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The Wunder Years
Contributors
Bonnie Dresner
A freelance journalist, EMS educator, and paramedic, Bonnie was a natural fit for this issue’s story on
competition among Westchester Hospitals (“Area Hospitals Compete to Win,” page 74). She has witnessed the evolution of hospital care while bringing patients through the doors of many facilities over the years.
“It’s good to see industry leaders embracing a model that manages people’s health instead of only treating them when they’re sick,” Bonnie says.
Mary Sue Iarocci
Though the under-30 age requirement to be a Wunderkind made this 33- year-old feel
like “a spinster,”
Mary Sue enjoyed taking the lead in writing our
2016 Wunderkinds story (page 58), having profiled seven of our winners. The freelance writer and former staff reporter for both Westfair Communications and the Journal News also penned this issue's Money Talk department on White Plains-based Hospitality Resources Group (“Putting Heart Into Hospitality,” page 32).
Stefan Radtke
A frequent
914INC.
contributor, Stefan is responsible for the stellar images in our
Wunderkinds cover story; it’s
the third year in a row that the photographer and Rye resident has captured our under-30 superstars. Stefan, who lived in England, Italy, and Germany before moving to Westchester in 2002, studied photography at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan.
Wunderkind Zeshan A. Chaudhry, 24
Smartphones. eBay. The Toyota Prius. Harry Potter. AOL. The sitcom Friends. These are just some of the things that, while new-ish, have still been around longer than this year’s youngest Wunderkinds— Carly Rose Sonnenclar, a successful pop singer, and Jake Roth, a philanthropist for golf organization The First Tee of Metropolitan New York—both of whom are just 17 years old. So, yes, they were in diapers when you were charging up your first smartphone, worrying about impending Y2K doom, and watching Ross and Rachel’s ongoing trials and tribulations. But what they lack in age (and in understanding of-century technology and pop culture), they make up for in talent and drive—as do the 22 other under-30 professionals we’ve selected for our sixth annual Wunderkinds story, which starts on page 58.
This year’s crop of Wunderkinds includes everything from rising stars at some of the county’s most well-known organizations (HEINEKEN USA, NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Mercy College, and Jefferson Valley Mall, among others) to a group of entre- preneurs that includes an artisan fashion designer, the inventors of a poten- tially life-saving medical device, a trio whose app seems poised to revolution- ize the music industry, and a nonprofit exec whose mission to protect children has taken her all the way to a war zone in Iraq. Clearly, the level of young talent here in Westchester runs deep. We hope you’ll toast their success with us at our upcoming 914INC. Wunderkinds cocktail event, on May 24, at the
Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Also running deep in Westchester is the reach of the health-
care industry on our business scene. If you’ve been paying even nominal attention to local business news, you’re well aware that our area hospitals have been through an unprecedented amount of change recently (con- solidations, mergers, and affiliations; the aftermath of the Affordable Care Act; and shifts in patient-care approaches, to name a few). More astute observers of the county healthcare scene may also know that as a result, competition among Westchester hospitals has never been fiercer. As such, hospitals seem to be touting, almost daily, their plans for new, specialized treatment centers, ambulatory-care facilities, advanced technologies, and high-profile medical-staff acquisitions. We asked veteran healthcare writer Bonnie Dresner to sort this all out by taking a closer look at how the 12 acute-care hospitals in our region are managing to survive, and even thrive, in this increasingly com-
petitive environment. See what she found out on page 74.
And, lest you think we’re all business here, take a look at the product
extravaganza that is our work/LIFE section this issue (starting on page 89): designed-in-Westchester wardrobe accessories, splurge-worthy office desks, the coolest outdoor tech gadgets, healthy Happy Hour drinks (kale juice, anyone?), and more.
Hey, if you’ve aged out of Wunderkinds eligibility (as most of us have, sadly), at least you can still channel that Millennial cool with trendy style, tech, and beverage choices!
Amy R. Partridge
Executive Editor
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Photographs (Amy R. Partridge, Wunderkind) by Stefan Radtke