Meet Our Team of Administrators

Lisa Stracks co-founded Cormendi Health with Dr. Stracks and manages marketing, finance, and human resources. In a previous career, she was an editor, which reinforced her strong interest in education and excellence, and she uses that experience to continually refine Cormendi’s connection with all our stakeholders. She is committed to creating a place where both clients and staff are able to reach their full potential in life.

Lisa enjoys spending time with her husband, Dr. Stracks, and their two teenagers. When not working, you can find her with a book in her hand, out walking, in the garden, or on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Nirali Bhatt serves as the Practice Manager for the office of Cormendi Health. She is a medical school graduate, with a primary focus on healthcare management and administration. Nirali was born in London, England, and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She has a strong background in healthcare management, including managing, opening, and growing clinics. Prior to joining the team at Cormendi Health, she gained experience at home healthcare agencies and a psychiatry and therapy clinic. Nirali has a passion for helping others, which reflects in her belief that everyone is deserving of equal and impeccable healthcare service.

In her free time, Nirali enjoys reading, traveling, and swimming.

Alexandra is our New Patient Coordinator and Marketing Assistant. Originally from California, she now lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two young sons. Alexandra loves being the first point of contact with all of our new patients and cultivating the Seasonal Eats section of our monthly newsletter.

Natalie has practiced as a clinical massage therapist, a phlebotomist, and now as a medical assistant to be able to broaden her knowledge of hands-on medical care while also incorporating the holistic approaches she learned as a CMT. Natalie coordinates client care, including assisting clients with questions, scheduling, lab orders, and follow-up. 

When she is not studying medicine, Natalie loves to study astronomy and does kickboxing as a stress reliever. 

After graduating college, Caroline worked in medical video production and P.R. Working with various healthcare professionals, she realized she’d rather be doing what they’re doing than what she was doing, so after taking some time off to raise her 2 sons, she returned to school to become a Medical Assistant. Caroline met Dr. Stracks when they worked together at Northwestern, and she joined Cormendi in January 2018.

Caroline and her husband divide their time between Canada and Chicago.

Blythe joined our marketing team after working for 19 years in the hospitality industry, and loves being able to bring her personal touch and expertise in connecting clients and services at Cormendi. Blythe is the proud mom of two amazing kids, Henry and Charlotte, and two furry companions, Jake and Lily, and most of her weekends are spent cheering on her kids at their hockey games or cheerleading competitions.

Devon is originally from Ohio where she attended Miami University and received a business degree in Management Information Systems. Much of her career was spent in sales management in the clothing and luxury home furnishings market. She now lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children.

Devon enjoys spending time watching her children participate in all of their extracurricular interests. When not working or driving the kids to activities, she enjoys playing pickle-ball, watching college football, and listening to a good book.