Team MedBest

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Julie Rupenski

Julie Rupenski

CEO

Julie Rupenski is the Founder & CEO of MedBest Recruiting. Recently, she was named on the list of "The Top 100 Women Leaders of Tampa for 2022." Julie opened the doors of MedBest in 2001, Since then, she has grown MedBest into an award winnin

Katie Piperata

Katie Piperata

Interim Solutions & Leadership Development Trainer

Katie Piperata, NHA, MBA, CPC, Interim Solutions and Leadership Development Trainer, leads MedBest’s Interim Solutions Division. As a seasoned executive in senior living, she understands the industry and has mastered the art of developing and match

Melanie Ginter

Melanie Ginter

Senior Executive Recruiter

Melanie Ginter is a Senior Executive Search Consultant at MedBest. She is responsible for the full-cycle management of executive searches, including account management, client consultation, and overall execution of searches for top Senior Living Exec

Barbara LaWall

Barbara LaWall

Senior Executive Recruiter

Barbara LaWall is a Senior Executive Recruiter at MedBest. She has worked in the Senior Living/Long Term Care industry for over 30 years including 15 years as a Nursing Home Administrator in the State of Florida.

Gil Vazquez

Gil Vazquez

Executive Recruiter

Gil Vazquez, Executive Recruiter, specializes in filling confidential searches and senior leadership positions in Nursing Homes as well as regional positions that supervise multiple communities. He enjoys advancing careers and helping candidates make

Christina Johnson

Christina Johnson

Executive Recruiter

Christina serves as a Senior Recruiter for MedBest and works directly with clients and candidates to help fill an opening, not with just any person, but with the right person.  Christina understands that "Fit" really does matter. She does this by le

Neidy De Jesus

Neidy De Jesus

Director of Research, Human Resources

Neidy De Jesus is the Director of Research and Human Resources at MedBest. She serves in two vital roles since she is an excellent multi-tasker, passionate about people, results-driven, and tech-savvy.

AMY STEWART

AMY STEWART

Executive Recruiter

Amy Stewart, M.Ed. serves as an Executive Recruiter at MedBest. She works closely with her clients to understand their talent needs and only present those candidates who fit the bill. She is known for proactively finding and vetting the best talent i

Bryana Yocum

Bryana Yocum

Interim Solutions Coordinator

Bryana Yocum, Interim Solutions Coordinator, is central to the success and expansion of our Interim Talent Solutions Division. Bryana is ready and able to respond quickly to the rapid growth happening in Interim leadership opportunities in Senior Liv

Chris Wiseman

Chris Wiseman

Executive Talent Liaison

Chris Wiseman, Executive Talent Liaison, began his passion in senior living at the age of 15 at an assisted living facility. Since then, Chris has worked in various aspects of the industry including; skilled nursing, long term care and hospital-based

Mike Odle

Mike Odle

Interim Talent Solutions

Mike is a member of a men's social group/charity organization consisting of over 50 businessmen and entrepreneurs dedicated to making St Petersburg, Florida a better place to live. He also loves to ride his motorcycle all over the country and spends

Crystal Jackson

Crystal Jackson

Researcher

Crystal Jackson, Researcher and Admin, joined MedBest after working in home health for 7 years and before that, 2 years in customer service. Crystal is originally from North Carolina and grew up in a family of health care professionals.