Frontline Bulletin Board: July 3, 2025
Welcome to the Frontline Bulletin Board!
Your source for the latest VNS Health team member recognitions, CEO Zoom recordings, and events.
If you have an announcement that you’d like to be featured on the Bulletin Board, please contact the Communications team at [email protected]. Keep in mind that only items that are relevant to team members across the entire organization will be featured on the Frontline Bulletin Board. Thank you!
CFO Keith Patterson Named to Crain’s Notable Leaders in Finance List for 2025
Congratulations to Keith Patterson, Chief Financial Officer, who has been named to Crain’s Notable Leaders in Finance list for 2025!
To read about why Keith was selected, click here.
Mary Dionson, RN, Retires After 34 Years with VNS Health!
In her 34 years with VNS Health, caring for patients in their homes and mentoring other nurses across New York City, Mary Dionson, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Manager for Manhattan and Staten Island, has carved a remarkable career, defined by compassion, dedication, and a deep love for nursing.
Mary began her nursing career in the Philippines, where she earned her nursing degree. After emigrating to the United States in 1985, she worked for six years at Goldwater Memorial Hospital on Roosevelt Island, Queens. In 1991, with three young sons and another baby boy on the way, she made the switch to home care nursing and began working for VNS Health in Roosevelt Island as a per diem field nurse—a role that allowed her to balance her career and motherhood.
To read all about Mary and her plans for retirement, click here.
Join the Women’s Empowerment ERG for a Blind Wine-Tasting Event on Wednesday, July 16 at 4:00 p.m.
All VNS Health team members are invited to join the Women’s Empowerment ERG for a blind wine tasting event on Wednesday, July 16 at 4:00 p.m.
Sip, guess, and savor as we explore a mystery lineup of wines in great company!
Not a wine drinker? No problem! We will also have non-alcoholic beverages and snacks.
Please join us and enjoy the evening with your colleagues!
How to Join:
- When: Wednesday, July 16
- Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- Where: 3rd Floor Grand Cafe 3rd Floor, 220 East 42nd Street office (If the weather is nice, we will move outside to the Terrace!)
The AAPI ERG Invites You to Attend its First Guest Speaker Event on Friday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. By Zoom – Featuring EVP of Science & Technology, Tim Peng, PhD.
The AAPI ERG invites you to attend our first in a series of guest speakers to share about their personal and professional journey into their current position on Friday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. by Zoom. All are welcome to attend!
As Executive Vice President of Science and Technology, Tim Peng, PhD, oversees VNS Health’s Business Intelligence and Analytics (BIA) and Information Technology (IT) teams, as well as the Center for Home Care Policy & Research at VNS Health. In this role, Tim leads a strategic function that integrates these teams to drive innovation and technology across VNS Health, informed by meaningful, timely data.
Tim has been a part of VNS Health for more than 20 years. In that time, he served as both a Research Scientist for the Center for Home Care Policy & Research and subsequently was named Vice President of Data Science and Strategic Analytics. His most recent role at VNS Health was Chief Data Analytics Officer.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Yale University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Michigan’s Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research.
Topics to be discussed: (Topics tentative to change)
- Navigating corporate culture as AAPI
- History and steps to personal path/success
- How VNS addresses/supports the AAPI community
- Proposed Innovation/change for AAPI Community
- Personal career progression and how being AAPI affected it
We also welcome any possible questions or topics that you would love to be discussed prior to the event.
How to Join:
- When: Friday, July 18
- Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
- Where: By Zoom
- Link: https://vnshealth.zoom.us/j/98045658794?pwd=ICQ5NHhESd41zwMMstmsxtX3dYevkt.1
- Meeting ID: 980 4565 8794
- Passcode: 376229
Take a Virtual Yoga, Strength & Toning, or Meditation Class and Be Entered to Win Our Monthly Raffle!
Want to refocus on your health and well-being? We have just the thing! Our virtual fitness classes are a great way to get started on your fitness goals. And now you can earn prizes for joining! Participants can win a digital scale, cookbooks, a wellness kit, plus more.
How to Enter the Raffle
- Attend any or all of the virtual fitness and meditation classes below. (Please make sure your full name is visible on Zoom so we can enter you into the raffle.)
- Earn points. You will be entered into the raffle once you earn 2 points or more:
- Attend any Meditation or Yoga class = 1 point
- Attend any Strength & Toning class = 2 points
- Raffle runs every month and winners will be contacted on the last day of each month!
Check out the available classes below.
Yoga
We offer two Yoga classes each week, Hatha Yoga on Tuesdays and Yin Yoga on Sundays. To learn more about Yoga, click here.
Hatha Yoga
How to Join:
- When: Tuesdays
- Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- Link: Click here to join.
Yin Yoga
How to Join:
- When: Sundays
- Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
- Link: Click here to join.
Strength & Toning
To learn more about “Strength & Toning,” click here.
How to Join:
- When: Thursdays
- Time: 6:00 – 6:45 p.m.
- Link: Click here to join.
- Add class to your calendar: To add this class to your Outlook calendar, click here.
Meditation
Classes run for 30 minutes and are held on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and Fridays at 12:00 p.m. For more information, click here.
Mondays
How to Join:
- When: Mondays
- Time: 1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
- Link: Click here to join.
- Add class to your calendar: To add this class to your Outlook calendar, click here.
Fridays
How to Join:
- When: Fridays
- Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
- Link: Click here to join.
- Add class to your calendar: To add this class to your Outlook calendar, click here.
