{"id":133910,"date":"2020-12-15T01:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T22:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paradocs-switched-from-event-staffersto-front-line-warriors\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T01:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T22:04:34","slug":"paradocs-switched-from-event-staffersto-front-line-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paradocs-switched-from-event-staffersto-front-line-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"#ParaDocs switched from event staffers\nto front-line warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#ParaDocs switched from event staffers
\nto front-line warriors<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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During normal times,\u00a0ParaDocs Worldwide<\/a>, a global community of doctors, nurses, first responders (paramedics and EMTs) and other medical personnel, work at private and public events (like\u00a0Electric Zoo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Governors Ball<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 remember those?).<\/p>\n

When large gatherings evaporated virtually overnight in March, the Brooklyn-based company quickly pivoted.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst our team, including myself, joined\u00a0FEMA<\/a>\u00a0as first responders,\u201d said Alex Pollak, CEO and founder of ParaDocs. \u201cWe also donated over 50,000 much-needed masks from our own inventory directly to first responders.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also helped donate over $96,000 worth of meal replacements to front-line workers (as they continue to do). Most recently, they donated an astounding 350,000 masks to the Department of Homeless Services who were in desperate need.<\/p>\n

Currently, ParaDocs serves as on-site COVID-19 compliance officers (alas, it\u2019s a thing) for almost every major television network and fashion outlet, as well as for corporate clients as they return to the office.<\/p>\n

Add to that, Pollak also has a gig serving on the NYC mayor\u2019s events advisory board, helping to facilitate and advising on reopenings in app<\/a>roximately 32 states, and performing over 500,000 coronavirus tests across the country.<\/p>\n

Of course, the transition wasn\u2019t without fear and some road bumps. \u201cI was scared for my team and loved ones as I got to witness firsthand the devastating effects of the novel coronavirus,\u201d said Pollak. \u201cWe all tried to help in our own way.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Pollak, that meant doling out face masks, head warmers and food to emergency workers fighting on the front lines \u2014 \u201cWe all did what we could,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

One such ParaDocs employee, Carolyn Billeci Ri\u00f1on, 34, went above and beyond to heed this call.<\/p>\n

Although her full-time job is in retail health as a nurse practitioner, she started with ParaDocs in 2013 as a side gig for fun. Alongside her husband Justin Ri\u00f1on, who\u2019s a registered nurse, she had many memorable experiences working events, travel<\/a>ing and meeting new people through their shared ParaDocs work family.<\/p>\n

In recent months, ParaDocs has become an important focus for Billeci Ri\u00f1on.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore ParaDocs, I never worked alongside my husband,\u201d said Billeci Ri\u00f1on, who shares two young children with her husband. \u201cWhen we finally got to do so, we were able to see each other thriving in the same arena, and we were able to motivate each other in ways we never could before. We are a great team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like many New Yorkers, when the virus arrived here, Billeci Ri\u00f1on wanted to pitch in locally, which for this altruistic nurse meant helping around Staten Island, her home since she was a 1-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the pandemic broke out in March, it was a no-brainer throwing myself into it for my patients, my family and my community in Staten Island,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Pollak was able to obtain rapid testing kits, and Billeci Ri\u00f1on knew right away that she wanted to help deploy testing around Staten Island. In addition, she distributed supplies like masks, sanitizers and face shields from Pollak to those in need.<\/p>\n

\"Alex
Alex Pollak (center), founder and CEO of ParaDocs.<\/figcaption>
ParaDocs Worldwide<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI wanted to help people who wanted to work, so that they could work safely,\u201d she explained. \u201cSo many small businesses, large corporations, major cities and production of major programs have been affected and need to have access to supplies and testing.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Billeci Ri\u00f1on has encountered local hardships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis pandemic is in some ways reminiscent of the impacts that Hurricane Sandy [in 2012] had on our community in Staten Island,\u201d she said. \u201cThe banding of people together and people offering help to their neighbors is remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Billeci Ri\u00f1on is also uplifted and inspired by her community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways look for the good when you feel hopeless, there are always more people doing good than bad,\u201d she said. \u201cI see many families spending a lot more time together and finding ways to connect with their loved ones, while safely trying to keep some normalcy for their children. I think that\u2019s a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Carolyn
Carolyn Billeci Rinon and her husband.<\/figcaption>
Courtesy of Carolyn Billeci Rino<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Despite this husband-and-wife team\u2019s selfless work, it\u2019s been a personally trying year. During the pandemic, the couple\u2019s 3-year-old son, Reed, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Morquio A syndrome, which causes skeletal deformities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany surgeries and procedures were canceled due to safety concerns and risks, and much of the workup and care Reed needed was not easily accessible,\u201d said Billeci Ri\u00f1on.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother always says ask the busiest person that you know to help you with something and they will get it done. This is no different, and we had to jump through hoops and hit many roadblocks due to COVID-19 and everything coming to a halt, while the implications were very serious if he did not receive the life-saving enzyme replacement therapy that he needs for this disorder, once weekly for his lifetime, among many other needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the dark days of the pandemic are behind us, the family hopes to switch gears to fund-raise for their son\u2019s syndrome.<\/p>\n

More than ever, Billeci Ri\u00f1on feels that helping others is what she was born to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no better time than a pandemic and being a medical professional to offer your help, support, supplies, home and services to those in need,\u201d she said. \u201cMaking sure that the at-risk populations have groceries and sanitizer, for example. Offering to help a neighbor, or asking someone with small kids if they need anything from the store while you are there. Small things promote the biggest change, and make people feel like they are not on their own,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in Billeci Ri\u00f1on\u2019s nature to care for people and to nurture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always ask every patient I see how their families are doing,\u201d she said. \u201cI genuinely care, and you will never know what someone is dealing with unless you ask or offer support. Maybe you are the only person who has asked them that in months. That\u2019s what I love most about New York, is that people always ask in return because they want to, not because they have to.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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