JDG Associates Recruits CEO for The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
August 6, 2024 – Rockville, MD-based executive search firm JDG Associates has assisted in the recruitment of Ben Price as the new president and CEO of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. The assignment was led by Paul Belford. (NBCOT). “Ben is an excellent choice to lead NBCOT,” said Dee Berline, chairperson of the NBCOT board of directors. “He stood out from a large field of highly qualified candidates with his problem-solving skills and legislative advocacy. The board of directors and I look forward to working with Ben and continuing the legacy of leadership for occupational therapy.”
Mr. Price brings more than two decades of leadership experience in health care, credentialing, and public policy, marked by strategic innovation and organizational advancement. Most recently, he served as CEO of the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), where he led the organization to growth in certification numbers, financial stability, and technological advancements. Before that, Mr. Price was the executive director of the Colorado Association of Health Plans, guiding legislative and regulatory efforts post the Affordable Care Act.
Mr. Price’s contributions to the Association of Surgical Technologists, including spearheading legislative programs, and his extensive board service demonstrate his commitment to public health and safety. His board and community service includes leadership roles with the Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Care Synergy, and the Colorado Prevention Alliance. In addition, his commitment to public health and safety has driven initiatives that foster partnerships across healthcare, government, and community organizations.
“It is an incredible honor to join NBCOT, as they are an impressive organization with a long history of advancing client care through rigorous certification standards,” said Mr. Price. “Occupational therapy professionals play a crucial role in our health care system, ensuring individuals achieve their highest potential. I am excited to work with the dedicated and impressive team already in place at NBCOT, upholding our commitment to public safety and consumer protection.”
“Ben’s forward-thinking leadership and expertise in strategic planning, fiscal management, and stakeholder engagement position him to drive NBCOT’s continued success and innovation,” the company said. “He is dedicated to improving access to high-quality health care and enhancing NBCOT’s impact on the occupational therapy profession and the communities it serves.”
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The National Board for Certification and Occupational Therapy is a not-for-profit credentialing agency that provides certification for the occupational therapy profession. Serving the public interest by developing, administering, and continually reviewing a certification process that reflects current standards of competent practice in occupational therapy, NBCOT assists state regulatory authorities through provision of information on credentials, professional conduct, and regulatory and certification renewal issues.
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JDG Associates has been providing executive recruitment services to Fortune 1000 corporations, associations and non-profits, federal, state, and local governments, research and consulting firms, and defense contractors since 1973. The firm’s research-intensive process and personal approach have resulted in more than 4,000 senior-level searches across a broad spectrum of industries and disciplines in the Washington, D.C. region and nationally.
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Darren DeGioia serves as president of JDG. He conducts senior-level search assignments for research and consulting organizations as well as the public sector. His areas of expertise include information technology, accounting and finance, the quantitative sciences, operations / general management, marketing, and communications. Prior to joining JDG, Mr. DeGioia spent four years in the hospitality industry with the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Sheraton Hotels.
Mr. Belford has completed nearly 300 association searches, mostly at the CEO level. A professional search consultant since 1990, He joined JDG Associates in 1993. His clients have ranged in size from regional and state groups with staffs of ten or fewer to national organizations with budgets up to $75 million. Mr. Belford has worked with trade associations and professional societies from a wide range of service areas including heavy industry, information technology, finance, healthcare, engineering, government relations, communications, finance, and administration. Mr. Belford has also served on the CEO Advisory Council of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, as well as on three of their compensation survey councils. More recently, he spear-headed the development of JDG’s quarterly Association CEO Workshop, launched in 2009, and authored The Association CEO Handbook published in 2013.
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
