CMH Annual Ball

HUDSON, N.Y. April 30, 2025 – The Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) Foundation will honor Mr. Kirk Kneller at the 37th Annual Hospital Ball June 7 at The Wire Event Center in Coxsackie. The Foundation is honoring Kneller for his dedicated service and enthusiastic leadership to CMH and the Albany Med Health System. Kneller, of Ghent, was appointed to the Columbia Memorial Health Board of Trustees in 2014. He served as treasurer from 2020 to 2022 and board chair from 2022 to 2024. He is currently a member of the Albany Med Health System board as well as the joint board of governors for Albany Medical Center Hospital, Columbia Memorial Health, and Glens Falls Hospital. Kneller has been the chair of the CMH Hospital Advisory Committee since 2024 and has served on committees guiding hospital finance, governance, compensation, audit, staff credentialing, performance improvement, planning, and pensions. He is also a member of the CMH Foundation board of trustees since 2016. Kneller has long ties to Columbia County. He is the president of Kneller Insurance Agency, which has locations in Chatham, Valatie, and Copake. He purchased what was then known as the Lofgren Agency, Inc. [...]