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The people driving results for your practice
Clinical expertise, financial strategy, coding mastery, and deep behavioral health billing experience — all under one roof.
Co-founders & executive leadership
Candice Utush
Co-CEO
Candice brings unmatched clarity and precision to every client engagement. With a foundation in accounting, finance, and strategic consulting, she served as a senior commercial banker at Wells Fargo, Comerica, and Lockheed Martin — managing multi-million dollar portfolios before transitioning to healthcare finance consulting in 2014. As Co-CEO, she shapes Consultex's vision and leads its growth as a national behavioral health revenue cycle partner. She combines deep financial expertise with operational leadership to help behavioral health organizations strengthen financial performance, build scalable operations and support sustainable growth. Candice earned both her Master of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Accounting with Honors from the University of Central Florida, reflecting her strong foundation in finance, accounting and operational leadership.
Wells Fargo · Comerica
Finance & Strategy Consultant
Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) · University of Central Florida
BS Accounting with Honors · University of Central Florida
Hamit Utush
Co-CEO
A seasoned expert in healthcare practice management with a proven track record in forging enduring partnerships and driving strategic growth. He brings together expertise in finance, operations and strategic partnerships to help behavioral health organizations strengthen financial performance, scale with confidence and build long term enterprise value. Prior to co-founding Consultex, Hamit was a senior banker at Wells Fargo, Rabobank, and Mechanics Bank, managing multi-million dollar high-net-worth portfolios. A licensed real estate broker since 2005 and fluent Spanish speaker, he leads with a passion for transforming behavioral health through transparency and financial efficiency. Hamit earned his Executive MBA and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Economics from Saint Mary’s College of California, providing the business and financial foundation that continues to shape his leadership today.
Licensed RE Broker (2005)
Bilingual EN/ES
Wells Fargo · Rabobank
Executive MBA · Saint Mary’s College of California
BS Business Administration/Economics · Saint Mary’s College of California
Department Leadership & Specialists
Lisa Marullo
Executive Director of RCM
Lisa oversees revenue cycle strategy, coding integrity, payer compliance, denial recovery, and reimbursement performance across the organization. She brings more than 35 years of healthcare revenue cycle experience, with specialized expertise in behavioral health, SUD, residential treatment, detox, IOP, PHP, Medicaid managed care, and community-based care reimbursement. She holds the CPC-P designation and a Master’s of Science in Health Sciences, Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida.
CPC-P
MSHS:HSA - UCF
ICD-10 · CPT · HCPCS
Karie Warfield
DIRECTOR OF Client Success
Karie is the connective tissue between our clients and the Consultex team — keeping communication clear, expectations aligned, and every engagement moving forward. She coordinates across billing, credentialing, and utilization review so clients always know exactly where things stand.
Client Relations
Account Strategy
Cross-team Coordination
Alex Yahn
UR Manager
Over a decade leading UR across multi-facility SUD and MH settings. Former Crisis Care and Psych Nurse with deep expertise in ASAM criteria, DSM-5, ICD-10, and Joint Commission standards.
ASAM Criteria
DSM-5
SUD & MH UR
RN Background
Becky Spry
Senior Account Manager
Floyd Young
Credentialing & Account Manager
Kayla Kells
Account Manager
Melissa Price
Account Manager
Darren Diamond
Account Manager
Kaylee McRoy
AR & Credentialing Specialist
Rochelle Settlemeyer
Account Manager
Kaitlin Reeves
Account Manager
Zeeshan Muneer
Account Manager · West Coast Ops
Sam Tolentino
Executive Assistant
CPC-P
Certified Professional Coder on staff
MBA+
Graduate-level finance & accounting leadership
10+
Years clinical SUD & MH UR expertise
2x
Bilingual leadership (English & Spanish)