In addition to the founder and CEO, Steve Horen, Koved’s team includes experienced and highly qualified Care Managers with expertise in Geriatrics, Psychiatric Care, Hospice and Palliative Care, and Medical / Surgical Care

Steven R. Horen; Founder and CEO

After a long career in technology-focused Venture Capital and Investment Banking, Steve began a new chapter as a health care entrepreneur. As a young person, he was actively involved during the formation and planning
phases of the Connecticut Hospice, as a volunteer office worker and member of the Building and Site Selection Committee. This involvement stemmed from his family’s inclusion in the Hospice Care Feasibility Study that was conducted at Yale University from 1969 - 1971, in which his mother was a patient. He grew up in an extended family in which home-based care, and preservation of dignity in the face of serious illness were the norm.

These experiences inform Koved’s service model, which emphasises advocacy-driven, highly coordinated care and care management, intended to optimize quality of life for our clients. Stated a different way, we apply the care optimization principles of the Hospice movement to care for clients who are recovering from acute illness, are living long-term with chronic illness(es).

Steve's early work history includes direct care-giving experience, having worked as an orderly during and after college at hospitals in New York City, Connecticut and California.

Koved Care provides an opportunity for Steve to apply all of the skills and experience gained working with start-up / growth companies over the course of the Manufacturing, VC and Equity Research phases of his career. He holds joint MBA/MA East Asian Studies degrees from the Darden School / University of Virginia, and a BA in Economics from Beloit College. From 2003-2005 he served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of New Leaf Services in San Francisco, a non-profit addiction treatment program focused on the LGBT population.

Linda Wohlsen, Regional Manager, and Care Manager, California

With more than 10 years of experience as a care manager working with geriatric clients and individuals with psychiatric disabilities, Linda brings a wealth of experience and practical know-how to assist her clients. She has worked in community-based psycho-social environments as well as personal in-home settings. Linda provides clients with a blend of understanding and realistic approaches to help them achieve their highest level of independence. Linda holds a Masters in Counseling from San Francisco State University, a Bachelors degree in Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco as well as a Care Management Certification. With 15 years in marketing and operations in various companies and start-ups in the San Francisco Bay Area she brings business acumen as well as clinical skills to the Koved Care team

Sharman Garrison, BS, RN Care Manager, California

Sharman is a BS level RN with 10 years of experience on staff at the Oregon State Hospital, working with persistently ill psychiatric clients across a wide range of diagnosis categories.  In addition to her extremely solid psychiatric background, she has worked extensively with geriatric patients, including those with dementia, and especially relevant to her work at Koved Care, with geriatric clients who have axis-1 diagnoses.

Sheila O'Brien, BS, RN, Regional Manager, NY Tri-State Region 

Sheila holds a BS in nursing from Fairfield University, and has been a home health nurse manager for over 10 years.  She has managed virtually every aspect of providing both medical and non-medical care in both home and facility-based settings over the course of her career.  In addition, she is an experienced RN Care Manager, with expertise relating to Geriatric, Psychiatric and Gero-Psych cases.