Judy Avigdor

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LinkedIn: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/judy-avigdor
P: 718-776-7439
Holliswood, NY 11423
Email: otlaw@juno.com

Director | Vice President | Program Manager

Healthcare Management
Drive financial and performance improvements of specialty healthcare organizations through complimentary skills in
management, business development, sales, marketing, team building, and staff motivation. Launched two startups in
last 12 years that reached more than $1 million annual revenue, one in only two years . Keen leadership, problemsolving, and decision-making skills. bilingual: English, and Spanish. Experienced in delivering projects, achieving
objectives, and managing effectively through expertise in:

Professional Competencies
Team Leadership/Management

Change Management

New Business Development

Sales/Marketing

Negotiations

Startups
Strategic Planning/Implementation

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
Mediscan Staffing Services, Woodland Hills, CA
20122014
NY Director
Spearheaded startup of New York office across all business, administration, staffing, training, HR, marketing,
budgeting, and programming functions to provide nurses, OTs, PTs, and SLPs to New York schools for nationwide
provider of qualified professionals to schools and healthcare facilities .
Business Optimization

$1.6 million revenue growth realized within two years through aggressive marketing and recruiting of therapists
and nurses for schools and summer camps.

Captured two contracts that doubled fulltime therapists to 10 in Baltimore and D.C. school districts and added
contracts day after meeting with school administrators ,for OT, PT, SLP, and psychology in six new schools.
Cost Containment

$48,000 saved annually by charging nurses for two day orientation as CEU credit course vs. paying $240 per
nurse for attending training.

$500 monthly rental saving realized by finding NY office twice size for economical price, near buses, trains,
and street parking.

$15,000 saved in office furnishings for startup NY operation except computers and telephones by obtaining
free used furniture.
Process Improvements

90% staff retention achieved over two years by making employees feel like family, hearing them say they
would never leave, and referring friends who joined company.

Created incentive program with $3/hour pay increase after one year for highly-desired company nurses
constantly recruited by NYC Department of Education (DOE).

$250 weekly pay increase (25%) negotiated for nurses placed in sleepover summer camps.

Placed first six nurses with outstanding DOE feedback into summer camps as part of incentive program to
reward nurses for continuing excellent school year performance.

Retained highly-trained school nurses by finding money-making opportunities over four summer camps and
12-month, Medically Fragile Population (D75) schools until beginning of school year in September.

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Therapy For Kids, OT, PT, SLP, LLC, Flushing, NY

20032013
Owner/CEO
Provided vision and executive leadership for 63 fulltime staff and independent contractors across all business and
operations functions for startup and growth of New York-based agency sending OTs, PTs, and SLPs to schools
and pre-schools and clinic specializing in sensory integration.

$12,000 saved during startup by negotiating pro bono rent for first six months of operation.

$5,500 average additional revenue generated from 2009 to 2012 by creating four summer camp programs with
indoor/outdoor sensory gym.

90% voluntary attendance reached by providing therapists four free school therapy workshops annually.

Quadrupled student clinic services in second year through aggressive marketing, quality of services, and
providing weekend services for working parents.

Expanded school services from two to eight schools by year two due to quality of services, and building good
reputation.

93% employee retention achieved and maintained in year four of operation by developing staff via onsite
videos, holding workshops four times annually, and giving gifts to celebrate birthdays and holidays.

50% profit realized by buying bulk assistive/adaptive devices sold in office vs. 20% regular markup.

500% annual revenue growth from $200,000 to $1 million reached in 2009 through 2013.

VTA Management Services, LLC, Brooklyn, NY

19942000
Independent Contractor
Contracted to work in New York Public School System providing OT services for New York-based contract therapy
agency providing staffing solutions for every sector of healthcare and educational markets.

$8,000 saved by conducting last-minute, weekend audits of therapy charts in five nursing homes prior to state
inspection,to avoid Medicare denials.

Built network of more than 300 therapists across multiple disciplines eventually used for staffing Therapy For
Kids clinic and schools.

EDUCATION
M.A., Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, NY
B.A. cum laude, Psychology, Queens College, Flushing, NY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis), New York, NY

CERTIFICATION
OTR-Pediatrics, NBCOT

AFFILIATIONS
AOTA, Member
MNYD, Member
NBCOT, Member