Board of Directors

President

Dr Gerald George Mannikarote

Dr Gerald George Mannikarote (Jerry) is an executive healthcare business leader.  He has over 2 decades of experience in healthcare and over 10 years of experience in sales and marketing.  Jerry has experiences in start ups and Fortune 100 companies and everything in between, from clinical, manufacturing, OEM, and distribution.  He has been on the board of the TSSP multiple times including being one of its first Regional Presidents. 

Currently, Jerry is the Vice President of Business Development at Medigy LLC. He also is the co-host and co-producer of SleepTech Talk, the world’s most popular podcast on sleep technology. Jerry looks to expand the field of sleep medicine and sleep technology by engaging to the younger generations of sleep technologists and beyond and beyond.

 

Vice President

Stew Wallace, RPSGT

Stew Wallace, RPSGT has over 25 years of neurodiagnostic experience, primarily in Texas. He has led sleep diagnostic centers ranging from small start-ups to large regional and national organizations. His passion for technology, problem-solving, and teaching led to his role as Clinical Applications & Systems Specialist at Compumedics in 2018, working with facilities worldwide to implement their clinical systems.

Since 2020, Stew has served as Compumedics’ U.S. Service Manager, coordinating the installation and training of PSG, EEG, and data management systems with multidisciplinary teams across various neurodiagnostic facilities. 
 

Treasurer

Amanda Moore, AAS BS RPSGT

Amanda Moore, RPSGT is a seasoned sleep medicine professional with over a decade of experience in the field. After earring her AAS in Polysomnography from Alvin Community College (ACC) in 2013, she worked her way up from being a student tech to supervisor, lead scorer, and finally, Director of Sleep Operations. In 2020, she came back to ACC as an Instructor and Clinical Coordinator. She now serves as the Neuroscience Department Chair, Program Director of the Polysomnography and Neurodiagnostic Technology Programs and Nerve Conduction Technology Certification at Alvin Community College.
Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science from Lamar University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Education.

Alex Espinoza, RPSGT

Alex has been a sleep technologist for many years with Memorial Hermann Hospital system. He currently is an area manager, leading several sleep centers within the system. 

Brian Gaden, BS RRT RPSGT

Board Member at Large

Brian began his career in healthcare in 1995 at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.  During his 12 years there, he served as a clinician, a Department Manager for Respiratory Care and as the Director of the Methodist Baylor Sleep Center.  Brian has spent most of his time since leaving Methodist in the medical device industry.  He spent 10 years in total with Respironics serving in a variety of field sales positions. In addition, Brian has spent time as the COO for Respiratory Quality Services, a DME company serving the ALS population.  He also spent time with ZOLL Respicardia and he is now the Business Development manager for ventilation at React Health.

Brian has two adult daughters and he has been a resident of the Clear Lake area, a suburb south of Houston, for 43 years.

Event and Planning Coordinator

Chris Speigner, BS RPSGT CCSH

With a career at multiple sleep and respiratory companies, Chris comes with a long history of experience in the field of sleep technology and sleep medicine.  Chris has held multiple board member roles with the TSSP since its inception.  Currently, Chris works with Nox Medical as their Regional Sales Manager.