Our Mission

To help those with serious illness spend more quality days at home.

Our origin

Our founding vision was to make it easier for patients with serious illnesses to receive care consistent with their wishes. We built software for patients and their families to digitally create, save, and widely share goals of care documents for their providers to access. Now, hospitals and clinics nationwide use our software within their electronic medical records, enabling millions of patients to receive care they would like at the end of life.

Filling palliative care gaps


While supporting our advance care planning software, we consistently observed a lack of palliative care in the communities we served to meet the needs of patients and families. As a medical specialty, palliative care aims to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life for patients, caregivers, and families dealing with life-limiting, serious illnesses.

Bringing high-qualitycare home

We started a community-based palliative care practice for adults and children regardless of residence or income. We acquired ReSolutionCare, a cutting-edge, virtual-first palliative care practice in Northern California. With technology support, we developed a hybrid care model combining in-home and virtual visits to address patient needs and reduce avoidable ER or hospital visits. We have expanded our home-based care outside of California to four states in the western United States. Over the next twelve months, we plan to operate in five to seven additional states in the south and mid-west.

2013

Vynca was founded and started the development of its advance care planning software.

2014

ReSolutionCare, a palliative care practice based in Northern California, was founded by Michael Fratkin, M.D.

2021

Vynca acquires ReSolutionCare and offers care throughout California.

2022

Vynca begins offering palliative care in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho.

2023

Darren Schulte, M.D., becomes CEO in 2023, succeeding co-founder Ryan Van Wert, M.D.

Join our team

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and families? Explore our job openings and join our caring and compassionate team.

Our care team

Darrell Benko
Nurse Practitioner
Zach Wagner
Nurse Practitioner
Mary Nganga
Nurse Practitioner
Kathryn Veyna
Nurse Practitioner
Autumn Eglitis
Physician
Rodger Stenger
Chaplain/Spiritual Counselor
Toni Butterfield
Social Worker
Valerie Larkin
Social Worker
Genaye Ladousier
Social Worker
Agatha Franca
Social Worker
Hannah Scahill
Social Worker
Clairiess Westmoreland
Social Worker
Jessica Barnett
ACP Facilitator
Hannah Witthans
Lead Care Manager
Veronica DeThomas
Lead Care Manager
Gabrielle Garcia
Medical Assistant Lead
Jharon Satterfield
Medical Assistant
Rosalia Martinez
Medical Assistant
Kendall Bowman
Lead Care Manager
Jesenia Vera
Lead Care Manager
Lynette Flores
Lead Care Manager
Ashley Hammontree
Lead Care Manager
Oriana Roman Rojas
Lead Care Manager
Patti Devotie Ginley
Medical Assistant Lead
Nikki Anderson Davis
Manager, Shared Services
Jessica Reyna
Medical Assistant
Daeshelyn "Dosh" DeJarnette
Medical Assistant Lead
Jennifer Morgan
Medical Assistant
Heather Henshaw
Lead Care Manager
Levi Fox
Lead Care Manager
Tiffany Palacios
Medical Assistant
Leah McAlpin
Medical Assistant
Nicole Colagiovanni
Medical Assistant
Mariah Lindsay
Lead Care Manager
Hannah Lester
Registered Nurse
Matt Slaton
Registered Nurse
April Romero
Registered Nurse
Ashley Knight
Senior Lead Care Manager
Scout Rings-Johnson
Registered Nurse
Carleen Kuntz
Registered Nurse
Katie Zelenka
Director, Palliative Care
Kimberly Smith
Registered Nurse
Omonike Williams
Registered Nurse
Ashley Alakija-Deneus
Clinical Manager
Martha Meade
Registered Nurse

Our community team

Nikki Lang
Community Liaison
Elizabeth Gregorio
Community Liaison
Bella Fite
Community Liaison
Kimberly Stratton
Community Liaison
Tyler Brumfield
Community Liaison
Michelle Huerta
Community Liaison
Kathy Strickland
Manager, Community Liaisons
Francesca Keemer
Outreach Specialist
Leslie Williams
Outreach Specialist

Our care team

Jessica Barnett
ACP Facilitator
Rodger Stenger
Chaplain/Spiritual Counselor
Ashley Alakija-Deneus
Clinical Manager
Katie Zelenka
Director, Palliative Care
Hannah Witthans
Lead Care Manager
Veronica DeThomas
Lead Care Manager
Kendall Bowman
Lead Care Manager
Jesenia Vera
Lead Care Manager
Lynette Flores
Lead Care Manager
Ashley Hammontree
Lead Care Manager
Oriana Roman Rojas
Lead Care Manager
Heather Henshaw
Lead Care Manager

Our community team

Bella Fite
Community Liaison
Elizabeth Gregorio
Community Liaison
Francesca Keemer
Outreach Specialist
Kathy Strickland
Manager, Community Liaisons
Kimberly Stratton
Community Liaison
Leslie Williams
Outreach Specialist
Michelle Huerta
Community Liaison
Nikki Lang
Community Liaison
Tyler Brumfield
Community Liaison

Our leadership

Darren Schulte, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Ward, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Chief Operations Officer
Frank Sparacino
Chief Financial Officer
Maggie Baker
Chief People Officer
Vishnu Vyas Sethumadhavan
VP of Engineering and Data Science
Zac Morgan
VP of Payer Sales