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Purpose-Driven
Support

APEX MODEL APEX comes alongside leaders who are called to serve the IDD community. Through hands-on support, proven playbooks, operational guidance, and a shared commitment to exceptional care, we help build strong local teams that can serve with excellence. Explore Our Model Scroll To Explore Let's Connect! NEXT PREV

A Mission
Bigger Than One

FOR PARTNERS APEX invites mission-aligned leaders to help build person-centered IDD ventures in the communities they serve. If you have a heart to serve, a desire to lead, and a commitment to raising the standard of care, we’d be glad to start the conversation. Explore Partnership Scroll To Explore Let's Connect! NEXT PREV

Person-Centered IDD Ventures

APEX Mission APEX builds purpose-driven, person-centered ventures that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the people who care for them. We help mission-aligned leaders build an organization rooted in service, quality, and operational clarity. Learn More About APEX Scroll To Explore Let's Connect!
WHO WE ARE

Building IDD Ventures with Purpose, Care, and Operational Support

APEX comes alongside mission-aligned leaders to build person-centered IDD ventures that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the people who care for them. Through shared values, practical support, and a commitment to exceptional care, we help leaders build organizations that can serve their communities well.

Partner

We listen first, align around goals and provide resources and expertise to help you grow responsibly.

Protect

We safeguard mission with compliance support, quality frameworks and operational playbooks to ensure high standards. 

Prove

We set clear baselines, measure progress and provide transparent reporting so stakeholders see the impact of your work. 

About APEX
The APEX Model

Benefits Of Working With APEX

APEX brings key resources to our partnering relationships. TOGETHER we develop and sustain excellence.

01

Embody The Mission

Expand with confidence, knowing your purpose and quality of care are safeguarded against mission drift. 
02

Build With Steady Support

Access aligned capital, startup support, and operational resources that provide security during growth or transition.
03

Navigate Complexity With Confidence

Receive practical guidance around licensing, compliance, reimbursement, strategic planning, and durable systems. We serve as a trusted resource and sounding board, helping leaders navigate complexity while maintaining ownership of the vision, decisions, and impact.
04

Lead Locally, Serve Personally

Stay rooted in your community while leveraging the strength, expertise, and support of a broader network dedicated to exceptional service. Through strong leadership, quality care, and measurable outcomes, build lasting trust with families, funders, and regulators.
05

Grow With Purpose & Accountability

Reach more individuals through your work, meet your financial growth objectives, and strengthen your professional success and community reputation.
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GET TO KNOW US

Meet Our Leadership Team

The APEX partners share a common motivation: a heart to serve and a commitment to collaborate. Together they pair their expertise in strategy, finance and operations with deep compassion for the I/DD community, ensuring APEX’s partners can grow without compromising the mission that matters most.

David Marvin

As a strategic leader at APEX, David shapes the firm’s direction and makes key investment decisions. His dedication to the I/DD community comes from a personal passion for advocating for people with special needs and ensuring those who support them earn a livable wage. Beyond his role as an investor, David is a committed husband and father of three who enjoys hunting, fishing and other outdoor adventures. He’s constantly investing in his own growth through coaching and mentorship, and he brings that same spirit of continual improvement to every partnership.

Gina Braden

Gina provides operational leadership and strategic support to APEX’s portfolio companies. With more than 20 years of leadership experience, she is passionate about building strong teams, developing people, and helping organizations achieve sustainable growth. Guided by her faith in God, she believes serving others with excellence creates lasting impact.

For the past decade, Gina has focused on serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), helping organizations strengthen their culture, deliver exceptional care, and improve outcomes for the people they support.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, children, son-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Brian Sunderland

Brian serves as an operating partner at APEX Partner Group. A 17-year career in law enforcement instilled in him a deep sense of service and responsibility. Today, he channels that dedication into operations, market analysis, and helping build sustainable organizations that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Brian is passionate about helping people with IDD live with dignity and independence, and he collaborates closely with partners to build systems that make that possible. Away from work, he enjoys dirt biking, golfing, and exploring the outdoors with his family.

Dan Kish

Dan helps APEX build strong local teams, solve problems, and create the systems needed to grow while prioritizing both the people being served and those providing care. His background includes management consulting, leading two companies through turnarounds, and coaching and advising small-business owners. Dan’s purpose is rooted in glorifying God, and he is passionate about delivering excellent service to the I/DD community and creating workplaces where great people can flourish and find joy in their work. He approaches his work and life with the conviction that every situation can be improved, and every person has the potential to grow. Dan lives in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, with his wife and four children. 

 

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