Who We Are

Fred Horton, M.H.A., provides leadership for AMGA Executive Recruitment. Fred is a dynamic healthcare advisor with industry experience in senior health system leadership roles and recruitment. He possesses market insight, exemplary capabilities managing diverse and challenging projects, and the ability to create tangible results on behalf of his clients. Fred has over 20 years of experience working inside the healthcare industry and has served as CEO of large, multispecialty medical groups and an integrated health system. Fred holds an M.H.A. from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

Rose Wagner, RN, M.H.S., FACMPE, leads the executive recruitment process for AMGA Executive Recruitment. She brings over 25 years of healthcare experience to your leadership search, including serving as senior vice president of operations for a large health system’s medical group. Her tenure inside healthcare organizations, consulting with medical groups across the country, and working in the executive recruitment industry has enabled her to develop a vast network of executive leaders. Rose received an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in Health Services Management from Webster University in Kansas City, MO, in addition to an RN from St. Luke’s School of Nursing, Kansas City, MO.

Emily Perkins, is a Director with AMGA Executive Recruitment. Ms. Perkins has 15 years of experience in executive recruitment in the healthcare sector, working for national executive recruitment firms. Her areas of expertise include all aspects of executive recruitment including marketing, candidate sourcing, interviewing, client relations and project management . She has a track record for developing highly personalized recruitment strategies designed to produce high caliber candidates, with successful executive placement and client satisfaction rates. Ms. Perkins received her Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Kelsi O'Brien, M.H.S.A., is a Director with AMGA Consulting Services. Her areas of expertise include compensation plan design, operations optimization and improvement, change management and provider utilization. Ms. O’Brien has been in health care consulting for over 6 years. Prior to consulting she held a Director level position with a major academic medical center. Kelsi brings over 10 years of health care experience to the team. Ms. O’Brien received her MHSA from the University of Kansas, School of Medicine. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management from the University of Kansas, School of Allied Health.