Gayle Thompson

Operations Coordinator

Sterling Council

Gayle Thompson, Operations Coordinator at the Sterling Council, graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1966 and attended Clark County Vocational School for Business. Her first job after school was Vault Teller for the … Read More

Felix Soto Izaguirre

First Year Examiner

Sterling Council

Vice President, Finance

Chief Financial Officer

WellStar North Fulton Hospital

If you could tell an Examiner going through site visits for the first time one thing, what would you tell them?

I … Read More

John Kueven

Second Year Examiner

Member, Healthcare Symposium Committee

Member, Board of Directors

Sterling Council

Senior Vice President

WellStar Health Systems

Hospital President, WellStar Paulding Hospital

John Kueven, who specializes in health care management, strategic planning, performance improvement, and utilization … Read More

Jim Sherlock

Senior Awards Administrator

Sterling Council

You are the Senior Awards Administrator. What does that mean exactly?

Responsible for providing management consulting services for state agencies, state sub-divisions, and the private sector to improve management capabilities and operational effectiveness.  … Read More

Debra Shultz

Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors

Sterling Council

Senior Manager, Quality Programs & Events

NextEra Energy, Inc.

(Florida Power & Light)

Debra Shultz is the Senior Manager of Quality Training & Programs since 2004, but has been with NextEra Energy … Read More

ORLANDO – Six Florida companies received statewide recognition as the 2019 winners of the third annual Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards.  The awards, recognizing high performing manufacturers in six categories, were announced and presented May 31 at the Governor’s … Read More

~ Florida Sterling Council Honors Three Diverse Role Model Organizations~

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –The Florida Sterling Council today announced the Florida Department of Health in Collier County, Florida and WellStar Paulding Hospital in Hiram, Georgia are recipients of the prestigious … Read More

Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes Announce Finalists for the

Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards

Award Winners to Be Announced at May 31 Sterling Awards Banquet in Orlando

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes today announced that 33 … Read More

By: Dr. Laura McNeil, Master Examiner & Chair, Examination Committee, Florida Sterling Council

Senior Vice President, Citigroup

I am proud to write about my friend, a Sterling role model leader and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Dr. Gustavo Fernandez, MD, … Read More

Sterling/Baldrige Criteria: The Leadership Framework for Elevating Organizational Performance Excellence

Dione Geiger, President, Florida Sterling Council

Organizations across the state embrace the research-based, evidence driven Sterling Criteria to do business, only better. The Criteria are revised at … Read More