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12/16/2015 11:01 PMAwards, Grants, and Recognition
• Gigi Giordano Taylor of Essex has been awarded the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Giordano is a Broker Associate with Page Taft~Christie’s International Real Estate. She is a member of the New Haven Middlesex Association of Realtors.
• Visiting Nurses of the Lower Valley was recently named to the Top 100 of the 2015 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, best practice (process measure) implementation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial performance. In order to be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least one outcome in Home Health Compare. Out of 9,718 agencies considered, 2,431 are elite.
Business and Organization Updates
• William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty recently announced that the Sotheby’s International Realty brand has entered into an advertising partnership with Apple as the exclusive real estate advertiser for Apple News, a brand-new application featured on every Apple device running its iOS 9 operating system or later. Sotheby’s International Realty is one of only 20 advertising partners featured on the new iPhone and iPad app, and the only real estate partner.
• Outthink has hired Tracey Jacey as chief financial officer. In her role at Outthink, Jacey will lead accounting, finance, and human resources. Jacey has worked for many well-known regional and international companies including, Honeywell International, Dealertrack Technologies, Sonalysts, Inc., Pratt and Whitney, and ABB Combustion Engineering. Outthink has also hired a leading digital marketer, Ryan Lee, to head its growing Interactive Marketing team. In his new role, Lee will work with Outthink’s clients to create compelling interactive strategies across websites, mobile and other digital platforms. Prior to joining Outthink, Lee led an award-winning team that helped build the Mohegan Sun brand through the websites mohegansun.com and mohegansunpocono.com, ensuring that the brand and user experience were consistent. He also oversaw mobile applications and email marketing efforts.