Apropo Executive Management Team
The Apropô Benefits Management team, which includes RNs and physicians, is experienced in both DME and benefits management, with a special emphasis on medically-based decision making.
Terry Coplin – Chief Executive Officer
A founder of Apropô, Terry Coplin’s experience includes serving as chief executive officer of Agate Resources, Inc., a holding company for medical business ventures. Mr. Coplin supervises and coordinates all day-to-day operations of Apropô, and together with other members of the management team, directs and coordinates all planning, administrative and financial functions. Mr. Coplin has more than 15 years of experience in financial and administrative management of medical groups as well as health plan design and development. He holds degrees in mathematics and medical technology, as well as a master’s degree in business from Gonzaga University.
John E. Sattenspiel, M.D. – Senior Medical Director
Dr. John Sattenspiel joined the Apropô team after 24 years of private practice family medicine. Since 1982, Dr. Sattenspiel has been a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and in 2002 was elected by its congress of delegates to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. He served as clinical assistant professor of family practice at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Salem, and received the 2001 Master Teacher Award and the 2002 Alumni Association Meritorious Achievement Award from the Department of Family Medicine at OHSU. A board certified family physician, Dr. Sattenspiel received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Arizona in Tucson. He completed his family medicine residency at OHSU in Portland Oregon.
David Cole – Chief Operations Officer
A founding member of the Apropô team, David Cole lends extensive financial experience to the company. Additionally, he has experience with company startups and corporate development. At Apropô, his responsibilities include monitoring and preparing financial reports, as well as negotiating the terms of healthcare contracts. A certified public accountant, Mr. Cole is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Cassandra C. SkinnerLopata - General Counsel
Cassandra C. SkinnerLopata is the General Counsel for Agate Healthcare, parent company of Apropô Benefits Management.
Cass brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this position. She earned her law degree at the University of Oregon, where she had also completed post-baccalaureate studies in pre-medical sciences.
She started her own law firm in 2007 and has graded bar exams for the Board of Bar Examiners of the Oregon State Bar for the past three years.
She is a current member of the Oregon State Bar, the Lane County Bar Association, Lane County Women Lawyers, the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Association, The Oregon Minority Lawyers Association, and is a board member of Oregon Women Lawyers and Head Start of Lane County.
Cass also serves as a commissioner for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. She also serves as a quarterly guest speaker for the University of Oregon Student Health Center's Peer Health Education Program.
Cass also remains actively involved with the Eugene-Springfield community. Most recently she was a recipient of the 2010 Rising Business Stars Award from the Register-Guard / Blue Chip business magazine.
The award recognizes her professional excellence and significant contributions to the community through her work with the Stop Violence Against Women Clinic Project and the Governor's Council on Domestic Violence, among others.
Amanda Cobb – Director 
Amanda Cobb worked for Apropô in 2001, when it was still being conceptualized. She has since continued with Apropô, working in operations, compliance, employee and provider education, communications, marketing and product development. She currently oversees Apropô operations, account management, marketing and vendor relations. Ms. Cobb received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Idaho and has eight years of experience in the health care industry.