Jewish Federation holds fundraiser
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County recently held its annual major gifts fundraiser event at the Seligman Estate in Sugar Loaf, hosted by the Orange County Citizens Foundation. More than 140 guests attended for the presentation of awards to Raena and Alan Korenman and Steven and Doris Rubinsky in recognition of their many years of giving and volunteering on behalf of the federation.
The featured speaker was Jeremy Bash, chief of staff to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.
Minnock joins medical group
Colleen T. Minnock has been appointed family nurse practitioner in primary care at Orange Regional Medical Group in Middletown. She will work with the primary care practice at both Orange Regional Medical Group and Catskill Regional Medical Group offices.
Minnock has more than 30 years of nursing experience most recently as trauma and acute care surgery department nurse practitioner and nursing director in the emergency department at Orange Regional Medical Center. Prior to joining ORMC she was medical/legal investigator for the Orange County medical examiner.
Citrin Cooperman adds to its staff
Citrin Cooperman, an accounting, tax and advisory services firm, has added four audit partners and 15 staffers, formerly with Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Company LLP (RSSM). In addition, Fred E. Shapss, the firm’s former managing partner, has joined Citrin Cooperman as a consultant.
Shapss, Corey D. Bell, Robert A. Modansky, Mitchell Rubin and the additional staff will be based out of the firm’s New York City headquarters, while Matthew Murphy will be based in the White Plains office.
Shapss will be working with the company as an audit and business consultant.
Bell is an audit partner providing accounting, audit and tax services to the manufacturing, wholesale, professional services, real estate and hospitality industries.
Modansky works in several areas, including forensics, litigation support, as well as insolvency, audit and tax. Modansky was formerly the co-partner-in-charge of RSSM’s insolvency practice.
Rubin is a partner providing audit, attest and advisory services. He has more than 30 years of experience handling a diverse spectrum of clients.
Murphy is an audit partner with more than 20 years of public accounting and auditing experience.
Geriatric care director joins New Rochelle Office
Raj Buddhavarapu (Dr. Buddha), of White Plains Hospital Physician Associates and Westchester Geriatrics & Palliative Care, has begun seeing patients in the hospital’s ambulatory center in New Rochelle. He is board certified in geriatrics as well as in hospice and palliative care medicine.
A geriatrician, Buddhavarapu’s goal is to provide guidance in identifying and addressing the specific needs and challenges of older patients, when they are hospitalized, in the emergency department and now as outpatients as well.
The new office, White Plains Hospital Physician Associates and Imaging Center at New Rochelle, is at 1296 North Ave. in the Wykagyl Shopping Center.
Singh joins Orange Regional Medical Group
Dr. Paramjeet Singh has joined Orange Regional Medical Group’s department of surgery. In his role with the Middletown-based medical group, Singh will assist in growing the department and help its goal of attaining certification. He will also be providing hepato-biliary surgical services and surgical oncology services. Prior to joining Orange Regional Medical Group, Singh was attending surgeon at Nyack Hospital.
Singh has been widely published and recognized for his work in breast cancer and use of sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Sustainable Westchester honored
Sustainable Westchester was honored recently by the New York League of Conservation Voters, Westchester Chapter (NYLCV), at its “Celebrate a Greener Westchester” cocktail party held at The Lodge at Hudson Harbor in Tarrytown. NYLCV in its award announcement proclaimed, “Sustainable Westchester will help participating municipalities build healthier and more sustainable communities through energy efficiency and related programs and policies.”
Herb Oringel, chairman of the Sustainable Westchester steering committee, said in accepting the award, “We are happy to accept this award on behalf of all our member communities throughout the county, their staff and volunteers, who are doing so such much to ensure a bright future for Westchester.”
Also honored was Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano who has launched an energy initiative called Yonkers Green.
New appointments at Rhinebeck Bank
Leona Cowan-Mundy and Barbara Carr have been appointed by Rhinebeck Bank to its residential mortgage lending team.
Mundy, a resident of Beacon, spent the majority of her 33-year career with Wachovia before being appointed senior residential mortgage lender at Rhinebeck Bank in August.
Carr, a resident of Monticello, has worked for both large corporations and small community banks.
Mundy will focus on covering southern Dutchess and Putnam counties, while Carr will focus on Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties.
Both will continue to serve in various leadership roles as part of the Rhinebeck Bank community support efforts.
Region’s philanthropists honored
The Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in Poughkeepsie honored six individuals and companies from the mid-Hudson Valley during the region’s eighth annual National Philanthropy Day event Nov. 14 at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel in Poughkeepsie.
The honorees were:
• Outstanding Philanthropist, David and Jeanette Redden, residents of Cornwall-on-Hudson. David currently serves on the boards of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust and the Black Rock Forest Consortium and Jeannette is a commissioner of the Palisades Interstate Park and the President of the Orange and Dutchess Counties Chapter of the Garden Club of America.
• Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer, Michele Winchester-Vega of New Windsor.
• Leadership In Corporate Philanthropy, Walden Savings Bank in Montgomery.
• Outstanding Fundraising Professional, Karen VanHouten Minogue of Highland.
• Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, Maria Jaffari of Newburgh.
• Outstanding Collegiate Philanthropy, Colleges Against Cancer at Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh.
International fundraising industry trade journal editor Stacey Palmer of The Chronicle of Philanthropy provided the keynote address at the luncheon along with morning workshop presenters: Susan Sayre Batton, director of administration, Dia Art Foundation; Michael Oates, CEO, Hudson River Ventures; Gretchen Reed, director of marketing and communications, Mohonk Preserve; and Chris Silva, executive director, Bardavon 1869 Opera House.
Coldwell Banker names Cummins branch office manager
Mahopac resident Diane Cummins has been appointed branch office manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Bedford at 30 Village Green. Cummins will be responsible for the oversight of approximately 30 salespeople serving Bedford, Armonk, Chappaqua, Mount Kisco, North Salem and South Salem.
Prior to her appointment, Cummins served as director of sales for the Katonah office of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
With nearly 30 years of experience, Cummins has served as an associate broker and in management positions, overseeing real estate professionals and strategically assisting them with their business plans and goals.
Prior to her real estate career, Cummins was a talent agent who represented actors in film, television and theatre. She attended Los Angeles City College and Hollywood Professional School.
Westmed recognized for cancer care
Westmed Medical Group has been recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. This is a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet the highest standards for quality cancer care. Westmed is the only oncology practice in Westchester County with QOPI Certification.
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