Meet the Authors
Damian McHugh is Curi’s Managing Director Physician Liaison. In this role, he advises Curi leadership on how the company can best meet doctors’ needs and priorities. Before joining Curi in early 2022, he practiced as an Emergency Physician for 21 years in Raleigh, NC. Dr. McHugh earned his medical degree from the Victoria University of Manchester Medical School, England, and pursued postgraduate training and certification in Family Practice and Emergency Medicine on both sides of the Atlantic, including at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was appointed in 2019 by Gov. Roy Cooper to the North Carolina Medical Board and served a three-year term. An avid golfer, Damian lives in Cary, NC with his wife Marion and two teenage sons.
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Donna Nicholson is the Managing Director of Risk Solutions at Curi Advisory. In this role, she leads a team dedicated to helping medical practices limit their clinical, regulatory, and financial risk. Prior to joining Curi in 2017, Donna held leadership roles with large independent physician practices and management services organizations. A Registered Nurse and Certified Professional Compliance Officer, Donna earned a BS in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an MBA from Pfeifer University. Donna is the past President of the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association’s Charlotte, NC chapter. She regularly volunteers for the American Red Cross, Alzheimer’s Association, and Duke Children’s Hospital. Donna has two adult children.
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Gabe Roco is Senior Vice President of Business Development for Curi Insurance, responsible for distribution and business development of our medical professional liability products through our channel partners. Before joining the company in 2013, he led sales and growth efforts for a physician-owned medical malpractice insurance carrier based in New Jersey. Gabe graduated from Kean University with a BS in Business, Management, and Marketing. He lives in the Raleigh, NC area with his wife Joanne and their two young children.
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Kristi Wright is Senior Vice President of Claims for Curi Insurance, a business unit of Curi Holdings, Inc. In her role, she leads claims strategy and is responsible for leading a staff of attorneys, nurses and insurance professionals focused on medical malpractice. Kristi rejoined the company in 2015, after previously working there between 1993 and 1998. Prior to her time at Curi, Kristi was a Claims Representative for Traveler’s Insurance. She earned a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia, earned her AIC designation in 1994, and CPCU designation in 2020. She is also working towards earning an MBA from University of Illinois in Fall 2023. An avid traveler, she and her husband Drew have two grown daughters and live near Charlotte, NC.
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Chuck is an experienced Wellness Program Manager and U.S. Army Combat Veteran, with eight years of experience in the field of Health Promotion and Well-Being, working with a variety of organizations in both the government and private sector markets. Chuck holds a B.S. in Health Promotion with a minor in Nutrition from Appalachian State University. He is a Nationally Certified Health Education Specialist CHES, a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, holds several certifications in Wellness Program Management from both the National Wellness Institute and The Chapman Institute. Chuck is passionate about helping the groups he serves improve their health and benefit literacy through strategies and programs targeted to provide overall positive outcomes.
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Jason Newton is General Counsel at Curi. He joined Curi in 2013 after a 14-year career in private law practice defending doctors, advanced practice providers, and hospitals. Jason is a Senior Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America and recently spent several years serving on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice section of the national online legal publication Law360. He has authored or contributed to nearly 30 publications. Jason is a nationally recognized and frequently sought-after speaker, and organizations regularly ask Jason to speak on a variety of topics relevant to physicians around the country. He has given over 100 presentations to over 8,000 healthcare providers, lawyers, and medical liability industry professionals. Jason has a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from Wake Forest University School of Law.
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Frances Cronlund is our Managing Director of Wealth Strategy for Curi RMB Capital where she provides thought leadership and coaching to our company’s team of advisors while also remaining a practicing advisor.
Frances is a Chicago native with roots in Northern Ohio and East Tennessee. She earned her BA from Salem College in Business Administration with an Economics specialization. Frances furthered her education at Campbell University, The College of Financial Planning and The Wharton School’s Institute for Executive Education.
Frances is also a financial planning guest lecturer at her alma mater, Salem College, which just celebrated their 250th anniversary. To commemorate the anniversary, Frances and four other alumnae recreated their founders’ journey by walking 500 miles from Bethlehem, PA to Winston-Salem, NC, on foot. PBS created a documentary, “Journey to Salem,” about their adventure which was released in March 2023. Outside of the office, Frances and her husband, Matt, love traveling with their children, Katrin and Henry.
Now in her 26th year in wealth management, she is driven by a desire to prepare families through financial education.
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Investment Advisory Services are offered through Curi RMB Capital. Securities are offered through Lion Street Financial, LLC. (LSF), member FINRA & SIPC. LSF is not an affiliated company.
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Jade Sorget is the Managing Director of Practice Consulting with Curi Advisory, where she leverages her operations experience and financial acumen to help healthcare organizations optimize their businesses and improve patient outcomes. A highly accomplished and collaborative healthcare leader, Jade has held several high-level positions throughout her career, including Chief Operating Officer at Colorado Physician Partners, Senior Strategic Planning Consultant at Kaiser Permanente, National Director and Interim NV Market Vice-President at DaVita Medical Group, and Administrative Director of the Department of Surgery and Trauma Services at Denver Health. In addition, she has presented at numerous national conferences and has served as part of the scholar review committee with Greenhouse Scholars, demonstrating her commitment to education and community service. Jade holds a BA in psychology and political science with an emphasis in public policy, along with a minor in philosophy. She also earned her MBA from the University of Colorado.
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