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Joseph Donnery

Graham Niles

Molly Ryan

PLATTSBURGH, NY (01/25/2024) — With a wealth of experience and a commitment to the health and wellbeing of the North Country, three new members of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Board of Trustee begin their three-year terms this month.

Joining the 12-member board are Executive Director of Clinton County Industrial Development Agency Molly Ryan, Graham Niles of Niles Wealth Management and Joseph Donnery, DPM of Plattsburgh Podiatry.

“The energy, enthusiasm and expertise of our three newest members will truly benefit our mission to ensure high quality health care for our community,” said CVPH Board President Elizabeth Vicencio.

Ryan, Niles and Donnery replace outgoing Trustees JoAnn Gleeson-Kreig, PhD, Paola Fedi, MD, and Lee Ann Pray. Both Gleeson-Kreig and Fedi served for nine years, the maximum allowed by the Board’s bylaws and Pray served a full three-year term.

“It has been a privilege to work with JoAnn Gleeson-Kreig, PhD, Paola Fedi, MD, and Lee Ann Pray.  On behalf of the entire board, I thank them for sharing their time, energy and expertise,” Vicencio said.

Molly Ryan

Ryan assumed the role of executive director at the Clinton County Industrial Development Agency in January 2022. Prior to that, she was New York State Assemblyman Billy Jones’s Chief of Staff and a constituent liaison for Congressman Bill Owens. In addition to also being a licensed realtor, Ryan was CVPH’s Manager of Volunteer Services and Community Outreach Manager.  With a lifelong connection to Clinton County, Ryan is deeply committed to contributing to the region’s growth and prosperity.

Graham Niles

Niles oversees the Plattsburgh office of Niles Wealth Management overseeing the investment and risk analysis for bank and credit union clients. Additionally, he conducts research for the wealth management division.

Joseph Donnery, DPM

Donnery has practiced as a podiatrist for more than 35 years and previously served on the CVPH Board from 2013 to 2021 where he was an active member on a number of committees including Quality, Physician Recruitment, Building and Planning and the CVPH Executive Committee.  He currently maintains a part-time practice at the Plattsburgh Podiatry Center.  His experience in healthcare governance and policy decision-making will be valuable assets in his role as the new Board Vice Chair, a seat left vacant by the departure of Fedi.

Ryan, Niles and Donnery will join Trustees Linda Bourgeois (Secretary), Elizabeth Goerlitz-Coryer, Kelly Donaghue, Neil Fesette, Richelle Gregory, John McAuliffe, MD, Thom Recny (Treasurer) and Richard Webber.

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1. Call Meeting to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call 

4. MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 8, 2024.

5. Community Input. 

6. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Approval of Contracts for Peru Free Library, JCEO, Adir. Park Local Gov’t Review Board and

7. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval to Advertise for Request for Qualifications for Engineering Firms.

8. DISCUSSION:  Other Business.

9. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.

10. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay December 2023 and January 2024 Bills.

11. MOTION:  Adjourn to Executive Session.

12. MOTION:  Return from Executive Session. 

13. MOTION: Adjourn Meeting.

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From the office of Assemblyman Jones

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) recently sent a letter to the Commissioner of Civil Service, Timothy Hogues, regarding expanding the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program to include local governments. This program temporarily removes the civil service exam requirement for critical openings at state agencies. Currently, the program only includes state jobs that need to be filled, which is exacerbating the workforce shortage in local and county governments.

“As the former Mayor of Chateaugay and Chair of the Franklin County Legislature, I know firsthand how important it is to make sure that these local and county government jobs are filled,” said Jones. “Between highway maintenance to social workers, we depend on these workers every day and we cannot afford to leave these positions open. The changes to the HELP Program to include state jobs was a move in the right direction, but by not expanding it for local and county jobs, it will lead to more local and county employees to leave their positions for a state job. We cannot allow this unlevel playing field to continue and we must expand the program to include job openings in local and county governments.”

“Clinton County continues to experience significant recruitment difficulty for many of the positions that are critical in meeting the needs of our county,” said Mark Henry, Chair of the Clinton County Legislature. “Clinton County has also seen a drastic reduction in participation for County Civil Service Examinations, which in turn creates many certified eligible lists that are non-mandatory.  We applaud the State for the HELP Program initiative as that has assisted us in filling many vacant positions and I would request and support the expansion of the proposed NY HELP Program to also include local governments.”

“On behalf of Franklin County, we appreciate Assemblyman Jones’ advocacy to ask the Governor to extend NY HELP to local/county municipalities,” said Donna Kissane, Franklin County Manager. “This program has been extremely beneficial in bridging the gap in the Franklin County workforce.”

“Local Government is the point of where public and service meet,” said Shaun Gilliland, Chair of the Essex County Board of Supervisors. “Our employees do the delivery of all governmental services to the citizens. We continue to experience staffing shortages that put essential service delivery at risk.  In a time when the need of service is high, we continue to operate at levels that places more stress on our workforce which leads to further turnover. Expanding the NYHELP program and allowing for inclusion of local government would eliminate a barrier to employment and help to stabilize our workforce

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