Our people

Meet our people.

The people at Weatherby Healthcare are experts at possibilities. Expertise starts with a purpose, but develops through smart, gritty tenacity. We’re driven to learn, stay positive and confident, and succeed for our providers, our clients, and each other.

Join our team
A locums physician smiles while sitting and relaxing. A locums physician smiles while sitting and relaxing.

Expertise is grown.

We invest in our people. With Continuous Growth as one of our core values, we support our employees in their career goals. We help them develop expertise and continue to improve with ongoing training in one of the most robust programs in the industry. From our specialty-trained consultants to more than 600 individuals in credentialing, travel, housing, and more, we grow experts who live our core values.

Ladder Icon

See what our customers say.

  • “My relationship with Werner Alvarado was outstanding. … His willingness to provide me with professional advice based on his experience with Weatherby Locums, coupled with his ability to take into account and respect my own knowledge. … I will specifically recommend him (and therefore, Weatherby) to anyone.”

    — Mark Tomas

  • “Good service and good ethical practice in not just matching jobs to fill a quota but actually looking to make sure it is a good match on both sides.”

    — King’s Daughters Health

  • “There was excellent communication between Weatherby via Charlie Allen and me throughout the time that I worked for them. Also, others involved in housing and transportation were also reaching out to make sure that my needs for housing/transportation were met. I felt very well supported throughout.”

    — Sarah Brendler

  • “I’ve been working with them as a locums for over a decade and have found them to be very easy to work with, fair, and professional.”

    — Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC

Work with us *2023 Customer Experience Survey

Great teams start with great leaders.

Luke Woodyard Image

Luke Woodyard

President

Luke has more than 17 years of experience in healthcare staffing, having worked in permanent placement, travel nursing, home health, and locum tenens staffing across multiple organizations. He strongly believes in our core value of Putting People First, whether it is our employees or the providers and clients we serve.

Michael DePaolis Image

Michael DePaolis

Senior Vice President, Sales

Michael has more than 27 years of experience in the staffing industry. He oversees sales for the organization and contributes to the overall company strategy and operations. His knowledge of locum tenens, coupled with his deep commitment to performance excellence, has led to the market-leading growth of the organization.

Warren Wooley Image

Warren Wooley

Senior Vice President, People & Culture

Warren has more than 15 years in staffing experience that includes sales and finance, but his real passion is building a positive employee culture. He oversees people and culture for Weatherby, where he strives to create a workplace that is positive, rewarding, and engaging for our people.