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Steven E. Marcus Announces Kristi Krueger Joins Alzheimer’s

Retirement as Health Foundation of Association Southeast Florida

South Florida’s President & CEO Chapter Board of Directors

Health Foundation of South Florida (HFSF) President Kristi Krueger, anchor and health reporter for WPLG
and CEO Dr. Steven E. Marcus recently announced his Local 10 News in Miami, was recently appointed to the
plans to retire from the Foundation at the end of 2020. Dr. Alzheimer’s Association Southeast Florida Chapter Board
Marcus joined HFSF in 2000 and since then has overseen the of Directors.
investment of more than $100 million in initiatives to pro- Now in her 27th year at WPLG, Krueger has reported
mote a culture of health for residents in Miami-Dade, Steven E. Marcus extensively on various public health concerns in her time Kristi Krueger
Broward and Monroe counties. as a journalist, including Alzheimer’s and dementia. She
Under Dr. Marcus’ guidance, HFSF became South Florida’s leading voice in health phi- has received numerous awards for her work, including three Emmy Awards, the
lanthropy. In 2016, he received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/National National Television Academy Silver Circle Award, and the Deborah Natansohn Award
Recreation and Park Association Award for Health Equity, recognizing individuals who for her contributions to women’s health and wellness, among many other accolades.
successfully implement a systems-change approach to reduce health disparities in their Krueger, who lost her father to dementia in June, said that the heartbreak her family
community. That same year, Miami-Dade County received the Robert Wood John experienced throughout his decline was a driving factor in her decision to get
Foundation’s Culture of Health prize, and Dr. Marcus played a key role in helping secure involved with the Alzheimer’s Association.
the prestigious designation. In 2008, he led the Foundation’s effort to launch a strategic
initiative called Healthy Aging, which helped more than 38,000 older adults age strong,
and paved the way for the establishment of the Age-Friendly Miami-Dade collaborative. Pamela Canter Promoted to Vice
During his tenure, the Foundation also supported the creation of the Live Healthy
Community Partnerships initiative to reduce poor health outcomes in the City of Miami President and Chief Nursing Officer
Gardens and in the Little Havana neighborhood by engaging community residents to
improve selected public health indicators. Most recently, Dr. Marcus ushered in a series at Jupiter Medical Center
of transformative practices that fundamentally changed the Foundation’s approach to
philanthropy: he established a collaborative grant-making process in which community Jupiter Medical Center announces the promotion of
organizations work hand-in-hand with Foundation staff to co-develop initiatives, a move Pamela Canter to Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
that opens the door for more effective and productive partnerships and supports the at Jupiter Medical Center. Prior to joining Jupiter Medical
development of leaders across communities. He helped to navigate the Foundation’s Center, Canter was vice president of quality at Kendall
strategic shift away from the funding of direct service programs toward seeking to change Regional Medical Center in Miami, Florida, where she
and directly address the entrenched economic and community conditions at the root of was instrumental in helping the hospital achieve Level 1 Pamela Canter
health inequities. Prior to joining HFSF, Dr. Marcus served as Executive Vice President Trauma Center verification from the American College of
of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation in Miami Beach. He began his fundraising Surgeons. Canter received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Otterbein
career as a capital campaign consultant for American City Bureau in Chicago, which is University in Westerville, OH. She spent a decade working as a registered nurse in
also his hometown. intensive care units and outpatient settings as well as case management before mov-
ing into management roles. She holds a green belt in Lean Six Sigma and was appoint-
ed to serve on the Ohio Department of Health’s Hospital Advisory Council.

Broward Health North

Welcomes Cheryl Wild
as New Chief Nursing Officer

Broward Health North has welcomed Cheryl Wild, RN,
MSN, MBA, as its new chief nursing officer (CNO). Wild
has more than 30 years of clinical and administrative
experience in her role. Wild most recently served as the
CNO at Broward Health Coral Springs and was previously
with Good Samaritan Medical Center as Chief Nursing
Officer and Delray Medical Center as Assistant Chief Cheryl Wild
Nursing officer and Director of Nursing. She currently serves as chair for Broward
Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Council and has been instrumental in enhancing
Broward Health’s quality composite scores. Wild earned her bachelor’s degree in nurs-
ing from Trenton State College in New Jersey, a Master of Business Administration
from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, and a master’s in nursing, leadership and
health systems management from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Florida Cancer Specialists Appoints

New Chief Executive Officer

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
announced that FCS Chief Financial Officer Nathan H.
Walcker has been named Chief Executive Officer, effec-
tive August 1, 2020. Walcker will succeed current Chief
Executive Officer Brad Prechtl, MBA, who will retire from
FCS, effective July 30, 2020, but continue to serve as a
consultant through April 2021.Walcker joined FCS in
August 2019, bringing more than a decade of healthcare, Nathan H. Walcker
physician services and corporate finance expertise with
him to Fort Myers. During his time at FCS, he’s made significant contributions
across finance, strategy and operations.After earning his undergraduate degree in
Economics from Columbia University in the City of New York, Walcker started his
career on the trading floor at Merrill Lynch in New York. He later received his MBA
in Finance from Columbia Business School and has since held senior positions as an
investment banker focused on M&A and strategic advisory for healthcare clients
across the globe.

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