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Jupiter Medical Center Names Michael J. Julie Katz Rejoins Nicklaus

Morsberger, Chief Philanthropy Officer and Children’s Health System as

President of Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Executive Director of Community

Jupiter Medical Center announced that after conducting a national search, Michael Relations and Corporate
J. Morsberger has been appointed as Chief Philanthropy Officer and President of the
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation. Responsibility
Morsberger brings to the hospital extensive fundraising experience spanning
healthcare and education, having held executive philanthropy leadership roles at Julie Katz has rejoined Nicklaus Children’s Health
medical centers such as Duke Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, UVA Health System as executive director of community relations and Julie Katz
System, and academic institutions including George Washington University. corporate responsibility. Katz first joined the Nicklaus
Morsberger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism/Public Relations Children’s family in 2012 as the director of annual giving at Nicklaus Children’s
from Radford University in Virginia and a Masters degree in Philanthropy and Hospital Foundation. Most recently, she served as vice president of mission resources
Development from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. Katz earned her master’s degree in business
In addition, Morsberger volunteers for numerous community organizations and administration with a concentration in youth and family policy from the Heller
serves in non-profit Board leadership roles, garnering many distinguished awards School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.
throughout his career.

Baptist Health President and CEO
FAU Nursing Advisory Board
Brian E. Keeley Announces
Welcomes Timothy Snow
Plans to Retire
Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of
Nursing welcomed Timothy G. Snow, president of the Brian E. Keeley, President and Chief Executive Officer of
George Snow Scholarship Fund, to its advisory board. Baptist Health South Florida announced his plan to retire in
“With a wealth of experience as a leader in our communi- 2022.Keeley began his career as an administrative resident
ty, we are thrilled Tim joined the College advisory board. His with Baptist Hospital in 1969. After serving four years as an
devotion to higher education and dedication to deserving officer of the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corp, he was named
scholars in our region make him an outstanding ambassador Assistant Administrator of the hospital in 1973, Chief Brian E. Keeley
and advisor for the College,” said Safiya George, Ph.D., Timothy G. Snow Operating Officer in 1979 and CEO in 1986. He oversaw Baptist Hospital’s mergers with
dean, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. South Miami Hospital and Homestead Hospital in 1995, subsequently becoming the
Formed in 2012, the advisory board supports the College by leading advocacy and President and CEO of the newly formed Baptist Health South Florida. Keeley spearhead-
fundraising efforts. ed the additional growth of the health system that now includes 11 hospitals and 100
outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Monroe,
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Under his leadership, Baptist Health has
Palm Beach Health Network Chief become the largest and most preferred healthcare organization in the region with an
operating budget of $4 billion, providing $380 million in charity care and community
Nursing Officer, Mary Elizabeth benefit last year.
With Keeley’s pending retirement, the board has unanimously selected Albert “Bo”
Flippo, Named to Florida Board of Boulenger, current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to succeed
Keeley. Boulenger began his career with Baptist Health in 1985 at South Miami Hospital.
Nursing In 1994, he was named CEO of Homestead Hospital, and in 2006 he became CEO of
Baptist Hospital. In 2018, he assumed his current role as Executive Vice President and
Chief Nursing Officer for Tenet’s Palm Beach Health Chief Operating Officer of Baptist Health.
Network, and Good Samaritan Medical Center, Mary
Elizabeth “Libby” Flippo, is the newest member of the
Florida Board of Nursing, as appointed by Governor Ron United Homecare® Appoints
DeSantis. Mary Elizabeth Flippo
Flippo, is currently the chief nursing officer for the Palm Beach Health Network José Keichi Fuentes as Chairman
which includes, Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Palm Beach
Children’s Hospital, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, of the Board and Announces
and West Boca Medical Center. Flippo, earned her Bachelor’s in Nursing from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham, and holds a Master of Science degree in Four New Board Members
Nursing Leadership for Healthcare Systems from the University of Alabama in
Huntsville and a Master’s in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic United HomeCare® (UHC) is proud to announce the
University. appointment of José Keichi Fuentes as its Chairman of the
Board of Directors and the addition of four new members to
the board of directors. José Keichi Fuentes was elected José Keichi Fuentes
LEO A DALY Hires Sofia Mendez Chairman for UHC. This is Jose’s second time serving as Chairman. Fuentes serves as the
Senior Government Relations Consultant for Becker & Poliakoff. Fuentes has twice
Rodriguez, Interior Designer served as an appointee for former Governor Rick Scott to the Board of Trustees of Miami-
Dade College and has received numerous honors. He has served on the Board of United
Sofia Mendez Rodriguez, IIDA, NCIDQ, has joined LEO HomeCare for more than twenty-two years and hugely contributed to the organization’s
A DALY’s Miami studio as Interior Designer. Mendez success. Dr. Rudolph Moise, D.O., MBA, JD, is the President and CEO of Comprehensive
brings 6 years’ experience working on a variety of proj- Health Center, LLC a large primary health care practice with centers in Dade and Central
ects, with a focus on improving the user’s wellbeing Florida. He practices family medicine and pain management and is also the CEO of the
through sustainability and design. Mendez will be work- Physician Access Urgent Care Group.
ing closely with LEO A DALY’s Miami Managing Maria G. Lamas, MBA, is an accomplished business professional and philanthropist.
Principal, Eduardo S. Egea, AIA, NCARB by advising like- Sofia Mendez Rodriguez She is a member of the UM School of Nursing and Health Studies’ Visiting Committee,
minded clients in aviation, public safety, commercial and panel participant and guest lecturer in integrative health care and distinguished former
healthcare design. Mendez and her team are currently working on several public safe- University of Miami alumni trustee.
ty and hospitality renovation and expansion projects, which includes the City of Dr. Maria De Los Santos, Ph.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor of the Undergraduate
Miami Beach’s Police Headquarters and Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club in Nursing Department in the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences,
Anguilla. Mendez is a member of the International Interior Design Association at Florida International University and is a member of the Dean’s Faculty Practice
(IIDA), Women in Healthcare, is a LEED Accredited Professional and holds her Advisory Committee, Nurse Practitioner Council of Miami-Dade, and Secretary for
licensing from the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). She the Faculty Assembly.
has been an active volunteer in organizations such as Project HOME and her design Kathelyn “Kathy” Zimmerer, CPA, is a Partner with Zimmerer & Zimmerer CPAs
work and thought leadership have been featured in MODO DE VIDA. PA. She has worked in the accounting field for more than 17 years and held positions
as chief accounting officer, manager, and auditor.

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