Our Staff
Main Phone No. (817) 484-6274
Main Fax No. (817) 420-9661

Tim Paquette
Executive Director/Board Secretary
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8001
tim.paquette@tiopa.org
Tim joined TIOPA as the Executive Director on December 1, 2017 but has worked with TIOPA as a consultant since 2013.
As the Executive Director, he is responsible for the overall operation of TIOPA.
Experience:
Tim is a versatile Managed Care professional with financial, analytical, and contracting skills developed over a period of thirty years of diverse hands-on experience. His past work experience includes the financial management of large complex non-profit hospitals, financial oversight of small healthcare start-ups including responsibilities for business operations and development, oversight of government regulation compliance programs, and the successful negotiation of multi-million dollar contracts on both the provider and payor sides of the healthcare industry. Tim has experience providing credentialing/contracting/network development services to both health care provider and insurance company clients within the Dallas-Ft. Worth market.
Some of his past projects have included the strategic review and re-negotiation of managed care contracts for some large medical institutions as well as physician owned businesses. He has reviewed and implemented Federally required Medicare and Medicaid compliance programs for multiple Physician clinics/groups and was retained by two different Medicaid HMO’s to conduct network development efforts for the introduction of StarPlus programs into the DFW area. He has reviewed and negotiated multiple fee-for-service contracts as well as recent ACO value based contracts for TIOPA, Inc. as a consultant.
Education:
M.S., Economics, University of San Francisco B.S.,
Mathematics, Brigham Young University
Professional Certificate:
Executive Program in Healthcare Financial Management, Ohio State University

Ginger Lento
Director of Operations and Finance
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8003
Ginger.Lento@tiopa.org

Susan Stevens
Project Supervisor/Sr Administrative Assistant
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8009
Susan.Stevens@tiopa.org

Laura (LJ) Foster
Credentialing Supervisor
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8007
LJ.Foster@tiopa.org

Audra Sapp
Credentialing Coordinator
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8013
Audra.sapp@tiopa.org

Allison Finch
Credentialing Assistant
Allison.finch@tiopa.org
(817) 484-6274 ex 8000

Shar-nae Rowe
Provider Relations Specialist
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8006
Sharnae.rowe@tiopa.org

Alesha Ferro
Provider Relations Specialist
(817) 484-6274, Ext. 8010
Alesha.ferro@tiopa.org

Shelly Shea
Provider Relations Specialist
817-484-6274 Ex 8002
Shelly.shea@tiopa.org

Diana Snyder
Provider Outreach and Relations Specialist
817-484-6274 Ex 8004
Diana.snyder@tiopa.org

Nitea Allen
Provider Relations Assistant
817-484-6274 Ex 8011
Nitea.allen@tiopa.org