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Business: Executives

Election Results for 2020 NCC Board of Directors and Officers

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Jacki S. Witt, JD, MSN, WHNP-BC, FAANP,
President, National Certification Corporation (NCC)

NCC welcomes the knowledge, expertise and support of our Board of Directors.


CHICAGO (PRWEB)

New & Renewed Term Appointments:

Jacki S. Witt, JD, MSN, WHNP-BC, FAANP, a current director was elected to serve as President of NCC. Ms. Witt is currently Coordinator of Prenatal Education at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri and Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Continuing Nursing Education at University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

Education

Post-MS Certificate, University of Kansas Med Center, Kansas City, KS

JD, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

MSN, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

BSN, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO

NCC Service

Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2013 to the present

NCC WHNP Content Team Member

NCC Certification

WHNP-BC, Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner – since 1993

David McLean, MD, MPH, FACOG, C-EFM, a current director was re-elected to serve as Vice-President of NCC. Dr. McLean is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Physician Director for Quality and Patient Safety for Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Education

MD, University of West Indies, Jamaica

MPH, Columbia University, NY

NCC Service

Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2013 to present

Member, EFM Content Team – 2006 to present

NCC Certification

C-EFM, Electronic Fetal Monitoring – since 2005

Darla Baker, MS, RNC-OB, CNM, NEA-BC, C-EFM, a current director, was elected to serve as the Secretary-Treasurer of NCC. Ms. Baker is currently the Clinical Nurse Manager of the Kettering Medical Center Mother/Baby Unit, Beavercreek, Ohio.

Education

M.S. Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

Midwifery Certificate, Institute of Midwifery, Women and Health at Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

B.S. Nursing, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN

A.S. Nursing, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH

NCC Service

Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2017 to present

NCC Item Writer

NCC Certification

RNC-OB, Inpatient Obstetric Nursing – since 2008

C-EFM, Electronic Fetal Monitoring – since 2016

Susan Dendrinos, MSN, RNC-MNN, a current director and was re-elected to serve as a director of NCC. Ms. Dendrinos is the Director of Clinical Operations for Specialty Services at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Education

MSN Administration, Madonna University, Livonia, MI

BSN, Madonna University, Livonia, MI

Henry Ford School of Nursing, Dearborn, MI

NCC Service

Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2017 to present

NCC Certification

RNC-MNN, Maternal Newborn Nursing – since 2007

Tonnyann T. Hurley MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, WHCNS, was elected as a director of NCC. Ms. Hurley is a Clinical Education Specialist, Women’s Service Line at the Academy for Clinical Excellence, St. David’s Healthcare Institution for Learning, Austin, Texas.

Education

DNP University of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama Anticipated graduation 2019

MSN University of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama

BSN New York University, New York, New York

NCC Service

Member, Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Content Team – 2016 to present

NCC Certification

RNC-OB, Inpatient Obstetric Nurse – since 2004

C-EFM, Electronic Fetal Monitoring – since 2006

Carol Wallman, DNP, APRN, CNS, NNP-BC, was elected as a director of NCC. Ms. Wallman is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the NNP Program at Loretta Heights School of Nursing, Regis University, Colorado.

Education

DNP, Regis University, Denver, Colorado

MSN, University of Colorado

NNP Certificate, University of Colorado and the Children’s Hospital of Denver, Colorado

BSN, University of South Carolina

NCC Certification

BC-NNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner – since 1989

Jean Salera-Vieira, DNP, PNS, APRN-CNS, RNC-OB, C-EFM, was elected to serve as the Certified Nurse Representative to the Nominating Committee. Ms. Salera-Vieira is currently a Perinatal CNS at Newport Hospital, Newport, Rhode Island and Adjunct Faculty at Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island.

Education

DNP Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

Post-MS Certificate, PNS, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

MSN, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

BSN, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

BA in Social Work, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

NCC Service

Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2014 to 2019

Member, Inpatient Obstetric Content Team

Policy Review Committee

NCC Certification

RNC-OB, Inpatient Obstetric Nursing – since 2002

C-EFM, Electronic Fetal Monitoring – since 2002

Pam Sullivan was elected to serve as the NCC Board Public Member. Ms. Sullivan is a Real Estate Broker serving the greater Chicago area, Chicago, Illinois.

Education

BA Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Outgoing Directors, Officers and Public Member:

Three long-term Directors have left the NCC Board after serving their maximum terms; NCC Past-President, Suzanne L. Staebler, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, FAANP and NCC Director, Jean Salera-Vieira, MS, PNS, APRN-CNS, RNC-OB, C-EFM and Public Member Tara Jane Muir, JD. NCC has been fortunate to have had their wisdom and leadership over the past years.

Health

Caravan Health Offers Rural Clients a Risk-Free ACO Solution

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“With this new Rural Risk-Free Solution, Caravan Health will give rural providers and communities the boost they need to thrive in value-based health care,” said Lynn Barr, Caravan Health founder and executive chair.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB)

Today, Caravan Health announced a groundbreaking new Rural Risk-Free Solution to support rural health systems in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. By 2021, all ACOs in Medicare will be in the Pathways to Success Program, which requires paying back certain higher-than-expected Medicare costs during the agreement period. Caravan understands that taking on this financial risk can be daunting for any provider new to risk-based payment—and next to impossible for rural hospitals and clinics.

Rural health systems are hesitant to take on downside risk for good reason. There are serious health access issues facing rural communities, including widespread hospital closures, provider shortages, long distances and even longer wait times. These pressures make rural providers understandably reluctant to dive into value-based payment without the right help.

“With this new Rural Risk-Free Solution, Caravan Health will give rural providers and communities the boost they need to thrive in value-based health care,” said Lynn Barr, Caravan Health founder and executive chair. “This new initiative is the latest chapter in our strong tradition of supporting rural health. From our earliest days working with rural hospital leaders, to our role in establishing the ACO Investment Model (AIM), we are proud to stand with our rural colleagues and patients.”

With the Rural Risk-Free Solution, Caravan Health will be responsible for 100 percent of the Shared Savings Program performance risk for rural clients in a Caravan-sponsored ACO. This means Caravan’s rural clients would never have to pay money back to CMS resulting from downside risk in ACO participation. To participate, rural clients simply have to remain in good standing in an ACO and execute Caravan Health’s playbook for ACO success. Health providers can visit the Caravan Health website to determine eligibility.

Caravan Health will hold an informative webinar on February 6, 2020 at 2pm ET to go over the details of the Risk-Free Solution as well as answer questions. Visit http://www.caravanhealth.com/rural to learn more.

About Caravan Health: Caravan Health helps providers make accountable care work regardless of their size, location, history, or demographics. Caravan Health gives community health systems and providers a way to create more scale, drive more change, and generate more revenue. The 250+ health systems who have turned to Caravan achieved single-year savings greatly exceeding the national average. Health systems and providers across the country are using our proven population health programs to ensure better outcomes for their patients every day. With Caravan Health, now the numbers work. For more information visit http://www.caravanhealth.com.

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Technology: Computer

Enhanced workflow functionally and efficiency added to JSCAPE MFT Server

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“Our customers continually tell us of the challenges IT organizations encounter by having to do more work with less resources. This new release responds to that challenge by significantly enhancing our workflow functions and efficiency, allowing IT to free up valuable resources.” said Van Glass


EUGENE, Ore. (PRWEB)

JSCAPE, the leader in platform and protocol independent managed file transfer solutions, is pleased to announce the latest release of MFT Server, 12.0.

This new release adds enhancements for workflow, messaging, AS2, and Azure Data Lake. The JSCAPE MFT Server 12.0 enhancements include:


  • Redesign of triggers module offers a more intuitive user interface along with several new features including drag and drop workflows, the ability to define separate success and failure workflows for each trigger action, an updated expression builder, new event types and more.

  • Improved messaging capabilities in the administrative interface streamline the process of emailing users and trading partners, perfect for quickly broadcasting announcements regarding maintenance windows or changes to your environment. 

  • Simplified exchange of AS2 trading partner credentials offering ability to email partner specifications including connection parameters, keys and certificates.   This feature effectively reduces the time, effort and possibility for error during the AS2 trading partner onboarding process. 

  • Enhanced cloud support with addition of Azure Data Lake protocol. This newly added protocol  complements existing support for various cloud service providers including Google Cloud, AWS, IBM Cloud, Dropbox and more.

“Our customers continually tell us of the challenges IT organizations encounter daily by having to do more work with less resources. This new release responds to that challenge by significantly enhancing our workflow functions and efficiency, allowing IT to free up valuable resources,” said Van Glass, JSCAPE CEO.

About JSCAPE

JSCAPE is a leading provider of enterprise wide, platform-independent and easy to use managed file transfer solutions for on-premise, cloud based or hybrid cloud environments. Since 1999, JSCAPE has been providing simple solutions to complex file transfer problems for 2,400+ customers in over 50 countries worldwide.

JSCAPE MFT Server is a platform independent managed file transfer server that centralizes and automates business processes around file transfer events into a single easy to use application while providing users with speed, security, reliability and compliance. JSCAPE MFT Server supports all major file transfer protocols including AS2, FTP/S, SFTP, SCP, OFTP, TFTP, HTTP/S, WebDAV and AFTP (Accelerated File Transfer Protocol).

To learn more about JSCAPE products, please visit http://www.jscape.com or contact us on +1.786.375.8091 or at sales@jscape.com.

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Technology: Electronics

Scale Computing Delivers Yearly Growth Rate of Over 90% in Total Software Revenue Driven by OEM Relationships

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INDIANAPOLIS (PRWEB)

Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualization and hyperconverged solutions, achieved record sales in Q4 driven by its OEM partnerships and edge-based deal activity, exiting 2019 at a growth rate of over 90% in total software revenue. As a result, Scale Computing recorded its best year yet, extending worldwide sales as it added hundreds of new customers, including gains in distributed enterprises, strategic partnerships, channel growth, award recognitions, and an expansion of its HC3 Edge product portfolio.

In 2019, Scale Computing’s edge computing leadership was further cemented with the expansion of its HC3 Edge product family, including HE500 and HE150 series appliances designed specifically for edge IT infrastructure deployment. The company has built upon a number of trusted partners, including Lenovo, Acronis, Parallels, Schneider Electric, Leostream and NEC Corporation of America. In addition, Scale Computing announced an OEM partnership with Acronis, offering Acronis Cyber Backup to customers through Scale Computing channels. These milestones are driving Scale Computing’s growth worldwide with retailers, distributed enterprises and SMBs.

“Across industries and segments, companies are looking to drive out complexity and maximize application uptime,” said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder of Scale Computing. “Nowhere is this more apparent than in edge computing, where hands-on IT personnel and on-site resources are limited. Whether at the edge or in the data center, customers want to reduce the complexity and minimize the cost of their IT processes, and at Scale Computing, we are delivering competitive solutions that solve the needs of our customers around the world, as evidenced by our ratings on Gartner Peer Insights, Spiceworks, TechValidate and TrustRadius. In 2020, we anticipate even higher growth for Scale Computing as a leading player in the edge computing and hyperconverged space, and we look forward to the successes this year will bring.”

Additional Key Customer Wins and Partnerships:

  • Scale Computing has experienced strong customer growth within a multitude of industries, including education, government, oil/gas/energy, healthcare, and manufacturing.

  • Scale Computing has significantly built its international client roster in 2019 with notable customers such as Papua New Guinea Judiciary and Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa.

  • Scale Computing’s partnership with Lenovo has continued to grow, with key customer wins including Delhaize, one of the largest retailers in the world, Coca Cola Beverages Africa, the Zillertaler Gletscherbahn, National Bank of Kenya, beIN Sports, and De Forensische Zorgspecialisten.

  • Leostream partnered with Scale Computing for multiple customer implementations to transform VDI performance, reliability and efficiency for organizations. Customers included:

  • Harlingen WaterWorks System, a Texas-based regional utility company, transformed its VDI performance and reliability with Scale Computing, Leostream and Liquidware

  • – Paris Community Hospital, a full-service emergency medical, surgery and rehabilitation hospital in Illinois, cured IT infrastructure challenges with a VDI solution running on Scale Computing and Leostream.

  • Acronis and Scale Computing joined forces creating an alliance partnership to offer customers enhanced data protection, disaster recovery and threat mitigation on the Scale Computing HC3 platform.

  • Parallels partnered with Scale Computing to offer fully-supported, affordable and easy-to-use VDI delivery solutions to enterprise customers.

  • NEC Corporation of America and NEC Enterprise Solutions (EMEA) announced a new hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution powered by Scale Computing’s HC3 software.

  • Schneider Electric and Scale Computing partnered to help retailers suppo- rt critical business applications with edge computing globally.

  • Harrison Steel Castings Company, a leader in providing high value cast solutions to diverse markets, turned to Scale Computing for high-power IT infrastructure at the edge.

  • Carrs Tool Steels, a UK-based manufacturing firm, enlisted Scale Computing for its IT environment.

  • Northern Marine began its initial edge computing implementation with Scale Computing with 32 clusters deployed on board its ships, with plans to expand in 2020.

Key Awards and Recognitions:

About Scale Computing

Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Scale Computing HC3 software eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the HC3 self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing HC3 is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights, Spiceworks, TechValidate and TrustRadius.

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health and fitness

Navigating the Path to Long-term Care

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OMAHA, Neb (PRWEB)

As we age, few things are as important as creating a thoughtful plan for future care, yet research shows that most people are underprepared in this area. While many older adults know they should plan for retirement and beyond, starting is often the hardest part and many tend to overlook long-term care preparations.

In fact, while 73% of seniors have a written will, only 13% have made plans for long-term care, according to a 2018 study by Home Instead Senior Care. Additionally, the majority of family caregivers said they wished their aging loved ones had begun the planning process earlier and considered all options, such as home care.

“Whether it is living in their own home as they age or in a facility, older adults put themselves at risk of their wishes not being met when they don’t put a plan in place,” said Lakelyn Hogan, gerontologist and caregiver advocate at Home Instead Senior Care. “Making these decisions ahead of time can ensure seniors have a say in how they live out their later years. By starting a conversation early, both families and their loved ones can feel more at peace and better prepared for the future.”

As we kickoff a new decade, now is a perfect time to think through what you want for the future and communicate those wishes to friends and family. Sharing your needs and preferences so others understand, will help guarantee your wishes are met. Whether you’re in need of additional care now or just planning ahead, consider the following steps when navigating the path to care:


  • Start the conversation. Candid discussions are the first step in determining the right level of care. While it may feel counterintuitive, starting a dialogue far in advance is key – even before there are signs of slowing down. If you’re unsure of how to begin, consider sharing the story of a friend or family member who benefited from creating a plan.

  • Research care options. Whether you prefer aging in place, assisted living or another alternative, there are options for professional care. However, it’s important to discuss the benefits of every option before deciding what is right for you. For example, many who desire to age at home, aren’t aware of how to make it possible.

  • Assess financials. Contemplating the cost of professional care can be intimidating. Until you explore your options, you’ll never know what is possible. It’s important to remember that millions of seniors receive excellent care, despite financial challenges. Insurance agents and financial planners can help determine the best options to provide the care you may need, wherever you need it.

  • Meet with care providers. Once you’ve selected the best care option for your situation, schedule time to meet with the providers one-on-one to ask questions and discuss a roadmap for future assistance. Many care agencies offer free, no-obligation consultations to help you determine what offerings are right for you.

  • Finalize care. After a plan is agreed upon, schedule a regular meeting to check-in with loved ones and assess how things are going. Be prepared to adjust care as priorities shift.

While many people find it difficult to discuss sensitive life topics, this process can help families and their loved ones feel more at ease by establishing a plan to transition into the later years of life. To learn more about the long-term care options available for you or your loved one, visit https://www.caregiverstress.com/home-care/.

ABOUT HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE

Founded in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska, the Home Instead Senior Care® franchise network provides personalized care, support and education to enhance the lives of aging adults and their families. Today, the network is the world’s leading provider of in-home care services for seniors, with more than 1,200 independently owned and operated franchises that provide more than 80 million hours of care annually throughout the United States and 11 other countries. Local Home Instead Senior Care offices employ approximately 90,000 CAREGivers℠ worldwide who provide basic support services that enable seniors to live safely and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible. Home Instead Senior Care franchise owners partner with clients and their family members to help meet varied individual needs. Services span the care continuum – from providing personal care to specialized Alzheimer’s care and hospice support. Also available are family caregiver education and support resources.

Visit HomeInstead.com. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Industry: Healthcare

ABA Business Growth Offers Exclusive Education and Professional Development Opportunities for Organizations Serving Individuals with Autism and Other Special Needs

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https://aba-businessgrowth.com


PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

ABA Business Growth (https://aba-businessgrowth.com) is committed to making a difference in the lives of individuals with autism and other special needs through the development and world-wide delivery of the highest quality education and professional development programs. Their mission is to improve the quality of care and treatment for those with autism and other special needs by increasing access to evidence-based education opportunities. ABA Business Growth programs exceed the requirements defined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and they offer continuing education credits staff may use to earn and maintain specific licenses and certifications. You may learn more about their training programs at https://aba-businessgrowth.com.

THE ABA TRAINING PARTNER PROGRAM

One of ABA Business Growth’s flagship educational offerings is The ABA Training Partner Program. It includes three of their most popular courses in one complete package: The CE Library for Behavior Analysts, the RBT 2.0 Education Program, and the RBT Continuing Education Library.

This exclusive program is offered on a monthly subscription basis at incredible rates ($10-$15 per license depending on the number of staff) and with no long-term commitments! Programs may be customized to meet the unique needs and requirements of each organization.

For more information about ABA Business Growth training programs, visit the ABA Business Growth website at https://aba-businessgrowth.com or email their team at contact@aba-businessgrowth.com.

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Business: Insurance

Severity of Reputational Crises Can be Predicted and Reduced In Many Cases, New Steel City Re Study Shows

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Thinking of reputation as a product of media coverage and trying to manage crises purely through marketing is rarely effective.

“More than 60% of equity damage can be mitigated through governance and risk management strategies.”


PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)

A new study of high-profile reputational crises over the past decade demonstrates for the first time how the severe impacts to stock price can be diminished – during and after a reputational crisis – through strategic steps taken by governance, finance and risk management executives.

The study by Steel City Re, which analyzes and underwrites corporate reputational risk, shows that while crisis communications is an important tactic, positioning risk management and reputationally-relevant corporate financial information—corporate asset structure and share repurchasing volume— front and center in a visible way, can impact up to 80% of the direction and magnitude of a company’s equity price changes following an adverse event.

The cases studied included Boeing Company, Bausch Health, BP PLC, Equifax Inc., Facebook, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Samsung Electronics Co., Target Corporation, United Continental Holdings, Inc., Volkswagen AG, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., all of which suffered from a crisis that threatened their reputation at some point in the last decade. A white paper describing the study’s methodology and results can be found at https://steelcityre.com/steel-city-re-white-paper-january-2020/.

The data reviewed in this study point to several steps companies’ leadership can take to mitigate crises and diminish potential equity losses, including:

  • Reducing the percentage of the firm’s balance sheet assets that are intangible, as a way of minimizing equity losses in first days after a crisis occurs;

  • Buying back shares with some of those liquidated assets, as a way of minimizing equity losses in the first year after a crisis occurs;

  • Managing enterprise reputation risk and the firms reputational value volatility, as a way of mitigating risk and reducing equity losses by the second year after a crisis;

  • Utilizing financial instruments such as insurances to communicate governance and enterprise risk management strategies to stakeholders in simple and credible terms.

Steel City Re CEO Nir Kossovsky, author of “Reputation, Stock Price and You” (Apress, 2012), said:

“More than 60% of equity damage can be mitigated through governance and risk management strategies. Thinking of reputation as a product of media coverage and trying to manage crises purely through marketing is rarely effective. Reputational value is a measure of companies’ ability to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations – they need to deploy marketing along with strong risk management, finance and governance controls.”

Steel City Re

Steel City Re provides advisory services and reputational insurance products for businesses and their leadership. It pioneered synthetic measures of reputational value that inform its advisory services, Wall Street equities arbitrage strategies, the pricing by Lloyd’s and other insurers parametric risk transfer solutions and compliance by insurance captives bearing reputation risk.

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Business: Executives

Mitch Vanneman Joins Bloomfield Capital to Head Colorado Originations

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Mitch Vanneman Headshot

Mitch Vanneman Headshot

With nearly 20 years of experience in the Colorado market, Mitch will be able to identify opportunities where Bloomfield can assist brokers and sponsors in closing complex debt and equity transactions.


DENVER (PRWEB)

Bloomfield Capital, a national direct commercial real estate lender and equity investor has announced that Mitch Vanneman has joined their Denver office to spearhead Colorado originations.

Mitch’s primary responsibilities will be originating senior bridge loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments across all commercial real estate asset classes, with a focus on Colorado. “We’re excited to add Mitch to our originations platform, and I look forward to watching him grow our market presence in Colorado and the surrounding states,” stated Renee Lewis, managing partner of Bloomfield Capital. “With nearly 20 years of experience in the Colorado market, Mitch will be able to identify opportunities where Bloomfield can assist brokers and sponsors in closing complex debt and equity transactions.”

Prior to joining Bloomfield Capital, Mitch was a commercial loan officer at Keystone Bridge Capital, a debt fund based in Salt Lake City, UT, specializing in acquisitions, refinancings, and value-add repositionings of commercial real estate assets. Between 2014 and 2018, Mitch was the director of debt valuations at NVC, based in Centennial, CO. Before NVC, Mitch was vice president at the Miller Frishman Group, and he was also a vice president at JCR Capital’s Denver office.

Mitch received his M.S. in Real Estate from the University of Denver and his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

About Bloomfield Capital

Bloomfield Capital is a direct lender and equity investor in commercial real estate assets nationwide. With offices in Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, Denver, Chicago, and Portland, Bloomfield Capital’s team draws from a broad base of commercial real estate and finance experience. The firm provides debt and equity solutions to meet the demands of time-sensitive and complex transactions. Bloomfield Capital specializes in small to medium-sized financings from $2-20 million in the form of bridge loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments.

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Health

Give2Asia launches international campaign to fund coronavirus fight in China, raises $1 million in first 48 hours

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Resources are stretched thin during a crisis of this magnitude, and we encourage our global community of philanthropists to engage in this effort.


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Give2Asia, a US-based international philanthropy nonprofit, announced the launch of a fundraising campaign to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Corporate and individual donors pledged a combined US$1,000,000 in the first 48 hours of the campaign.

Donations will provide protective equipment, food, shelter, and training for frontline health workers in China.

“Give2Asia is honored to offer donors in the US and Hong Kong SAR PRC an opportunity to support the health workers and hospitals responding to the coronavirus crisis,” said Birger Stamperdahl, President and CEO of Give2Asia. “Resources are stretched thin during a crisis of this magnitude, and we encourage our global community of philanthropists to engage in this effort.”

To deliver services in China, Give2Asia is partnering with trusted Chinese nonprofits, including the Chinese Red Cross Foundation—one of the nation’s highest rated NGOs—and the Hubei Red Cross Foundation, which operates in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.

“We are grateful to regulators for affirming our efforts to respond quickly,” said Carol Yang, Give2Asia’s Chief China Representative. “Our Beijing team will closely monitor the implementation of all projects we manage to steward donor funds.”

Give2Asia has received special permission from Chinese authorities to raise expedited funds for the coronavirus outbreak response. As one of the few international organizations registered to operate under China’s Overseas NGO law, Give2Asia is uniquely positioned to rapidly deliver aid where it can have the greatest impact.

Prospective donors can learn more and donate to support the coronavirus outbreak campaign on Give2Asia’s website.

About Give2Asia

Give2Asia is a trusted nonprofit partner for international philanthropy and the leader in donor-advised grantmaking to the Asia-Pacific. Since 2001, Give2Asia has facilitated more than $342 million of charitable grants across 23 countries.

Give2Asia has an extensive track record of funding trusted NGOs in China. The organization played a significant role in fundraising for the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and other disaster events in China.

Give2Asia is a registered 501(c)3 organization in the United States. Give2Asia Foundation Limited is a tax-exempt organization in Hong Kong SAR PRC under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Hong Kong IR File Number 91/11865).

To learn more about Give2Asia, visit https://give2asia.org.

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Technology: Electronics

HHHunt Continues Smart Senior Living Community Journey with K4Connect, Introduces Voice Technology to Spring Arbor Senior Living

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HHHunt SVP of Spring Arbor Senior Living Richard Williams and K4Connect CEO Scott Moody expand partnership over breakfast at the same restaurant table they did at the start of the relationship in 2017

K4Community has brought tremendous value to our senior living portfolio. Our residents and staff truly value it, and we’ve seen tangible operational ROI… – Richard Williams, HHHunt SVP of Spring Arbor Senior Living


RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB)

K4Connect, a mission-driven technology company that creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, announced today the further expansion of its partnership with HHHunt’s Spring Arbor Senior Living, operator of Spring Arbor assisted living communities across the Mid-Atlantic. Throughout 2020, HHHunt’s Spring Arbor Senior Living plans to expand its technology offering with new voice technologies, while adding additional communities to its K4Connect-enabled portfolio of communities.

This expansion comes three years after HHHunt signed on as K4Connect’s very first customer to implement K4Community, the company’s flagship technology solution designed for senior living, in 2017. Over the years, hundreds of residents and staff have benefitted from responsive environments enabled by smart home automation, more connected experiences through digital content and communications, and improved engagement with community activities, staff, family and fellow residents. The technology has also helped improve the organization’s overall occupancy, sharpened its market differentiation and positively impacted operational costs. The addition of leading-edge voice assistant technologies will now give Spring Arbor residents and staff voice-activated control of smart home features, community content and daily activities.

“K4Community has brought tremendous value to our senior living portfolio. Our residents and staff truly value it, and we’ve seen tangible operational ROI including, as an example, a meaningful contribution to a 15 point vacancy decrease at one of our communities,” said, HHHunt SVP of Spring Arbor Senior Living, Richard Williams. “We’re committed to continuing to leverage innovative technologies like voice to provide great experiences for our residents and staff with K4Connect, which is why we’re planning to extend the K4Community solution from today’s 10 to 13 Spring Arbor communities, while expanding our original agreement from two years to four more years.”

Voice technology has proved more than a novelty for assisted living residents, including easing access and engagement for those with visual and mobility impairments, and in communities voice-enabled to date, seeing over 70 percent daily adoption rates. Spring Arbor will introduce voice through Amazon’s Alexa across all of its K4Community-enabled assisted living communities this year, providing voice-activated community content, automated home features and K4 Alexa Skills customized to community needs. And residents are already seeing the benefits, as one Spring Arbor of Crofton resident said, “The fact that it can call the front desk is very beneficial.”

“We firmly believe the future of senior living is in Smart Senior Living Communities, and HHHunt is a prime example of that journey. When we first worked together, voice-first technology wasn’t even on senior living’s radar. Now, we’re bringing this technology to hundreds of residents using the same extendable system we implemented three years ago, K4Community,” said K4Connect CEO and co-founder F. Scott Moody. “We’re excited to continue our innovative partnership and for what’s to come in 2020 and beyond.”

K4Connect is the leading provider of enterprise-grade technologies for senior living communities, currently serving more than 28,000 residents at over 120 premier continuing care, independent living, assisted living and memory care communities across the nation. The company’s patented (28 US patents to-date) operating system, FusionOS, on which K4Community is built, is the first and only of its kind in senior living. To learn more about K4Connect and its solutions, visit us at http://www.k4connect.com.

About HHHunt

HHHunt is a diversified regional real estate development and management company with residential communities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland. HHHunt, with primary offices in Blacksburg, VA, Richmond, VA and Raleigh, NC, employs over 1700 people in the areas of community development, home building, apartment living and senior living development and management.

About K4Connect

K4Connect is a mission-driven technology company that creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, together with the people, communities and organizations that support them. K4Connect’s solutions integrate the latest in Smart Home, Smart Wellness and Smart Living technologies into a single easy-to-use solution designed specifically for and with those they serve. The Company’s premier solution, K4Community, is currently being used by tens of thousands of senior living residents and staff across the country. For more information, please visit http://www.k4connect.com.

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