The Team

Roy Rose brings over 30 years of diverse experience in the private equity market to the Health Professionals Alliance (HPA) mission. As a financial and strategic professional, Roy has repeatedly propelled company growth, expansion and diversification by developing effective corporate strategies and restructuring plans for actionable business and financial transitions. Since 1985, he has provided leadership in structuring and investing in leverage buyouts, real estate, analysis, and private investing for nearly 40 acquisitions and management buyouts.

As CEO & Chairman of the Board for HPA, in addition to serving as CEO and chairman of Whitestone, Roy believes in a personal philosophy to that we all are capable of the courage to never settle for ‘average’ and can push oneself towards the exceptional. That’s part of what led him to the healthcare field. He saw an urgent need to put medical care back into the hands of physicians rather than insurance companies and hospital administrators in order to reduce the cost of treatment without compromising quality.

Roy brings his passion for competing with the knowledge that winning in business isn’t defined the same way as it is in sports, where there is always a distinct winner and a loser. A true win in business means there is never a loser. With Roy’s philosophy and guidance, HPA helps practices bring better care at lower costs for patients and more peace of mind to their doctors and dentists.

There is no box big enough to contain the many diverse interests of our President, Grant Diggles. Grant is a best-selling co-author for his work on “The Soul of Success, Vol 2” with Jack Canfield and he is led by a philosophy that embraces good relationships and solving problems as the best markers of success. In 2005 he took on the CEO role at Outpatient Anesthesia Services and went on to become CEO of a business management company called The Cummings Group from 2006 to 2018. With his own personal patient experiences driving him, Grant joined the HPA mission to positively impact patient care by helping doctors thrive. He sees the healthcare industry as naturally confusing and full of hard-working professionals who need advocates surrounding them to push for their organizations’ best interests. When fulfilling this advocacy properly, providers as well as patients benefit with better care and fewer headaches. We’re glad we have Grant on our team, serving our members every day.

With a personal motto to ‘work hard at something you love, and your job will be a permanent vacation,’ John’s passion for helping dentists make sound financial decisions comes from the heart. As a young financial advisor, he realized that many dentists had little to no training on how to run their business or harnessing financial planning methods. When he saw how grateful they were for his expertise and guidance on these matters, John decided to carve out a niche in advising dental organizations. Soon, he became recognized as a leader in the industry by authoring articles, traveling the country for speaking engagements, and even developing dental school curricula to teach the business side of dentistry. For 27 years, John has advised dentists on all aspects of their personal and practice financial planning including: retirement, tax, estate, investment, cash flow, and debt management. From 1994 through 2005, he founded and was the president of the Portland firm IPA Dental Financial Planning. In 2006 John orchestrated a merger of IPA with the Partners Group where he acted as a Senior Vice President and Director of Dental Practice Services and Wealth Management. In 2011 he founded Green Sail Transitions, Inc., a dental practice valuation and sales company serving the Pacific Northwest. With so many years in the field, John has witnessed how often dentists struggle to accumulate wealth for retirement. This has only grown his dedication for helping dentists develop financial strategies that will maximize their options upon retiring. With a fierce commitment to honesty and integrity driving every decision he makes, he joined HPA to help spearhead our dental initiatives. John believes wholeheartedly that once more dental practitioners understand the vast benefits our model provides to hardworking doctors; they will see what a much-needed solution HPA offers to their lives and livelihoods.

Jeff Reece brings 30 years of Sales and Marketing experience to Health Professionals Alliance (HPA) Mainstay program with the last 24 years being committed to Burkhart Dental Supply with leadership in sales, marketing, practice management and special markets. 

Jeff brings a competitive spirit to HPA that served him well early in his life, as a college and minor league baseball player.  That experience encouraged him to use his competitiveness and creativity to address the many challenges facing private practice. He enjoys developing genuine bonds with colleagues and clients and is motivated by exceeding team goals and commitments.

A team-oriented and focused leader, with an entrepreneurial spirit, he defines himself by his ability to live up to his commitments while taking full ownership.  He places a high value on trust and will not betray yours.

Jeff possesses a roll up your sleeves approach, which served independent dentistry well when he testified in an antitrust class action lawsuit, in support of offering discounts to buying groups representing solo and small-group dental practices.  He is committed to protecting independent dentistry and keeping care and autonomy in the hands of our member owners.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife of 37 years Carolyn, and their 4 married kids and spouses.  Whether it’s casting a fly or hitting a golf ball, any outdoor activity with family and friends wins.

Meet cosmetic dentist Dr. James Klim, who focuses on high-tech restorative and cranial-neuromuscular reconstructive aesthetic dentistry.

Dr. Klim has served patients in the Bay Area for the last 30 years in his Santa Rosa office.

At Dr. Klim’s office, we bring personal care, technology, science, and art together to improve the lives of our patients.  Our primary care objective is to understand the needs and wants of our patients and provide the very latest in preventive and restorative dental care in a comfortable and safe environment.

For those looking for smile enhancement options, we offer the latest in tooth whitening procedures, tooth straightening, bonding, and ceramic veneers and crowns. Dr. Klim is world famous for his smile design treatments and has received several international awards for his smile design work.  In addition, Dr. Klim creates all of his ceramic laboratory work for his patients.

Dr. Klim is founder and director of the Klim Institute/ CADStar CAD/CAM Learning Center.  His practice facilitates post-graduate education for dentists from around the world with an emphasis on 3D/CAD/CAM digital dentistry and 3D x-ray Cone Beam diagnostics.  When not providing care chairside, Dr. Klim is a sought-after international speaker on advanced dental technologies.

Practicing general dentistry in Bend for more than 20 years, Dr. Hester’s passion is helping people achieve a beautiful, healthy smile. His interest in dentistry began at an early age deciding on dentistry as a career in 7th grade. His college years were spent at the University of Portland, graduating with a B.S. in Biology. Dr. Hester won a scholarship to play baseball at the University and was voted Most Valuable Player as well as achieving the Highest Batting Average award during his senior season. He went on to earn his D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine) at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.

In 1988 Dr. Hester opened his private practice in Portland, practicing there until 1994 when he moved back to his roots in Central Oregon.

Committed to providing the best, most advanced dental care, Dr. Hester invests hundreds of hours each year enhancing his skills and keeping up to date on advances in the dental field. He has studied with some of the world’s leading authorities in dentistry including Dr. Peter Dawson and The Pankey Institute (reconstructive dentistry), Dr. David Hornbrook (esthetics), Dr. Carl Misch (Implants), and Dr. Ken Reed & William Gottschalk (IV Sedation).

We are proud to announce that Dr. Brad Hester recently became the Oregon Dental Association’s (ODA) 128th President!

Dr. Hester is married to his wife of 33 years, Kelly, who works as an RN at Volunteers in Medicine. They have five grown children and two dogs. In his free time, Dr. Hester enjoys outdoor activities, fine woodworking, and most recently building and racing Baja off-road cars.