Senior Executive Consultants
Thesus Health’s Senior Executive Consultants provide practical guidance informed by decades of experience across healthcare operations, home-based care, senior services, and strategic partnerships. This group works closely with leadership to support execution, market expansion, and care delivery models that improve access, lower costs, and drive better outcomes for patients and providers.
Lynn Penland
Mr. Penland is a Senior Executive Consultant at Thesus Health and the President of Virtua Health, LLC. He brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare sales, business development, and market expansion, with prior leadership roles at Pinnacle Home Care, Empath Health, HealPrecisely, and Humana.
Susan Nimnuan
Ms. Nimnuan is a Senior Executive Consultant at Thesus Health and the Owner of SWFL Aging Solutions. Previously, she served as Vice President and Director of Operations at BrightStar Care, where she led in-home care operations, compliance, and team development, with a focus on senior care and caregiver support.
Richard Ruda
Mr. Ruda is a Senior Executive Consultant at Thesus Health and currently leads Corporate Partnerships at AidQuest. Prior, he served as Director of a Visiting Angels franchise and as General Manager at American HomePatient, bringing more than 20 years of experience in home-based care and healthcare operations.
Scott Denniston
Mr. Denniston, Executive Director of the Service-Disabled Veteran Medical Products Group (SDV-MPG) is a nationally recognized expert and advocate for veteran-owned small businesses. Prior to the SDV-MPG Scott established the National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC), the largest advocacy in the country supporting veteran-owned small business in the government market.
Jennifer Zimmons, PhD, MBA
Jennifer K. Zimmons, PhD, MBA, is President of Zimmons International Communications, a boutique investor relations firm specializing in creating curated programs for the portfolio companies of family offices and private equity firms. Previously, she spent 10 years as Program Chair of Women In Bio (WIB-New York Chapter).
Idora Marcus
Idora (Idy) Marcus, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pro-Tect Services, LLC, is a recognized leadership management and strategic branding expert. Idy has successfully directed public affairs, corporate outreach, and board reorganization for over thirty embassies, leading global brands, and prominent United States military organizations.