Laurie Gambardella, R.N., Peg Kauth and Beverly Beihl have been named clinical director of the emergency department, director of information systems, and director of medical affairs, respectively, at CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold Township.
Gambardella joined CentraState from Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, and has more than 25 years of health care experience. Previously, she worked for St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center in Staten Island, N.Y., where she was the administrative director for medical surgery services and the emergency department.
Kauth oversees information systems and operations, clinical systems and programming. Kauth has 10 years of information systems experience, including two years as a project manager for Siemens Medical Solutions working on site at CentraState.
Beihl joined CentraState after a 23-year career at Ocean Medical Center, Brick, where she was manager of medical affairs.
Buddy Benton, a premier agent with The Prudential Insurance Company of America, has qualified for membership in the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT). MDRT membership is based on excellence in customer sales and service, and only a small percentage of life insurance and financial services professionals qualify for membership each year. Benton is a resident of the Clarksburg section of Millstone Township. His office is at 981 Route 33.
Business After Hours, sponsored by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, will be hosted this month by Windsor Gallery, Colts Towne Plaza, 41 Route 34 south, Colts Neck, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 25. The event will include wine and hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to view a selection of original artwork. Attendees should bring business cards. For reservations, call the chamber at (732) 462-3030.
Central Jersey Business Professionals is an independent, formal networking group that meets in Freehold every Tuesday at 8 a.m. The organization accepts one person per occupation and is currently looking to grow its membership. Details: Aaron Niederman, (732) 922-6300, ext. 35.
Travel Connections LLC, a home-based travel agency in Manalapan, was one of seven agencies out of 300 to be recognized recently as a top airline producer for Uniglobe Travel in Irvine, Calif., which acts as the ticketing agency for Travel Connections.
Partners Jan Davis, of Manalapan, and Sue Betlesky, of Freehold, who worked together at Gateway Travel in Manalapan for more than 20 years, formed their own company in April 2004.
Travel Connections is also one of the sponsors for Lennar’s Make-A-Wish Foundation Bowl-A-Thon, which till take place July 13 at Howell Lanes. For more information, call Davis at (732) 431-1748, or Betlesky at (732) 431-2228.
Fitness Together, a personal training studio set to open in Freehold Township in September, will offer private training suites and the full attention of a personal trainer.
Fitness Together – Freehold, part of Fitness For Life Franchise Corp., is owned and operated by Wayne Matus, an ACE-certified trainer and fitness professional for more than 10 years.
According to a press release, the franchise corporation was founded in 1996 by fitness leader Rick Sikorski. There are currently more than 400 Fitness Together franchises throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland and Israel, with an expected 100 more franchises to open in the next year.
Fitness Together – Freehold is at 3585 Route 9 north.
Mary Urbano of Marlboro, an exclusive agent with Allstate New Jersey Insurance Co., has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Co. for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitability.
Because of this, Urbano has earned an invitation to attend Allstate’s national conference in Chicago, where the top officers of the company will recognize her. Her Allstate New Jersey agency, at 35 Route 79, Marlboro, is one of only 10 percent of insurance agencies and financial specialists for Allstate Insurance nationwide to reach this level of achievement, according to the press release.
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