Wellspring Hires Roger Iris for Senior Vice President, Office Network

LOS ANGELES, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignited by a vision to be the provider of choice for the autism community and to expand nationwide, Wellspring recently hired Roger Iris for the position of Senior Vice President, Office Network.  Roger is responsible for the overall day to day management of all satellite offices in the Wellspring Office Network. His top priorities are developing  strategic plans to advance the organization's mission and to promote revenue, profitability and exponential growth. Wellspring's CEO, Leo Landaverde commented, "Roger is a seasoned executive and a great addition to our Senior Management Team.  I consider Roger an expert builder with a great track record of building organizations from the ground up.  Roger has a remarkable ability of hiring the right members to his team, or, as Jim Collins would say, getting the right people on the bus."

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Roger is a senior executive that has dedicated the past decade to building companies within the staffing and recruiting industry. Before joining Wellspring, Roger Iris was the President of Workway which is a national staffing agency based in Glendale. Roger assumed his position in March of 2008 after serving as Executive Vice President. He was responsible for all strategic planning and business operations across the Workway operating units with 12 offices in 8 states. Since joining the company in July 2005, Iris has overseen the company's deployment and execution of a growth plan that saw Workway grow from a startup operation to a mature staffing company with annual sales of seventy six million in four years. Iris has achieved this growth by attracting top industry talent who are focused on client satisfaction and execution. In 2009, Workway was ranked #64 in Inc. 500's fastest growing private companies and #1 in the category of Human Resources.  Leo Landaverde commented. "I have yet to meet another person who has taken two companies to the Inc. 500.  With Roger at the helm of our Office Network we feel confident Wellspring is poised to become the largest Autism Treatment company in North America. "

With Roger's numerous professional accomplishments, vision and strong leadership skills, he's the ideal addition to the Wellspring senior management team.

Wellspring is one of the fastest growing companies in United States in the field of Autism Treatment.  Wellspring has pioneered the first national preferred provider network dedicated to Autism treatment by working with insurance companies and health plans to expand behavior therapy services using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Wellspring employs ethical and experienced professionals throughout the U.S. who are passionate about meeting the behavioral needs of their clients and improving their quality of life. Wellspring is committed to being at the forefront of the behavioral health services industry and a leader of autism treatment. The company is on the cutting edge of the latest research, updated educational plans, business trends and technology to ensure the success of its employees and its clients.

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