About Us
Did you know that 50-80% of medical equipment in low-and-middle-income countries is not functional?
Without functioning equipment or resources to provide support, healthcare providers are often unable to diagnose and treat patients, resulting in extended illness or even death.
The TRIMEDX Foundation has worked purposefully since 2004 to close the gap on local and global healthcare outcomes by supporting medical equipment and facility maintenance and repair in underserved communities.
Thanks to generous donations and strategic partnerships with healthcare providers, talented technical staff, vendors and others in the community, TRIMEDX Foundation continues to make a global impact through medical equipment and facility maintenance and repair.
We serve healthcare facilities and medical surplus recovery organizations (MSROs) in the United States, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Mission Statement:
To support medical equipment and facility maintenance and repair in underserved communities by developing sustainable and equitable partnerships through innovation, education, and engagement.
Vision Statement:
The TRIMEDX Foundation works to raise the standard of healthcare for communities we serve worldwide.
We work to raise the standard of healthcare in communities we serve by:
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Developing partnerships with healthcare providers caring for vulnerable populations around the world to review medical equipment utilization, provide functional assessments determining medical necessity and relevance, and train medical professionals.
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Sending skilled volunteers to support mission partners on-site to provide medical equipment maintenance, repair, and installation as well as facility maintenance and repair and administrative support.
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Consulting healthcare partners and creating preventative maintenance plans and mission-relevant support strategies.
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Providing grant assistance directly to healthcare partners to secure medical equipment and enhance facilities to improve patient care.
We are committed to these core values:
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Collaboration: Partnering with local organizations to drive meaningful, sustainable impact.
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Dignity: Ensuring every individual is treated with respect, regardless of circumstance.
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Ingenuity: Providing technical and support to improve patient care.
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Integrity: Standing with our partners through consistent, mission-driven support.
Board of Directors:
Tim McGeath
Chairman of the Board
Tim is retired general counsel of TRIMEDX and has served on the TRIMEDX Foundation board of directors since 2006.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hanover College, a master’s degree from Georgetown University and a law degree from Indiana University.
Tim and his wife, Karyl, live in Carmel with their three boys.
Doug Folsom
Secretary/Treasurer
Cat Cleary
Member of the Board
Cat serves as Vice Chancellor of Development at Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis, where she is dedicated to advancing the College's mission of providing access to affordable higher education. In this role, she leads development operations encompassing fundraising, donor and alumni relations, grant-funded programming, and strategic advancement initiatives for the Indianapolis campus.
Cat holds a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN, and a Master of Arts in Philanthropic Studies from the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Bill Conrad
Member of the Board
Bill is senior vice president and general manager of clinical engineering at TRIMEDX. He has been with the company since 2012, when he joined the team after a successful 33-year career with UPS. There, Bill most recently served as the vice president of operations/Mountain Division.
After joining TRIMEDX, Bill served as a director in the Northeast division, as well as division vice president in the North for four years each, and most recently as senior vice president of customer delivery for the TRIMEDX West Operations.
Rob Duffy
Member of the Board
Rob is President of Avante Diagnostic Imaging, part of Avante Health Solutions. He is responsible for all aspects of the Avante Diagnostic Imaging Platform to include the development and achievement of strategic business plans and in delivering Avante’s commitment to best in class customer service and satisfaction.
Prior to joining Avante, Rob served for nine years as the Chief Shared Services Officer and International at TRIMEDX. He has served in previous supply chain, operations, customer service, and quality leadership roles within the healthcare, electronics, and automotive industries.
Rob graduated from The United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and served in the United States Army for five years.
Art Fisher
Member of the Board
As general counsel, Art Fisher provides overall legal counsel and legal direction for TRIMEDX, executive management, and the Board of Directors. He also serves as chief compliance officer.
Prior to joining TRIMEDX, Art was general counsel for Determine, a publicly traded software company, as well as a member of the Corporate Group at the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels, where he counseled public and private companies on a variety of corporate and transactional matters.
Art was a first grade English teacher at Christel House de México in Mexico City before attending law school.
He is a graduate of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and DePauw University.
Kelley Jacobsen
Member of the Board
Kelley is Senior Vice President Supply Chain and Shared Services. In this role she has responsible for leading strategic sourcing, centralized procurement, service strategy, and technical support functions. In addition, she leads the company’s CEC as well as business training and technical training programs for TRIMEDX University.
Kelley has held a variety of roles with increasing leadership experience in Automotive manufacturing and the HealthCare Industry, including 14 years with Hill-Rom.
She serves on the Foundation Board for Goodwill of Central and Southern IN. Kelley earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Purdue University.
Matt Keahey
Member of the Board
Matt serves as Chief Operating Officer for Medxcel. In this role, Matthew oversees the implementation, quality and overall operational management of our facilities services for hospitals throughout the U.S.
Matt has more than 30 years of experience in facilities management directing large complex facility organizations, negotiating contracts, leading sales teams and developing strong client relationships. His responsibilities include managing Medxcel’s proprietary integrated service delivery model while focusing on customer relations and strategic development.
Previously, Matt worked for 11 years at Aramark Corporation as a Regional Director and Vice President of Facilities Services and served as Senior Manager for 10 years at Federal Express.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Management and Organizational Behavior and holds a Master’s in Business Administration and Strategic Management from the University of Memphis in Tennessee.
Colleen Power
Member of the Board
Colleen is an attorney with Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman. She provides advice and counsel to some of our country’s largest health systems, physician group practices and health care management organizations. She regularly counsels clients on a national basis regarding a variety of health care issues, including mergers and acquisitions, health care reform, fraud and abuse and regulatory and corporate compliance.
Jamie Ulrey
Member of the Board
Jamie is Vice President and Trust Advisor with Private Wealth Management at Regions Bank. She has over 30 years of experience working in the wealth management industry.
Jamie is a graduate of University of Indianapolis with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies with a business minor, cum laude. She is a graduate of American Bankers Association Midwest Trust Graduate School and holds General Banking and Consumer Credit diplomas from the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Banking.
Jamie is a member of Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis and Mount Pleasant Christian Church. She is a native of Greenwood Indiana where she remains active as a community volunteer.
Staff:
Audra Plopper
Director
Audra Plopper was named director of the TRIMEDX Foundation in July 2015. Audra grew up on the north side of Indianapolis and attended Carmel High School. She graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies.
Since graduating from Ball State, Audra has worked in nonprofit management, gaining more than 20 years of experience with organizations in Seattle, Chicago, and Central Indiana.
In 2011, Audra was nominated by her peers and named the Boone County Business Woman of the Year by the Zonta Club of Lebanon.
Kevin Collazo
Biomedical Mission Specialist
Kevin grew up in Puerto Rico where he obtained his biomedical engineering degree. Having worked as a biomedical technician, and more recently as a TRIMEDX Site Manager, Kevin brings over 12 years of valuable experience including that of working in different countries. Throughout the years, he has received multiple recognitions for being customer service oriented and looking for ways to bring a resolution to complex problems.
Kevin loves to learn about and interact with other cultures and is also actively involved in helping others in his community. What are two of Kevin’s favorite things? A nice steak dinner and spending time with family and friends.
Andrea Drygas
Data & Communications Coordinator
Andrea joins the TRIMEDX Foundation team bringing nonprofit work experience in the environment, healthcare, technology, and community development sectors.
Previously, Andrea consulted as an independent contractor for an Indianapolis-based collective impact group, stewarding six unique waterway committees throughout the city and collaborating with an array of stakeholders including volunteers, nonprofits, and local government. Andrea is passionate about mission-driven work and is excited to support the TRIMEDX Foundation.
When not in the office, Andrea can be found cycling along Indy's greenways or paddling the White River.
Tina Crafton
Volunteer Coordinator
Tina is a native Hoosier and has worked in various roles for local government for the last 15 years. She brings passion, professionalism, and dedication to her work and is devoted to serving others.
After observing local non-profits in action in her community, Tina developed a passion to dedicate her service to a dream role where she can support those who dramatically impact the quality of life for so many people around the world and in our Hoosier state.