Leadership Team
Shaping our company to improve consumers' lives today and tomorrow
President: Shawn Gretz
Since being promoted to President of Americollect, Shawn has resided over $1.6 billion in revenue recovery and providers have entrusted Americollect with over $10 billion in placements of accounts for recovery during that same period. Shawn leads the Senior Leadership Team in direction and strategy for the organization with the Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance functions reporting directly to him. Prior to his role as President, Shawn was responsible for the sales and marketing functions of Americollect for 15 years, helping grow Americollect by 4000% during that time. In 2018, he was promoted to President and the following year he and Vice President of Operations, Luke Check, became minority owners and have operated as Managing Partners since 2020.
Shawn is an active volunteer for HFMA Wisconsin. He has served as Region 7 Regional Executive, President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and three years as the VP of Programs. In 2020, he earned his HFMA Fellowship designation and was appointed to the HFMA National Advisory Council Revenue Cycle Committee for a two-year term. Shawn has been an active volunteer with AAHAM for several years and is a past president of the Wisconsin Chapter. In 2010, he was awarded the President’s Award for AAHAM Wisconsin. Shawn graduated from UW Oshkosh with a bachelor’s degree in business, majoring in Marketing and Operations Management. Shawn also graduated from UW Oshkosh’s Executive MBA program with a Master of Business Administration in 2016. Shawn’s hobbies includes bike riding, hiking, and pretending to be in the construction trades on weekend projects.
Vice President: Luke Check
As VP of Operations, Luke oversees the Operations, Business Processes, and IT functions of the business that are responsible for optimizing recovery of accounts, managing portfolio and project workflows, and implementing new technology and partners. Luke began his career at Americollect in 2003, working part-time while attending college. Upon graduation from UW Milwaukee in 2008, with a bachelor’s degree in business, he took a full-time position in sales. Then in 2015, Luke became Director of Ameri EBO creating the operational efficiency and infrastructure needed to earn the highest of client loyalty. In 2019, he was promoted to his current position. That same year, Luke and President, Shawn Gretz, became minority owners and have operated as Managing Partners since 2020.
Luke has been an active volunteer for HFMA Michigan (now Michigan Great Lakes Chapter), serving as President, President-Elect, Vice President, and Program Chair. He is also part of the Great Lakes Credit & Collection Association (GLCCA) Wisconsin Legislative. Luke is an active member at Christ Church and enjoys sports, outdoors, cruise vacations, and Wisconsin's four seasons.