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Sidney Greenberger
Chairman & CEO
Sidney Greenberger began his illustrious career in healthcare as a dietary worker and as a quality assurance aide. After working and excelling in these roles, Sidney was recognized for his hard work and achievements and was trained and promoted to a business-office position in charge of Medicaid eligibility and collections. After becoming an assistant administrator, and then, in 1993, a practicing administrator, Sidney became well-known for his positive work ethic, his in-depth knowledge and understanding of the always-evolving healthcare market, and his unyielding commitment as a leader entrusted with ensuring the health and well-being of his clients as well as the morale and satisfaction of his employees. As a consultant to healthcare centers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida, his expertise is in high demand. His forward-thinking, pleasant personality and deep understanding of the healthcare industry has contributed to the success of the facilities he owns and manages.

Heshy Klein
President
Heshy Klein offers an outstanding contribution to AristaCare's executive management team. His extensive and notable experience in the long-term care/sub-acute field make him an authority in all financial and business operations. Heshy's strong analytical, interpersonal and presentation skills have fostered his successful track record of improving profitability through cost reduction, increased efficiency and revenue enhancement. His broad, yet in-depth knowledge of the various governmental Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement systems, make him an expert when dealing with the ever-changing reimbursement environment. Heshy's unique problem-solving and organizational skills contribute to his success at mastering and streamlining efficient business operations as a whole.

Peter F. Kisylia, CPA, MBA
Executive Vice President/CFO
As a CPA and MBA, Pete joins AristaCare with more than 20 years of executive finance experience in the healthcare field. Most recently, Pete held the position of CFO at Saint Clares Health System. Headquartered in Denville, NJ, Saint Clares' System included four acute care hospitals, one skilled nursing facility, and one outpatient imaging center. Its services included ICU, CCU, cardiology, oncology, behavioral health, pediatrics, tobacco treatment programs, sleep disorder programs--among many other services and programs. In addition to overseeing AristaCare's fiscal operations, Pete, as CFO, will be charged with seeking out and evaluating new programs, services and business opportunities at both the individual facility level as well as companywide.

Renee' Pruzansky
Chief Operating Officer
Renee' boasts an illustrious healthcare background encompassing marketing, sales, and public relations for the past 15-plus years. Renee's ability to network with key decision makers and physicians has her well positioned in the healthcare market. Her unique approach in creating and developing niche markets and innovative programs, is what distinguishes AristaCare's facilities from their competitors. Among the many successful programs Renee' developed are the CARF accredited Stroke Recovery Program, Cardiac Boot Camp, A Subacute Cardiac Conditioning and Education Program, the Spinal Cord Injury Program, the Healthy Healing Wound Care Program, the Peritoneal Dialysis Program, the Alzheimer's/Dementia Program, the Indian and Hispanic Programs, and more. Her track record in public relations and high impact marketing events brings the success and results demanded in this fast paced industry. Renee's in-depth understanding of information technology, combined with her aptitude for methodical statistical analysis, has been the driving force behind the development and implementation of AristaCare's proprietary database software, which has been key to the tremendous admissions and census-building success for which she is famous.

Joseph Vescio, MBA
Assistant Vice President - Finance
Joe Vescio has made a name for himself in the field of healthcare finance, most significantly in the areas of budgeting and reimbursement. After serving his country for ten years as an aircraft controller in the United States Air Force, Joe received his accounting degree and held executive finance roles at several major healthcare institutions and corporations over the past eighteen years, including Deborah Heart and Lung Center, CentraState Medical Center, Meridian Health Systems, and Saint Clares Health System. As Assistant Vice President of Finance, Joe will oversee all accounting, budgeting, reimbursement and financial reporting functions under the direction of the CFO.

Peretz Stern
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer for AristaCare, Peretz and his team are charged with the responsibility of ensuring uninterrupted data flow between AristaCare and its affiliated facilities and for maintaining a central data repository that feeds off an infrastructure spread across multiple facilities and multiple states. As the former systems administrator for a publicly traded health and beauty aide company, and with more then 10 years experience in Information Technology, Peretz personifies cutting-edge IT infrastructure and design. His professional strong points include the seamless integration of internet and intranet, as well as his ability to balance the need to ensure a constant flow of necessary data, while at the same time limiting the same flow based on sound security policies and in compliance with applicable regulatory statutes, such as HIPAA.

Melissa Guglielmo, CTRS, LNHA
Vice President of Operations
Melissa has an accomplished past in the long term care industry. She specializes in regulatory compliance, and initiating quality improvement programs. Her ability to detect and quickly resolve any non compliance in all departments is among her many distinguished achievements. Her hands-on approach and strong commitment to team building is what ensures the success of the many proven systems she implements. As a CTRS in a long-term care setting, she demonstrated exceptional outcomes in the creation of fall, wandering and restraint reduction programs. She then furthered her career by becoming a licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA) in NJ & PA. Melissa's strong leadership ability has given her an excellent track record of creating and successfully implementing systems for increased regulatory compliance, cost control/reduction, and employee morale. Her firm but fair approach, along with her strong commitment to her work, has earned her much respect in the industry. AristaCare sets high standards within its facilities, and Melissa's tenacity, perseverance, and relationship-building ensure each new Center reaches, exceeds, and maintains the high quality of compliance that AristaCare expects.

Mona Lynch
Executive Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
Mona Lynch holds a certification from Rutgers University in human resource management. She has had extensive experience in all facets of human resource management including staff recruitment, labor relations and staff retention. From a regulatory standpoint, Mona is responsible for keeping abreast and overseeing compliance with the multitude of HR-related regulations including FMLA, ADA, OSHA, and HIPAA as well as applicable EEOC and NLRB guidelines. She also is an expert in workers compensation claims handling and processing as well as benefits administration, including pension, 401(k), and health insurance.

Bonnie Saunders, PT, MPA, CDP
Director of Rehabilitation and Program Development
As a physical therapist by profession, Bonnie Saunders' career spans back over twenty years when she began as a staff therapist at Logan General Hospital in West Virginia. Bonnie earned her Masters in Public Administration with applied in Health Science Administration from the University of Missouri in 1996. Since that time, she has become widely recognized in the healthcare industry for her forward-thinking approach to rehabilitative medicine and techniques by utilizing the most cutting edge and technologically advanced rehabilitative equipment available on the market. It is that experience and mindset that compelled AristaCare to bring her on board as Director of Rehabilitation and Program Development. Some of Bonnie's tremendous accomplishments at AristaCare include the implementation of some of our key clinical programs, such as the Stroke Recovery Rehabilitation Program, Cardiac Boot Camp, the VitalStim Dysphagia Therapy Program, the Healthy Healing Wound Care Program, and the Nostalgia Park Dementia Program.

GENERAL STAFF

Claridania Adames
Assistant to CEO & COO

Danielle Bennett
Administrative Assistant

Norman Besser
Accounts Payable Manager

Jenny Caba
Human Resources Assistant

Helen Delesky
Accounts Payables Assistant

Vanessa Fernandez
A/R Assistant Manager/Bookkeeper

Provi Finch
A/R Billing Assistant

Patricia Gaub
Account Payables Director

Ari Genuth
Director of Purchasing

Nathan Goldberg
Accounts Payable Assistant

Gitty Goldstein
A/R Billing Assistant

Ephraim Halpert
Operations/Special Projects

Connie Jeroslowitz
A/R Management Specialist

Jake Komin
Clinical Reimbursement Analyst

Chaim Levin
Controller

Gaddy Orshten
Director of Payroll

Mariel Ortiz
A/R Billing Assistant

Mark Rader
Director of Business Applications

Chaim Rottenberg
Executive Assistant

Jeff Schwartz
A/R Manager, "Special Assignments"

David Silberstein
A/R Manager

Mark Stein
A/R Billing Assistant

Chad Teichman
Assistant to CEO

Lori E. Theiss
Creative Director

Michelle Wiener
Reception Services/Payroll Assistant

Drew Zarillo
Network Administrator