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The Grant Grill in downtown San Diego’s US Grant hotel has long been a place where powerbrokers lunched. In the 1950s and the 1960s, the dark mahogany booths were the conclaves of politicians, lawyers, bankers and journalists. Anyone with a craving for conversation or mock turtle soup could partake.
Jonah Toleno keeps a small plaque at her desk with the following quote by Mark Twain: “Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.” Toleno, a partner with downtown San Diego law firm Shustak Frost & Partners, P.C., focuses her practice on financial and securities law, business litigation and employment disputes. In her world, twists and turns pervade her cases, and the Twain quote is a reminder to stay on her toes.
It started at the kitchen table with her husband and business partner, Yehudi Gaffen, back in 1987. Today, with nearly 150 employees and a rapidly-growing sister company, Pam Gaffen is preparing to celebrate Gafcon's 25th anniversary.
Aldrica has a B.A. in Education, B.A. in Social Work, and M.B.A. in Public Policy & Administration starting her career as a Teacher in the most challenging New York school districts by choice -- "I always felt that children in dire communities needed the best teachers, and I was one of the best!" Aldrica went on to administrate both public and private educational and human service agencies for over a decade.
Julie Fletcher is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and in that role provides leadership for attracting and supporting talent for the AMN Healthcare corporate staff.
Since joining AMN Healthcare in 1989, as Vice President of Nursing, Marcia Faller, PhD, RN, has consistently re-invented her role within the organization as it grew and prospered.
Denise Jackson serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for AMN Healthcare where she is an integral member of the Executive Management team providing a competitive combination of legal insight with a distinguishing business instinct.
Susan Salka is an active industry spokesperson in the health care and investment community and has been one of the driving forces behind the company’s strategic and operational success since joining the company in 1990. Under her leadership, AMN has become known as the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and the largest and most diversified healthcare staffing company in the nation.
Dale Stein, Partner of Voice Smart Networks describes how his thirty year old company can manage and maintain your company's phone, computer and entire intrastructure with their technology specialists and support.