Leadership Team

Charles Smith joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners in January 2019 as Chief Executive Officer and serves as a member of the Board of Directors.  Charles brings 20 years of healthcare experience primarily serving in a variety of specialty-focused practice management leadership roles building and operating national provider networks in private equity backed and publicly traded firms.

He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Vantage Oncology (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The US Oncology Network and McKesson).  Prior to joining Vantage, Charles was Vice President of Cancer Center Services at The US Oncology Network. 

Charles holds an MBA from Texas A&M University – Mays Business School.  After earning a PhD from the University of Nebraska (Medical Sciences / Biophysics), he accepted a position at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and appointment as a member of the clinical faculty at Northwestern University in Chicago.  

Tony joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners as Chief Operating Officer in early 2021. Tony brings more than 20 years of executive healthcare leadership experience with a focus on operations; mergers and acquisitions; and process improvement implementation.

Prior to Comprehensive EyeCare Partners, Tony served as COO for West Dermatology and previously as the Midwest President for Mednax/Pediatrix Medical Group.

Tony received his Bachelor of Business Administration, Industrial Management from University of Louisiana-Monroe and his MBA in Health Care Administration from the University of Dallas. 

Tony enjoys martial arts, hiking and spending time outdoors.

Brad Rogers joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners as Chief Financial Officer in early 2018. In this capacity, he is responsible for building out the corporate infrastructure and assisting with the integration of partner practices. Brad also oversees the daily operations of the accounting department and internal and external reporting to operators, lenders, investors, and regulatory agencies.

Brad plays an important role in enhancing the Company’s strategic decision-making and reporting by providing timely and accurate financial data and analysis to key stakeholders. Brad brings 20 years of experience in public and private accounting, along with extensive experience and specialized expertise in the biotechnology and healthcare industries. Prior to joining Comprehensive EyeCare Partners, Brad held the position of Chief Financial Officer of West Coast Dental located in Los Angeles, Calif. and Chief Accounting Officer for Western Dental Services in Orange, Calif.

Brad is licensed as a certified public accountant in the State of California and a chartered accountant in South Africa.

When not at work, Brad unwinds by playing golf and watching motorsports.

Alison Goldwater joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners (CompEye) in July 2021 and serves as Senior Vice President of Managed Care. Alison has more than 20 years of health care experience in payer and provider contracting in both risk and non-risk environments. In this capacity, Alison will be responsible for supporting and building strategic relationships with CompEye’s portfolio of payer partners. Prior to CompEye, Alison served as the Senior Vice President of Payer Relations for Cancer Treatment Centers of America and held previous leadership roles with agilon health, McKesson, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana.

Alison holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Management and Policy from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from the University of Illinois, Chicago. She enjoys spending time with her family traveling, snow skiing, and exploring the outdoors.

Kent Duncombe joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners in February 2019 as Vice President of Human Resources. Kent has direct oversight of all human resources and compliance functions, with a focus on employee training, retention and development. In this capacity, he oversees HR and compliance related initiatives for all employees and providers within the CompEye umbrella.

Kent plays an integral role in developing and carrying out the organizations long and short-term strategic objectives. Prior to joining Comprehensive EyeCare Partners, Kent served as Divisional Director of Human Resources for Genesis. Kent brings 20 years of experience in human resources with extensive experience in healthcare, as well as finance.

Kent received his bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Weber State University and his master’s in Human Resources from Utah State University. Kent enjoys traveling, snow skiing and spending time outdoors with his family.

Francis Mao joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners (CompEye) in August 2019 and serves as VP of Strategy & Operations. Francis has more than 20 years of experience including start-up, turnaround, realignment, and sustaining-success environments in the healthcare industry, as well as mergers and acquisitions experience in investment banking. Prior to CompEye, Francis was the Director of Strategy at McKesson where he led a variety of specialty-focused initiatives in business development, mergers and acquisitions, integration and process improvement.

Francis holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics and a minor in mathematics. He enjoys volunteering, camping, hiking, yoga and meditation in addition to time with his family.

Christina Kennelley began her ophthalmology career at the Shepherd Eye Center more than 30 years ago, as a scribe for practice founder, Dr. John Shepherd. After gaining experience at an advertising agency in Portland, Ore., Christina returned to Las Vegas, accepting the Marketing Director position at Shepherd Eye Center where she began building the practice from one small office, into the largest ophthalmology practice in the state of Nevada, and one of the top brands in the ophthalmology field across the country. Today the practice has five offices, 19 doctors and nearly 200 employees.

Eventually promoted to Administrator, Ms. Kennelley has seen the company through several successful practice mergers throughout the years, fine tuning her skills to blend the business models of different stand-alone practices into one cohesive unit. She particularly enjoys using technology to create staffing efficiencies. When Shepherd Eye Center was acquired by Comprehensive EyeCare Partners in 2018, she was appointed Director of Clinical Operations for all practices under the CompEye umbrella.

Christina graduated with a business degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and has completed the ASOA Executive Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. She and her husband have raised three children. She enjoys spending her free time volunteering at Catholic Charities Food Pantry and Three Square Food Bank with her family.

Nathan Kim joined Comprehensive EyeCare Partners in July 2020 as the Vice President of Business Development. Nathan brings 15 years of healthcare experience ranging from large acute care hospital systems to community-based, independent, physician-owned practices.

In this capacity, Nathan will be responsible for the strategic growth and development of CompEye’s core mission to become the nation’s preeminent eye care services company by partnering with world class physicians. He most recently served as Senior Director of Business Development for The US Oncology Network/McKesson where he spent 8 years working on structuring partnerships focused and geared around keeping physicians and independent practices viable and financially strong in a fast-changing healthcare landscape.

Nathan holds both a Master of Professional Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin (McCombs School of Business). He is based out of The Woodlands, Texas and enjoys all things related to cars, traveling and experiencing different cultures, and spending time with his wife and young daughter.