PCDC Welcomes Gary Jacobs and Carol Raphael to its Board of Directors
Press Release, December 14, 2011(New York - NY) - PCDC has elected two new members to its Board of Directors: Gary Jacobs, MPA, Senior Vice President at Universal American Corporation and Carol Raphael, MPA,
former President & CEO of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Raphael join 26 others in contributing to PCDC's
strategic direction and financial oversight.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gary Jacobs and Carol Raphael to our Board of Directors," said Ronda Kotelchuck, PCDC's Chief Executive Officer. "Each brings a wide range of expertise in planning, finance, governance and health policy that will be critical in advancing PCDC's mission to expand and transform primary care in underserved communities."
Below are professional
profiles for new members; click here
for PCDC’s Board of Directors list.
Gary Jacobs, MPA, is Senior Vice President for Corporate Development at Universal American Corporation where he overseesthe
company's government affairs and corporate development efforts. During
Mr. Jacob's tenure, Universal American has grown from a $750 million to
a $5.5 billion company, and sold its Medicare Part D division to CVS
Caremark for $1.25 billion in early 2011. Prior to Universal American,
Mr. Jacobs was President & Founder of CHCS Services, acquired by
Universal American in 2000; and Executive Director of Staff Builders
Health Care Services. He currently serves as a board member of the Coral
Springs Museum of Art, the Dean's Advisory Board at American
University's School of Public Affairs, and the executive committee of
the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC). Mr. Jacobs
holds an MPA from American University.
Carol Raphael, MPA, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) from 1989 to 2011. Prior to joining VNSNY, Ms. Raphael held positions as Director of Operations Management at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Human Resources Administration in charge of the Medicaid and Public Assistance programs in New York City. In 2011, Ms. Raphael was appointed to Governor Andrew Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team and served as co-chair of the Managed Long-Term Care Implementation and Waiver Redesign Work Group. She chairs the New York eHealth Collaborative, is a member the National Quality Forum Coordinating Committee, and incoming Chair of the Long-Term Quality Alliance. Ms. Raphael serves on the Boards of Directors of AARP, Pace University and the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition. She is also a member of the advisory boards for several organizations, including the Harvard School of Public Health's Health Policy Management Executive Council and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She holds an MPA from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and was a Visiting Fellow at the Kings Fund in the United Kingdom.
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