Meet the SeniorBridge Coral Gables Team

David Mattioli, RN, CMC, BSN
Vice President, Regional Operations

David Mattioli brings more than 17 years' experience in a variety of healthcare settings to SeniorBridge. For 9 years previously, he was the Administrator of Almost Family in West Palm Beach, responsible for operations and delivery of care for the in-home program in 4 counties, and for a time served dually in that role at Almost Family's Medical Adult Day Center in Boynton Beach. Mr. Mattioli began his nursing career at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he developed a passion for caring for the elderly, and became a care manager before returning to Florida. He is a certified trainer for the Alzheimer training course for home health agencies in Florida and coauthored the curriculum used for the training. Mr. Mattioli is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. He received a BS in biology from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a BSN from Eastern Michigan University, and is a certified Legal Nurse Consultant. He is a current member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and the Case Management Society of America.

Rona S. Bartelstone, LCSW, MSW, CMC
Senior Vice President of Care Management

Rona Bartelstone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Care Manager Certified, and a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. A Cum Laude graduate of the University of New York at Buffalo, Rona earned her Masters in Social Work at Indiana University. She has taught the psychology of aging, healthy aging and other courses on coping with aging parents for adult education of the Dade County School Board, Miami Dade Community College, and Broward Community College. Active in many community and professional organizations, Rona is a founder and past President of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM). She currently is a founder and Vice President of the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM), an independent, non-profit, credentialing organization. Rona was a Board member of the Greater Miami Alzheimer’s Association Chapter and Chaired the Annual Educational Forum from 1994 to 2000. In addition, she is past Vice President and Treasurer of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Rona is a member of the National Council on the Aging and a delegate to the National Institute on Community Long Term Care (NICLIC), the Gerontological Society of American and the American Society on Aging for which she’ll be co-chaired the International Care/Case Management Conference in 2001.

Linda Woodward, RN, HIA

Regional Executive Director

Linda brings more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare field with an extensive background in sales, marketing and business development throughout the United States, Caribbean and Virgin Islands. Over the course of her career, Linda has earned a solid reputation for providing skilled, innovative guidance as a consultant for home health agencies, hospitals and community service organizations focusing on business development, organizational improvement and multi-site start-ups. Prior to joining SeniorBridge, she served as Administrator for CareMinders Home Care in West Palm Beach where she was responsible for financial plans and budgeting, total management of Joint Commission Accredited licensed healthcare operation and regulatory compliance. Other career highlights include creating and managing the multinational and corporate accounts segment of the Sales and Marketing Division as Assistant Vice President at Triple S, Inc. the leading Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan in the Caribbean in Puerto Rico. Linda also has experience in multiple clinical nursing positions at Princeton Medical Center and Morristown Memorial Hospital, and while in New Jersey, she served on the Board of Health and American Cancer Society. Among her accomplishments, Linda has been a speaker on national network, cable television and author of clinical business articles featured in industry publications. She earned an AAS Degree in Nursing from Ocean County College, attended Rutgers University Gerontology Program and earned a Health Insurance Associate (HIA) designation from America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Linda holds licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida.

Kim Miller, ARNP, MSN
Director of Client Services

Kim Miller is a Masters trained nurse who comes to SeniorBridge with nearly 30 years of nursing experience. She received her bachelor's degree from The Pennsylvania State University. Her nursing career began with caring for cancer patients both in the hospital and as a home health nurse. From there, she became involved with research in Cardiology at The University of Florida, and later went on to attend The University of Florida to acquire her Masters degree in Family Practice. Ms Miller has worked for the last 10 years as a Nurse Practitioner. Her experience and clinical expertise includes rehabilitation medicine and geriatric care. She has worked with patients with debilitating, chronic diseases such as stroke, heart disease, lung disease, head trauma and spinal injuries. Most recently, she cared for patients in a geriatric practice. This included caring for older patients in the hospital, a medical office, long term care facilities, assisted living facilities and making house calls. Because of her extensive experience and skills, she is able to continue to pursue her passion to provide care and offer solutions for the special needs of the elderly population and their families.

Eric Schmidt
Director of Professional Relations

Eric comes to SeniorBridge with more than 15 years of sales experience. Eric started his professional career with Ryder Transportation and Logistic Services, Inc., as a Lease Sales Account Manager and was also a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative for Daiichi-Sankyo and an Account Executive for Amedisys Home Health. Among his accomplishments Eric has developed, managed and retained a book of business generating over $2.5 million in annual revenue, cultivated valuable partnerships with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, physicians, corporate partners and community liaisons to maximize growth and revenues and spearheaded several aggressive marketing campaigns with corporate business development and operations partners. During his sales tenure, Eric has won multiple sales achievement awards and contests. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Barry University in Miami, Florida. Eric devotes countless hours of volunteer work with organizations such as the American Diabetes, Heart and Cancer Societies, the Alzheimer's Association and the University of Miami Athletics Department to name a few.

Christina Kantrowitz, MSW, C-ASWCM
Senior Care Manager

Ms. Kantrowitz has over 25 years of experience in social work and geriatric care management. Prior to becoming Director of Client Services, she was a Geriatric Care Manager for several years at Florida ElderWatch, one of Southeast Florida's largest geriatric care management practices, which was acquired by SeniorBridge Family in 2001. Before joining Florida Elderwatch Ms. Kantrowitz was the Director of Social Service for Tamarac Rehabilitation & Health Center. Ms. Kantrowitz is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. She has a BSW in Social Work and a MSW in Social Work, both from Adelphi University.

Antuan Llano, RN
Care Manager

Antuan comes to SeniorBridge after serving as the Director of Nursing at Alegre Home Health Care in Miami, Florida where his leadership role at the agency included recruitment, clinical coordination and oversight, admission policy management, care plan development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure safe and high quality accommodations for patients. Previously, he worked for two other Miami-area home care agencies, as a Case Manager for Lesly Home Health Care and as a Case Manager and Clinical Supervisor for Action Home Health Care. After graduation from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Antuan worked as a Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse at Parkway Regional Medical Center in North Miami Beach, Florida. Along with these other accomplishments, Antuan holds a current Florida RN license.

Christine A. Roberts, RN
Care Manager

Ms. Roberts joins SeniorBridge from Tender Loving Care, a home health agency in Boca Raton, Florida for which she was RN, Director of Clinical Services. She has previously worked as RN, Field Representative for the State of Florida, at Emerald Medical Management, Inc. in California, and was a Recovery Room Nurse at the Cleveland Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale. Ms. Roberts also has broad prior experience as an LPN in various medical specialties. She is active in several community organizations, including the Alzheimer's Association in Ft. Lauderdale. She obtained her RN and an associate of science in nursing degree at Broward Community College in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.