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         18                                                                                                                        February 05, 2021


               i need him to be my ear and eyes: mayor tom Lankey



           nilesh dasondi, appointed as special assistant to edison mayor


              tom Lankey, has a very clear vision – one edison community





                                                                                                                      services to senior population.
        Our Bureau                                                                                                    He brings more than 12 years of
        Edison, NJ
        N       ilesh  Dasondi,  a  well-                                                                             tional responsibility of efficient-
                                                                                                                      experience with overall opera-
                known
                             businessman
                                                                                                                      ly handling multiple locations
                and community leader,
                                                                                                                      serving over 700 seniors. He
        was recently appointed to the                                                                                 also developed a strategic plan
        prestigious position of Spe-                                                                                  for expanding services to addi-
        cial Assistant to Mayor by Tom                                                                                tional 2-3 facilities.
        Lankey in the historic town of                                                                                    Nilesh  Dasondi  develops
        Edison in New Jersey which is                                                                                 growth strategies including ex-
        home to thousands of South                                                                                    pansion of facility size and li-
        Asians. The town, known as                                                                                    cense capacity. He secures and
        home of Thomas Alva Edison,                                                                                   executes contracts with Medic-
        has huge Indian population and                                                                                aid Managed HMOs for State
        has become the focus of most                                                                                  of New Jersey Develops and
        small businesses in  last  three                                                                              implements all operational pro-
        decades. With famous Oak-                                                                                     cedures  and  financial  systems.
        tree Road, which has hundreds                                                                                 He oversees and manages ad-
        of small businesses owned by                                                                                  ministration and departmental
        South Asians, schools that                                                                                    directors. Nilesh spearheaded
        produce young students that                                                                                   Department of Health licens-
        are  excelling  at  all  levels,  resi-                                                                       ing inspection for facility open-
        dential properties which have                                                                                 ing. Effectively and proactively
        hugely appreciated with quality                                                                               managing budget and analyzes
        of life transcending to new lev-                                                                              financial variances.
        els, Edison has been the nerve-                                                                                   Nilesh operates as Manage-
        center of community from the                                                                                  ment Consultant of site ensur-
        sub-continent.                                                                                                ing proper delivery of services
            Originally from Mumbai,                                                                                   to 700 elderly members. He is
        Nilesh Dasondi received his                                                                                   responsible for generating and
        education  at  some  of  the  best                                                                            executing new strategies and
        institutions in the city. Born to                                                                             systems.
        parents who had migrated from                                                                                     He assists in creating and
        Gujarat,  India,  Nilesh  trained                                                                             enforcing policies & proce-
        as a software engineer. He is                                                                                 dures according to regulatory
        SAP-certified  computer  con-                                                                                 requirements,  and  is  respon-
        sultant and worked with many                                                                                  sible for hiring, appraisal and
        Fortune 500 companies in early                                                                                development of all facility staff.
        years of his professional career.                                                                             He performs all business office
        Later, Nilesh started his own                                                                                 functions, including AP, AR,
        consulting company  and soon                                                                                  and payroll among others. He
        turned it into a successful busi- DDD center.                             state-of-the-art facility to serve  ensures  financial  projections
        ness.  Then,  Nilesh  diversified       Recently, Nilesh Dasondi  the local community.                        are met and facility operates
        into booming healthcare in- made a mark and acquired one                     He is known to be an accom- within budget guidelines. He
        dustry in past 12 years. He has  of the biggest nursing homes in  plished and decisive leader as  oversees contract agreements
        started four adult medical day  Edison from Hackensack Me- well as a management profes- with medical service provider.
        care centers, two children med- ridian Health system with 280  sional who oversees operations
        ical day care centers and one  beds. He plans to turn it into a  in providing quality healthcare                 Continued on next page... >>


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