October 8, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 25 ����� in business Meet Alissa Murphy important calling A head lissa in of an The Murphy Aaron is & involved as Rachael Meyer Memorial Foundation. This private, family-operated foundation was established in 1964 in memory of Alissa’s paternal great-grandparents. The Meyers were well-known in this area as the owners of the Meyer Brothers Depart- ment Stores. The foundation supports local charities in northern New Jersey to organizations throughout the tri-state area. According to Alissa, who took over the operation from her father Philip B. Lowy nine years ago, the foundation’s focus areas include animal welfare, hospitals, medical research, human services, and Payton and Alissa Alissa and Payton Murphy education. “I oversee and maintain relationships with charitable organizations and conduct many site visits to ensure that grant funds from the foundation are properly allocated,” Alissa says. “The great thing about the foundation is helping people better their lives. I feel privi- leged to do what I do.” Alissa has been a resident of Franklin Lakes for 43 years. She and her husband are the parents of three children. In addition to her work with the foundation, she volunteers with the local ambulance corps and at her children’s schools. For additional information about the foundation, visit www.armeyerfounda- tion.org or call Alissa at (201) 891-7007. “We’re there to assist in any way we can, and we would like to help more local charities,” she adds. Ulrich’s Proud Women Employee Owners U lrich’s talented and experi- enced women profes- sionals have always been an important part of the company’s suc- cess – bringing the pride of employee ownership to each and every one of their projects. Ulrich, Inc. has been an icon of turn-key custom home remodel- ing in the Northeast for over 65 years. Talk to anyone who has had a L to R, back row: Aparna Vijayan, Jeannie Fulton, Linda Alvino, kitchen, bath, or other Peggy Purwin, Carol Larro. L to R, front row: Linda Gabriel, room in their home Julia Kleyman, Cherrie Sagun, Bonnie Hufnagel renovated by the Ulrich team, and you will hear about one-of-a-kind award-winning design, the quality products that Ulrich offers, the careful workmanship of their expert craftsmen, and the service of a close-knit team that consistently goes above and beyond on each project the company undertakes. What many do not know about Ulrich, Inc., and what truly sets the company apart, is that we are employee owned. This means that Ulrich customers get even more than extraordinary design, workmanship, and products: They get service they trust because the person they deal with is most likely an owner! In 2007, the Ulrich employees became 100% owners of the company through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Every Ulrich employee who has worked for a year is in the plan, so with an average employee tenure of 15 years, that means that with Ulrich you are assured of the owners’ attention! As Ulrich certified kitchen and bath designer, Jeannie Fulton aptly states, “Every person who comes to your home has a vested interest in making sure that you are happy.” Ulrich, Inc. offers comprehensive design/build services…Step into the Ulrich experience and let us bring the pride of employee ownership to your home! Ulrich, Inc. is located at 100 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood. Call (201) 445-1260 or visit www.ulrichinc.com for more information. Eden Medical provides personalized medical care in the comfort of your own home D r. Jyoti Mathews welcomes the com- munity to Eden Medical, her person- alized, home-based medical practice that focuses on preventive lifestyle medicine. “This is a new and different way to prac- tice medicine,” Dr. Mathews says. “Instead of just focusing on diagnosing signs and symp- toms, I will investigate what is the actual cause of their dysfunction. I then teach and treat patients about nutrition, exercise, and the environmental factors affecting their health.” Eden Medical is a concierge medical practice that provides personal care by one physician. This allows Dr. Mathews to focus on individual patients and spend time with them in their homes and via “video visits.” Through an electronic medical record, patients can make appointments online and communicate with the doctor through secure messaging. Because the doctor trav- Jyoti Mathews, M.D. els to her patients, there is no need for them to spend their time in a waiting room. such a huge part of good health,” the doctor “The focus is on lifestyle medicine, espe- notes. Her goal is to help patients reduce cially nutrition counseling, since nutrition is the number of medications they use, stay out of the hospital, and enjoy their lives. Dr. Mathews is a graduate of New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medi- cine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and com- pleted her family medicine residency at Hunterdon Medical Center. She is a board certified family physician. She trained under Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a noted nutritional physi- cian and author. Dr. Mathews is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), which focuses on personalized medicine that takes into account a person’s genetic background, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. She is a graduate of the AFMCP -- Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice. She is also a member of the Amer- ican Academy of Family Physicians and the Christian Medical & Dental Association. For additional information, call (201) 783-8527 or visit EdenMD.com.