BANKING ON EDUCATION
THE PEOPLE’S UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, awarded the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester a $4,000 grant.
The grant will support the Boys & Girls Club Education Enrichment Program, which creates a supportive learning environment where students receive homework assistance and tutoring and engage in computer training, career exploration, financial education and other high-yield learning activities.
“We are so grateful to People’s United for their generous gift,” said Brian Skanes, the club’s executive director. “These funds will allow us to open our doors to more children after school, providing a supportive environment for furthering their education.”
“The Boys and Girls Club is providing students with the tools and experiences necessary to help them achieve their educational and career goals,” said Vincent Santilli, executive director, People’s United Community Foundation. “We are proud to support their efforts in helping youth to succeed now and in the future.”
NEW LINE FOR WESTCHESTER TRACTOR
WESTCHESTER TRACTOR of Brewster has been designated by Kobelco Construction Machinery USA of Texas to represent its full line of excavators in the Hudson Valley, the state of Connecticut and portions of Massachusetts.
“We are excited to continue our relationship with the world’s finest excavator manufacturer,” said John Apple, president of Westchester Tractor.
Kobelco has long been recognized for its world-class line of excavators in the 3,000-pound to 180,000-pound classes. Kobelco focuses on a single line of equipment and dedicates its research and development dollars to improving and enhancing this line.
The staff of Westchester Tractor will be working closely with the manufacturer to gain the required sales and product support training to deliver on its promise of customer satisfaction.
WESTMED DOCS GET NATIONAL RECOGNITION
WESTMED MEDICAL GROUP, a multispecialty medical practice based in Purchase, announced that 33 of its doctors have been granted recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) – a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality – for meeting standards of high-quality care for patients with diabetes. NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization that recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance.
Those recognized are Sheldon Alter, Lawrence Annes, Jerry Campanella, Silvio Ceccarelli, Aris Comninellis, Ronald Dennett, Steve DiCairano, Bruno DiCosmo, James Doyle, Todd Friend, Sandy George, Mandira Gharekhan, Susan Hass, Jessica Halprin, David Herzog, Morrie Kaplan, Barbara Katzeff, Lawrence Kraftowitz, Steven Kubersky, Jay Levat, Ruth Levi, Preston Lurie, William Martimucci, Steven Meixler, Richard Morel, Eliot Moshman, Jonathan Rie, Gary Rothbart, Lori Saltzman, Arleen Sharpe, Carolyn Thompson, Kenneth Weiser and Jonathan Wynn.
To earn NCQA recognition, the physicians demonstrated that they meet key diabetes care measures, including eye exams, blood pressure control, HbA1c control, LDL control, smoking and tobacco use and cessation advice and treatment and patient satisfaction, among others.
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance.
MAMARONECK LIBRARY NAMES BOARD
CHRISTINE LOVE was re-elected as president of the Mamaroneck Library board of trustees. A nine-year resident of the village of Mamaroneck, Love received applause for her efforts in developing the library as a true cornerstone of the community and for working with Library Director Susan Riley to substantially increase circulation of materials by 15 percent over the past 12-month period.
Love said, “We are expanding digital literacy along with enlarging our excellent collection and supporting and increasing our programming, especially for children.”
New trustees JOHN BRENKOVICH and BOB FISHER were also sworn in at the meeting. Brenkovich, a certified financial planner, is now in his 25th year in the securities industry. Fisher is a 26-year resident of Mamaroneck and an award-winning producer of television commercials. Brenkovich and Fisher were both elected for three-year terms.
SUSAN FEITLER was appointed to fill the unexpired portion of Eileen Cohen’s term on the board as she is moving from the village. Feitler spent 20 years in the health care information systems sector after graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1985.
The remaining positions on the Mamaroneck Public Library Board of Trustees include LAURIE GIRSKY, vice president; STEVE WARNER, treasurer; and LEN TALLEVI, secretary.
NEW VP AT ST. JOHN’S HOSPITAL
DANIEL MORREALE has been appointed vice president and chief information officer by St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. He received his bachelor’s degree from Marist College and a master of arts degree from Long Island University. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the field of information systems to his position at St. John’s. Morreale was appointed to the New Jersey Commission on Health Information Technology and is a fellow of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
His frequently published articles on health information exchanges, health care reform, meaningful use, technology adoption and the physician experience provide the background for his prior implementation of the first 10-gigabit infrastructure within a hospital setting in the United States and the first RFID system for integrated patient Identification and medication administration.
Morraele has been recognized by Computerworld magazine as one of the “Premiere 100 IT Leaders.
BANKER NAMED RISING STARS ALUMNI CHAIRWOMAN
MARIA FREBURG, vice president, senior business banker at Webster Bank, was recently named to lead The Business Council of Westchester’s Rising Stars Alumni Group. She is the head of the Steering and Selection Committees for the next two years.
Freburg, who received the 40 Under 40 Rising Stars honor in 2011, says that the group will conduct monthly educational seminars beginning in September. “We are focused on raising 40,000 pounds of food for the Westchester Coalition of the Hungry and Homeless over the next 24 months and we will have quarterly events focused on legislative, cultural and social topics,” she said.
Webster Bank, a regional bank based in Waterbury, Conn., serves businesses and consumers from metro New York to Boston. Freburg joined Webster in 2010 and is based in the White Plains office. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Heroes Award for Professional Women in Westchester County and is active in the community.
AGENCY, DESIGN STUDIO PARTNER
Yaeger Public Relations, a public relations firm in Yonkers, has formed an alliance with New York Design Studio, also in Yonkers, to provide its clients strategic communications, with expertise in public/media relations, advertising, web design, marketing and crisis communications.
“This strategic partnership creates synergistic business opportunities for both our companies,” said Fred Yaeger, president of Yaeger Public Relations. “Our relationship with New York Design Studio extends our capability in servicing our clients that include business, finance, health care, environmental and nonprofit organizations in their respective fields.”
“The partnership enhances our ability to provide clients with a full range of integrated services, not just in the fields of public relations and media relations, but in advertising, marketing and web design as well,” Yaeger said.
“Partnering with Yaeger Public Relations extends our design company’s expertise in working with our clients to solve their marketing, brand image and promotional needs,” said Christine Seuss, creative director of New York Design Studio. “Both our companies are customer focused and combined we can now provide our clients with the benefit of advertising, marketing, public relations services, web design and search-engine optimization services that are fully integrated.”
LARCHMONT RESIDENT NAMED TO PHILHARMONIC
PETER ELIOPOULOS of Larchmont was elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc.
Eliopoulos is a senior vice president and chief marketing officer of M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust. He began his banking career in 1988 as a management associate with Citibank and then spent 10 years with the management consultant firms of A.T. Kearney and Mitchell Madison Group, where he advised financial services and media companies on strategic growth and organizational improvement initiatives. In 2003, Eliopoulos returned to Citibank as senior vice president and director of marketing, where he managed the bank’s marketing and advertising programs. In 2005, he assumed the additional role of North American sales director. In 2007, he joined M&T Bank as chief marketing officer, where he leads a team of more than 100 marketing and communication professionals at M&T and its wealth management firm, Wilmington Trust.
He is active in the Hellenic American Bankers Association and the New York Philharmonic Society. A musician himself, he joins the board of the BPO after nearly a year of providing hands-on assistance with marketing and fundraising for the orchestra’s May 8, 2013 appearance at Spring For Music at Carnegie Hall.
ATTORNEY GETS COMMITTEE POST
BERNARD A. KROOKS has been appointed chairman of the Elder Care Committee of the editorial advisory board of Trusts & Estates magazine. The committee was created to address the increased importance of eldercare issues in the practice of estate-planning professionals.
Krooks is a longtime contributing editor to Trusts and Estates, the journal for wealth-management professionals serving the needs of high-net-worth clients, family-business owners, family offices, charitably inclined donors and nonprofit corporations.
A founding partner of Littman Krooks L.L.P. with offices in New York City, White Plains and Fishkill, Krooks is the firm’s elder law and special needs department chairman.
He has been included among The Best Lawyers in America for each of the last seven years and has been selected as a New York Super Lawyer since 2006. He was recently appointed president elect of Arc of Westchester.
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