, Jan. 26, 2016 — The HealthAlliance Foundation, which supports the programs, facilities and services of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley, has added four community leaders to its board of directors and one to its advisory committee.
The new board members are Barbara Connelly Cohen, Mary Jo DeForest, Tom Polk and Casey Scanlon. The new advisory committee member is Joe Murphy.
Cohen, a local native, is the owner of Schwartz's Inn in Uptown Kingston. She is actively involved with numerous community organizations, including the Kingston Auxiliary of HealthAlliance Hospital, Jewish Federation of Ulster County, Mental Health Association in Ulster County, Ulster Community College Foundation, Children's Home of Kingston and Kingston Sunrise Rotary Club.
DeForest is an elder care consultant who brings 25 years of experience in the field of human services and aging. She is a former deputy director of the Ulster County Office for the Aging and has been on the board of directors of several nonprofits, including People's Place and Friends of the Senate House in Kingston.
Polk, a YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County board member and grant writer, joins the foundation board after serving on the advisory committee. An avid cyclist, he is a longtime organizer of the Tour de Kingston and has helped the HealthAlliance Foundation increase its involvement in this annual cycling event.
Scanlon is the president of Scanlon's Restoration and Cleaning in Kingston. He is a lifetime Kingston resident and will bring his knowledge of the community to the foundation.
Murphy, a Rondout Savings Bank residential mortgage originator, is also a lifetime area resident and serves as the Woodstock Women's Cycling Grand Prix course director.
"This is a great group of individuals, with wide experience and deep community ties that will strengthen our mission of supporting HealthAlliance's excellence in patient care, patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes," said foundation Executive Director Steffen Kraehmer.
Kraehmer also announced the board officers on its executive committee. They are Richard A. Mantey, chairman; Glenn L. Decker, immediate past chairman; Mary Ann Hildebrant, first vice chairwoman; Robert Tonner, second vice chairman; J. Christopher Smailer, treasurer; and Beverly Lastig, secretary.
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About The HealthAlliance Foundation
The HealthAlliance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization supporting HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley's mission, healthcare programs, services and facilities. The HealthAlliance Foundation continues its development efforts for the HealthAlliance Hospitals on Broadway and Mary's Avenue, as well as the Woodland Pond CCRC in New Paltz. For further information about the foundation, please visit FoundationUpdate.org or contact Steffen T. Kraehmer, CFRE, executive director, at 845-334-2760.
About HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley®
HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is the alignment of HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary's Avenue Campus and Broadway Campus, as well as Margaretville Hospital, Mountainside Residential Care Center and Woodland Pond at New Paltz. As the parent organization with a unified governance structure, the goal of HealthAlliance is to strengthen the quality of care and bring forward enhanced technology to serve the present and future healthcare needs in the Hudson Valley. HealthAlliance and its affiliate facilities are committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered care and ensuring patient safety, privacy and dignity to all. For further information about HealthAlliance, visit our website at hahv.org.
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