Helen Rinaudo, Chairperson of the Hudson Valley Hospice Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Pamela R. Edington, Ed.D. to the board. Dr. Edington is President of Dutchess Community College. She is a member of the Board of Visitors, Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital, a council member on the Dutchess County Economic Development Advisory Council, and board member of Pattern for Progress. She has distinguished herself in the community for leveraging resources and facilitating positive change.

Dr. Edington holds an Ed.D. in Educational Policy, Research, and Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. in Sociology from the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. She has more than 30 years of service at community colleges in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. She assumed the presidency of Dutchess Community College in 2014.

“We are very pleased to welcome Pamela, a true leader in our community, to the board”, said Michael Kaminski, President and Chief Executive Officer for Hudson Valley Hospice.

Hudson Valley Hospice is a local non-profit organization which serves Dutchess and Ulster Counties, providing compassionate care and support services to individuals who are faced with a life-limiting illness and their loved ones.

For more information, please call 485-2273 or visithvhospice.org.