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The Baptist Health Foundation recently elected Robin Bradbury, Mac Holley, Dr. Kurt Mori and Barbara Jaffe as new officers of the foundation’s board of trustees.
Baptist Health Foundation was founded in 1985 to support current and future community health care needs through philanthropy and fundraising.
Chairman Bradbury is a longtime supporter of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. A year ago, he and his wife and daughter presented a bequest of $1 million for Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s Drew Bradbury Center, the primary site for Wolfson Children’s Rehabilitation.
Vice Chairman Holley is president and chief executive officer of Florida Capital Bank of Northeast Florida. He has also served in leadership positions with the University of North Florida Foundation and the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast Metropolitan Board, among others.
Secretary and former Board Chair Dr. Mori is a board-certified interventional radiologist in practice with Mori Bean Brooks. He has been a member of the Baptist Downtown medical staff since 1982 and currently serves as medical director of Baptist Downtown’s Vascular Lab and Special Procedures Lab. He is chief of staff at Baptist Downtown.
Treasurer Jaffe has been a member of the board since 2001. She serves on various other boards throughout the area, and is chairman of the Jewish Community Foundation Investment Committee and a trustee of the City of Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund. She was named in 2006 and 2007 to Barron’s and Research Magazine’s Winner’s Circles.
“These new officers have already contributed greatly to Baptist Health, and during their tenure as officers I know that we can expect even more,” said Marlene Spalten, vice president of Baptist Health and executive director of Baptist Health Foundation. “I look forward to working with each of these talented and generous people.”
In addition, the Baptist Health Foundation announced Sylvia Coma has joined the board of trustees. Coma, a resident of Amelia Island, came to Jacksonville from Kansas City, Mo., where her husband served as chief executive officer for HNTB, an architectural, engineering and design firm known locally for designing the Dames Point Bridge.
There Coma chaired numerous charities, as well as served as a member of the boards of St. Luke’s Northland Hospital and Spellman Medical Foundation. She currently is a member of the P.E.O., an international sisterhood that promotes educational opportunities for women.
“Sylvia’s extensive experience on hospital boards and her understanding of health care organizations, along her with her leadership as a philanthropist, will play a critical role in helping us continue to deliver superior health care, as well as enhance our services to the community,” said Spaltan.
Retiring trustees are Hester Clark, president of the Hester Group; pediatric cardiologist George Armstrong Jr., retired chief medical officer of Wolfson Children’s Hospital; and Michael Lukaszewki, chief financial officer for Baptist Health.