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CEO Valerie Jennings Named National Finalist for Marketer of Year by DMN

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Valerie Jennings, CEO Jennings Social Media & MarTech

“I’m humbled and truly excited to be part of the 2020 awards program and wish all the finalists the best of luck!” -Valerie Jennings, CEO Jennings Social Media & MarTech


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

DMN, the online resource for marketing data, strategy, and technology, announced the finalists for the 2020 DMN Awards. Awards are presented to outstanding campaigns of the previous year, and to cutting edge marketing technology companies, as well as to the marketing technology executive of the year, and marketer of the year.

Jennings Social Media & MarTech (JSMM) is proud to announce that CEO Valerie Jennings is a nominee in the Marketer of the Year category. The Award will be presented at a ceremony to be held at the Dream Midtown Hotel in New York on Thursday, February 20.

The Awards, which were first presented in 2014, have honored some of the biggest names in the agency and marketing technology worlds. The finalists and ultimate winners are determined based on rankings given by a panel of independent judges.

In 2018, Jennings was honored by DMN as a Top 40 Under 40 digital marketing leader and was named a Top 50 Kansas City Influencer by BloggerLocal. Additional recognitions include Kansas City’s Most Wanted Honoree 2015 and Most Influential Woman in Business, Class of 2014. Jennings has been interviewed about her success by national media and featured on magazine covers. JSMM has also successfully met the requirements of the NWBOC National Certification Program for certification as a woman-owned and woman-controlled business as of 2018.

A valuable mentor in the community, Jennings was also selected to lead a panel to share her expertise on running a marketing agency at the 2020 Midwest Digital Marketing Conference in St. Louis this spring.

Jennings stays abreast of the ever-changing tech landscape by observing the latest trends and seeking opportunities to evolve with the adoption of AI and MarTech in the modern marketing space. She recently obtained a certification in artificial intelligence, through a program taught by leading minds that included Stanford University adjunct professor of computer science Andrew Ng, who founded and led the Google Brain project, a program developed using mass-scale deep learning algorithms.

Jennings continues to innovate with marketing technology opportunities across the agency’s global client accounts from publicly-traded companies to midsize businesses. Valerie is a well regarded early adopter of social media since 2005 and a successful entrepreneur, founding her agency in 2003 at the age of 24. She is also an advocate for numerous charities, mentors women and entrepreneurs and is highly engaged in the AI community.

ABOUT JSMM

Founded by Valerie Jennings in 2003, Jennings Social Media & MarTech is a full-service digital marketing agency, representing clients ranging from publicly traded companies to startups. JSMM is an award-winning, early-adopter agency, leading the industry into the future of digital advertising, using artificial intelligence to drive business objectives among B2B and B2C clients worldwide. JSMM has locations in Overland Park, Kan., Irvine, Calif. and Miami Beach, Fla.

ABOUT DMN

DMN covers all aspects of digital and data-driven marketing. In addition to delivering content via newsletters, eBooks, webcasts, podcasts, and custom projects/publications, as well as at DMNews.com, it hosts a number of live events, including the annual 40Under40 Marketing Awards, the DMN Awards, and the DMN Marketing Hall of Femme). DMN is owned and operated by AC Business Media, Inc., a privately held media and business intelligence company, located at 201 N Main St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538.

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Todd Callen Joins AODocs as Executive Vice President of Sales

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Todd Callen, Executive Vice President of Sales, AODocs

The AODocs team is excited to welcome Todd, knowing that his expertise in directing global sales strategies for enterprise software companies will be instrumental in ushering in the next stage of our company’s growth. — Stéphane Donzé, CEO, AODocs


ATLANTA (PRWEB)

AODocs, the only business process platform tightly integrated with Google Drive, announced today that Todd Callen has joined its leadership team as Executive Vice President of Sales. Callen will be based in the company’s Atlanta headquarters where he’ll oversee sales strategy and manage AODocs’ global sales teams.

Most recently, Callen served as Executive Vice President of Sales in North America for Stibo Systems, where he was instrumental in driving an increase in annual revenue from $25 million to $125 million. Throughout his career, he has had a strong focus on developing fast-growth companies, leading them to successful initial public offerings while maintaining a hands-on approach to management. He brings deep knowledge of cloud and data solutions to AODocs, along with a marketing background that he has leveraged to develop and execute global campaigns.

“The AODocs team is excited to welcome Todd, knowing that his expertise in directing global sales strategies for enterprise software companies will be instrumental in ushering in the next stage of our company’s growth,” said Stéphane Donzé, CEO of AODocs. “His proven track record of successfully building customer-focused sales teams and driving revenue is well known. He’s sure to have a tremendous impact as AODocs’ momentum grows.”

“The potential for enterprises to leverage the AODocs platform to innovate and improve how they manage and process information and documents is huge,” said Todd Callen, Executive Vice President of Sales, AODocs. “AODocs is poised to take advantage of this massive opportunity, and I’m excited about joining the team and contributing to the company’s continued success.”

About AODocs

AODocs is the only business process platform tightly integrated with Google Drive’s collaborative, user experience-focused platform, allowing organizations in all industries to easily implement their business-critical processes, control their documents, and meet compliance requirements without burdening users. Headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in San Francisco, Paris, and Milan, AODocs was founded in 2012 by software veterans with decades of experience at organizations including Exalead, Actelion, and Logica. Built to automate business workflows in full compliance with various regulations, AODocs’ patented content services platform is a Google Recommended Partner Solution for G Suite. For more information, visit AODocs.com or follow @AODocs.

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Celebrating Six Years as a Top Women-Owned Business: Firefly Consulting

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Organized around the idea of offering smaller teams staffed with deeply experienced consultants, the model challenged the traditional consulting team format.


AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)

Firefly Consulting is marking its ten-year anniversary of helping organizations meet and exceed their goals in operational excellence, building solutions around complex business challenges, and helping companies establish self-sustaining continuous improvement environments. And for the 6th consecutive year, Firefly is celebrating its recognition as one of Austin Business Journal’s Top Women-Owned Businesses of Austin.

A brief timeline: Firefly Consulting was created in 2009, the brain child of Kimberly Watson Hemphill, who enlisted her friend and former colleague, Kristine Nissen Bradley, to build the upstart firm. Organized around the idea of offering smaller teams staffed with deeply experienced consultants, the model challenged the traditional consulting team format reliant on larger groups of less practiced junior members.

The move has been successful. In 2010, Firefly worked with its first Fortune 500 business, and in 2011 it took its Lean operating model international. By the time the team published its first book, Innovating Lean Six Sigma (McGrawHill, 2016), it had grown considerably and was serving a diverse portfolio of industries from oil & gas to private equity to healthcare. Today it has an office in Paris, France and has recently published a benchmarking study investigating the effectiveness of Lean Six Sigma deployments. The results reflect insights from respondents at Amazon, BMW, Baker Hughes, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Interstate Batteries, Eli Lilly, Superior HealthPlan and many others. The full report can be downloaded at https://firefly-consulting.com/pr/.

About Firefly Consulting

Firefly Consulting is a privately held, boutique consulting firm that specializes in innovation and operational excellence and is headquartered in Austin, TX. More information about the firm and its services can be found online at http://www.firefly-consulting.com.

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Nomis Solutions Announces Agenda and Keynote Roster for 2020 Banking Growth Forum

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BANKING GROWTH FORUM is for retail bankers and lenders who recognize that achieving ongoing value creation in today’s challenging environment requires an intelligent, customer-centric approach.

We’ve assembled some of the industry’s brightest minds to lead conversations on how to drive sustainable, customer-centric growth in a dynamic market.


BRISBANE, Calif. (PRWEB)

On April 29 to May 1, 2020, executives from the world’s top retail banks and emerging fintech companies, along with some of the industry’s leading experts, will convene at the Banking Growth Forum 2020. Nomis Solutions has just announced the line-up of industry luminaries who will challenge banking executives to outperform in 2020.

Over the course of three days at the stylish Langham Hotel in Chicago, attendees and faculty will analyze the trends shaping the financial services sector and learn how to apply the latest data-driven techniques to better understand and predict their customers’ needs.

“The retail financial services industry is experiencing an unprecedented level of disruption,” said Frank Rohde, president and CEO of Nomis Solutions. “To chart a course through these shifts, we’ve assembled some of the industry’s brightest minds to lead conversations on how to drive sustainable, customer-centric growth in a dynamic market.”

Data-driven customers require data-driven banks

For more than a decade, financial services professionals have attended Banking Growth Forum for actionable advice on growing their portfolios through advanced analytics. This annual event has welcomed bankers, lenders and influential industry experts from around the world as both attendees and presenters, making it one of the most valuable opportunities for networking with industry peers while learning the latest techniques in data-driven pricing from experts that include include:


  • Steven Levitt – economist and co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels. The Wall Street Journal famously said, “If Indiana Jones were an economist, he’d be Steven Levitt.”

  • Bob Phillips – founder of Nomis Solutions and director of pricing research at Amazon.

  • For the latest speaker line-up, visit the event website.


Make the move from average to agile

BGF2020 will equip attendees to outperform in spite of today’s restrictive environment by exploring topics that include:

  • Beyond optimization – Once your price is set, now what? How can you more holistically evaluate pricing to ensure you are taking advantage of all available levers to optimize your results.

  • Identifying the growth pockets – Steps you need to take to become more customer centric and ultimately recession proof.

  • The new normal of lending – Find opportunity for on-going value creation in today’s hyper-competitive lending market.

  • Owning your deposits growth in 2020 – How to negotiate tradeoffs between balance growth or maintenance, net interest margin, and the interactions between financial products in a falling rate environment.

  • Harnessing greater insights to find your edge – How leveraging precise and timely insights into deposit/lending demand, competition, and price elasticity allows you to reduce interest expense while maximizing balance acquisition and retention.

  • It’s time to re-examine our business models – Hint: it’s not always about rates!

  • Impact of regulatory reform – How will recent regulatory changes shape the home financing landscape?

  • Next-generation pricing analytics – Learn how to apply advanced analytics to determine optimum in-market pricing that best positions your products.


To learn more about the 2020 Banking Growth Forum and register to attend, visit the event website.

About Nomis Solutions

Nomis is a fast-growing fintech and price optimization pioneer that is enabling the world’s smartest financial institutions to drive sustained, profitable growth through end-to-end customer-centric pricing capabilities. We do so through our market-leading, cloud-native Nomis Platform™ and team of experts, bringing together cutting-edge big data, machine learning, AI and mission-critical software with deep expertise in consumer behavior, pricing and the financial services industry. The Nomis Platform manages over $2.5 trillion in transaction volume, quotes a price every 60 milliseconds, empowers 14,000+ bankers, and generates nearly $800 million in value annually. To learn more, visit nomissolutions.com.

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Kane Russell Coleman Logan Appoints Jeff Novel to Managing Director of Administration

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Going forward, the Board of Directors will set the strategic direction for the firm and, as Managing Director of Administration, I will coordinate with our C-suite on how to best implement the right initiatives to achieve our goals.


DALLAS (PRWEB)

Kane Russell Coleman Logan has named Jeff Novel as the Managing Director of Administration. The firm recently announced a change in leadership, including the switch to a C-suite business management model.

Novel, a litigation attorney and Director, has been with KRCL for over 15 years. In his new role, Novel will work closely with the firm’s team of professional business managers.

Novel said that “Going forward, the Board of Directors will set the strategic direction for the firm and, as Managing Director of Administration, I will coordinate with our C-suite on how to best implement the right initiatives to achieve our goals. With our vision for the future of the firm, working together as a cohesive team is vital for our success.”

KRCL’s C-suite consists of Chief Executive Officer Business Operations Mike Demarest, Chief Financial Officer Nathan Benson, Chief Marketing Officer Christine Harris, Chief Talent Officer Pamela Worthington and Chief Information Officer Greg Amme.

“We are excited to embark on the legacy plan set forth by the firm’s founders,” Managing Director Karen Cox said. “Jeff is a great attorney and his tenure with the firm helps ensure that we stay anchored to the firm’s mission and core values.”

Kane Russell Coleman Logan is a full-service law firm with offices in Dallas and Houston. Formed in 1992 with five lawyers, today KRCL employs nearly 75 attorneys. The Firm provides professional services for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to medium-sized public and private companies to entrepreneurs. KRCL handles transactional, litigation and bankruptcy matters in Texas and throughout the country.

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Chief Data Officers, Emerging Business Leaders

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CDOs are uniquely situated, the paper proposes, to begin taking the lead in company decision making due to the position’s inherent role in understanding data–and the ability to use that data in support of long term strategy.

While companies now understand the value of collecting raw data, that data means nothing without a human interpreter. According to research, the key to getting the most out of data is having a person who can decipher what it actually means–and then transform it into data-driven insights and crucial business outcomes. Without human input, data is practically useless and businesses that ignore the human element are bound to faulter – if not fail outright.

This new understanding of the importance of both data and skilled CDOs means the position is swiftly becoming one of the most prized in all types of organizations. They’re pivotal in every facet of business growth from revenue and innovation to operational efficiencies.

CDOs will have a skill set which allows them to gain insight into the inner workings of an organization from the ground up including sales, finance, marketing and HR. Having this knowledge available means they can help shape strategy and infrastructure decisions, tailor-made to every department depending on their data insight needs.

It’s this capacity for understanding the business on many levels, combined with a uniquely data-driven perspective that’s perfect for future planning, which makes a CDO an ideal prospective CEO.

Exasol’s insight paper seeks to understand and define the qualifications required to become a CDO. Knowing these skills and traits is ideal for those looking to encourage the up and coming generation of the workforce, in considering a lucrative and worthwhile career as a data pioneer and future leader.

In this paper, Exasol investigates:

  • Why every organization needs a CDO

  • Why there is a current lack of them

  • The path to becoming a CDO

  • How data analysts looking to advance their career can take steps to position themselves as tomorrow’s business leaders through their skills in generating and making decisions based on data insights

To read the full insight paper, visit: https://www.exasol.com/en/data-driven/?utm_medium=distribution&utm_source=cision&utm_campaign=data_driven&utm_content=article_1_cdo

About Exasol

Exasol is a high-performance, cloud-first analytics database which gives its customers the power to transform how their organizations work with data – and turn it into value faster, easier and more cost effectively than ever before.

They are a team of creative, forward-thinking technologists who’re passionate about helping companies run their businesses smarter and drive profits by analyzing data and information at unprecedented speeds. They developed the world’s fastest database for analytics and data warehousing and offer first-class know-how and expertise in data insights and analytics.

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myDigitalOffice Expands Executive Team with CRO, CTO, and EVP of Operations

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Matt, Sudhir, and Amy are proven leaders in the hospitality industry with expertise in hotel back-office software.


WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

myDigitalOffice, the hotel information management and back-office automation platform for sourcing, processing and storing hotel data in the cloud, today announced the company has hired three new executives as the company continues to grow and expand its offerings.

Matt Curry has joined as Chief Revenue Officer, Sudhir Menon will serve as Chief Technology Officer, and Amy Maloney will serve as EVP of Operations. These key appointments follow rapid growth that saw myDigitalOffice’s customer base expand from 700 to 2,000 properties, a corresponding jump from 1,500 to over 5,000 users, and a workforce expansion from 20 to 100 during the 2019 calendar year. That growth reflects myDigitalOffice’s status as the Best Hotel Accounting and Finance Software for 2020, according to the HotelTechAwards. It also helped myDigitalOffice attract $4 million in Series A funding that was announced in September.

Curry has extensive experience in creating new revenue streams for emerging solutions and markets. He brings a 15-year track record of consistently generating sizeable revenue contributions to hospitality and travel companies, with a focus on group meetings and events, hotel revenue management, and business intelligence. Previously, Curry served as the Global Head of Sales at Rainmaker, a market leader in revenue management software, recently acquired by Cendyn, where he exceeded the company’s annual revenue goals. At myDigitalOffice, Curry will be responsible for revenue operations, retention, and growth, leading Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success.

Menon is an experienced software architect and engineer with over three decades of experience. Prior to joining myDigitalOffice, Menon worked at Hilton for over 25 years, where he held multiple positions ranging from senior architect to Vice President for designing, building, and globalizing OnQ, Hilton’s hospitality platform. At myDigitalOffice, Menon will be responsible for product engineering, further development of the company’s information management platform, continuous technology improvement, and cloud security.

Maloney brings over 25 years of expertise in customer success, support, deployment, product management, engineering, and data science, with nearly 16 of those in hospitality revenue management software. She comes to myDigitalOffice from Rainmaker, a Cendyn company, where she served in many leadership roles growing the company from startup to market leadership. Most recently, she served as the Head of Product and Engineering, with responsibility for overall product strategy, innovation, development, and operations. As EVP of Operations at myDigitalOffice, she will be responsible for developing and executing the company’s business plans and leading operations.

“Every hotelier today is facing information management challenges caused by the proliferation of varying PMS and CRS systems, paper- and printing- based processes, the mobility of the workforce, and the widespread need for compliance. That provides infinite opportunities for the myDigitalOffice platform,” said Ali Moloo, myDigitalOffice founder and CEO. “Matt, Sudhir, and Amy are proven leaders in the hospitality industry with expertise in hotel back-office software. Their experience at high-growth companies will help us build the right structure, processes, and strategy to take full advantage of those opportunities, and allow myDigitalOffice to continue to expand our work delivering transformative solutions for our customers.”

myDigitalOffice is one of the fastest-growing companies in the emerging hospitality tech landscape, and has seen rapid adoption of its award-winning data visualization dashboard, paperless night audit product, and digital document management solution over the last two years. Founded in 2016, myDigitalOffice solutions are now used at more than 2,000 hotels across the United States and Canada to bring efficiency to the back office, analyze consolidated hotel portfolios, and collaborate across departments and teams.

Request a personalized demo of myDigitalOffice hotel information management and back-office automation solutions at https://mydigitaloffice.com/contact/.

About myDigitalOffice

myDigitalOffice is an end-to-end information management platform for sourcing, processing and storing hospitality data in the cloud. Our SaaS solutions help hotel owners, operators, franchisees and hospitality REITs automate the hotel back office and manage property portfolio performance to a tee. The visibility, connectivity, and control delivered by our award-winning cloud-based dashboards, document management software and integrated data feeds allow teams to reach greater levels of productivity, ensure regulatory compliance, and reduce environmental impact while optimizing profitability. Learn more at https://mydigitaloffice.com/.

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Weiss PR Will Become Pugh & Tiller PR

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These changes are part of a transition we have been planning for some time. They reflect not only the vitally important role Jessica and Matthew have played in growing Weiss PR, but also their reputations as respected leaders within the public relations profession.


ANNAPOLIS, Md. (PRWEB)

Mid-Atlantic-based public relations firm Weiss PR, Inc. is changing its name to Pugh & Tiller PR, LLC and relocating its headquarters from Baltimore to Annapolis.

Ray Weiss, who has served as Weiss PR’s President, will turn over leadership of the firm to Jessica Tiller, with whom he co-founded the firm in 2008, and Matthew Pugh, who has led the firm’s dramatic growth in the technology sector for the past six years.

In his new role as Senior Counsel, Weiss will help focus on the firm’s strategic direction and continued growth as a member of the Pugh & Tiller PR’s leadership team. He will also continue to lead public relations initiatives for several the firm’s clients.

“These changes are part of a transition we have been planning for some time,” says Weiss. “They reflect not only the vitally important role Jessica and Matthew have played in growing Weiss PR, but also their reputations as respected leaders within the public relations profession.”

Going forward, Pugh anticipates continued expansion of the firm’s tech practice while Tiller will continue to lead the firm’s employee benefits, insurance, and commercial real estate practices. They also plan to broaden the firm’s international reach. Recently, the firm was honored by CEO Today Magazine for its work in helping overseas clients in Israel, New Zealand, Australia, India, Canada, Iceland, and the UK to establish successful public relations initiatives in the U.S.

On the services front, Pugh & Tiller PR will continue to provide media and influencer relations, social media support, strategic communications planning, crisis communications, and issue management, while expanding content and digital marketing services, as well as project-specific services.

Additionally, the firm is introducing its “no strings attached” project-only media relations service, for companies that only need or want ad hoc media relations support, such as announcing a senior-level executive appointment or a new product or service offering.

Pugh & Tiller PR is also moving its headquarters to 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway. “The move to Annapolis positions the firm to be strategically located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and better serve our clients in the U.S. and internationally,” says Tiller.

For more information, visit http://www.pughandtillerpr.com.

About Pugh & Tiller PR

Pugh & Tiller PR, LLC (formerly Weiss PR, Inc.) helps companies and organizations reach, engage, and influence the right audiences in order to achieve both their communications and business goals. The company specializes in five key industries: real estate (commercial development, architecture, engineering, and design), employee benefits and healthcare, professional services, nonprofits, and technology. Follow them on Twitter @PughTillerPR

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American Advanced Practice Network Names Melissa Magstadt President

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

The Board of Directors of American Advanced Practice Network (American-APN) has named Melissa Magstadt, MS, MBA, APRN as President. She succeeds Kate Fiandt, PhD, APRN-NP, FAANP, FAAN, who now serves as Board Advisor (Emeritus).

“I’m excited and honored to lead American-APN. This unique national organization of ‘Nurse Practitioners for Nurse Practitioners’ has amazing potential to help improve the way care is delivered in the country. It also provides an opportunity for Nurse Practitioners to practice at the top of their license and fill the primary care gap, particularly in underserved areas of the United States,” Magstadt explains. She continues, “American-APN is a unifying network and provides clinical guidance for independent practice. With American-APN’s business-side partner, CareSpan Integrated Networks, and its cloud-based CareSpan Clinic digital care platform and suite of business services, we are able to effectively support Nurse Practitioners so that they can focus on caring for patients.”

“We thank Kate for her leadership and expertise during the formative first year of American-APN, and are fortunate to have someone of Melissa’s stature, track record and capabilities to be American-APN’s new leader,” says JoEllen Koerner, American-APN board member and Chief Nursing Officer at CareSpan. “Her experience is critical to provide continued leadership to successfully build American-APN. Melissa’s years in the South Dakota legislature provide her a clear understanding of how Nurse Practitioners can benefit society and their patients by being legally empowered to practice to the fullest extent of their training and experience. As a member of the American-APN Board of Directors for the last year, Melissa has been influential in bringing our vision to fruition.”

About American Advanced Practice Network

American-APN is the first professional “group practice without walls” that brings highly qualified nurse practitioners to those in need of health care under a collaborative care system that uses cutting-edge digital technologies. American-APN was created for and by Advanced Practice Nurses and Nurse Practitioners. It is owned and operated exclusively by its nurse practitioner membership with its own executive leadership and Board of Directors. Members of the network enjoy extensive economic, professional and personal benefits due to the collaborative care opportunities and economies of scale that American-APN provides. For further information please visit: http://www.americanapn.com.

About CareSpan Integrated Networks

CareSpan Integrated Networks (CSIN) is a subsidiary of CareSpan Holdings, Inc. CSIN has created a business support infrastructure for its professional network partners and is the first to deploy a comprehensive, integrated digital healthcare “Clinic-in-the-Cloud” creating unfettered access to care for the underserved and with an emphasis on the care of chronic illness. CSIN integrates technology for remote monitoring, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, care collaboration and coordination, and analytics, while creating high levels of patient engagement. CareSpan is dedicated to the future of integrated digital care, using sophisticated digital diagnostic and clinical decision support tools in collaboration with primary, specialty and mental health providers to drive better outcomes with a patient-centered approach. For further information please visit: http://www.carespanhealth.com.

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Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino Announces New Dive Operations Manager at Divi Dive Bonaire

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Divi Dive Bonaire New Dive Operations Manager - James Helliwell

Divi Dive Bonaire New Dive Operations Manager – James Helliwell

James Helliwell is a great leader with plenty of experience in the diving industry, plus he has great customer service skills and tons of knowledge, so we can’t wait to see what fresh ideas and initiatives he comes up with to add even more excitement to our already vast list of offerings.


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (PRWEB)

Divi Dive Bonaire, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino’s PADI 5-Star SSI dive facility, is thrilled to welcome James Helliwell to the team as the new Dive Operations Manager starting January 2020. Helliwell is no stranger to the sea – he’s been diving for the past 28 years and has 10 years of experience working in the diving industry.

Hailing from South Africa, Helliwell started diving nearly three decades ago and quickly fell in love with the sport and started diving all over the world, encountering all sorts of sea creatures, including sharks, seals, sea horses and a variety of fish species. Having visited Bonaire many times for diving holidays, Helliwell says the decision to take the helm at Divi Dive Bonaire was an easy one.

“I have been traveling to Bonaire as a holiday diver for years and know the island’s dive sites very well. Of course, as with most, Bonaire found its way into my heart. Bonaire is voted the best shore diving destination in the world year after year, and I couldn’t agree more,” said Helliwell. “The ease of diving, the freedom of shore diving, the health of the reefscape and the variety of fish are far superior to any other location I have visited. But it is more than that; Bonaire is clean, beautiful and full of adventurous spirit and friendly people. So when my wife and I decided to move to the Caribbean, Bonaire was the logical choice for us.”

Helliwell has a strong management and technical background having worked as a projects manager, small business owner, technical servicing manager, divemaster trainer, scuba technician and mechanical engineer. He was also an avid recreational and commercial fisherman and spent time building, repairing and refurbishing boats in Africa.

With over 13 PADI certifications and technical training in a variety of areas, Helliwell is the perfect fit for the job. At Divi Flamingo, he will be involved in all aspects of Divi Dive Bonaire’s dive operation, including managing staff, training divers, overseeing maintenance, running the dive shop, enhancing customer service and working with individual divers and groups to ensure that a once in a lifetime dive holiday is truly the most perfect that it can be.

“We’re excited to welcome James Helliwell to the team,” said Celine Van Meer, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino’s General Manager. “He is a great leader with plenty of experience in the diving industry, plus he has great customer service skills and tons of knowledge, so we can’t wait to see what fresh ideas and initiatives he comes up with to add even more excitement to our already vast list of offerings.”

In addition, Divi Flamingo is wrapping up its highly-anticipated studio renovations. The popular rooms have been remodeled from top to bottom with new appliances, furnishings, bathroom fixtures and fittings, electronics and more. The outside of our studio buildings is also being refreshed with a sleek and modern look. Additional enhancements include enlarged living spaces that allow guests to eat in air-conditioned comfort around an indoor dining table and an open balcony that provides great views of Bonaire’s stunning sunsets.

“It’s been an award-winning year for Divi Dive Bonaire and Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino, with four awards between the two from Scuba Diving Magazine’s 27th Annual 2020 Readers Choice Awards. Our resort and dive operation head into 2020 with new leadership, completely renovated studio units, improvements to the grounds throughout the resort and a new Executive Chef to enhance the culinary experience,” said Marco Galaverna, Divi Resorts President & COO. “We continue to be 100% committed to focusing on green initiatives and working with the island of Bonaire to ensure we maintain its pristine environment.”

About Divi Resorts

Divi Resorts is the vacation expert of the Caribbean, with a collection of seven premium resorts spanning the five stunning Caribbean islands of Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, St. Croix, and St. Maarten. For more information on Divi Resorts, call 1-800-367-3484 or visit http://www.diviresorts.com.

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