Rocky Mountain Health Care Services CEO and leadership

Dr. Amy McDowell joined RMHCS in 2019. Dr. McDowell received her medical degree from the University of Colorado Denver, and completed residency in rural family medicine at North Colorado Family Medicine in Greeley, Colorado. She spent the four years before PACE practicing in various settings including urgent care, family medicine outpatient, and the rural inpatient hospital setting. Her practice philosophy is to build relationships with her patients so they can work together to achieve personalized health goals. Dr. McDowell was raised in Colorado Springs and enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and playing soccer.

Mark Hartman joined RMHCS in May 2020 after previously serving on the board of directors of the organization for two years. Mark has over 30 years of healthcare experience including both clinical and administrative, non-profit and for-profit. His roles have included CEO, CAO and COO involving hospital systems and physician practices. Mark earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Northwestern College (Iowa) and a Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa. He later obtained an MBA in Healthcare Administration from Regis University. He has volunteered with many local organizations including board service with the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Audubon Surgical Center and Corporate board at Mt. St. Francis. Mark enjoys spending time with his family, friends, church and staying active as much as possible.

Melissa Kerr joined RMHCS in October of 2021 after serving on the board of directors for 6 + years with the last two as the board’s Chair. She instantly fell in love with the mission, the employees and the participants and quickly realized she had found her tribe. Melissa comes to RMHCS with 27 years of leadership and finance experience in the not-for-profit credit union industry with roles in operational and strategic leadership, business development and sales, administration, project management, analytics, and business and commercial lending. Melissa is a Colorado native and veteran and enjoys lending her expertise to community organizations. Her past appointments include board positions with the Pikes Peak Chapter of Credit Unions, Colorado Springs Customer Service Association, Rocky Mountain Options for Long Term Care, evaluator for the BBB -Excellence in Customer Service Award, committee member for the United Way Allocation Committee and team lead for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society among others. Melissa enjoys kickboxing, her tiny Jack Russell Terrier Gracie, and spending time with her best friend and husband of 30 years, Tom.

Paul Masar joined RMHCS in October 2018. He has more than 30 years of experience in accounting and financial management in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. Following 10 years with BKD, LLP as an auditor where he served clients in the nonprofit and governmental areas, he joined Peak Vista Community Health Centers in 2015 as their Vice President of Finance. Paul is a certified public accountant, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. Paul earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His volunteer work includes serving on the board of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado and is currently a member of the supervisory committee of Air Academy Federal Credit Union.