LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BVMI is governed by a Board of Trustees. They provide strategic oversight and direction for BVMI, and ensure adequate resources to provide care to patients.
Michael G. Faust, MD, FACOG, Board Chair
Valley Center for Women's Health
Valerie Mauriello, Treasurer
Prudential Financial - Retired
Amit Limaye, PhD, Vice Chair
Associate Director, Program Management,
Office for the Centers of Excellence, BD
Kristen Silberstein, Secretary
Vice President, Payor Strategy & Contracting, Hospital for Special Surgery
Jill Altana
Automatic Data Processing - Retired
Medha Havnurkar
Chief Learning Officer, P4R4 Consultants
Shannon K. Lazare, MBA
Vice President / Senior Regional Manager, M&T Bank
Lauren Menkes, LMSW, MPH
Director of Social Work, Englewood Health
Cesar Romero, MBA
Director, Senior Lead Data Scientist, S&P Global
Stefan Canizares, JD
Civil Rights Attorney, US Dept of Education
Jordan Goldsmith, Esq.
Of Counsel Cohn Lifland
Terry Hensle, MD FACS, FAAP
Given Foundation Professor of Urology Emeritus, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Eric Kim
Vice President, Grant Avenue Capital
Jonathan K. Mays, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOG
Director, Obstetrics Maternal/Fetal Medicine - PAGNY; Physicians Affiliate Group of New York, Metropolitan Hospital Center
Zachary Meli
Director, Strategy and Implementation, Henry Schein
Keith Murillo-Stasiak, CPA, CITP, CISA
Risk Assurance & IT Auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mark Sparta, FACHE
President and Chief Hospital Executive, Hackensack University Medical Center
Executive Vice President, Population Health, Hackensack Meridian Health
Divya Paliwal, MD
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey
Gian Varbaro, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
ADVISORY BOARD
Members of BVMI's Advisory Board offer additional guidance to the organization.
Michael W. Azzara, MBA, Chair
Senior Consultant, Foley, Proctor, Yoskowitz, Executive Search and Consulting firm; retired President and CEO, Valley Health Systems
Neil Abitabilo, RPh, MS
Former CEO of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association; former COO of St. Lukes Hospital in Newburgh, NY
Kathleen M. Burke, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing, Assistant Dean in Charge of Nursing Programs, Ramapo College of New Jersey. Currently Nurse Research Consultant at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ; Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Janet Finke
Principal, real estate management firm; former President, Jewish Family Services of North Jersey; former Board member, Barnert Hospital
Barry Freeman, EdD, MBA
Professor (ret) of Personal Finance and Marketing, Bergen Community College. Former marketing executive at Best Foods, Thomas J. Lipton, and Unilever. Personal Investment Counselor
Kenneth Herman, EdD, ABPP
Author, "Secrets from the Sofa;" Retired psychologist; Diplomat in Clinical Psychology; Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology
Gladys Laden
National Council of Jewish Women,
Bergen County Section Board Member; former Director of Financial Aid, Weil Cornell Medical College of NY
Marilyn Schotz
Community Volunteer
Clifford Surloff, CPA
Former CFO, Jewish Federation
Bernard Weinstein, MPH
Former Executive Director, Bellevue Hospital, NYC; former Commissioner of Hospitals, Westchester County, NY;
Professor Pace University Graduate Center, board member, Bon Secours Charity Health System
Joanne Westphal
TD Bank - Retired; Co-chair Northern NJ Business Volunteer Council