Executive Leadership

Carla Falkner is an executive with over 20 years of experience in operations and management of a multi-million dollar corporation in Mobile, Alabama. She is the founder of Innovative Medicine Partners and CEO of BelleFire Records, Nashville, Tennessee.

Carla’s background is key to the oversight of Innovative Medicine Partners, from establishing operations to forging strategic business relationships. Carla is skilled in startup companies and turnarounds, fiscal budgets, contract negotiations and cost management. She provides corporate structure and administration. Carla ensures the company has effective operational and financial procedures in place. She designs and implements business operations by establishing policies that promote company culture and vision.

Carla’s charge is to develop key partnerships and manage the day-to-day operations of the company and its subsidiaries. She works daily on financial decisions and responsibilities. Her vision for Innovative Medicine Partners is to create and maintain a collaborative environment that fosters innovation in all aspects of the corporation.

Carla holds a degree with a double major in Music Performance and Psychology from Faulkner. She was Miss Faulkner (1997-1998). Her accomplishments include “Female Vocalist of the Year” at the New Music Awards in Los Angeles, Member of SESAC Performing Rights Organization, The Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music, The Nashville Songwriters Association, the Country Music Hall of Fame, National Association of Professional Women and the International Association of Professional Women.

Carla is a co-patent holder and inventor of a novel medical technology in the area of audio and acoustics.

Dr. Deneen Plessala brings her extensive research and clinical experience to the Innovative Medicine Partners team. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University and her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. She continued her medical training at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama where she completed her pediatric internship and residency in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. After practicing in the pediatric clinics at the Jefferson County Health Department and the Mobile Health Department, she joined Children’s Medical Group in Mobile, Alabama. She is a member of numerous medical societies and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

As Chief Medical Officer of Innovative Medicine Partners, Dr. Plessala is responsible for the comprehensive research necessary to bring an idea for an innovative medical device from concept to fruition. She spends a great deal of time analyzing all available peer reviewed literature to gain a thorough understanding of the problem being investigated, addressing clinical aspects as well as ensuring the patentability and marketability of a particular device. Collaborating with inventors, intellectual property attorneys, and engineers, Dr. Plessala plays a crucial role in the patent application process, design and production of prototypes, and development and analysis of clinical trials. She also works closely with Innovative Medicine Partners’ regulatory department to compile the extensive material required for FDA submission and clearance.

Dr. Plessala is an inventor and co-patent holder of a novel medical device that deals with day-to-day patient care.