SUNRISE, FL, March 09, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Craig Williams has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Williams, an expert in health care change management and administration, established his Florida-based business in 2019 which has since been moved to Illinois. As the chief executive officer of CW Financial & Management Group, he specializes in management consulting in the areas of contracts, finance, budget, procurement and health care change management. Overseeing consulting contracts, ranging from financial audits to employee assistance programs, which provide mental health and financial and legal consultation services for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees, Mr. Williams also specializes in providing pre-audits for grant funding for the Illinois Racing Board.
Passionate about the field of mental health research, Mr. Williams was excited to begin implementing a wealth of such services to employees at VA hospitals. He also served as a fund administrator for the Illinois Commerce Commission, and as the office of the chief financial officer for a COVID-19 hospital in an abandoned hospital outside of Chicago. In a short amount of time, he built medication matrices and a supply chain that operated both day and night to accept the overflow of coronavirus patients. Aiming to continue expanding CW Financial & Management Group in the coming years, Mr. Williams is currently pursuing new partnerships, both at the municipal and state level.
Well regarded as a longstanding industry leader, Mr. Williams began his career in 1999 as a senior budget analyst for the Office of the Governor in Springfield, Illinois. He served in the same capacity for the City of Hollywood, Florida, and the City of Springfield, Illinois. In 2005, Mr. Williams' was named as the audit manager for the Illinois Department of Agriculture in Springfield and was subsequently named as the chief financial officer for the Illinois Department of Human Services Office of Mental Health in Springfield in 2006. Returning to Florida in 2010, he spent the next nine years as the assistant director of finance and administration for the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department in the West Palm Beach area.
A published writer in his area of expertise, Mr. Williams was featured in Peoria Magazine with Bradley University and the Turner School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Aligned with the National Small Business Association, he currently serves in the capacity of a council member. Showcasing his expertise, Mr. Williams was named as the Government Contractor of the Year by the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship in 2021.
Mr. Williams notably served his country in the U.S. Army for several years before exiting with an honorable discharge in 1993. Shortly thereafter, he received a bachelor's degree in economics from Illinois State University in 1998. Well qualified in his field, Mr. Williams has held a health care change management, health care administration and management certification from Cornell University since 2020 and his company has been recognized as a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business.
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