{"id":641789,"date":"2023-05-03T02:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T06:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/?p=641789"},"modified":"2023-05-03T05:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:09:38","slug":"league-of-women-voters-of-northern-valley-to-hold-77th-annual-meeting-deborah-visconi-from-bergen-new-bridge-medical-center-to-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/641789\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Women Voters of Northern Valley to Hold 77th Annual Meeting; Deborah Visconi From Bergen New Bridge Medical Center to Speak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><i>Deborah Visconi, President\/CEO of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, will\u00a0 discuss the challenges of transforming the 100-year hospital from a for-profit to a not-for-profit institution.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_641791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641791\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-641791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DeborahVisconi_400x500-2971389670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-641791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Deborah Visconi, President\/CEO of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eastern Bergen County (New Jersey) &#8212; The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) celebrates the spring season with its 77th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m.\u00a0 The Annual Meeting will be held at Donatella Ristorante, located at 12 Tappan Road in Harrington Park, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The admission to attend the meeting is $40 payable online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwv-of-northern-valley.constantcontactsites.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lwv-of-northern-valley.constantcontactsites.com\/store&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683175250480000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PVW4NN0fwMOp0VpdnjgOm\">https:\/\/lwv-of-northern-<wbr \/>valley.constantcontactsites.<wbr \/>com\/store<\/a>\u00a0or at the door.\u00a0 For reservations, send your name, email and phone number to LWVNV President Nike Bach at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nike.bach@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nike.bach@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>Deborah Visconi of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center to Speak<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Guest speaker Deborah Visconi, President\/CEO of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, will discuss the challenges of transforming the Paramus-based 100-year hospital from a for-profit institution to a not-for-profit facility and her on-going leadership focus to both improve and expand service(s), while obtaining positive operating margins.\u00a0 New Bridge Medical Center is the country&#8217;s fourth largest, publicly owned hospital, serving as a safety net for New Jersey&#8217;s most vulnerable population in the state&#8217;s most populous county.<\/p>\n<p><u>Selection of Officers and Directors<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The meeting&#8217;s agenda includes a social hour with a cash bar, dinner and dessert, and voting on the 2023-2024 budget.\u00a0 In addition, the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley&#8217;s Nominating Committee will present the slate of officers, directors, and nominating committee members to approve for 2023-2025.\u00a0 The officers include President Nike Bach, First Vice President of Marketing Joyce Luhrs, Treasurer Vicki Sidrow, and Secretary Andrew Meehan.\u00a0 The incoming directors are Linda Cetta, Kelly Epstein, Anne Lander, Julie O&#8217;Connor, and Sally Tayeb.\u00a0 The Nominating Committee includes Cathie Mick and Andrew Meehan.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the LWVNV on the chapter&#8217;s webpage at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/LWVNVInformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bit.ly\/LWVNVInformation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683175250480000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wRZ-ZXBzfJIb0O0ITSJWp\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/LWVNVInformation<\/a><wbr \/>, or contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lwvnorthernvalley@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lwvnorthernvalley@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>About League of Women Voters of Northern Valley<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, a chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV), is a non-partisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.\u00a0 The LWV was an outgrowth of the 19th Amendment passed in 1920 giving women the right to vote.\u00a0 Today, the LWV operates at the state and local levels through more than 700 state and local Leagues in all 50 states and in Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_641792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641792\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-641792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Group-Shot-With-Kelly-Epstein-Speaking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"410\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-641792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Members and guests attend a League of Women Voters of Northern Valley meeting. Photo Credit: League of Women Voters of Northern Valley <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley was founded in 1946, as the League of Women Voters of Closter.\u00a0 By 1964, the chapter included 11 municipalities in the Northern Valley and was renamed the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley.\u00a0 Today, the chapter serves 29 municipalities &#8212; Alpine, Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Edgewater, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Leonia, Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, River Vale, Rockleigh, Tenafly, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake.<\/p>\n<p>The organization develops grassroots leadership and achieves widespread credibility because it is strictly nonpartisan.\u00a0 Throughout the year, a range of voters services and programs are provided, including candidates\u2019 forums, registration drives, dissemination of nonpartisan information about candidates and issues, and public meetings to discuss current issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deborah Visconi, President\/CEO of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, will\u00a0 discuss the challenges of transforming the 100-year hospital from a for-profit to a not-for-profit institution.\u00a0 Eastern Bergen County (New Jersey) &#8212; The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) celebrates the spring season with its 77th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m.\u00a0 The Annual Meeting will be held at Donatella Ristorante, located at 12 Tappan Road in Harrington Park, New Jersey. 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