Terri LaBriola Accepts Woodland Healthcare Position

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Ann B. Plunkett

President, WorkPlace Partners, Inc.

314-993-6467

DATE: December 1, 2001

Terri LaBriola Accepts Woodland Healthcare Position

Terri LaBriola has been named Human Resource Director for Woodland Healthcare, Sacramento, California. Woodland Healthcare is part of the Catholic Healthcare West system, one of the country’s largest. Prior to accepting this position, LaBriola was a principal of WorkPlace Partners, Inc.

As part of the senior leadership team at Woodland Healthcare, LaBriola is responsible for the human resource and education functions. Her responsibilities include recruitment, benefits, compensation, employee relations, labor relations and staff and organizational development.

Before joining WorkPlace Partners, LaBriola was a regional vice-president – human resources for SSM Health Care, responsible for the HR function for SSM’s St. Louis integrated health care delivery system comprised of seven hospitals, 150 fully aligned physicians in three medical groups and a managed care organization.

“I am delighted that Terri has accepted this significant position with a client company. We will miss her in St. Louis, but look forward to a continuing business relationship” said Plunkett.

WorkPlace Partners, Inc. serves a myriad of companies not only in the St. Louis area, but also around the country. Clients include a number of industries and all sizes of business, from start up companies to large well-established enterprises and non-profit organizations. Revenues of the organization have increased by over 25% during the last year.

The firm has advised organizations on a wide range of employment issues, including mergers and acquisitions, reductions in force, hiring practices, policy and procedure development, employment discrimination, workplace violence, employee investigations, diversity, sexual harassment, supervisory and workforce training, and legal compliance matters.