Lisa Friedwald, RN
Director of Professional Relations

Lisa's wide range of healthcare experience encompasses nursing, sales, marketing, and management. She was previously a Nurse Case Manager at SubAcute Network-The CareNext Group in Purchase, where she worked with the geriatric population; General Manager of two homecare offices for Interim Healthcare of Greater New York; and Director of Operations, Mid-Atlantic Region, for HemaCare Corp/Coral Blood Services, marketing therapeutic aphaeresis services to hospitals and physicians. Lisa has also been a Nurse Evaluator/Marketing Rep for Mediplex/Sunrise Healthcare Corp, a Hospital Sales Specialist for Bayer Inc. in Manhattan, and a Registered Nurse in Montefiore Hospital's med/surg and pediatric units. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale.

Susan Roue, RN
Care Manager

Susan's experiences as Staff Nurse and Supervisor at Dundas Manor, a long-term care residence in Ontario, and Clinical Coordinator at an Ottawa nursing home were the most recent in a nursing career stretching back more than 30 years. She started her career as a General Staff Nurse at St. John's General Hospital in Newfoundland. Susan has also worked as a Staff Nurse for Saudia Airlines in Jeddah and a School Nurse at an international school in Caracas. In between, she served in nursing homes, Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, the Family Service of Westchester, and other hospital and home health care settings. Susan has a diploma as a Registered Nurse from St. John's General Hospital and has taken a Registered Refresher Course in Med-Surgical and Maternity nursing. She is licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and Ontario.

Ruth Farrago
Vice President of Regional Operations

Ruth Farrago has over 20 years of experience in health care administration. She was the Administrator of an inpatient and outpatient comprehensive Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Division at Downstate Medical Centers in Brooklyn. She has an extensive background in home care marketing and management having worked for St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers as the Director of Intake and was then the Branch Manager/Administrator at New York Health Care. Ruth was also the Executive Director of Sunrise Assisted Living of East Meadow where she was responsible for the daily operations of the facility, client and family satisfaction, management of the sales and marketing team and coordinated community outreach and events. Ruth has a Bachelors of Science from SUNY College of Oneonta where she majored in Business Economics and she is currently completing a Masters Degree at Long Island University specializing in Gerontology.