Leadership

Michael Mance, CPA

Vice President of Financial Operations

Michael Mance, CPA serves as Vice President of Financial Operations at Dialysis Care Center. He leads the Finance Team, ensures strategic growth, and drives the financial strength of the company’s future, overseeing the strategy, finance, banking, and audit relationships, capital financing, financial reporting, treasury, internal controls, accounting close, budgeting, forecasting, expense management, financial planning, tax planning, and compliance and acquisitions. Leading the DCC’s financial operations, accounting, and strategic acquisitions, Michael possesses over 30 years of experience in accounting, corporate compliance, financial reporting, and shared services with global publicly and privately held companies.

Michael has completed his undergraduate studies in accounting at Illinois State University and is now a Certified Public Accountant. He believes in making a difference in his team’s careers and ensuring their success.

Monique Barnes

Vice President of Education, Quality and Care Delivery

Monique Barnes brings a combination of management and clinical expertise with 20 years of experience in Dialysis. She oversees all areas of clinical operations, including In-Center, Home, Quality/regulatory, and the education departments of DCC. Monique believes in impacting the lives of dialysis patients by offering high-quality care and that of healthcare personnel by ensuring a safe and nurturing environment.

Monique holds an MBA degree coupled with HCM and BSN, which gives her the unique expertise to find creative ways to solve problems. She is also a member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA).

Michele Crnich

Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Marketing/ Communications

Michele Crnich is currently the Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Marketing/ Communications. She has been with Dialysis Care Center for over four years, working to build the Human Resources department, H.R. services, and the Marketing department. Michele brought a wide breadth of Human Resources and Communications experience in the Healthcare field, specifically 20-plus years focused on Skilled Nursing and Rehab facilities.

Michele’s passion for working with people is apparent as she works with the team, assisting them in their professional development, consults with Managers, addresses challenges, creates processes, continually evaluates employee benefits, and focuses on maintaining a healthy, happy, professional work culture for the entire DCC team. Michele is proud to be a part of the phenomenal DCC growth and looks forward to many challenges and improvements that DCC will experience.

She earned a B.S. degree in Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations. As an SHRM member, she remains current with employment law and H.R. updates.

Salman Azam

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Salman Azam serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Kidney Care Center and Dialysis Care Center. He manages all legal personnel and legal matters for the company, including all transactional work, regulatory affairs, compliance, and labor and employment issues. He has helped navigate the Company’s multi-state expansion over the last decade. Mr. Azam was recognized by Crain’s as a Notable General Counsel for his work with DCC as well as a Notable Not For Profit Leader for his community work with Downtown Islamic Center. He has been awarded SuperLawyer and Leading Lawyer honors for several years and counting. Salman has also served as a Past-President of the South Asian Bar Association of Chicago and has been featured as a TedX speaker.