Peter Ragusa, MD, MPH

Prista is poised for growth, and we will be pursuing an aggressive growth strategy as we come into the new year.

AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)
December 05, 2019

Prista Corporation, an industry leader in clinical intelligence software for healthcare quality-safety improvement, is proud to announce that Peter Ragusa, MD, MPH has joined the executive team as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

“Prista is innovating around patient safety and quality and performance improvement, they have a great product and a great team, and I am very excited to be joining them in their mission to lower costs while improving the quality and safety of care that patients receive,” said Dr. Ragusa.

Dr. Ragusa has over 15 years of experience and expertise in healthcare, executive leadership and strategic planning, building and leading multidisciplinary, high-impact teams, full-cycle product development, federal, state, and local regulatory compliance, facilitating corporate partnerships, successful fundraising, and developing intellectual property.

Prior to joining Prista, Dr. Ragusa was the co-founder and CEO of Better Day™ Health, a clinical documentation automation company. He also held positions at the American Medical Association (AMA) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Dr. Ragusa is a graduate of Louisiana State University, the University of Minnesota Medical School, and the Yale University School of Public Health.

“Prista is poised for growth, and we will be pursuing an aggressive growth strategy as we come into the new year,” said Dr. Ragusa. As CMO/COO, Dr. Ragusa’s influence will also include other key areas such as cultivating strategic relationships and leading business development.

Don Jarrell, Prista’s President said, “We’re really excited to be bringing Peter on-board as our Chief Medical Officer because he is exactly the right person at the right time to help bring our growth plans for 2020 and beyond to fruition. Peter’s strong experience as a successful founder and CEO of a clinical documentation software company and his business instincts, perspectives, and initiative blend perfectly with the rest of Prista’s Executive Team. This will allow us to rapidly accomplish sales growth, recognition in the marketplace and key relationships with marketing and technology partners.”

About Prista Corporation: Prista’s mission is to help healthcare providers improve performance, both clinically and financially, while creating and sustaining a “Culture of Quality” in their organizations. In other words, Prista helps to facilitate an environment that drives continuous performance improvement in patient care and safety. Prista does this by developing innovative, intuitive, easy-to-use software that goes beyond traditional reporting to provide actionable insights in real-time. Prista’s ActionCue CI platform makes information more readily available, more meaningful, and more actionably insightful for healthcare executives, managers, and clinical staff.

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PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

Mondo, an Addison Group company and leading national staffing agency specializing in high-end IT, tech, and digital marketing talent, is proud to announce that Stephanie Wernick-Barker, president of Mondo, was awarded silver in the Female Executive of the Year – Business Services category at the 2019 Stevie Awards.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run– worldwide. Hailed as the world’s premier business awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business received more than 1,500 entries this year by organizations and individuals in 25 nations, for consideration in more than 90 categories. Finalists were announced at the 16th annual awards dinner on Friday, November 15th in New York City.

Prior to becoming Mondo’s first female president, Wernick-Barker served as the Chief Revenue Officer. While in that position, she improved integration and alignment between the company’s revenue-related departments to set Mondo up as an industry disrupter. As a result, Mondo has experienced a year-over-year revenue growth of 21%.

“Being recognized as one of the female executives of the year is certainly a highlight in my career and a true honor,” said Wernick-Barker. “Leading by example and putting people first is something I pride myself on and want to spread to others as well. I look forward to leading Mondo as we continue this journey and help bring outstanding talent and companies together.”

Wernick-Barker has also helped spearhead initiatives in Mondo’s culture and corporate social responsibility (CSR). She successfully implemented a cultural effort focused on people as opposed to transactions. An example of this is the “inverted pyramid” management style the Mondo executive team follows, where employees are at the top of the pyramid, driving innovation, culture, and initiatives, and the executives are the foundation to provide the field with the tools they need to succeed. For CSR initiatives, Wernick-Barker has prioritized efforts to help close the gender talent gap within the tech industry by having Mondo partner with nonprofits focused on equipping women with STEM skills. Additionally, as a result of Wernick-Barker’s efforts, Mondo has partnered with organizations like the Ronald McDonald House of Charities and Burlington Coat Factory to participate in events like #HashtagLunchBag, book drives, and coat drives, along with environmentally-driven tech recycling efforts.

“Stephanie is a trailblazer and a catalyst of inspiration,” said Thomas Moran, CEO of Addison Group. “Stephanie exemplifies Mondo’s core values. She leads by example, and puts employees first, always. This award is well-deserved and is a testament to Stephanie’s leadership, which positions Mondo for success for years to come.”

For more information on Stephanie Wernick-Barker, please visit Mondo.com.

About Mondo:

As a leading national staffing agency specializing exclusively in high-end, niche IT, Tech, and Digital Marketing talent, Mondo provides the talent companies need to scale, grow, and innovate. Mondo helps solve the most challenging talent gaps at midsize to enterprise-level companies, along with recently VC-funded startups facing mass hiring challenges and organizations facing urgent hiring needs. With thousands of placements across a variety of industries and 10 offices nationwide, Mondo has access to the latest market insights, hiring trends, and salary updates, made evident by their annual award-winning Salary Guide reports. Mondo was also named to Forbes’ Best Professional Recruiting Firms in 2017 and 2018, a list compiled through Forbes’ independent search in collaboration with analytics firm Statista.

About Addison Group:

Addison Group is a professional services firm offering industry-leading expertise with a national reach and a localized touch. Specializing in Information Technology, Finance & Accounting, Healthcare, Administration, Human Resources, and Engineering, Addison Group offers a full suite of professional services, including consulting, staffing and recruiting, and executive search through its network of companies and dozens of offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1999, Addison has been repeatedly recognized by the media as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States as well as a top workplace and a Best of Staffing Company by Inavero. Learn more at addisongroup.com

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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

SIM was founded in 1968 and is now the oldest and largest not-for-profit professional organization in the U.S. for CIOs, senior IT executives, and other IT leaders. Beginning in 1980, SIM has conducted a series of surveys of its members to determine the issues of most concern to them and their organization and to document the evolving usage patterns of the information technologies entrusted to their care. This year marks the 39th anniversary of this effort.

This year, IT executives – including 376 CIOs – at 618 organizations participated in the survey. As in previous years, the majority (96.3%) of the 618 are headquartered in the U.S. Average revenue of these organizations is $4.0 billion and the median $400 million. The average reported increase in IT budget is 6.6% and IT budgets as a percentage of revenue averaged 5.4%, remaining above the 11 year average of 4.9%. “The growth of IT spending, especially since 2013, points to the growing importance of IT to the success of organizations” said Professor Leon Kappelman, primary investigator of the study. The average IT budget of $215.2 million puts total annual IT spending of the 618 SIM member organizations at $133 billion.

Internal IT headcount continues to grow and projected growth for next year is also strong, but the number of external consultants and contractors continues the decline, following a pattern of the last three years. IT salaries are up 4.9%, as is the total spending for IT. Cybersecurity readiness continues to be on average, slightly above neutral, since it was first considered for evaluation in last year’s survey. Similarly, most report that their Cybersecurity Training is only “moderately effective.” Signaling that more work is still needed in this area.

Finding and retaining IT talent continues to be a top concern to IT leaders, after Cybersecurity and Alignment. The skills “most-difficult-to-find” and “most-important-to the-organization” were Cybersecurity, Analytics, Enterprise/Application Architects, and Business Analysts.

For IT leadership within organizations, the survey found that 80% of CIOs came to their current position from an outside organization and almost a third of them had non-IT jobs prior to this one. The percentage of CIOs coming from prior IT positions has fallen over 25% since 2011. The average tenure of the top IT person was 6.3 years. Over 50% of CIOs report to their CEO, the highest level ever found by this survey, and less than 25% report to their CFO, the lowest. Continuing the increase of the past few years, CIOs are also spending more time interacting with other C-suite executives. “This year’s study confirms that the role and importance of the CIO continues to grow” said Kappelman.

The complete report is available at no charge to SIM members at https://trends.simnet.org/home and for $995 to non-members. Press, please contact Karis Miles at kmiles@simnet.org for a copy.

About the Methodology:

Since 1980, the Society for Information Management (SIM) has conducted a survey of its members to identify IT management concerns and to better understand who IT leaders are, how they manage, and what they do. The 2019 study gathered 1,033 responses from 618 unique organizations. A preview of this report will appear in the December 2019 issue of the MIS Quarterly Executive and an edited report will in the March 2020 issue.

About the Society for Information Management (SIM):

The Society for Information Management (SIM) (http://simnet.org) is the world’s premier organization for IT leaders. Since 1968, SIM has inspired the minds of the most prestigious IT leaders in the industry — including CIOs, senior IT executives, prominent academicians, consultants, and other IT leaders. Today, SIM is comprised of almost 5,000 members who come together to share, network and give back to their communities through the collaboration of SIM’s 44 local chapters.

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BOSTON (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

Massinvestor is excited to announce the launch of its 2020 Family Office Database https://familyofficedata.net/, which profiles more than 550 Family Offices of super-wealthy families, actively making investments in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Operating Businesses, Real Estate, and Entertainment.

Profiling hard-to-find, U.S. based Single Family Offices, The Family Office Database is the definitive resource for professionals looking to research and make contact with elusive High Net Worth Family Offices doing deals.

The Family Office Database is unique in that it concentrates on Single Family Offices, as opposed to Multi-Family.

Editor Michael Stern commented on this distinction: “While other Family Office products will make claims of having ‘thousands’ of profiles, their lists are often inaccurate,” Stern explained. “They will include entities that are poorly researched, aren’t actually family offices; and are instead money managers, charitable concerns, or other types of financial institutions. Most ‘Multi-Family’ Offices are simply investment advisors providing concierge services.”

Created by experienced researchers, The Family Office Database offers extensive data sets. Profiles contain complete contact information (phone, fax, web site), summary of each Family Office, industry focus, stage specialty, portfolio companies, and the investment team (including email addresses of most partners).

A one-year Family Office Database subscription is continuously updated with new firms, partners and portfolio companies. Users can perform filtered searches and export data an unlimited number of times to PDF and Excel.

A single-user subscription is just $595.00, a special price through Dec. 31. The Database is exclusively available at Family Office Database https://massinvestor.3dcartstores.com/FamilyOfficeDatabase

About The Family Office Database

The Family Office Database https://familyofficedata.net/ is the definitive resource for professionals seeking to research and make contact with Family Offices of the super-wealthy. Family Offices profiled are actively making investments in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Operating Businesses, Real Estate, and Entertainment. The Database is published by Massinvestor, which has a 20-year history of publishing data on the Venture Capital and Private Equity industry.

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WARRENDALE, Pa. (PRWEB)
December 03, 2019

SAE Foundation is proud to honor Mark Reuss, president of General Motors Company (GM), with the SAE Foundation Industry Leadership Award. Mr. Reuss is recognized for leading advancements in global automotive product development and engineering as well as his philanthropic commitments to revitalizing the Detroit metro area. He will be formally recognized by the SAE Foundation at the SAE Foundation Annual Celebration on May 14, 2020.

“Mark Reuss embodies the spirit of our Industry Leadership Award and we’re proud to honor him with this recognition. His enthusiasm and meaningful contributions to the mobility industry serve as an inspiration that our future leaders aspire to for years to come,” said Lori Gatmaitan, director of the SAE Foundation. “Not only has Mark made significant contributions to the mobility industry through his roles at General Motors, but he has also championed the development of the mobility community and future automotive engineers by spearheading events and creating student development programs for underserved youth in metro Detroit and Flint.”

Mr. Reuss leads GM’s regional operations, including North America, South America, China and General Motors International. In his role, he is leading the transformation of the company’s global product development workforce and processes to drive world-class advanced technologies engineering that improve quality and speed to market. As part of this transformation, Mr. Reuss is doubling the resources allocated to electric and autonomous vehicle programs in the next two years.

In addition to his career accomplishments at GM, the Industry Leadership Award recognizes Mr. Reuss for his deep commitment to revitalizing his hometown of Detroit through educational, community and philanthropic endeavors, including:

• In 2010, he spearheaded a $27.1 million grant to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan to improve graduation rates at seven Detroit-area high schools.
• In 2013, he championed the GM Student Corps, a summer internship and career development program for underserved youth in metro Detroit and Flint, Mich.
• In 2013, he oversaw the purchase of the historic Durant-Dort Factory One, the birthplace of General Motors. After extensive renovations, Factory One reopened in 2017 as a modern, world-class facility that hosts events and holds the iconic Kettering University automotive archives.
• He was instrumental in bringing the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix back to Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. The event generates millions in economic impact for the region.

He earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University and his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University.

About the SAE Foundation

The SAE Foundation encourages and increases student achievement and participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to build a STEM-fluent workforce. Funds raised by the SAE Foundation support SAE International’s award-winning A World In Motion® (AWIM) program, Collegiate Design SeriesTM (CDS), awards and scholarships. SAE’s STEM education programs enable students to develop the 21st century skills needed to succeed in real-world work environments and connect classroom learning with real-life application. Overall, SAE’s STEM programs have reached more than 5 million students worldwide and engaged more than 30,000 STEM industry professionals as volunteers. SAE International is a global association engaging nearly 200,000 engineers, technical experts and volunteers to advance mobility knowledge and solutions for the benefit of humanity. https://www.saefoundation.org

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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (PRWEB)
December 03, 2019

— Saladworks, the leading entrée salad franchise that offers Guests Create Your Own and specialty salads and bowls, today announces that Mark Mears has joined the team as Interim Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Mears will lead the company’s efforts in elevating the concept to increase Guest frequency in established markets and build brand awareness in emerging markets. The franchise brand is pacing to double in size to have nearly 200 locations open by the end of 2020.

Mears brings over three decades worth of restaurant, retail and hospitality industry experience to his Saladworks role. He has held executive leadership positions including SVP/Chief Marketing Officer for The Cheesecake Factory, EVP/Chief Marketing Officer for Noodles & Company, Chief Marketing Officer for Schlotzsky’s, and President and Chief Concept Officer for Mimi’s Cafe. Mears possesses a unique and diverse background in building growth brands such as PepsiCo/Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Frito-Lay, JCPenney and NBC/Universal, among others. Mears is a visionary business leader with a significant track record of building shareholder value by driving innovation and profitable growth among world-class, high profile brands.

Most recently, Mears served as Chief Growth Officer for L.E.A.F. Growth Ventures, LLC—a consulting firm he founded that leverages the power of four revolutionary, purpose-centric processes (Leadership, Engagement, Accountability and Fulfillment) to help individuals, teams and organizations achieve their full growth potential while making a positive, lasting impact in the world.

“Saladworks has a unique opportunity to tap into the way Guests want to dine today, and the company represents an excellent fit with my personal brand,” said Mears. “For me, I love building teams and I love building brands and this is a great opportunity to do both. Saladworks is extremely well-positioned for longevity and success within the fast-casual segment, offering relevant, fresh toppings for an increasingly health-conscious society. No matter how a Guest wants to create their own meal, we give them that option to be original and make something truly unique. After all, each Guest is different, so each Guest’s salad should embrace one’s preferences, whether dietary, nutritional or guided by taste.”

With over 100 restaurants across the country, Saladworks is growing through franchising to meet the rapidly increasing demand for healthier meal options. As Americans experience a cultural shift toward incorporating a variety of dietary needs and nutritional preferences into their lifestyles, providing Guests with customizable, affordable salads is not a new concept for the established originator in the segment. For more than three decades, Saladworks has been providing carefully-chosen, quality ingredients, along with an ongoing commitment to freshness, flavor and value. Now, with the help of Mears, Saladworks is better positioned to reach its full potential as a leader in the Create Your Own salad space.

“Mark is an exceptionally strong addition to the team, and he has previously driven impressive company growth and marketing results at major franchise brands,” said Saladworks CEO, Kelly Roddy. “Over the next year as we enter our next phase of growth to double our locations to reach the 200 mark, Mark will play an integral role, leading our marketing and culinary strategy that will grow our loyal fanbase and increase awareness of our industry-leading franchise opportunity.”

Saladworks provides a scalable investment opportunity and strong unit-level profitability for entrepreneurs looking to bring healthy, fresh meal options to their communities. The company is expanding its franchise unit count through both traditional restaurant locations and also at nontraditional venues such as airports, military bases and universities. The brand currently has many prime markets still available for franchise development and is actively identifying franchise partners in major cities including Pittsburgh, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Boston, Atlanta and Chicago, while also pursuing franchise development across the states of Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey and North Carolina.

To learn more about franchising opportunities, visit https://www.saladworks.com/franchise.

ABOUT SALADWORKS

Saladworks, the nation’s leading entrée salad destination, serves people nature’s best, one salad at a time. America’s original fast-casual salad concept, Saladworks first opened its doors in 1986 and launched its first franchised location in 2001. Today, guests can visit Saladworks in over 100 different locations in eighteen states and two countries. At Saladworks, all salads are made to order, one at a time, from a wide variety of the freshest vegetables, fruits, proteins and delicious dressings. Saladworks guests can create their own salad, or enjoy one of many signature and seasonal salads, together with a selection of freshly-made complementary products like wraps and soups. In 2018 and 2019, Saladworks was ranked on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 200 Food and Restaurant Franchises list, Franchise Dictionary Magazine’s Top 100 Game Changers for 2018, and also on the Top 100 Movers and Shakers by FastCasual.com. From 2017 through 2019, Saladworks ranked on the Franchise Times Top 200+. For franchise information, visit http://www.Saladworks.com.

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