(Herkimer, NY – Jan. 2016) Herkimer County HealthNet recently announced Dr. Thomas C. Curnow has been named Executive Director. With more than 30 years of administrative experience in operations management, regulatory compliance, and program development in the nonprofit sector and more than two decades as faculty in higher education in various areas of health, Curnow is sure to provide HealthNet with remarkable guidance and success.
“We are grateful that Herkimer County HealthNet’s new Executive Director has a wealth of knowledge and experience in various areas of health and human services that will prove to be beneficial to Herkimer County HealthNet,” said Kate Reese, Herkimer County HealthNet’s Board Chair. “We know Tom to be strategic and proactive with community leaders and are confident that HealthNet’s services and programs will grow and continue to be a tremendous success under his leadership.”
Curnow has a Doctor of Education Degree from Syracuse University. His past employment positions include Chief Operations Officer of Cerebral Palsy of Westchester County as well as leadership positions with other nonprofit organizations.
“I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and staff to create new opportunities to improve the health and wellness of Herkimer County residents,” Curnow said. “Our success has been based on the community partnerships that Herkimer County HealthNet has established over the years. I will focus on strengthening these partnerships, increasing our community collaboration, and establishing a strategic direction that supports our mission.”
Herkimer County HealthNet’s Board of Directors and staff wish to extend gratitude to Adam Hutchinson for his service as Executive Director, who has accepted employment with Herkimer BOCES as well as to Phyllis Spinner, who served as Interim Executive Director through the end of 2015.