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Latham to lead Library Foundation
Susan Latham has joined the Queens Public Library Foundation as its new executive director.
Latham, a nonprofit professional with over 20 years of executive level experience, joins the Foundation after serving as vice president of Development at Citymeals on Wheels.
The Queens Public Library Foundation raises funds for the programs, services, and collections provided by library.
“As a longtime user and supporter of Queens Public Library, I know firsthand how important the Library’s programs and services LATHAM are to the people and communities of Queens,” said Latham. “During the past year, the library stepped up in so many important ways to help meet the needs of Queens residents, who were particularly hard hit by COVID-19.”
At Citymeals on Wheels, Latham was responsible for all aspects of foundation, corporate, and individual major gifts fundraising, events and partnerships, planned giving, and board relations. She brought in $14 million in major gifts and closed their capital campaign.
She was previously deputy director of Advancement at The Actors Fund, where she managed individual and institutional giving, raising $10 million in annual support.
Latham has also served as associate director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU Law School, director of Development and Communications at the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and associate vice president for Human Resources and Planning at Metropolitan College of New York.
Prior to her work in the nonprofit sector, Latham worked in the performing arts as a fundraiser, producer, and company manager, touring throughout the U.S. and abroad with Meredith Monk and other artists.
Latham serves as a board member of Pentacle/ Dance Works and Performing Artservices, and is a member of the Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Latham is a longtime resident of Jackson Heights.
She has a BA in Communications from Hope College and an MS in Social Administration from Columbia University School of Social Work. Her mother was a children’s librarian.
“The Queens Public Library Foundation plays an essential role in ensuring we can bring the best programs and services possible to our customers,” said Michael Rodriguez, chair of the Queens Public Library Board of Trustees. “Susan’s vast experience in the nonprofit sector with organizations that provide vital services to New Yorkers make her the perfect fit to lead the Foundation at this time.”
Dr. Stacey E. Rosen, a Northwell Health cardiologist for 26 years, was named the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2021 Physician of the Year.
The organization’s highest honor, it is given annually to a physician who has made outstanding accomplishments in the field of cardiovascular disease.
The AHA acknowledged Rosen for her expert guidance and counsel throughout the coronavirus pandemic and for having made an enormous impact on how AHA’s mission continues to support equitable health and well-being for all.
Rosen is senior vice president for the Katz Institute for Women’s Health, where she oversees the development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated approach to women’s health services at Northwell Health.
As a practicing cardiologist, Rosen previously served as chief of cardiology at LIJ Medical Center and associate chair of cardiology at Northwell Health.
As the first person in her family to become a physician, Rosen said she was fascinated in medical school by the anatomy of the heart and how it worked, leading her on a lifelong mission to understand and try to prevent heart disease, which is the number-one killer of men and women in the United States.
“Cardiology was a perfect balance of developing long-term relationships with patients and applying research to help individuals live longer and healthier lives,” she said. “At the end of the day it’s my patients who inspire me.”
Through her cardiology practice, Rosen became aware that many cardiac conditions present differently in women than in men,
Rosen named Physician of the Year
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meaning that women’s heart issues were often misdiagnosed, mistreated or sometimes missed all together.
“We’ve made great strides in this area, but the research, education, advocacy and clinical care must continue to be at the forefront to save lives,” she said.
Rosen co-authored the book Heart Smart for Women, Six S.T.E.P.S. in Six Weeks to HeartHealthy Living, which empowers women of all ages with a comprehensive program for hearthealthy living.
She also co-produced her first documentary titled Ms.Diagnosed, which premiered at the California-based Cinequest film festival in March 2020.
Rosen is a graduate of the six-year medical program at Boston University School of Medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians and the American Heart Association.
Danny Meyer has been appointed chairman of the Board of the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).
Meyer will lead the organization’s 27-member board, which helps to guide NYCEDC’s agenda as the city’s primary economic development vehicle.
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