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Valley, where she developed brand awareness and built community relationships for one of the largest nonprofit organizations in Western Mass. She is a published author, lecturer, and development coach, devoted to community and public service, and serves on several local non- profit boards.
Goodhind graduated from Springfield Col- lege with a bachelor’s degree in health science, followed by a master of public health degree
in community health education from UMass Amherst. She previously managed the naviga- tor program at CHC and most recently obtained compliance experience at a local hospital. She has a passion for helping those in need and en- suring the delivery of quality care.
Todd Named Executive Director of Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing
SPRINGFIELD — Lori Todd was named executive director of Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, replacing Craig Johnson, who recently retired.
In her new role as execu- tive director, Todd brings decades of experience as
a registered nurse, serv-
ing in hospital, home-care, occupational-health, and long-term-care settings, and has been a licensed nursing- home administrator for 34
years working in long-term care.
She has worked for the Loomis Communities
for nearly 20 years, previously serving as execu- tive director for Loomis House in Holyoke. Dur- ing her time at the Loomis Communities, she has had the opportunity to help pioneer culture change in nursing homes and has been recog- nized for promoting person-centered care.
Todd is a member of the Massachusetts Cul- ture Change Coalition and is currently a CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) surveyor in the U.S. and Canada.
Todd is a graduate of Holyoke Community College and earned her bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst. She volunteers for the Holyoke Public Schools as choreographer for high-school musicals, for which she was recognized in 2019 by the Women’s Business Owners Alliance with the Quiet Achiever Award.
Mercy Medical Center Welcomes Kawar to Team
SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center re- cently welcomed Dr. Nada Kawar to its team of physicians and providers.
Kawar specializes in the care of women’s cancers, treating the full range of gynecologic malignancies, including cancers of the breast, cervix, endometrium/ uterus, fallopian tube, ovary, vagina, and vulva. She is board-certified in obstetrics
and gynecology and gynecologic oncology from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecol- ogy. She received certification in breast disease
and breast surgery from the Society of Gyneco- logic Oncology. She is certified in fundamen- tals of laparoscopic surgery from the American College of Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
She completed a fellowship in gynecologic on- cology and breast surgery at Brown University/ Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence, and completed a residency in obstet- rics and gynecology at University of California San Francisco Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Welcomes Hoffman to Practice
WEST HATFIELD — Cooley Dickinson Medi- cal Group (CDMG) Orthopedics & Sports Medi- cine recently welcomed orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brian Hoffman to its medical practice.
Hoffman, a fellowship- trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating foot and ankle conditions, begins seeing patients at Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine on Sept. 1. He has surgical privileges at Cooley
Dickinson Hospital.
Hoffman received his medical degree from the
Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, where he also performed his internship. He served his residency in the Department of Ortho- paedic Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center
in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he also completed a research fellowship at the facility’s Hospital for Joint Diseases. He completed a fellowship at Duke University Medical Center’s Division of Foot & Ankle Surgery in Durham, N.C. Prior to medical school, he graduated with honors from the University of Rochester.
Since returning to Massachusetts to practice in 2007, Hoffman has worked at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, where he served as co-chair of the Hospital Quality Council, chaired the Department of Surgery, and held the title of medical director at Valley Orthopedic Surgery. Additionally, he was honored with the center’s Medical Leadership Award in 2012. He is cur- rently board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Chien Joins Cardiology Team at Berkshire Health Systems
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems an- nounced the appointment of Dr. Peter Chien as the new division chief of Cardiology at Berkshire Medical Center (BMC). Chien, a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist, joins the BMC medical staff and the physician staff of
Cardiology Professional Services of BMC. He is part- nered with Drs. Kyle Cooper, Andrew Potash, Georgianne Valli-Harwood, and Shyama Wickramaaratchi at Cardiol- ogy Professional Services of BMC, and he is accepting
new patients in need of cardiac care.
Chien has previously held leadership roles in
several organizations and most recently prac- ticed as a non-invasive cardiologist at York Hospital in York, Maine. He is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and was fellowship-trained in cardiovascular disease at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He later earned an executive MBA degree from the Uni- versity of Connecticut, where he was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for business-school programs.
Greater Springfield Senior Services Promotes Randall
SPRINGFIELD — Greater Springfield Senior Services Inc. (GSSSI) announced the promotion of Anna Randall as the new Area Agency on Ag- ing (AAA) director. Randall previously served as the agency’s information and referral supervisor prior to accepting this new role.
The Area Agency on Aging director’s role is to conduct a comprehensive needs as- sessment every three years in order to develop an area plan to address the needs
of adults age 60 and older within the 12 cities and towns in GSSSI’s catchment
area. In addition, the AAA director oversees the nutrition program (i.e. Meals on Wheels), Title III grant oversight, evidenced-based trainings, and the long-term-care ombudsman programs.
Randall has been employed by Greater Spring- field Senior Services for the past 12 years. She is a founding member of the Springfield Demen- tia Friendly Coalition and has been a certified dementia practitioner since 2017. She received
a bachelor’s degree in communications and in- ternational studies from the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Behavioral Health Network Hires Brown as Social Justice Director
SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced it has hired a Social Jus- tice director for the organization. Chelan Brown will work collaboratively with staff and leader- ship to amplify and advance the work toward racial and social equity at BHN and in the com- munity.
Brown has extensive experience in social-justice work, both in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She previously worked at MGM Springfield as Construction Diversity manager, where she ensured the hiring of a diverse workforce and that
women, minority, and veteran-owned compa- nies were actively engaged and included in all bid opportunities for the construction of the casino.
DR. BRIAN HOFFMAN
LORI TODD
ANNA RANDALL
CHELAN BROWN
DR. NADA KAWAR
DR. PETER CHIEN
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