TAMC welcomes three to board of trustees
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) recently announced the appointment of three local community leaders to the organization’s Board of Trustees.
“We are fortunate to be able to add experts in community health, finance and management to the board,” said Lynn Lombard, chair of TAMC’s Board of Trustees. “As a nonprofit organization and the region’s largest employer, TAMC provides an essential service to the community. Our new board members possess the skills and experience to help ensure that TAMC remains a strong local health care resource for the people of Aroostook County well into the future.”
Ashland native Steve St. Pierre, vice president and business banking senior relationship manager at KeyBank, has a long history of serving on TAMC boards and committees. St. Pierre is the Presque Isle Rotary Club’s Service Committee chair, a board member of the Presque Isle Country Club and past president of the United Way of Aroostook.
St. Pierre has a broad range of professional skills and a familiarity with the organization, attributes that will be valuable to the board as TAMC continues to adapt to a time of tremendous change in health care.
“I have a long history of serving on various committees and boards at TAMC,” St. Pierre said. “I have enjoyed this opportunity to be involved with TAMC over the years, and I am sincerely looking forward to contributing to the board’s efforts to strengthen health care in our region.”
Carol Bell, project director for Healthy Aroostook, a program of Aroostook County Action Program, is one of the region’s strongest advocates for community health and education. She is involved with the Hope and Justice Project, Aroostook Substance Abuse Prevention and several other community organizations. Bell was named Presque Isle’s Citizen of the Year in 2011.
A longtime community health leader, Bell’s understanding of the region’s health status will help TAMC continue its work to build healthy communities and respond to changes in how health care is provided in the coming years.
“My goal is to ensure prevention becomes a bigger part of health care,” Bell said. “I am particularly interested in how new models for providing health care can help improve services in Aroostook County.”
Jennifer Sonntag, chief financial officer at MPG, contributes strong financial management skills to the board. Sonntag is sergeant of arms for the Presque Isle Rotary Club and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Providing quality health care locally requires TAMC to have a strong financial base, and Sonntag looks forward to using her skills to ensure the long-term financial strength of the organization.
“It is important that we have a hospital that can properly take care of the community’s needs,” said Sonntag. “I’m interested in being a part of the solution that helps to continue to move the organization forward.”
