Dr. Armas has a long and distinguished record of accomplishments in the health care field and in the South Florida area where he is known for being innovative. In April 1998, he co-founded Armor's affiliate company, Medical Care Consortium, Inc. (MCCI). His vast executive management experience includes responsibility for financial and operational performance, all aspects of health care delivery systems, network development and contracting. Dr. Armas is also responsible for managing resources and maintaining a high level in the quality of care and service within the organization.
Dr. Armas currently serves as the CEO of MCCI, Chairman of Primary Care Associates of North Palm Beach, and is an owner of several health care related enterprises that together, generate annual revenues in excess of $500 million. Dr. Armas was previously an Associate Medical Director of Humana Health Plan, Inc. The group of wholly-owned centers consists of 70,000 members, 120 primary care physicians, and 400 contracted specialists.
He formerly served as Senior Vice President of Coastal Physician Group, where he was responsible for all aspects of health care delivery systems, integration, and contracting with total Florida market responsibility for 40,000 Medicare members and 25,000 commercial members. Dr. Armas is a Member of the National Advisory Board of Health Research Resources, Inc. of Baltimore , Maryland . He is also Chairman of Quality Management for Gold Star Medical Management. He is a member of the Humana Utilization Committee, the Board of Statewide Florida Independent Physicians Association, the American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, and the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Armas graduated with Honors from Universidad Catolica, Madre Maestra, Medical Doctorate. He also completed post- graduate training at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach and St. Barnabas Hospital in New York.
Bruce A. Teal, CPA / Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Teal has 20 years of financial and operational experience within the health care and public accounting industries. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Correctional Medical Management, LLC. Mr. Teal has 14 years of managerial experience in supplying correctional health care services to state and local governmental entities and private behavioral health organizations, including budgetary responsibilities in excess of $500 million for an incarcerated population in excess of 200,000 inmates.
His professional responsibilities have included CEO, COO and CFO positions with extensive experience in management, strategic planning, financial reporting and budgeting for a publicly traded company, mergers and acquisitions, investor and banking relations, risk management, network development, government relations and contracting.
Mr. Teal has directed numerous health care implementations for multi-site jails and prison systems. Prior to America Service Group, he served as the Vice President of Financial Operations for Vendell Healthcare, a hospital and clinic system with more than 30 locations. Mr. Teal began his professional career at Deloitte & Touche, where he was promoted to Audit Manager before leaving to work in the health care industry. He received a B.S. in accounting, Cum Laude, from Western Kentucky University. He is a Board Member of Centerstone Behavioral Health, Inc
John P. May, MD, FCAP / Chief Medical Officer
For more than a decade, Dr. John May has served as a medical doctor, in both public and private jails and prisons, and as a correctional health care expert for the U.S. Department of Justice. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. May has enjoyed a distinguished career in correctional health care, achieving both NCCHC and ACA accreditation for large jail and prison systems, and fellowship in the Society of Correctional Physicians. During his tenure as a State Medical Director for a large multi-site state system, Dr. May's team provided documented savings of $52 million over a five-year period while obtaining first-time NCCHC accreditation. He is an advocate for appropriate and effective health care for incarcerated persons. He has published, researched, and lectured on areas such as preventive care, infectious disease management including HIV and tuberculosis, injury control, and violence prevention. His commitment to appropriate health care for underserved populations has been recognized with the Public Service Award from the Illinois State Medical Society, the Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American College of Physicians, and the Broad Street Pump Award from Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Dr. May is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University . As former chair of the American Correctional Association's International Relations Committee, he remains active in international prison health issues and is Director of Health through Walls, a non-profit organization providing assistance to the prison medical programs of developing countries. Dr. May is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at NOVA Southeastern College of Medicine. In 2005, he received the Armond Start Award for excellence in correctional medicine from the Society of Correctional Physicians.
Robert Burton, MDA / Chief Operating Officer
Prior to joining Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., Mr. Burton had 40 years of health care experience which included serving seven years as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the North Broward Hospital District, the fourth largest publicly funded health care delivery system in the nation. Mr. Burton, also, served as President / CEO of the Coordinating Council of Broward, an organization that promoted collaborative, coordinated planning and service delivery among key health, education and human services organizations in Broward County .
Mr. Burton has also served as Chief Operating Officer of Mount Sinai Medical Center , Miami Beach , Florida . He has provided contract management services to the State of Florida to turn around two of the four state mental hospitals including South Florida State Hospital in Broward County , and he assisted in returning Florida 's only prison hospital from Federal Court receivership to the administrative control of the DOC. Mr. Burton served as a consultant to reorganize and restructure the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida from a troubled, county-operated public hospital to a citizens' governed health care system, and served as Associate Administrator, Administrative Services with the new UM/JMH organization (Public Health Trust).
Mr. Burton has been a consultant to multiple health, human service and community health planning organizations. He received his MBA from Cornell University , Ithaca , New York in 1965 and his B.S. in Accounting from Murray State University , Murray , Kentucky in 1963.
Kenneth M. Palombo / Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Ethics Officer
Palombo has over 15 years of experience in the legal, health care and religious non-profit sectors. Previously he worked for Prison Health Services, Inc. for six years and he served in the positions of Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Vice President Business Development and Marketing.
He earned a B.S. in political science and cinematic arts in 1988 from Brigham Young University and a law degree from the University of Tennessee. His distinguished professional career includes work at the law firm of Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton; mediator/specialist for the State of Tennessee's Division of Workers' Compensation and legal counsel for the American General Life and Accident Insurance Company.
Angela Goehring, RNA, MSA / Senior Vice President of Operations
Angela Goehring has 19 years of experience in health care, eleven years in the correctional health services field. Prior to her work as a Correctional Health Services Administrator, Ms. Goehring was a Senior Health Management Consultant assigned to the Kansas Department of Corrections. She also served as the Director of Health Care Services for the Interim Health Care Services, Inc. of Topeka , Kansas . Prior to her administrative and management positions, Ms. Goehring served as a Tuberculosis Nurse Consultant, Staff Nurse, and Infectious Disease Nurse Associate in Topeka , Kansas . She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Washburn University and a Master of Science in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University .
Rosemary Jackson, MPH, MD, CCH / Director of Women's Health
Dr. Rosemary Jackson has extensive experience addressing the unique needs of incarcerated women and developing programs to prepare for their community re-entry. She directs and manages women's health services in coordination with Armor's Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Jackson received her Masters' in Public Health and medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . She is board certified in family medicine and completed an obstetrics fellowship. Dr. Jackson has served as the Medical Director for Women's Health in local health departments and for the female prison population in the state of North Carolina . Prior to Armor, she served as Deputy Medical Director and Utilization Review Director in Health Services for approximately 33,000 inmates in 79 facilities in North Carolina . She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at NOVA Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Jackson is also a credentialed surveyor for NCCHC.
Dr. Armas has a long and distinguished record of accomplishments in the health care field and in the South Florida area where he is known for being innovative. In April 1998, he co-founded Armor's affiliate company, Medical Care Consortium, Inc. (MCCI). His vast executive management experience includes responsibility for financial and operational performance, all aspects of health care delivery systems, network development and contracting. Dr. Armas is also responsible for managing resources and maintaining a high level in the quality of care and service within the organization.
Mr. Teal has 20 years of financial and operational experience within the health care and public accounting industries. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Correctional Medical Management, LLC. Mr. Teal has 14 years of managerial experience in supplying correctional health care services to state and local governmental entities and private behavioral health organizations, including budgetary responsibilities in excess of $500 million for an incarcerated population in excess of 200,000 inmates.
For more than a decade, Dr. John May has served as a medical doctor, in both public and private jails and prisons, and as a correctional health care expert for the U.S. Department of Justice. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. May has enjoyed a distinguished career in correctional health care, achieving both NCCHC and ACA accreditation for large jail and prison systems, and fellowship in the Society of Correctional Physicians. During his tenure as a State Medical Director for a large multi-site state system, Dr. May's team provided documented savings of $52 million over a five-year period while obtaining first-time NCCHC accreditation. He is an advocate for appropriate and effective health care for incarcerated persons. He has published, researched, and lectured on areas such as preventive care, infectious disease management including HIV and tuberculosis, injury control, and violence prevention. His commitment to appropriate health care for underserved populations has been recognized with the Public Service Award from the Illinois State Medical Society, the Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American College of Physicians, and the Broad Street Pump Award from Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Prior to joining Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., Mr. Burton had 40 years of health care experience which included serving seven years as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the North Broward Hospital District, the fourth largest publicly funded health care delivery system in the nation. Mr. Burton, also, served as President / CEO of the Coordinating Council of Broward, an organization that promoted collaborative, coordinated planning and service delivery among key health, education and human services organizations in Broward County .
Palombo has over 15 years of experience in the legal, health care and religious non-profit sectors. Previously he worked for Prison Health Services, Inc. for six years and he served in the positions of Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Vice President Business Development and Marketing.
Angela Goehring has 19 years of experience in health care, eleven years in the correctional health services field. Prior to her work as a Correctional Health Services Administrator, Ms. Goehring was a Senior Health Management Consultant assigned to the Kansas Department of Corrections. She also served as the Director of Health Care Services for the Interim Health Care Services, Inc. of Topeka , Kansas . Prior to her administrative and management positions, Ms. Goehring served as a Tuberculosis Nurse Consultant, Staff Nurse, and Infectious Disease Nurse Associate in Topeka , Kansas . She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Washburn University and a Master of Science in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University . 
Dr. Rosemary Jackson has extensive experience addressing the unique needs of incarcerated women and developing programs to prepare for their community re-entry. She directs and manages women's health services in coordination with Armor's Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Jackson received her Masters' in Public Health and medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . She is board certified in family medicine and completed an obstetrics fellowship. Dr. Jackson has served as the Medical Director for Women's Health in local health departments and for the female prison population in the state of North Carolina . Prior to Armor, she served as Deputy Medical Director and Utilization Review Director in Health Services for approximately 33,000 inmates in 79 facilities in North Carolina . She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at NOVA Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Jackson is also a credentialed surveyor for NCCHC.