.

Anna completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Arts in 2016 from Webster University in St. Louis. With post-secondary studies in advanced calculus and electrical engineering. In her spare time, she enjoys painting canyons and botanical scenes that she loves to hike and camp in. You can find her enjoying live music, cooking and laughing with friends and family on the weekends.

ROBERT PETTAY | Surgical Accounts Manager
(Los Angeles, CA)

Rob has more than 6 years’ experience in medical sales at GE Healthcare as Product Sales Specialist-General Imaging Ultrasound. Prior to that he was an Account Manager at Avante Health Solutions. Rob has a track record of exceeding sales goals, adding new accounts, and cross selling in high performing teams. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, Mass Media and Communications from California State University-San Marcos and previously started out in Business Administration and Management at Eastern Michigan University. He will be responsible for serving customers by selling product solutions, maintaining the current customer base, and developing and expanding new business in the Surgical segment.

Rob has three sons and a new puppy, Jack-Jack. He enjoys playing golf, hiking with his wife, and skiing. He is a die hard University of Michigan football fan (we won’t hold this against him!) and an avid car lover.

JESSICA OSBORNE | Customer Service & Operations Support Specialist
(Cleveland, OH)

Jessica thrives on ascertaining customer needs, building rapport, and recommending solutions.  Customers look to Jessica as the point person in maintaining their accounts, confirming orders, and communicating delivery information.  Along with the Customer Service side, she supports the Service Department with issuing the Service Orders, monitoring inventory levels, shipping, and invoicing.

Jessica brings real life experience in her decade of servicing customers.  In her spare time, Jessica is an engaged mom to active children, enjoying hiking, outdoor activities and cheering-on their sports teams.

TAYLOR NICHOLS | Global Product Manager
(Cleveland, OH)

In her role, Taylor manages the Exsurco product portfolio to ensure the company’s medical devices provide solutions to customers’ needs.  She’s focused on New Product Development (NPD) along with design and sustaining engineering on our all products through obtaining feedback from the field team and our customers as well as sharing product information to provide seamless customer support.

She completed her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University. While there Taylor worked on a design project to improve the effectiveness of dermatomes used by plastic surgeons at a local burn and trauma center.  She also studied abroad in London for 6 months where she attended Queen Mary University.

Taylor is also responsible for developing and executing marketing programs to build our franchise in the global market, drive market growth (line extensions, advertisement campaigns, and customer engagement activities), and develop strategic relationships with healthcare professionals.

An avid fitness buff, Taylor is usually training for a marathon.   Recently she completed the Chicago Marathon raising money for The Michael J. Fox Foundation and also participated in Lifebanc’s Over-The-Edge fundraising rappelling event held at the Oswald Centre in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.