NEWS
Claudia Edwards and Keith Chadwick Join STHL Board
9/9/2010
STHL recently announced two key additions to our Board of Directors. We are pleased that Claudia Edwards of the NYS Department of Health and Keith Chadwick of United Methodist Homes are joining our Board of Directors, said Christina Galanis. Both individuals are highly respected in our community and bring important experience to our organization.
Claudia Edwards is the Public Health Director for the Broome County Health Department in Binghamton, NY. She directs the operations of the Health Departments five divisions; Environmental Health, Clinics, Maternal Child Health, Children with Special Needs, and Administration, including management of 113 staff members, an $18,000,000 operating budget and 37 grants totaling $3,500,000.
Ms. Edwards responsibilities include proper regulatory control of licensed facilities to prevent food borne outbreaks, unintentional injuries and contamination of water supplies, and the prevention of the spread of designated infectious and communicable diseases. She supervises the development and quality management of the health department data management infrastructure to ensure accurate community health assessment projects, public health research and reporting. She leads strategic planning with 34 community agencies to provide countywide emergency preparedness planning and response to terrorism events and natural disasters.
Ms. Edwards holds a BA from Queens College and a MS from New York University.
Keith Chadwick is the President & CEO of United Methodist Homes, based in Binghamton, NY. In this role, he is responsible for the total operation of five campuses in New York and Pennsylvania, each offering a range of long-term care options. The Homes has a current resident population of more than 1,200 individuals, and employs more than 1,110 staff.
Chadwick earned his bachelors and masters degrees from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY. He has been with United Methodist Homes since 1976 and has been the President & CEO since 1980. He is also the Chairman and President of the United Methodist Homes Trust.
Chadwick has been consistently recognized for his work in the long-term care field. He was presented with AAHSAs Meritorious Service Award in 1994, NYAHSAs Thomas Clarke Award for Young Administrator of the Year in 1986 and NYAHSAs Lawrence E. Larson Award in 2004. In 1995, he was the first Alumnus-in-Residence at Binghamton Universitys School of Education and Human Development.
Edwards and Chadwick join current STHL Board members Rajesh Dave, MD (President), Christina Boyd, (Vice President), Mark McManus (Treasurer), Michael Rusnak (Secretary), Merwyn Jones, Consumer, John Laliberte, Hospital, Afzal Rehman, MD, Physician Group, and Robert Taylor III, MD, Hospital.
