NuHeath Foundation Board of Directors welcomes its’ newest board member, Jordan A. Ziegler. Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Firm

Deidra Parrish-Williams, executive director of the NuHealth Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the NuHealth System, is pleased to announce that the NuHealth Foundation board of directors has welcomed three additional board members, Errol S. Kitt, Peter J. Klein and Jordan A. Ziegler, who have recently joined the board.

“On behalf of board Chairman Paul Tonna, and the entire NuHealth Foundation board of directors, I’m thrilled to welcome Errol, Peter and Jordan to our team. The Foundation’s sole purpose is raising visibility and funding to support Long Island’s safety net health system and the thousands of vulnerable people it serves. There is tremendous need among our patients and substantial challenges in our industry; having these three talented gentlemen join us gives us much-needed additional resources to help ensure that every NuHealth patient receives the best health care possible,” said Ms. Parrish Williams.

ABOUT THE NUHEALTH SYSTEM: NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life.  Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community.  By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

Jordan A. Ziegler is a senior partner of the New York law firm of Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP where his practice includes Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, and Municipal Disability Retirement Pensions. He serves as chair to the law firm’s municipal disability retirement pension department. Jordan is a strong advocate for the rights of injured workers. He is disability counsel for numerous police and law enforcement associations, utility worker, and building trade unions throughout New York. He is the legal services provider to the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association legal benefit fund, General Counsel to the Suffolk County Police Columbia Association, and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, Riverhead, NY. He serves on the World Trade Center Council Advisory Commission established in conjunction with the Mount Sinai-Selikoff and the NYU/Bellevue occupational and environmental medicine clinics on Workers’ Compensation.  Jordan received his law degree from The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College in New York, and received his Bachelors Degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and in the state and federal courts of New York and is an active member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, as well as the New York State and American Bar Associations, the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), and the New York Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH).Mr. Ziegler is an active columnist in magazines, newsletters and journals for various utility worker, trade union, and police and law enforcement associations. He is also an active member of the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums marching band.  Jordan Ziegler resides in Great Neck, NY.

Some of the above material courtesy of NuHealth Foundation.

Mr.Jordan A. Ziegler

Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP

1325 Franklin Avenue

Garden City, NY, 11530

Dear Mr.Ziegler:

Please accept our most hearty congratulations from the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees on your appointment to the Board of Directors of NuHeath Foundation.

We recognize the Foundation’s sole purpose is one of raising visibility and philanthropic funds to support Long Island’s safety net health system and the many thousands of vulnerable people it serves. The achievements of the NuHeath Foundation have been focused on enabling patients of the NuHeath System to enjoy the best possible care; and in doing so, the Foundation has developed innovative clinical services, acquired state-of-the-art medical equipment, and made capital renovations that improve patients’ experience.

As the union representing more than 8,000 public sector members, and their families, we applaud such humanitarian endeavors to enhance patient care during the most difficult periods of their lives.

Congratulations, Jordan, and best of luck in your new position!

Very truly yours,

Cheryl A. Felice

AME President