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Elite365 Names Carolina Araya CEO as Founder Clark Becomes Chairman
Elite365 names COO Carolina Araya CEO; founder Tracy Clark becomes executive chairman. Araya oversaw two acquisitions and will lead the company's first MSP program.
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Elite365 Family of Brands named Carolina Araya its new chief executive officer, succeeding founder Tracy Clark, who moves to executive chairman and operating partner with the company's equity sponsor. The change, effective immediately, follows a period of acquisitions and service-line expansion at the Irving, Texas-based healthcare staffing firm.
Araya joined Elite365 as chief operating officer in 2025 after more than 25 years in healthcare staffing. She held executive roles at AMN Healthcare and Medical Express before overseeing the integration of two acquisitions at Elite365: Wilderness Medical Staffing and Focus Staff. She was named a 2026 Staffing 100 North America honoree by Staffing Industry Analysts.
Clark founded Elite365 in 2022 and led its growth from a single startup into a six-division platform. Over the past year, revenue doubled in the locum tenens and allied health segments. The company's International Nursing Division, launched in 2023, has brought more than 600 nurses to the U.S. Clark was a 2025 Staffing 100 North America honoree.