As the CEO of ProActive Work Health Services, Daniel Pesci is responsible for running all facets of the business. Pesci has a proven executive and transformative management track record with over 25 years of healthcare industry experience; with 18 of those years focused on occupational medicine. Daniel prides himself on his stellar ability to exponentially grow businesses fiscally and physically. This is best evidenced by the growth that the company has experienced under his leadership, exponentially growing from $300K annual revenue to over $15M and launching six new sites that have significantly stimulated local economies.
Daniel’s longstanding success in the healthcare and occupational medicine industries is highly attributed to the exceptional education received at the Universidad de Palermo, CABA, Argentina, where he received his Bachelor's degree and his MBA.
Saonti Roy joined ProActive Work Health Services in 2018 and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer, where she is responsible for leading the organization’s financial strategy and overseeing enterprise-wide financial operations. In this role, Saonti partners closely with executive leadership to align financial performance, operational metrics, and strategic initiatives in support of ProActive’s long-term growth, scalability, and national expansion.
As CFO, Saonti oversees financial planning and analysis, accounting, revenue cycle performance, infrastructure systems, and capital allocation, ensuring that financial discipline supports both day-to-day operations and long-range strategic objectives. She plays a central role in evaluating new market opportunities, guiding investment decisions, and supporting ProActive’s expansion into new geographies and service lines. Her work has been instrumental in building the financial foundation necessary to scale operations while maintaining strong compliance, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
Previously, Saonti served as Financial Controller at ProActive, where she was deeply involved in strengthening internal financial controls, improving reporting visibility, and supporting the company through periods of rapid growth and geographic expansion. During this time, she helped professionalize financial processes and infrastructure to support an increasingly complex, multi-location organization.
Saonti brings more than 15 years of experience in healthcare management, with deep expertise in enterprise finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions analysis, due diligence, and strategic planning. She has significant experience working with physician-led organizations, occupational health platforms, and multi-site healthcare operations, enabling her to balance clinical realities with financial and operational rigor.
Prior to joining ProActive, Saonti held senior financial leadership roles at US HealthWorks and Hedman Partners, where she gained extensive experience in healthcare finance, performance management, and transaction support. Across her career, she has been recognized for her analytical rigor, collaborative leadership style, and ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for executive teams and stakeholders.
Saonti holds a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, and an MBA, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. She is known for her disciplined, data-driven approach and her commitment to building scalable financial frameworks that support sustainable growth and long-term value creation.
Elia Sanchez serves as Senior Vice President, Communications and Brand Strategy at ProActive Work Health Services. She leads the company’s corporate communications, brand strategy, external relations, and storytelling initiatives, helping shape ProActive’s identity as a leader in occupational medicine.
As a cornerstone of ProActive, Elia has held diverse leadership roles across Sales, Marketing, Communications, and Human Resources. Most recently as Vice President of Human Resources, she played a pivotal role in strengthening organizational culture, supporting leadership, and guiding employees through periods of rapid growth and transformation. Her broad experience across the organization gives her a unique perspective on aligning strategy, people, and communication to advance ProActive’s mission.
Before joining ProActive, Elia spent over a decade at 21st Century Fox as Director of Business Integration and Community Engagement, where she led strategic partnerships, marketing campaigns, and activations across divisions nationwide—including primetime TV, blockbuster films, animation, and major sporting events. She also spearheaded initiatives that leveraged corporate resources to support under-resourced communities across the country.
Elia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge, and a Master’s degree in Communication Management from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Nancy Emerson is the Director of Integrations at ProActive Work Health Services, bringing over 30 years of experience in clinical operations and occupational medicine. Since joining ProActive in 2019, Nancy first served as Director of Operations for five years, overseeing company-wide operations and ensuring clinical quality, efficiency, and compliance across all centers. She later transitioned to her current role, leading multi-state integrations and ensuring newly acquired centers align with ProActive’s clinical, operational, and cultural standards. Nancy also played a key role in the development and launch of the company’s new EMR system in 2024, advancing consistency and scalability across the enterprise.
Prior to ProActive, Nancy spent three decades at U.S. HealthWorks, where she served as a Center Manager and founding member of the Trailblazer Integration Team, responsible for onboarding and mentoring staff at newly acquired centers. She later became Integration Manager, leading complex integrations of multiple centers simultaneously and supporting the transition of more than 200 centers during USHW’s acquisition by Concentra.
Nancy’s extensive experience in operational leadership, clinical excellence, and large-scale integrations makes her a key driver of ProActive’s growth and commitment to delivering high-quality occupational healthcare.
Joseph Aliotti has joined ProActive Work Health Services as Director of Business Development for the Northern California region. Joseph will be responsible for increasing revenue by way of strategic mergers and acquisitions in that region. Joseph joins ProActive Work Health Services with over 20 years of experience in occupational medicine, program development and initiation. Prior to joining ProActive, Joseph was the Business and Development Administrator for a large Central Valley Occupational Medicine Organization.