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Executive Vice President, Financial Affairs and Chief Financial Officer John J. Collura joined Continuum Health Partners on Monday, July 10, 2006. With over 35 years of experience in financial management, Mr. Collura is well suited for this lead position in the finance department. Over the past ten years he has held senior executive positions in four large health care organizations. Most recently he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Med Diversified Healthcare Services, a $1 billion publicly-traded company located in Andover, MA. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Gentiva Health Services, formerly Olsten Health Services, which operated 400 healthcare offices in the United States and Canada, providing healthcare, pharmaceutical and staffing services. He joined Olsten in 1998 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Collura’s career in healthcare was initiated in 1996 when he joined Partners Healthcare in Boston as Corporate Director, Deputy for Finance. After his first job out of college, in banking at Irving Trust, Mr. Collura joined the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he served for 26 years. He worked his way up the ranks, starting as an auditor, and through many increasingly responsible positions in business, finance, auditing and accounting, including Chief Accountant, Controller, Director, Management and Budget and Assistant Chief Executive Officer. In 1995 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer. In that role he directed 7,000 employees in five diverse businesses with 26 facilities and a budget of $2 billion. A native of Brooklyn who now lives in Rockland County, Mr. Collura received
a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics from St. John’s
University
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