{"id":52588,"date":"2013-12-24T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=52588"},"modified":"2013-12-22T10:02:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T15:02:06","slug":"greater-utica-area-board-of-directors-of-american-heart-association-recognized-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=52588","title":{"rendered":"Greater Utica Area Board of Directors of American Heart Association Recognized for Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Utica, NY- Dec. 2013) The Greater Utica Area Board of Directors is working hard for its community and was recently recognized by the American Heart Association National Board for being one of the top local boards in the country with the prestigious American Heart Association Bronze designation for excellence. This recognition covers the 2012-2013 board term. This is the first year the board has received the Bronze recognition.<\/p>\n

This is the first major initiative of the national American Heart Association to identify and recognize best practices of its local boards and to measure the subsequent impact in the community.\u00a0\u201cAs we launched our 2020 Impact Goal, we recognized that we will only achieve it if we engage more volunteers, more deeply,\u201d said Executive Director Dick Mattia. \u201cStrengthening the core of our volunteer leadership, our local boards and committees, is one of the keys to our success.\u201d<\/p>\n

A major focus of this past year\u2019s board was to educate Mohawk Valley residents on how to react in a cardiac emergency, and how to prevent one. Board members worked to increase the number of Utica area residents who are trained in CPR and know how to use an AED by holding several Hands-Only CPR training sessions throughout the year, including sessions at Faxton St. Luke\u2019s Healthcare, the Utica Boilermaker Expo at MVCC, the Kids Walk at MVCC, and several businesses and corporations in the Utica area. Board members also worked with American Heart Association staff members to increase the number of Fit-Friendly Worksites in Mohawk Valley. Worksites recognized as Fit-Friendly take extra steps to protect the health of their employees. Through the work of board members and American Heart Association staff, more than 16,000 local employees now work at Fit-Friendly Worksites.<\/p>\n

Together, board members are driving results toward the achievement of the American Heart Association\u2019s 2020 Impact Goal \u201cto improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

2012-2013 Utica board members recognized include:<\/p>\n

Chairman Stephen Zogby \u2013 Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc.<\/p>\n

President Frank Dubeck, Jr. MD, FACP \u2013 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield<\/p>\n

Immediate Past Chair Alex Carbone \u2013 Carbone Auto Group<\/p>\n

Immediate Past President Darlene Burns, RN, MHA<\/p>\n

President-Elect Jennifer Carbone Zuccaro, MD<\/p>\n

Fred Ashforth \u2013 Ashforth Associates<\/p>\n

Sue Carbone \u2013 Carbone Auto Group<\/p>\n

Raymond Carnevale, CPHRM \u2013 Rome Memorial Hospital<\/p>\n

Gerald Capraro, PhD \u2013 Capraro Technologies, Inc.<\/p>\n

Ronald Cuccaro \u2013 Adjusters International<\/p>\n

Kathleen Dyman \u2013 Oneida County Medical Society<\/p>\n

Denise Flihan \u2013 NJ Flihan & Co., Inc.<\/p>\n

Steven Gassner \u2013 Mohawk Valley Water Authority<\/p>\n

Christopher Giambrone \u2013 Coughlin Giambrone<\/p>\n

Daniel Jones \u2013 Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Greater NY Group<\/p>\n

Robert Lancey, MD \u2013 Bassett Healthcare Network<\/p>\n

Albert Pylinski, Jr. \u2013 NYCM Insurance Company<\/p>\n

Thomas Norton \u2013 Mohawk Valley Heart Institute<\/p>\n

Patricia Roach, MS, RN, CNAA \u2013 Faxton St. Luke\u2019s Healthcare<\/p>\n

Jim Stasaitis \u2013 CJ Burth<\/p>\n

Theresa Swider \u2013 Utica Observer-Dispatch<\/p>\n

Marolyn Wilson \u2013 Holland Farms Bakery & Deli<\/p>\n

Andrew Zygmunt, PhD<\/p>\n

To get involved with the board or with the American Heart Association in general, please contact the Utica office at (315) 266-5403.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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