Northwest Clinical Trials Management Team
Dr. Brock McConnehey
medical director & CEO
Dr. Brock McConnehey is board-certified in family medicine and is also a certified physician investigator (CPI) through the Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators (APPI/ACRP). There are currently only 480 CPIs in the United States. He has nine years of clinical research experience, including involvement in more than 100 clinical trials, including both early and late-phase protocols. Dr. McConnehey assisted another large research organization to plan, build, staff, and profitably operate an early-phase unit in 2005. Dr. McConnehey is active in national, state, and local organizations, including a recent appointment to the APPI exam committee responsible for content of the investigator exam administered to physicians seeking certification. He also serves as the treasurer of the Idaho Osteopathic Physicians Association on the medical records committee at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. He received his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1995.
Dr. Diane McConnehey
vice president
Dr. Diane McConnehey is board-certified in family medicine. She has devoted her practice to dermatology, combining a specialized medical background with strong sales abilities. Prior to medical school, Dr. McConnehey worked her way through undergraduate studies as an office manager of a multi-specialty medical clinic in southern California. She has nine years of clinical research experience with involvement in more than 50 clinical trials, including both early- and late-phase protocols, while maintaining her own full-time private practice. Diane received her medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1995.
Kirk Wilterding
coo
Kirk Wilterding has over 12 years at the senior executive level. In 1994, he founded and personally funded National Employment Inc. and National Employment Software services. NEI and NESS were California-based multi-location contingent and direct placement firms, providing a wide spectrum of staffing for a variety of disciplines, including information technology, accounting, and executive management. Kirk sold the company in 2000 to pursue real-estate investment. In 2003, he founded K&K investments with business partner Kevin Lemmo. K&K Investments, Inc. is a land development corporation currently involved in commercial and residential projects.