Sonny Taragin has been named vice president of information technology and chief information officer for Springpoint Senior Living, which has continuing care retirement communities in New Jersey and Delaware. He is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s technology focusing on its platforms, operational effectiveness and long-term strategy to enhance innovations with leading-edge industry applications.
Taragin has more than 20 years of information technology leadership experience within several healthcare industries, most recently as chief information technology officer with Mid-Atlantic Health Care in Maryland, where he led and supported the implementation of new networks, infrastructure and a host of clinical and administrative applications. He also was the executive vice president of information technology for Towne Park, where he led the design, development and implementation of a complete technology overhaul.
He holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from MIT, a Master of Arts degree in computer science / mathematical statistics from Columbia University, and is a graduate of the executive management program at Kellogg School of Management. He was recognized by Smart CEO magazine as CIO of the Year in 2012.
