​Leadership Award
This award is presented to an individual from the health profession who embodies the qualities required to improve healthcare in our community. Through raising awareness, initiating change, enhancing quality of care, or creating new services, the recipient has demonstrated the vision and foresight needed to create a healthier future for us all.
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Past Recipients:
2024 Aisling McGuckin, R.N., MSN-MPH
2023 Steven Schneider, MD, MBA
2022 Joan Doback, Waterbury Hospital
2021 Covid Vaccine Clinic Team, Saint Mary’s Hospital
2020 Dr. Justin Lundbye, Chief Medical Officer, Waterbury Hospital
2019 Dr. S. Mark Albini, Naugatuck Valley Health Specialists/Saint Mary’s Hospital
2018 Dr. Christine Lathuras, Sunrise Family Dental Care
2017 Dr. Peter Jacoby, Saint Mary’s Hospital
2016 Darlene Stromstad, President & CEO, Greater Waterbury Health Network and
Chad W. Wable, President & CEO, Saint Mary’s Hospital
2015 Fran DeBlasio, Easterseals, Greater Waterbury, Central & NW Connecticut
2014 Kristen Jacoby, MPH, United Way of Greater Waterbury
2013 Dr. Steven Aronin, Waterbury Hospital and Dr. Michael F. Simms III, Saint Mary’s Health Systems
2012 Michael Culhane, Executive Director and Dr. Paul Kelly, Malta House of Care
2011 Nancy M. Cappello, Ph.D, President and Founder Are You Dense, Inc. and Are You Dense Advocacy
2010 John H. Tobin, DMan, MPH, Waterbury Hospital
2009 Sam D’Ambrosi, Waterbury Board of Health
2008 Joseph D. DeMayo, MD, MPH
2007 Merceditas Villanueva, Infectious Diseases, Waterbury Hospital