Volunteer Leadership Council Supporting volunteers

Current and immediate past presidents of Huntington Hospital’s support groups provide additional volunteer leadership through participation on our Volunteer Leadership Council. The council meets four times a year, and provides important service in coordinating event planning and sharing other important information among our guilds and other fundraising groups. It also provides a forum for the hospital to share updates with members.

In addition, the Volunteer Leadership Council awards scholarships each year to one or two graduating high school seniors who have volunteered a minimum of 40 hours at the hospital and who plan to pursue a career in a healthcare-related field. Last year’s recipients were Yoli Patzkowski and Richard Tirado, who contributed a combined total of more than 300 hours of volunteer service at the hospital.

Members ofour Volunteer Leadership Council are (back row, from left): Stacy Miller, director ofvolunteer services; Cori Solan; Greg Thompson; Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA, president and chiefexecutive officer; Brian Birnie; Debbie Turner; Lindsay Koerner, manager of annual fund and donor groups; and (front row, from left) Linda Stephens; Allison Reagan; Geri Hamane, gift shop manager; Jeane Ward; and Lia Peterson Miller, senior director of donor engagement and communications

Yoli Patzkowski (above left, with Mary Jayne Johnstone, manager of volunteer services) and Richard Tirado (not pictured) were the 2019 recipients ofVolunteer Leadership Council scholarships.

“Being given a scholarship motivates me to continue working hard. I want to thank Huntington Hospital and the Volunteer Leadership Council for their generosity, which allows me to continue pursuing my passion: helping others and studying medicine. My ultimate goal is to become a doctor working in the developing world, providing health care to people who don’t have easy access to it.”

Occidental College, Class of 2023 “The scholarship from the Volunteer Leadership Council has given me peace of mind. It gives me the opportunity to go to school and focus on academics, rather than how I’m going to pay for textbooks or other school expenses. I’m also thankful for my time volunteering at Huntington Hospital, and hope to eventually go on to medical school to become a surgeon.”

University of California, Los Angeles, Class of 2023