Our People
Right at Home is not just a franchise company. First and foremost, we are a home care company.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those we serve. In this industry, that's impossible without extensive experience in healthcare, but not necessarily for franchisees. Very few of our franchisees have healthcare experience. They don't need it – because it's what Right at Home's management team provides.
As many of the following bios show, Right at Home's team brings decades of healthcare experience to our clients and our franchisees.
Allen Hager, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Allen's story is Right at Home's story.
Allen founded Right at Home in Omaha in 1995 after spending nearly a decade in hospital administration in both West Virginia and Nebraska. He's a graduate of Marshall University, Tulane University's MBA program and the Executive Development Program of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
After founding Right at Home, Allen helped found the National Private Duty Association (NPDA) and currently serves as its Legislative Chair.
Brian Petranick, President and Chief Operating Officer
Brian's career in healthcare business development spans more than 20 years. Since January of 2007, he has served as Right at Home's Chief Operating Officer, where he oversees the daily operations of the franchise system and was recently named president of Right at Home. Brian has held several positions within the Right at Home organization, including Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations, Vice President of Franchise Training & Development and Director of Franchise Development and Training. Prior to joining Right at Home, Brian served as Area Manager for StarMed Medical Staffing, a national healthcare staffing company with headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. He was also Regional Manager for Kelly Assisted Living, a national homecare company based in Troy, Michigan.
Margaret Haynes, Senior Vice President of Support
Margaret Haynes joined Right at Home in 2011 and is responsible for developing and implementing the franchise support, compliance and quality strategies for the organization and franchise system. She has more than 20 years of experience in providing client support/consulting, working with clients to increase business growth and profitability, and driving business execution through process improvement and project execution.
Prior to joining Right at Home, Margaret spent 18 years at First Data and most recently was SVP of Client Services/Data Operations at Infogroup in Omaha.
Eric Little, Senior Vice President of Franchise Development
Eric joined Right at Home in September 2008 as Senior Vice President of Franchise Development. He is responsible for leading Right at Home's national growth efforts to find new, well-qualified franchisees that want to make a difference in their community. He has more than a decade of franchising experience in a wide variety of industries, including business-to-business (B2B), retail and home services. He has been recognized by the International Franchise Association as a Certified Franchise Executive since 2005. He's also a frequent guest speaker at franchise-related events. Eric is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor's Degree in finance.
Blake Martin, Vice President of International Operations, Right at Home International
Blake has been with Right at Home since 2004 and is responsible for the development and support of Right at Home’s international Master Franchisees. Previously, Blake was in charge of developing system-wide tools, programs, services, and alliances for Right at Home domestically. Blake's years of experience in the home care industry started with branch management for the Visiting Nurse Association. From 1996 to 2004, he served as the Director of Operations and Director of Franchise Development for ComForcare Senior Services- a national home care franchise company.
David Creal, Vice President of Franchise Support
Since joining Right at Home in 2007, Dave has been responsible for franchise support and the teams that help our franchisees grow in the Northeast and Southeast regions of the U.S. Dave has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including two decades as Operations Coordinator for Vetter Health Services, where he supported multiple units of senior care facilities.
Jeff Vavricek, Vice President of Programs and Services
Jeff brings over 20 years of marketing, sales, sales management and finance experience to Right at Home. Prior to joining the company, Jeff spent nearly 24 years with HSBC, a global financial services company where he served as the Vice President of New Product Development. He was responsible for developing and implementing financial services products for a large retail branch network. Jeff utilizes his significant experience in developing and maintaining relationships, communication skills, implementation skills and process improvement in his new role at Right at Home. Jeff has an MBA from the University of Nebraska.
Right at Home isn't in the business for the numbers. They're in the business to make a difference and to have branches of their philosophy out in communities making the same kind of impact. And they’re very professional. They’re very experienced and seasoned, and very easy to relate to. I never felt like I asked a dumb question. They truly want to see people succeed and reach their goals.
Lance & Tami Brangham, Fresno, CA
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