Board Member
Dr. Melvin Oakley is a Founder and Board Member of HighFive. Dr. Oakley is Chad Trull’s partner in Krowten Capital, L.L.C. and values this relationship far more than the business. Dr. Oakley has been an investor and advisor to many successful companies including Hospicelink, L.L.C. (2011), HighFive (2018), Northwest Florida Land and Capital, L.L.C. (2007), Affinity Hospice, L.L.C. (2016), LifeCare Hospice, L.L.C. (2009), Independent Medical Equipment, L.L.C. (2011), Oakley Properties, L.L.C. (1992), and Respiratory Homecare, L.L.C. (1986).
Dr. Oakley founded and practiced medicine with Eufaula Internal Medicine from 1982 until 2017. EIM is now owned and operated by The Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates.
Dr. Oakley is a graduate of The University of Richmond (1973). He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1977. Dr. Oakley’s postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine was completed at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Oakley now serves as the Corporate Medical Director for Affinity Hospice headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
