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Jupiter Medical Center 2017-2018 Board and Officers

Names New CEO Installed for Lee Health Auxiliaries

Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to announce Donald
McKenna will become the organization’s new President and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 2018.
McKenna currently serves as the President and CEO of St.
Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, GA.
This is a return to Palm Beach County for McKenna. He
began his career in the early 1990’s as a Director at Palm Donald McKenna
Beach Gardens Medical Center. He went on to serve as Chief
Operating Officer of North Ridge Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. In all, McKenna
has more than 26 years of progressive and diverse health care experience, including
serving as administrator and Chief Operating Officer of Wuesthoff Medical Center in
Melbourne, FL.
McKenna earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration as well as his mas-
ter’s degree in public administration from Long Island University in Brookville, New
York. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and serves on
the Metro Hospitals Governing Council of the American Hospital Association.
The Lee Health Auxiliaries installed their new leaders (from left) Teresa Frank-Fahrner,
Delray Medical Center Appoints director, Lee Memorial Auxiliary, Volunteer Resources, Arts in Healthcare; Jim Andrews,
president, Lee Memorial Auxiliary; Carol Anderson, president, Cape Coral Hospital
New Chief Operating Officer Auxiliary; Eileen Winter, president, Gulf Coast Medical Center Auxiliary; Jeri Grimes,
director, Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary and Volunteer Resources; and Susan Crowe,
With more than 30 years of healthcare experience, Teresa director, Gulf Coast Medical Center Volunteer Services.
C. Urquhart is the new chief operating officer at Delray
Medical Center. The Lee Health Auxiliaries, including Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary, Gulf Coast
Prior to her current role, Urquhart was the chief operating Medical Center Auxiliary and Lee Memorial Auxiliary (which includes HealthPark
officer at sister hospital Palm Beach Gardens Medical Medical Center, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida and Lee Memorial
Center. Prior to her time at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Hospital), recently installed their new boards of directors and officers for 2017-2018.
Center, Urquhart was the chief operating officer at North Teresa C. Urquhart The auxilian leaders installed for the 2017-2018 year include:
Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA. Before moving to Georgia, Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary
she served as chief executive officer at, Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. Carol Anderson, President
Urquhart received her Bachelor of Science in Medical Records Administration at Tom Grippe, President-Elect
Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. She continued her education and Lynne Benson, Vice President – Membership
earned her Master of Arts in Health Services Administration from Webster University Jocelyne Pickel, Vice President – Fundraising
in El Paso, TX. Arlene Tompkins, Recording Secretary
Jack Hess, Treasurer
Ginny Cappucci, Assistant Treasurer
Karen Davis Named Interim CEO Gulf Coast Medical Center Auxiliary
Eileen Winter, President
of Indian River Medical Center Gary Gold, President-Elect
Ned Bolton, Vice President
Karen Davis, a Senior Director of Alvarez and Marsal, a Mary Callaway, Treasurer
national leader in healthcare consulting, was selected to be Kathleen Capobianco, Secretary
Interim President and CEO of Indian River Medical Center Lee Memorial Auxiliary
by the IRMC Board of Directors. Davis will take the helm of Jim Andrews, President
IRMC from Jeffrey Susi, who is retiring from the CEO role Sandy Heise, President-Elect/Vice President – Membership
on December 31 after nearly two decades of distinguished Karen Davis Jean Perkins, Vice President – Fundraising
service. Davis has also been CEO of Metro West Hospital in Karen Endersbee, Vice President – Lee Memorial Hospital
Framingham, MA, and has been Interim CEO at other acute care hospitals, as well as Ketki Shah, Vice President – HealthPark Medical Center
serving as President and COO of the Imaging Division of HealthSouth. Davis has a Bob Lotz, Vice President – Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Master in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Nancy Sammons, Secretary
Ron Currie, Treasurer

Broward Health Welcomes New

AVP of Benefits and Wellness

Broward Health welcomes Jennifer S. Cohen as its
Associate Vice President of Benefits and Wellness.
Cohen has extensive experience in employee benefits. She
was most recently the Director of Benefits for Memorial
Healthcare System. Prior to that she spent 10 years at the
University of Miami as the Executive Director of HR-
Benefits. At the University, she oversaw all aspects of benefits
for faculty, staff and students and led the group that launched Jennifer S. Cohen
two onsite health and wellness clinics for employees.
Cohen earned bachelor’s degrees from both the University of Florida and Florida
International University. She is a Certified Financial Planner and holds a Certified
Employee Benefits Specialist designation.

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