The Benedictine Health Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members.
Craig D. Crump, Vice President with Key Investment Services has over 25 years of experience working as a Financial Advisor. Prior to joining Key he worked with Lehman Brothers and Fleet Investment Management. Craig has an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BA in economics from Hobart College. He is a past President of Ulster County Habitat for Humanity and the Kiwanis Club of Kingston, and has served many years as a board member for Ulster Greene ARC.
Emily Glass DeGasperis is the Public Relations and Marketing Specialist for Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern and HITS, Inc. in Saugerties. DeGasperis received her Bachelor’s degree from Marist College in business administration, with a special interest in fashion merchandising and communications, and then served as the Press Director for The Globe Showroom in Manhattan’s fashion district.
Emily lives in Kingston and is married to John A. DeGasperis, Esq. She currently sits on the Ulster Tourism Advisory Board and is a provisional member of the Junior League of Kingston.
Edward T. Hill, Jr., CFP® is a Partner and Senior Financial Advisor at Meltzer & Hill Wealth Advisory. Hill graduated in 1989 with honors from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelors of Business Administration. He became a Certified Financial Planner™ in 1999 and has worked for Marist College as a teacher in the Financial Planning Certificate Program.
Hill has served on several local boards including the American Red Cross of Ulster County, Gateway Community Industries, and Circle of Friends for the Dying.
Ed lives in Kingston with his wife Rattiya and their three children.
Photo: (L to R): Craig D. Crump, Emily Glass DeGasperis, Edward T. Hill, Jr.
Robert J. Ryan, Jr. has been appointed President of the Benedictine Health Foundation Board of Directors. The Foundation’s 2016 slate of officers include Julie H. Krieger, 1st Vice President; Paul Beichert, 2nd Vice President; Daniel J. Gruner, Treasurer; Jennifer A. Zell, Secretary; Richard H. Gillette, Immediate Past President.
“Having served on the Board of Directors since 2009 and my family’s long standing relationship with the Benedictine Health Foundation, it is with great pride and pleasure that I take the reins of this fine organization,” said Robert J. Ryan. “With the combined talent of the Board of Directors, both new and seasoned, and the fully engaged management team in place, we will continue to fully serve our mission to improve the physical, psychological, and spiritual well being of those who are vulnerable and underserved in Ulster County.”
Board Members announced for 2016: J. Michael Bruhn, Jr., Jessica D. Caserto, Christopher Crews, Craig D. Crump, Emily Glass DeGasperis, Sister Mary Feehan, Bernard A. Feeney, III, Sister Philomena Fleck, Mary Hakim, Edward T. Hill, Jr., Sister Dorothy Huggard, Nancy Meagher, JoAnne K. Parisian, and Director Emeritus, William Davenport and William R. West.
The Benedictine Health Foundation, Inc. located in Kingston distributed over $450,000 in 2015 to support healthcare services in Ulster County and to provide financial assistance to local cancer patients. For further information, contact Barbara Klassen, Executive Director, at (845) 334-3186.
Photo: Robert J. Ryan, Jr., Board President
The Benedictine Health Foundation is pleased to announce its slate of officers for 2015: President, Richard H. Gillette; First Vice President, Julie H. Krieger; Second Vice President, Paul Beichert; Treasurer, Daniel J. Gruner; Secretary, Robert J. Ryan, Jr.; and Immediate Past President, Bernard A. Feeney, III.
Board Members announced for 2015 are: Maryanne Beichert, J. Michael Bruhn, Jr., Jessica D. Caserto, Christopher Crews, Fran DePetrillo-Savoca, Sister Mary Feehan, O.S.B., Prioress; Sister Philomena Fleck, O.S.B., Alice Haberski, Mary Hakim, Sister Dorothy Huggard, O.S.B.: Nancy Meagher, Phyllis Parikh, JoAnne K. Parisian, William R. West, Jennifer Zell, and Director Emeritus, William Davenport.
The Benedictine Health Foundation distributed over $400,000 in 2014 to our local hospitals and community-based healthcare providers, as well as financial assistance to cancer patients in Ulster County. Their core areas of focus include cancer care services, primarily financial assistance through the Rosemary D. Gruner Memorial Cancer Fund, mental health and addiction recovery services, and spiritual care. For further information, contact Barbara Klassen, Executive Director, at (845) 334-3186.