Hackensack Meridian Health Hospital Foundations Welcome New Trustees
April 20, 2022
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, the philanthropic division of Hackensack Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, is pleased to welcome new trustees to three of its hospital foundations.
Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation welcomes the following new members to its board of trustees:
- Frank Babar, CEO, Phase One Network
- Venkata “Venk” Gorty, founder of MelpApp
- Sanket Ruparelyia, M.D., COO and co-founder of Honor Aging
- John “JD” Pearce, managing member of Blair Mill Capital Management
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center welcomes the following new members to its board of trustees:
- David S. Kountz, M.D., MBA, co-chief academic officer and vice president, Academic Diversity, Hackensack Meridian Health, vice president, Academic Affairs, Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center and founding associate dean, Diversity and Equity, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
- Nicole Agnew, partner, Goldman Sachs, Asset Management Division
Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center welcomes the following new members to its board of trustees:
- Sarah Personette, chief customer officer at Twitter
- Thomas DeFelice III, vice president and general counsel at Circle Motorsport, Inc. (d.b.a. Circle BMW)
“These new trustees are all excellent additions to our hospital foundation boards,” says Joyce P. Hendricks, president and chief development officer, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation. “It is imperative that each Hackensack Meridian Health medical center has a strong board of trustees to help drive fundraising initiatives for their respective sites. Philanthropy has a tremendous impact on our ability to advance health care and we welcome these new members and thank them for their voluntary service in support of improving care for their communities.”
To learn more about how you can support Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation hospital foundations, or if you are interested in becoming a trustee on a board, please visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/Donate.