BOD Biography
Ben Davis
Executive Director
Ben is the Executive Director of the Global Engineered Device Supplier Association (GEDSA), a non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of patient safety. He has been heavily involved with GEDSA since 2012, serving on multiple committees and he was previously Chairman of the organization’s Board of Directors. Prior to becoming GEDSA’s Executive Director, Ben was the Vice President of Engineering and Product Development for a medical device company where he led the development of its ENFit product portfolio. Ben is a subject matter expert on enteral & oral syringes, medication administration dosing accuracy, nasogastric feeding tubes, enteral connectors, and pharmacy accessories. Ben is an inventor on 88 patents, in jurisdictions around the world, including lead inventor of the ENFit® Low Dose Tip Syringe technology. Ben has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Marc Waldman
Chairman of the Board
Marc Waldman is currently the GEDSA Chairman of the Board and Chairperson of the ENFit Conversion Committee. A healthcare industry sales/marketing executive for over 35 years, Marc has been heavily focused on patient safety initiatives for the last 20+ years. Waldman was Vice President of Business Development at NeoMed (now a division of Avanos), which develops and manufactures neonatal, pediatric & pharmacy products to support optimal enteral and accurate low-volume medication dosing. Currently, he is the Vice President, Commercial of ENvue Medical Inc., which focuses on personalized navigation technology providing clinicians with safe, reliable, and rapid feeding tube placements.
Jamie Demsey
Vice-Chair of the Board
Jamie Demsey is the Sr. Product Manager for neuraxial products at B. Braun Medical. She is also a member of the GEDSA NRFit Conversion Committee. A graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a BA in Communications, Jamie began her career at B. Braun in 2006 and has held various roles within regional anesthesia product management. In her current role, she manages the upstream and downstream marketing activities for B. Braun’s epidural, spinal, and combined spinal-epidural portfolios. She is passionate about patient safety and is dedicated to the education and implementation of NRFit devices within hospital systems across the country.
Nick Valley
Board Secretary
Nick is the Director of Global Product Marketing for Cardinal Health’s Nutritional Delivery Portfolio. He leads Cardinal’s enteral and oral syringe, enteral pump and set, and the feeding tube portfolios. Prior to his work at Cardinal, Nick worked for Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic, in roles that span Global Product Marketing, Regional Marketing, and Design Engineering. He is passionate about elevating the standard of care for patients and has been fortunate to so in the enteral feeding, sports medicine, surgical energy, and neuromodulation medical device segments. Nick is an inventor of multiple medical devices, a design for six sigma black belt, and holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
John Yrungaray
Board Treasurer
John Yrungaray is the Sr Product Manager for enteral products at Moog Medical. John has spent the last 15 years of his career developing, launching and selling medical devices in a variety of segments. In his current role, John manages the development and marketing of the US Infinity enteral feeding pump product lines. Prior to Moog, John led the product management function for Ortho Development where he developed and launched multiple new knee orthopedic implants. John has a Bachelor of Science in Spanish from Brigham Young University and Master of Business Administration from the Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah.
Jamie Harrison
Member at Large
Jamie is the International Sales Director for Medicina and has spent the past 17 years working in the enteral feeding device sector.
After starting his career in the UK and then moving into roles across Europe and the rest of the world, Jamie has been involved in promoting the adoption of ENFit and developing a strong understanding of how global healthcare markets operate. In recent years, as part of HMC Group, his role has expanded to include a greater understanding of manufacturing processes, and he has worked on the development of several enteral devices. He works with partners, clinicians, and distributors to support safe and effective patient care worldwide.
Paulina Thomas
Member at Large
Paulina Thomas is a seasoned marketing leader with over 17 years of experience in the medical device industry, specializing in integrated marketing strategies, product management, and global brand development. She has held progressive leadership roles at companies including Covidien, Halyard Health, and PAJUNK® Medical Systems, where she has driven successful product launches, trade show strategies, digital campaigns, and clinician-focused education programs.
Currently serving as Director of Marketing at PAJUNK USA, Paulina leads initiatives across regional anesthesia and pain management, aligning clinician needs with innovative technologies such as the SPROTTE® atraumatic spinal needle, SonoPlex® echogenic nerve block needles, and the E-Cath® continuous nerve block catheter system. Her work emphasizes storytelling, clinical collaboration, and strategic partnerships to elevate brand visibility and support patient safety.
As a board member of GEDSA, Paulina brings her deep expertise in medical device marketing and commitment to advancing global safety standards, including connector compliance (NRFit® / ISO 80369-6) and educational outreach. She is passionate about bridging clinical insight with market adoption to reduce risks, improve workflows, and ensure providers worldwide have access to safe and effective technologies.
Cynthia Reddick
Clinical Member
Cynthia’s dedication to homecare spans over two decades, during which she has passionately assisted tube fed patients in their successful transition from hospital to home. She is deeply committed to enhancing positive clinical outcomes, firmly convinced that a patient’s positive relationship with their feeding tube significantly influences both their compliance and overall quality of life. Cynthia’s passion for nutrition support began during her internship and work experience at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Southern California. Most recently, she served as the National Tube Feeding Manager for Coram/CVS Specialty Infusion Services, dedicating 15 years of her career to elevating the quality and safety of tube feeding care in the home setting. In 2022, Cynthia transitioned into a consultant role, leveraging her vast knowledge and experience in home tube feeding and enteral innovation. She offers her expertise to individuals and organization who share the same passion for enteral nutrition as she does.
Shannon Bertagnoli
Clinical Member
Shannon Bertagnoli, PharmD, Lead Medication Safety Specialist, Publications, joined the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in 2022. Her work includes content development for the acute care newsletter as well as an editor for various other organizational publications. Prior to joining ISMP, Shannon worked at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s) in California as a pediatric clinical pharmacist for 12 years. Her most recent role was Medication Safety & Quality Specialist where she co-chaired the Medication Safety Committee and Smart Pump Committee. She oversaw the health system’s medication error reporting program and redesigned a hospital-wide Medication Error Reduction Plan. Her passion is to improve patient safety by promoting a safe learning environment through a fair and Just Culture, optimizing technology, and standardizing practice to enhance quality care.
Shannon received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Connecticut and completed her residency at CHOC Children’s. She has completed the Just Culture Master Certification Course through the Just Culture Company. She also serves on the Spina Bifida Association of New York State (SBANYS), Adult Advisory Council.
Jennifer Bonvechio
Clinical Member
Jennifer Bonvechio is a board-certified pediatric pharmacy specialist with over 25 years of inpatient hospital pharmacy experience dedicated to advancing safe medication use in pediatric care. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University and began her career as a pediatric intensive care pharmacy specialist, where she developed a strong foundation in clinical practice and patient advocacy.
For the past 14 years, Jennifer has served as the Medication Safety Pharmacy Specialist at Akron Children’s Hospital, where she plays a vital role in shaping institutional policies and practices that enhance medication safety. She chairs both the Medication Safety Committee and the Insulin Task Force, and actively contributes to several interdisciplinary initiatives, including the IV Infiltration/Extravasation Committee, Safety Steering Committee, Medication Reconciliation Team, Opioid Stewardship Program, and Anticoagulation Task Force. Jennifer also leads efforts related to the management of Dose Error Reduction Software (DERS) for smart infusion pumps and is instrumental in maintaining and updating the pump drug library, as well as ensuring safe integration with computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems. A passionate advocate for patient safety, Jennifer promotes the implementation of evidence-based strategies such as forcing functions, human factors engineering, process standardization, and the use of innovative technologies. Her leadership and expertise continue to drive improvements in medication systems, aiming to create safer, more efficient, and user-centered practices in pediatric healthcare.
