Ms. Hicks has worked in the behavioral health field for over 20 years. Holding both an MSW and an MBA, Ms. Hicks began her career as a clinician and moved on to a successful tenure as Clinical Administrator of Ambulatory & Emergency Services for the prestigious Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Ms. Hicks was then named the Chief Operating Officer of Community Care Behavioral Health, a behavioral health managed care Medicaid company serving a number of Pennsylvania counties. Because of her outstanding record in system implementation from both the provider and managed care perspectives, Ms. Hicks was selected as the Chief Executive Officer of Askesis Development Group, Inc. in May 2002.

Sharon Bauer has a MSW from the University of Pittsburgh.  She began her career as a clinical social worker working with seriously and persistently mentally ill individuals and their families. Her career spans clinical and administrative positions across the continuum of care for behavioral health services.  In the five years prior to joining Askesis, she was the Program Director for a 40 bed Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.

Mr. Teitt's responsibilities focus on forging strategic relationships to enhance Askesis' ability to offer software that leverages industry trends and research. Working within the UPMC Health System for over 10 years, he served as Director of Information Systems for two major divisions: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic; and Community Care Behavioral Health, a managed care company serving a number of Pennsylvania counties. Prior to joining UPMC, he worked for the healthcare division of Andersen Consulting (Accenture), involved in vendor selection and system implementation projects for community hospitals and large academic medical centers. Mr. Teitt holds a BS in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.