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On Feb. 11, the Directors of The Classic 10K Road Race presented by Crystal Run Healthcare held a Community Recognition Reception to thank sponsors, volunteers and committee members and recog - nize community honorees. Now in its fourth year, The Community Recognition Reception serves as a platform to wrap up the previous Classic year and kick off the year ahead. Special recognition was given to Michelle Koury, DO, and Crystal Run Healthcare in recognition of 10 years of supporting The Classic 10K as the title sponsor; Valerie and Bill Kilcoin for their outstanding volunteer efforts in supporting The Classic registration and operations; the Rowley and Rivenburgh families, sponsors of the Rowley 5K; and the Fellenzer family in honor of their pa - triarch Archie Fellenzer, who ran his first Orange Classic in 1981 at the age of 57, who was an avid supporter and champion of The Classic and was known for a phrase he lived, preached and often shared with his children, "Running Cures All." Michelle Koury, DO, and Crystal Run Healthcare were honored by the Board of Directors for their 10 years of support and title sponsorship of The Classic 10K. Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), comprised of Catskill Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Kearney as GHVHS Director of Employee and Labor Relations. Kearney comes to Orange Regional Medical Center with more than 17 years experience in labor relations, conflict resolution, change management, training, compensation, benefits administra - tion, recruitment and retention. Kearney's scope of respon - sibility is ensuring adherence to human resource policies and union contracts, as well as adjudication of employee disputes and oversight of employee litigation. Prior to joining Orange Regional, he worked at Eastern Long Island Hospital as the director of human resources and compli - ance and was responsible for all human resources operations, compliance and labor relations. He also held leadership positions within the labor and relations field at ArchCare Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Brunswick Hospital, York College and Mount Sinai Hospital. The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), comprised of Catskill Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the promotion of Frank Salvatore Jr., RRT, MBA, FAARC, as Administrator of Ancillary Services. Salvatore joined Orange Regional Medical Center in 2009 as director of respiratory, pulmonary and sleep services. In his new role, Salvatore will have direct responsi - bility and oversight of respiratory care, sleep medicine, wound care and hyperbaric medicine at Catskill Regional and Orange Regional Medical Center. He has also been charged with developing a system- wide strategic plan to further integrate and strengthen existing services across the GHVHS. The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), comprised of Catskill Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jacqui Budakowski, RN, BSN, to the posi - tion of Meaningful Use Coordinator and Information Security Officer. Budakowski has been with Orange Regional since 2004 when she began work - ing as a critical care float nurse. She became patient flow coordinator in 2005 and tran - sitioned into the Information Technology department to work on the Epic implemen - tation as a clinical analyst in 2011. As Meaningful Use Coordinator, Budakowski will continue to leverage her extensive clinical and systems knowledge to navigate GHVHS through the Meaningful Use process. In her new role as Information Security Officer, Budakowski is responsible for enhancing GHVHS's efforts to ensure all electronic medical records and other infor - mation assets are sufficiently protected. She is responsible for making sure the HIPAA security standards for information systems that manage health information are always met and ensures that policies and proce - dures are in place to protect privacy. Primary care physician David Kerner, DO, will rejoin Health Quest Medical Practice as of Feb. 1. He will be based in the group's Pine Street, Poughkeepsie office. The LaGrange resident received his osteopathic medicine degree at the University of New England in Maine and his bachelor's in biology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he also studied physiology and anatomy in the graduate program. He carries the distinction of being a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a recognition of his commit - ment to professional development. He is an annual fundraising volunteer for the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society, and was recognized by MVP Health Care for outstanding adoles - cent care and diabetes care in 2007 and 2008 respectively. ■ Daniel Kearney Frank Salvatore Jr., RRT, MBA, FAARC M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Mid Hudson | 1 3

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