Betty Otter-Nickerson
President, Sage Healthcare Division

As president of the Sage North America Healthcare Division, Ms. Otter-Nickerson is responsible for strategic vision and operations, building on the company’s more than 25 years of innovation in the healthcare field. After beginning her professional life in social work, Ms. Otter-Nickerson’s career has extended to the corporate and nonprofit arenas. She spent ten years at BMC Software, where she advanced from R&D product line manager to vice president of operations for product management and development, focusing on worldwide operations for BMC’s enterprise management solutions. Ms. Otter-Nickerson pursued entrepreneurial and risk-based ventures as the president and CEO of both Vincera Software and Gallery Watch. She most recently was COO of the LIVESTRONG Foundation, where she provided executive leadership for the foundation’s activities and was instrumental in the development and growth of the LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence Network, gaining international recognition for the network as an innovative, reputable, and sustainable model of cancer survivorship care in large academic medical centers as well community practice settings. 

Janet Livengood
Senior Vice President, Division Counsel

Janet Livengood joined Sage in August 2001 and serves as Senior Vice President and Division Counsel. Previously, she was Regional Vice President for Industry Policy for Z-Tel Communications, Associate General Counsel for Crown Castle International and General Counsel for Adelphia Business Solutions and HSS Telecommunications. Janet holds a BS in Business from Carnegie-Mellon University, an MLS and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and a JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Jeanne Walters
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jeanne Walters joined Sage in May 2004 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Sage, Jeanne served 10 years as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Intermedia Communications, Inc., a $1 billion telecommunications company. Previously, she was an auditor for Ernst & Young, and is a Florida Certified Public Accountant. She holds an MBA with a concentration in finance and a BA in accounting from Wilkes University.

Mark Young
Senior Vice President, Research, Development & EDI

Mark Young joined Sage in August 2004 and serves as Senior Vice President, Product Development and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Sage, Mark held various positions within Misys Healthcare Systems' physician systems division and most recently led the technology initiatives with the transactions services division. He has also served in various positions with Blue Cross and Blue Shield. He holds a BS in computer management from West Virginia Institute of Technology.

Tony Ryzinski
Senior Vice President, Marketing

As Senior Vice President, Marketing, Tony Ryzinski is responsible for all aspects of the company’s marketing within the healthcare market.

Mr. Ryzinski’s professional career has been fully involved in the healthcare field. Before joining Sage, Mr. Ryzinski provided marketing consulting services to a range of healthcare organizations, was senior vice president of marketing for Misys Healthcare Systems, vice president of advertising and brand marketing for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, and associate vice president of marketing for Graduate Health System in Philadelphia. He holds a BA from Temple University.