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- Senior
Management Staff
- General Staff
Sidney Greenberger
Chief Executive Officer
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.
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Heshy Klein
Chief Operating Officer
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.
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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.
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Renee' Pruzansky
Senior Vice President
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.
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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.
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Richard Temple, MBA
Chief Information and Business Intelligence Officer/CIO
As the former Vice President of IT and Chief Intelligence
Officer at Saint Clares Health Systems, Rich was successful in
changing the paradigm of health care delivery by implementing a
robust fully integrated computerized electronic medical records
(EMR) system. In conjunction with the fully paperless EMR system
(which included the deployment of seventeen distinct clinical
solutions across four hospitals), Rich and his team developed
the Statistical Analysis Reporting (STAR) system, which provided
real time benchmarking, metrics and statistics to the system's
VPs, managers, and clinicians. Working in conjunction with
AristaCare's finance, operations, clinical, and marketing teams,
Rich will oversee the complete electronic integration of these
traditionally distinct and segregated operational units into a
consolidated, collaborative, multi-platform, data mining and
sharing, business intelligence hub.
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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.
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Melissa
Guglielmo, CTRS, LNHA
Director 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.
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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.
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Nancy R. Petrillo, R.Ph.
Director of Pharmacy Services
Nancy Petrillo joins AristaCare at one of the most
critical junctures in the history of institutionalized pharmacy
services. With the advent of Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug
Plans (PDPs), and other newly adapted federal quality-control
guidelines, the time was ripe for AristaCare, one
of the most forward-thinking long-term and post-acute-care
providers, to add the services of a full time registered
pharmacist to the ranks of its corporate infrastructure. As
corporate pharmacist, Nancy is responsible for the oversight of
pharmacy quality control, policy and procedures, and resident and
patient satisfaction. For 16 years prior to joining AristaCare, Nancy held the positions of professional services
coordinator, national project manager, and director of account
management at a nationally recognized institutional pharmacy
provider. Nancy has participated in regional quality improvement
committees aimed at improving medication dispensing processes; she
was instrumental in the development, implementation, and training
of Medicare Part D regulations and guidelines; she spearheaded
cost containment and therapeutic substitution programs; and was
responsible for servicing over 40,000 skilled nursing and assisted
living beds.
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.
David Gottlieb
Senior Director of Contracting and Materials Management
David has been active
in the healthcare field for the past seven years, where in his
most recent position he acted as Director of Materials
Management for Care One. David was responsible for the issuance
of RFP's, negotiation of vendor contracts, driving compliance to
these programs, and reviewing vendor performance. Several
million dollars in savings were realized as a result of these
initiatives.
Over the next few months, David will tackle the purchasing of
all items, and will be focusing initially on such items as
rental therapy surfaces, office supplies, utility expenses,
labs, and x-ray. David will handle all aspects of purchasing
from standardizing formularies and sending out RFP's to
reviewing and executing contracts, while managing all programs.
In addition, he will set up trials for new programs that will
ultimately be beneficial to our residents, and cost effective to
our company. These initiatives will ensure maximum productivity
and profitability for AristaCare.
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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
Michelle Diaz
Reception Services
Vanessa Fernandez
A/R Assistant Manager/Bookkeeper
Provi Finch
A/R Billing Assistant
Patricia Gaub
Account Payables Director
Gitty Goldstein
A/R Billing Assistant
Connie Jeroslowitz
A/R Management Specialist
Eli Katz
Payroll Specialist
Chaim Levin
Budgeting Manager
Mariel Ortiz
A/R Billing Assistant
Mark Rader
Director of Business
Applications
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
Drew Zarillo
IT Help Desk Technician
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