The Columbia Memorial Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Columbia Memorial Health, has appointed Jonathan Spampinato of Hudson to its Board of Trustees.
Spampinato is a senior manager for global sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a publicly traded Norwegian shipping company. Over the past 20 years, Spampinato has built communications strategies, activities, and teams for some of the world’s most recognizable brands including IKEA, Visiting Nurses, Lysol, Pfizer, and UNICEF. Additionally, Spampinato served as deputy political director for former Massachusetts governor W. Mitt Romney, head of communications at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (now ISSB) and head of communications at IKEA Foundation. He also helped launch and develop Better Shelter, the award-winning social enterprise that designs and manufactures flat-pack emergency shelters, where he also served as one of the organization’s founding board members.
A graduate of Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in international relations, Spampinato furthered his education earning a master’s degree in political science from Northeastern University in Boston, as well as a master’s in international nonprofit and public management from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.
“Jonathan Spampinato will add invaluable expertise and experience to our Foundation’s leadership,” said Jay Cahalan, Chair of the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation. “His enthusiasm for the community is palpable, and we are most grateful for the commitment and interest he will bring to his role on the CMH Foundation Board.”
About Columbia Memorial Health:
Columbia Memorial Health has served the Hudson Valley since 1893. Comprised of a 192-bed acute care hospital in Hudson, New York, and more than 37 primary and specialty care centers serving patients in Columbia, Greene, and Dutchess counties, Columbia Memorial Health provides services to more than 110,000 residents, with a focus on primary care, health education and advanced surgery. Columbia Memorial Health is a member of the Albany Med Health System, which also includes Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses. The region’s largest locally governed health system, it has 1,520 beds, more than 900 physicians and 125 outpatient locations serving the region’s three million people.
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