Leadership
Barton Associates’ sales and business operations teams may keep our wheels spinning day-to-day, but Barton’s leadership also works hard behind the scenes to guide Barton Associates toward success. Barton’s distinguished team of leaders takes an interactive approach to supervising and managing operations, always making sure to greet employees (in all 10 offices) with a friendly smile. Let’s meet the movers and shakers that have shaped Barton Associates into the 4th largest locum tenens agency in the nation!
Sales Leadership at Barton Associates
Rob Indresano
Robert Indresano has been with Barton Associates since 2007. He is responsible for the company’s strategic vision and overall management of company operations. Given the substantial shortage of healthcare providers and clinicians, Rob believes Barton Associates and its subsidiaries serve a critical purpose in assisting the healthcare industry with critical staffing needs so they can fulfill their missions. While doing so, Barton’s promotion from within philosophy provides meaningful career growth opportunities to all of its employees.
Rob enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.
Learn more about Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-indresano-ba-72850219/
Lina Gallotto
Lina Gallotto, Executive Vice President, joined Barton Associates in 2018.
In addition to this role, Lina is also the President of Barton’s subsidiary, Barton Healthcare Staffing, a temporary staffing firm focused on travel allied health staffing.
Lina develops strategies to develop Barton’s sales and operations teams allowing them to execute in a highly competitive, fast growing healthcare staffing market.
Lina was named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) 2025 Staffing 100 North America list
Learn more about Lina:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/linagallotto/
Anne Zukowski
As the Sr. Vice President of Inbound Sales and Recruitment for Barton Associates and Executive Vice President, Barton Healthcare Staffing, Anne oversees the strategy of all inbound sales and recruiting initiatives including all medical specialties.
Anne joined Barton in 2010 as an Operations Manager, and has continued to rise up through the organization, leading teams, and becoming a go-to for her sales acumen.
Outside of work, Anne is an accomplished runner and enjoys spending time with her husband, horses, and her 3-legged goat.
Learn more about Anne:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-zukowski-6516723/
Business Operations Leadership at Barton Associates
David Coughlin
Rob O’Hara
Robert O’Hara has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Barton Associates since 2010. As CFO, he oversees all financial, accounting, treasury and tax functions for Barton and its subsidiaries. Robert is a Certified Public Accountant who started his career with Ernst & Young where he was an audit manager serving a variety of public and privately held companies. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy from Providence College.
Learn more about Rob:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-o-hara-cpa-63812b2/
Erin Arbour
Erin Arbour, the Director of Administrative Sales Support, joined Barton Associates in 2010. For 12+ years Erin has provided results-driven success focusing on providing exceptional customer service and support for all areas that she oversees.
Erin oversees six vital business operations departments for Barton: Travel, Risk, Credentialing, Licensing, Account Representatives, and Office Administration.
Learn more about Erin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-arbour-86007a8/
Vikas Lulla
Vikas joined Barton Associates in 2015 and he leads the technology team. Vikas has over 20 years of experience working on technology related initiatives and holds an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from Louisiana Tech University.
Vikas enjoys playing cricket, traveling and spending time with his family.
Learn more about Vikas:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-lulla-89a3404/
John Scalia
John Scalia joined Barton Associates as General Counsel in January 2022. John brings more than 30 years of private practice experience representing organizations and individuals in a variety of counseling and litigation matters to Barton.
John sits on the Board of Directors of Aging with Dignity, a non-profit organization devoted to serving, and advocating for the rights of, the elderly, disabled, and mentally ill.
He is the sibling of eight brothers and sisters, and father of four adult children. John and his wife Cassandra reside in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Learn more about John:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-scalia/
Katie Kuhl
Katie Kuhl, appointed as Vice President of Talent Strategy at Barton Associates in January 2024, brings over 16 years of healthcare staffing expertise. She excels in building high-impact Talent/HR teams that not only meet operational goals but also drive strategic outcomes. Katie leads the development and execution of Barton’s talent strategy and culture initiatives, leveraging data and analytics for continuous improvement. Her focus on value-driven initiatives enhances the company’s reputation and prioritizes employee experience, affirming human capital as a competitive advantage.
Katie served 6 years on the Board of Directors for the Association of Talent Development, and frequently speaks at national Industry, HR, and Talent conferences to share best practices. Outside of work, Katie spends as much time as possible outdoors with her husband and twin sons.
Katie was named to Staffing Industry Analysts 2024 ‘Global Power 150 Women in Staffing’ list!
Learn more about Katie:
www.linkedin.com/in/katiekuhl1/
Stacy Cyr
Stacy Cyr joined Barton Associates as the Director of Marketing in Nov 2020 where she is responsible for the execution of all marketing efforts including digital and offline marketing that bring highly skilled healthcare professionals and in-need facilities to the Barton website.
For more than 15 years Stacy has continued to hone her skills at startups, large-and-small businesses, and now the 6th largest locum tenens agency in the United States.
Outside of work, Stacy enjoys traveling with her husband and spending time with him and their two dogs Jackson and Jethro.
Learn more about Stacy:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacycyr/
Jonathan Retchin
Jonathan Retchin is the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Learning at Barton & Associates. Jonathan joined Barton in 2010 as an Operations Manager, and in late 2015, became the Director of Talent Acquisition.
Jonathan oversees all internal recruiting and hiring. In 2019, he assumed responsibility for Learning & Development and has since successfully implemented a LMS system and developed numerous training programs for the organization.
Outside of work, Jonathan enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.
Learn more about Jon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-retchin-4aba751/
John Maher
John Maher joined Barton & Associates, as the Director of Human Resources, in May 2022. As a Senior Human Resources leader and business partner John oversees HR functional areas such as benefits, compensation, employee relations, compliance, organizational structure and HR information systems.
John is known for being an excellent communicator, problem solver, subject matter expert and change agent while maintaining the highest ethical standards. John also serves as a mentor to others and aligns with business partners to achieve organizational success.
Learn more about John:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrmaher/