“I am honored to be selected as part of the Forbes Agency Council and excited to further enhance my professional capabilities while collaborating with other industry leaders”, said Cundari.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
August 26, 2020

Steve Cundari, Co-Founder of Summit House, an award-winning full service creative agency, has been accepted into Forbes Agency Council, an invitation-only community for owners of and executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative, and advertising agencies.

Steve Cundari was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Steve Cundari into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes the Forbes Agency Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council, Steve has access to a variety of exclusive opportunities designed to help him reach peak professional influence. He will connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum. Steve will also be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share his expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts.

“I am honored to be selected as part of the Forbes Agency Council and excited to further enhance my professional capabilities while collaborating with other industry leaders”, said Cundari. “Working with Forbes will continue to solidify Summit House’s position as a leader in the agency world”.

ABOUT FORBES COUNCILS

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive.

ABOUT SUMMIT HOUSE

Summit House is one of the most transformative top-down creative collectives with a suite of services that directly rival the world’s largest agencies. In addition to offering dramatically increased scale and a commitment to collaboration that, to date, has been unprecedented in the industry, Summit House provides strategic oversight and direction to each of it’s four entities while also operating as distinct and individual brands. Summit House employs nearly 50 individuals who work across creative, strategy, paid and performance marketing as well as video production and design.

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Maria Berardo

I am very excited to be part of the Luum team, to take the People and Operations practices to the next level, and to continue attracting and retaining diverse talent to make Luum one of the best places to work in the Seattle area.

SEATTLE (PRWEB)
August 26, 2020

Commute Benefits Management Platform Luum today announced that Maria Berardo has joined its executive team as its first Head of People and Operations. The establishment of the position reflects the surge in demand by employers for Luum to set-them up with commute programs that cater to employee safety, flexibility and confidence.

Educated in Argentina, the United States and Canada, and having led HR functions for Microsoft, Amazon, CloudMoyo, Kaiser Permanente of Washington and others, Ms. Berardo brings more than 20 years of HR and business acumen from big company systems experience to fast-growth scale and global expansion.

She also brings a first-hand understanding of how much commute benefits can positively affect an organization’s employee engagement, retention and recruiting efforts as she brought in Luum to improve the commute program at a major Seattle employer where she worked previously.

Ms. Berardo chose Luum because of its combination of positive-impact mission, its stage of growth, and the people she’d gotten to know when she was a customer.

“Increasingly, people want to work for organizations with a conscience and that put that conscience to work by improving the communities in which they live and work,” said Ms. Berardo, the new Head of People and Operations for Luum. “Luum helps organizations put policies and practices into place that not only improve the commute—a key consideration for any employee—but also to advance their CO2-reduction initiatives, improve employee equity, and now during a pandemic, enhance worker safety. I am very excited to be part of the Luum team, to take the People and Operations practices to the next level, and to continue attracting and retaining diverse talent to make Luum one of the best places to work in the Seattle area.”

“Given Luum’s growth plans, hiring Maria Berardo as our first Head of People and Operations is critical because she is being tasked to build the internal systems and infrastructure that will allow us to scale and continue hiring and retaining the kind of top talent that is necessary for the world-class company we’re building,” said Sohier Hall, President, CEO of Luum. “Maria will be responsible for bringing our values to life by creating a workplace that fosters diversity and inclusion.”

Ms. Berardo most recently served as Global Sr. Director of Human Resources and Operations for Redmond, Wash., based CloudMoyo, and before that positions of increasing responsibility in technology, healthcare and financial services companies in the United States and Argentina. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universidad Buenos Aires, a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Universidad del Salvador and a M.B.A. jointly conferred by Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

ABOUT LUUM

Luum is a commute management platform that scales with organizations as their programs and policies evolve. Built to elevate policy-driven commute programs, Luum’s software unifies benefits administration, parking management, and mobility options for employees. Luum provides employers with a suite of commute tools as well as real-time data to drive behavior change, inform policy, boost employee engagement and augment corporate sustainability. With a current focus on providing safe, trusted and flexible commute options for frontline workers and those preparing for a return to the workplace, Luum understands that commute success looks different for every employer. Check-out our Commute Smarter, Commute Safer line-up at luum.com. Let’s Get There. Together.

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Navjit Bhasin, Founder and CEO of Newmine

It is honor to be selected as a finalist for this award. Newmine is poised to revolutionize the way retailers view product returns and help them not only survive, but thrive during these unpredictable times

BOSTON (PRWEB)
August 26, 2020

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced today the selection of Navjit Bhasin, Founder and CEO of Newmine, as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award Finalist in New England. Since 1986, EY has honored entrepreneurial business leaders whose ambitions deliver innovation, growth, and prosperity as they build and sustain successful businesses that transform our world.

Bhasin was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges, who evaluated Bhasin and his company, Newmine, based on six criteria, including overcoming adversity; financial performance; societal impact and commitment to building a values-based company; innovation; and talent management.

Bhasin founded Newmine as a boutique retail consulting firm in 2011. Predicting the colossal problems product returns would have the retail industry, Bhasin united a team of retail experts to create Chief Returns Officer®, the market’s first AI-powered SaaS offering that helps retailers reduce returns. Newmine has made reducing product returns an easy and efficient way for retailers to improve their top and bottom lines and achieve financial success during a turbulent 2020.

“It is honor to be selected as a finalist for this award. Newmine is poised to revolutionize the way retailers view product returns and help them not only survive, but thrive during these unpredictable times,” says Navjit Bhasin. “Thank you to the dedicated and talented Newminers who turned the vision for Returns Reduction a reality.”

Award winners will be announced through a special virtual event in early October and will join a lifelong community of esteemed Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. This year, unstoppable entrepreneurs who have provided extraordinary support for their communities, employees and others during the COVID-19 crisis will also be recognized for their courage, resilience and ingenuity.

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About Newmine

Newmine was established in 2011 as a highly focused retail commerce optimization firm. Comprised of former retail and supply chain executives with deep experience in retail strategy, operations, and technology, Newmine’s vision is to ensure retailers thrive in a transforming world. In addition to their operations and technology consulting practice, Newmine seeks to disrupt the returns management market with AI-driven returns reduction solutions. Newmine’s Chief Returns Officer® is an AI-powered platform that gives retailers a holistic view of integrated returns-related data from across the enterprise, prescribes corrective actions, and enables collaboration. Companies using Chief Returns Officer® reduce return rates and improve their EBITDA. For more information, visit http://www.newmine.com.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. Winners go on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy to learn more.

About EY

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy, transaction and consulting services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available via ey.com/privacy. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.

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Ms. Koeneman’s expertise in clinical laboratory diagnostics, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and laboratory developed tests will bring great value to our medical device clients.

ROCHELLE, Va. (PRWEB)
August 26, 2020

NDA Partners Chairman Carl Peck, MD, announced today that Cynthia Koeneman, a clinical laboratory science professional, has joined NDA Partners as an Expert Consultant. Ms. Koeneman is an expert in clinical laboratory diagnostics, quality assurance, regulatory compliance including CAP and CLIA regulations, laboratory developed testing, and IQCP.

Most recently, Ms. Koeneman served as Microbiology Laboratory Manager for Sonora Quest Laboratories (Laboratory Sciences of Arizona) where she was responsible for microbiology policies and procedures, ensuring regulatory compliance, CAP readiness, and testing including bacteriology, mycobacteriology, molecular, and mycology for 6 Banner hospitals in Arizona. She also served as Microbiology Technical Supervisor, Technical Coordinator, and Medical Technologist with Sonora Quest Laboratories in prior roles. In her early career, Ms. Koeneman served as Medical Technologist at Northwest Medical Center in Tucson and Laboratory Technical Assistant in cytology at Kaiser Permanente.

“Ms. Koeneman’s expertise in clinical laboratory diagnostics, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and laboratory developed tests will bring great value to our medical device clients. We are pleased to welcome her to NDA Partners,” said Dr. David Feigal, Manager of NDA Partners’ medical device practice.

Ms. Koeneman earned her MBA from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management and bachelor’s degree in biology from Portland State University in Oregon. She is certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) as a Medical Technology Scientist and Diplomate in Laboratory Management.

About NDA Partners

NDA Partners is a life sciences management consulting and contract development organization (CDO) focused on providing product development and regulatory services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries worldwide. The highly experienced Principals and Expert Consultants in NDA Partners include three former FDA Center Directors; the former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Science Officer at the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP); an international team of more than 100 former pharmaceutical industry and regulatory agency senior executives; and an extensive roster of highly proficient experts in specialized areas including nonclinical development, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, CMC, medical device design control and quality systems, clinical development, regulatory submissions, and development program management. Services include product development and regulatory strategy, expert consulting, high-impact project teams, and contract management of client product development programs.

Contact

Earle Martin, Chief Executive Officer

Office: 540-738-2550

MartinEarle@ndapartners.com

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Bleu Hilburn

“Bleu brings innovative ideas, customer-centric problem-solving and team-building skills to help us grow in these sectors.”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (PRWEB)
August 24, 2020

Logistics executive Bleu Hilburn is returning to Crowley Solutions as vice president of business development for all government services. In this role, Hilburn will develop strategies to build a customer pipeline, qualify opportunities, and manage all aspects of marketing, bid and capture management to drive growth and build deep relationships with government customers for Solutions.

Hilburn, a 2015 Thomas Crowley Award winner, the company’s highest honor for employees, will start Aug. 31 and report to Shiju Zacharia, senior vice president and general manager, Crowley Solutions.

Hilburn played a leading role in Crowley’s successful bid to land the U.S. Transportation Command’s Defense Freight Transportation Services (DFTS) contract in 2016-17. In addition, he helped lead Crowley’s government response to the 2017 hurricanes, including relief and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico resulting from Hurricane Maria.

In advancing to leadership roles, including vice president at Crowley, Hilburn led logistics support in 2015 that was critical to relief efforts as part of Operation United Assistance in West Africa during the Ebola virus crisis. Crowley supplied emergency shipping, warehousing, trucking, stevedoring, customs brokerage and other logistics services in partnership with the U.S. government, including support for 3,000 deployed troops and 17 treatment centers.

“We are looking at further enhancing our growing global service offerings to government customers in the maritime, expeditionary logistics, supply chain, energy and technology domains to support our warfighters and first responders,” said Zacharia. “Bleu brings innovative ideas, customer-centric problem-solving and team-building skills to help us grow in these sectors.”

Hilburn joined Crowley in 2012 after a career in the U.S. Army as a transportation and logistics officer. He retired after battalion command as a lieutenant colonel. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marine transportation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a master’s degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University and a master’s degree in military art and science from the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

Prior to rejoining Crowley, Hilburn was vice president of business development at American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Group, a New Jersey-headquartered organization specializing in transportation, shipping and logistics, where he led several successful bids for large government contracts.

About Crowley Solutions

Crowley Solutions provides global supply chain solution services including truck, rail, air, and ocean transportation as well as global freight forwarding; maritime solutions comprised of naval architecture and marine engineering services, vessel management, chartering, towing, port and range operations, and foreign military sales; energy services including petroleum storage, distribution by sea and land, fuel over the shore and liquefied natural gas solutions, and technology solutions that move customers to the forefront of transportation management, data analysis, automation and cyber security.

About Crowley

Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 128-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a privately held family- and employee-owned company that provides marine solutions, energy and logistics services in domestic and international markets. Crowley operates under four business units: Crowley Logistics, a logistics supply chain division that includes ocean liner services; Crowley Shipping, which encompasses ownership, operations and management of conventional and dual fuel (LNG) vessels, including tankers, container ships, multipurpose, tugboats and barges; engineering; project management; and naval architecture through its subsidiary Jensen Maritime; Crowley Fuels, a fuel transportation, distribution and sales division that also provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) and related services; and Crowley Solutions, which focuses on global government services and program management, government ship management, expeditionary logistics and government-oriented freight transportation services. Additional information about Crowley, its subsidiaries and business units may be found at http://www.crowley.com.

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Associates in Medical Physics

“I am excited to join the incredibly talented team at AMP, which has a long history of developing and operating programs to ensure the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine for leading health systems.

LANHAM, Md. (PRWEB)
August 25, 2020

Associates in Medical Physics (“AMP”), a recognized interdisciplinary leader in medical physics and radiation oncology program management services is pleased to announce that veteran healthcare executive Brian Pellegrini has joined AMP as its Chief Executive Officer.

Pellegrini, who has more than 20 years of consulting and healthcare experience, most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer of Optum Advisory Services, where he oversaw one of the largest healthcare advisory practices in the US. His past experience also includes senior roles at The Advisory Board Company, where he was Executive Vice President of their Consulting division and Vice President and General Manager at The Broadlane Group, now a part of Vizient. Brian began his career as a mechanical engineer at Michelin Tire and Boeing after receiving his degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“I am excited to join the incredibly talented team at AMP, which has a long history of developing and operating programs to ensure the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine for leading health systems. AMP’s breadth is unique in the market, being able to serve radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, and interventional radiology centers with the technical expertise needed to safely, effectively, and efficiently treat patients,” says Pellegrini. “Our technical and clinical professionals including medical physicists, dosimetrists, therapists as well as nurses and back-office professionals, all singularly focused on the use of radiation. With the support of our dynamic ownership group, L2 Capital Partners, we are making investments to strengthen our position as thought leaders in the field as well as position us for further growth.”

Lorin Cassidy Wolfe, COO of L2 Capital, commented “We are thrilled to have Brian join AMP, and with his leadership and deep experience, we are set to rapidly expand our impact through high quality and efficient outcomes for patients, physicians, and healthcare systems.”

Arnie Able, Founder of AMP is now the President and Chief Physicist for AMP. Arnie welcomed the addition of Mr Pellegrini into the CEO role, saying “Brian brings a fresh perspective and unparalleled vision of how AMP can serve the needs of our health system clients. I am very excited to bring him into the organization as our new CEO.”

About Associates in Medical Physics (http://www.ampglobal.net)

AMP is a leading solutions provider in the therapeutic and diagnostic application of radiation. AMP provides technical expertise for consultation, development and management of applied radiation systems, including staffing and management solutions to clinics and hospitals in the business of providing radiation services. Our team of over 50 Medical Physicists, 30+ Medical Dosimetrists, as well as clinical, administrative, and radiation therapy technologists help clinics design, build, and operate clinics of all sizes. AMP provides programmatic staffing and management to Radiation Oncology clinics for medical physics and dosimetry, commissioning and consultation services in Radiation Oncology, strategic planning assistance, shielding design and verification, and leadership in Quality Management Programs, Radiation Safety Programs, and ACR Accreditation. AMP also provides qualified medical physicists to support ACR Accreditation in Mammography, MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. AMP is headquartered in Greenbelt, MD.

About L2 Capital Partners

L2 Capital Partners (http://www.L2Capital.net) is a boutique lower middle market private equity firm that specializes in making controlling investments in a diverse range of family and founder-built companies with demonstrated market leadership and unlocked potential for growth. L2’s impressive track record over the last nine years includes top quartile returns for its portfolio of business service and consumer product companies with enterprise values up to $65 million. L2 Capital adds value by partnering closely with company leadership to meet their strategic and financial goals by providing intimate operational support including a proprietary breakthrough growth framework in addition to access to resources and technology gained over 40 years of principal investing experience.

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Tysheba Morgan

Morgan joins nine other Vehicles for Change board members dedicated to fulfilling the organization’s mission to empower families and individuals with financial challenges to achieve economic and personal independence through car ownership and technical training.

HALETHORPE, Md. (PRWEB)
August 25, 2020

Baltimore-based nonprofit, Vehicles for Change, Inc. (VFC), welcomes Tysheba Morgan, MBA, Bank of America’s senior vice president of financial controls and governance to its board of directors. She joins nine other VFC board members dedicated to fulfilling the organization’s mission to empower families and individuals with financial challenges to achieve economic and personal independence through car ownership and technical training.

Morgan brings more than twenty years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, operational risk management, audit and controls. In her current position with Bank of America, Morgan is responsible for ensuring compliance, assessing risks, evaluating remediation progress and gathering other critical insights on business activities related to the financial institution’s financial controls and governance. She looks forward to leveraging her innovative problem-solving techniques to help make a difference for those served by VFC who are cyclically burdened by generational poverty.

“Tysheba is a fierce advocate for those in our communities who need a helping hand or second chance to find success in life,” said Martin “Marty” Schwartz, VFC’s president. “We know her decades of experience and commitment to our cause will go far when it comes to achieving our mission.”

Throughout her career, Morgan has worked at a number of Fortune 100 and 500 organizations, including Exelon Corporation in Baltimore, Md., where she served as the senior accounting manager in the generation and wholesale commodities business. She started her career at the Dow Chemical Company serving in positions of increasing responsibility in internal audit, finance, and accounting.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of Vehicles for Change’s mission to help families and individuals, regardless of their background or history, become self-sufficient and independent,” said Morgan. “I look forward to lending my expertise toward supporting the organization’s vehicle award program, where low-income families are awarded affordable transportation, and its automotive re-entry program, where formerly incarcerated men and women are trained to be auto mechanics, in any way I can during my tenure with the board.”

Morgan also serves as director of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., where she chairs the student member services committee. She has also held titles as Baltimore Chapter President and Eastern Region Student Conference Co-Chair. Morgan earned both her post-graduate and undergraduate degrees of business administration in finance from Howard University in Washington, DC. She also became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) while working in the profession.

For additional information about Morgan, contact Patrick Seidl, Fallston Group’s strategic communications manager, at 410-420-2001 or Patrick.Seidl@fallstongroup.com.

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