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GILDA'S CLUB WESTERN NEW YORK NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Cheektowaga, NY Jan. 26, 2011 - The Board of Directors of Gilda's Club Western New York (WNY) has named Buffalo native Margaret (Peg) Brady, RN, to the position of executive director, succeeding Mary Beth Karr, who resigned last September. 

 

            "We are so pleased to have Peg Brady as our new Executive Director," said Jock Mitchell, chair of the board of Gilda's Club WNY. "Her healthcare experience and her warm and caring spirit make her the perfect person to lead Gilda's Club Western New York."

 

             Prior to assuming her new post, Ms. Brady was The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care's (CHPC) liaison with Gilda's Club WNY. The collaboration between CHPC and Gilda's Club WNY became effective last October following a decision by the Gilda's Club's board to partner with CHPC, as the two organizations have a common purpose and mission in offering support for persons experiencing the impact of cancer and, for CHPC, other serious illnesses.

 

             Gilda's Club WNY is a non-profit support community for men, women and children who are living with cancer, as well as their families and friends.  Membership is free of charge to people at any stage of their experience with cancer.  Through participation in groups, lectures, workshops and social events, members build social and emotional support and learn to live with cancer. Gilda's Club WNY is a partner of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, one of the nation's largest hospice and palliative care programs, located in Cheektowaga, NY. Gilda's Club WNY is an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community, and serves the eight counties of Western New York.

 

             In addition to serving as Gilda's Club WNY executive director, Ms. Brady will also lead Life Transitions Center, a CHPC affiliate, as its executive director. She an extensive background in health care management and marketing with leading medical companies. She most recently worked with Hologic and Johnson & Johnson, manufacturers of breast biopsy and breast cancer treatment devices. She also served as the vice president of Access for The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care from 2006-2008.

 

             A graduate of Canisius College, Ms. Brady received her registered nursing degree from Sisters Hospital School of Nursing. She resides with her husband, Dennis Gentile, a general contractor, and their children, Dennis, Brendan and Leila, in Buffalo.                                           

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