Central Texas Healthcare

Vasquez, MHA, was named in August 2019 the Chief Operating Officer of Ascension Texas. Previously, Christann served as regional hospital president for Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Ascension Seton Shoal Creek. Christann joined Seton in August 2014 as the inaugural president of Dell Seton Medical Center and the president of University Medical Center Brackenridge. In 2016, she successfully opened our new academic medical center and collaborated with the medical school to recruit faculty for the school and strengthen academic and clinical programs. During her tenure as regional hospital president, she developed a burn center for our 11-county region; has worked to launch the new abdominal transplant program; assisted with the development of an adult cystic fibrosis clinic at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin; and participated with other executives to launch a new Administrative Residency Program, among other accomplishments. Prior to Ascension Seton, Christann served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of University Health System, a partner of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and led the strategic planning for and construction of a replacement for University Hospital. She also served as vice president and chief executive officer in the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System for more than 14 years in Houston and a past chief operating and chief financial officer for Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services. Christann holds a master’s degree in Hospital Administration from the University of Houston, Clear Lake and a B.S. in Applied Behavioral Sciences from George Williams College in Illinois. Christann is married to Scott Vasquez, her high school sweetheart and they have three amazing children, Devin, Kelsey and Steven.

As Director of Real Estate Facilities, Steven Donnelly provides leadership in all facets of real estate property management and lease administration for all administrative facilities and ambulatory clinics. In this role he supports and assists in implementing corporate real estate and clinical facilities development strategies throughout Bexar County as University Health continues its mission to serve the community. Steven graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station with a Bachelor of Environmental Design. He started his career in the design and construction department working on capital projects for the World Trade Center in Dallas. From there, he spent 9 years working with large construction contractors building healthcare projects. Eventually, Steven joined a large real estate company where he developed healthcare real estate and acted as Owner’s Representative for healthcare projects ranging from medical office and outpatient facilities to large acute care hospitals. He has dedicated his career to healthcare development working on over 2 million SF valued at of $1 billion dollars. Steven is currently a volunteer on the Architectural Review Committee for the Alamo Ranch Communities. He started the Clays for Camps at Children’s Health that has raised over $1 million since it started in 2013. Steven regularly speaks at healthcare real estate conferences and has been published several times. Steven moved to San Antonio in 2006. In 2014, he married his wife Valeska, and combined they have seven children and one grandchild.

Ruben Rathnasingham has more than 15 years of biomedical leadership experience in several companies founded on technologies invented and developed in academic institutions. In his current role as the assistant dean for health product innovation at Dell Medical School, he is responsible for creating and growing initiatives to support health-related translational research at UT Austin. Most recently, he was associate director of early translational research at the University of California, San Francisco, where he helped develop and led the UCSF Catalyst Program that successfully leveraged industry partners to help identify, support and translate technologies through and out of the university. Prior to his tenure in academia, Rathnasingham co-founded and grew a number of health care companies including StrataGent Life Sciences, where he helped develop a needle-free, wearable infusion pump that was honored with a 2010 Edison Award for Best New Product.

Élan Matlovsky leads leasing and asset management for the Southern California and Austin Office Development Teams and is a Senior Director at Gemdale USA.  He is responsible for asset management and leasing oversight of Gemdale’s development portfolio as well as engaging architects, brokerage teams, marketing/branding companies, property management firms and market analytic groups to assist with the execution of development strategies. Mr. Matlovsky also works closely with acquisitions for project underwriting, market analysis and product positioning. Mr. Matlovsky brings over 14 years of real estate asset management, property management, transaction services, redevelopment and leasing experience to the team.  Prior to joining Gemdale USA, Mr. Matlovsky was the Leasing Director for SteelWave, Inc. where he was responsible for leasing, marketing, and asset management of over 3M of Southern California office assets during his tenure. Additionally, while at SteelWave, Mr. Matlovsky managed JV partnerships with the likes of Goldman Sachs, LaSalle Investment Management, Brookfield Properties and Barings and was involved in the purchase and sale of over $800M of assets in SoCal. Mr. Matlovsky studied Biomedical Engineering at Boston University and serves as an executive board member for the Los Angeles Commercial Realty Association

Lee McKenna joined Stream in 2018 and serves as Senior Vice President within the firm’s San Antonio healthcare team. Lee’s primary responsibilities include project leasing, development, investment sales, and tenant representation. He brings with him over 12 years of healthcare industry experience with various roles in operations, finance, and strategy. Lee’s healthcare team represents over 2 million square feet in more than 20 medical office buildings across the San Antonio market and surrounding communities. The portfolio consists of medical properties in every medical sub-market in the area with ownership ranging from locally physician owners to national private equity and publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts. Prior to joining Stream, Lee was VP of Operations for the San Antonio-based start-up, Ranger Health/FetchMD, a technology-backed healthcare services platform. In addition, Lee served as Director of Strategic Initiatives at Tenet/Baptist Health System in San Antonio where he led projects in innovative bundled payment, managed the cardiovascular service line, and oversaw all inpatient transfers, admissions, and census management. Lee began his career in the United States Air Force as a health care administrator in the Medical Service Corps.

Kurt’s professional engineering career spans over 40 years. His expertise includes structural engineering design for Mission Critical Facilities such as Data Centers, Health Care Facilities such as Hospitals and Clinics and Life Sciences Facilities such as Biopharmaceutical Pilot Plants and Production Facilities around the United States and the World. His area of expertise is in designing buildings to be occupable after natural disasters including Tornados, Hurricanes and Earthquakes. He has been the structural engineer of record for conventional “fixed Base Buildings” ranging from 1-23 stories, “Base Isolated Buildings” ranging from 1-5 stories, and the retrofit and new construction of buildings incorporating Fluid Viscous Dampers ranging from 1-22 stories. He has published numerous papers on passive energy dissipation and presented the findings at various conventions in Boston, San Francisco and Milan. For over 23 years as the Founding Principal at PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Kurt spends most of his time developing new leaders at PARADIGM and mentoring staff in Chicago and San Francisco.

With 20 years of experience in healthcare design, and construction, Eric Gribble is an industry-leader working in and around both ground up and active healthcare campuses. With a focus on lean execution, Eric passionately advocates for Austin Healthcare Systems’ Capital Project Planning, Development, and Construction. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and is the current Executive Committee Chair for Associated Builders and Contractor’s Central Texas Chapter. He is also an Austin Community of Practice Leader with the Lean Construction Institute. Throughout his career, Eric has worked with major healthcare systems across the country, including Ascension, Hospital Corporation of America, Baylor Scott & White Health, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California-Irvine, Kaiser Permanente, Essentia Health, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Advocate Health, and Ohio State University.

With over a decade of experience in Architecture, Luke Christen is an exceptional team leader. A firm believer in open communication and meaningful collaboration, Luke values building and maintaining relationships with clients as well as his colleagues. His focus on the details of design and ability to be an advocate for the client creates a consistently outstanding design and built environment. His strong work ethic and talent for managing teams through a coordinated process ensure the final design clearly reflects the client’s goals and vision.

Natale Stephens, AIA, EDAC, is an Associate Principal and Senior Healthcare Planner at Page. Natale engages in a balanced approach between industry best practices and innovative design that pushes the need for evolution in building technology, care delivery, and facility operations. Natale co-leads the behavioral health workgroup at Page, and engages in research, mentorship, as well as authoring articles and white papers on the impact of the environment on behavior, health, and well-being.

Leading TEAL’s sales and marketing efforts across North America, Jake is a LEED Accredited Professional and industry native with over two decades of business development and strategic consultancy experience. As Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Jake spearheads TEAL’s strategies for nationwide growth. His understanding of TEAL’s unique solutions and hands-on project approach allow him to develop successful client relationships, as well as transform how people think about central plants. Jake’s career in the commercial HVAC and construction management fields started early. He grew up working for his father’s HVAC manufacturer representative firm in Dallas and later moved to an Account Executive role in 2000. With his creative strategies and passion for growth, Jake was named Vice President at Texas AirSystems in 2010. Prior to joining the TEAL team in February 2020, Jake immersed himself in a wide variety of vertical markets and trades as an independent strategic consultant for private equity firms investing in commercial HVAC and construction services, cementing the big-picture approaches and industry insight he brings to his relationships at TEAL. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Jake acts as Fundraising Chair for the Texas Irish Cycling Team, which has donated over $1,000,000 to North Texas charities since its inception. In his free time, he’s often outdoors with his two daughters, taking them on road trips to explore their native state of Texas. Jake enjoys traveling, cycling, hiking, surfing, skiing, sailing, and anything that gets him outside!