Title: Director, Owner
Company: New England Center of Oncoplastic Surgery
Location: Garden City, NY United States
Motivated by her desire to help others, Anke Ott Young currently serves as the director and owner of the New England Center of Oncoplastic Surgery, where she provides plastic and reconstructive surgeries to cancer patients. Her greatest strengths are the reconstructive surgeries she provides to breast cancer patients.
Title: Executive Director, Founder
Company: Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group
Location: Geneva, IL United States
With 35 years of experience in health care, Constance Polke is the executive director and founder of the Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group, a nonprofit emergency preparedness response and recovery organization for health care facilities. The group is active and involved in the mid-west region, providing a variety of evacuation facilities, facilities housing and emergency preparedness workshops. CHUG also provides 24/7/365 on-call responses to emergency situations, especially those requiring sheltering-in-place and the evacuation of patients and staff.
Title: Hotelier
Company: Department of Management, Lyall Hotel
Location: South Yarra, VIC Australia
Backed by four decades of experience in hospitality services management, Rowina Thomas is thriving as the hotelier of the Lyall Hotel. She is responsible for all marketing, planning and public relations for the boutique five-star hotel. Ms. Thomas also oversees all daily operations, and is responsible for the styling of the hotel and day spa. She is thrilled that her position is able to utilize her passion for the hospitality industry, as well as follow her interests in design, branding and wellness.
Title: Ambulatory Nurse Lead
Company: Dartmouth Hitchcock
Location: Nashua, NH United States
A registered nurse for nearly 25 years, Carol Townsend has devoted the past 17 to Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Founded in 1893, Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a national leader in patient-centered health care; it is an academic medical center, a full-service children’s hospital, a level-one trauma center and a cancer institute.
Title: Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources
Company: Alper Services, LLC
Location: Chicago, IL United States
Passionate about helping people grow in their careers, Cynthia Ferrara-Elstien gets to do just that in her current position as the senior vice president and director of human resources for Alper Services, LLC. The insurance services company is an industry leader that helps its clients protect their assets, reduce liabilities, and increase profitability. With 35 years of experience under her belt, her strengths are hiring and recruiting talent and implementing standards for performance management. She also educates clients in the area of human resources’ “best” standards of practice by evaluating existing policies and procedures, and making recommendations to help companies maintain compliance with federal and state laws.
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