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The Starlight Ball The Starlight Ball was held on June 16, 2007. The event honored: Karen Campbell, Dr. Malkiet Mangat, Rose Rider and Dr. Jose Tejero. It was a wonderful event co-chaired by friends of the honorees, Mike and Sally Mazzarella. Honoree Bio’s Karen M. Campbell Karen M. (Klaus) Campbell was born and raised in Babylon, Long Island. She attended Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ and graduated with an AA degree in Medical Assistant Technology in 1968. She and Don married in 1969 and moved to Red Hook. During her tenure at NDH, Karen developed the Hospital’s first Personnel/Human Resources Department in 1976 with a strong focus on a cost-effective benefits program. In the 1980’s, she was promoted to Assistant Administrator responsible for Administration, Board of Directors, Medical Staff and Human Resources. She integrated the Hospital’s Medical Records, Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Departments into one – Medical Care Evaluation. During this time, she was charged with reorganization of the NDH Foundation and its affiliates. In 1987, Wells Manor opened, and in 1993, The Thompson House was built. Both of these projects had special significance for Karen, as both projects served seniors in the community. In the early 1990’s, Karen became the Hospital’s first Chief Operating Officer. In 1998 she became a Senior Vice President/COO in the organization. And in 1999, Karen was front and center, serving as the liaison for legal activities, and helped to bring NDH into Health Quest. Karen also served on the boards and committees of several professional and non-profit organizations: as a Diplomat in the American College of Healthcare Administrators; as a member of the local Regent’s Advisory Council; as a member of HANYS and the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, she served on the HANYS Group Insurance Trust and many NHMA committees. Locally, she was a board member of the Dutchess County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and Hospice, Inc. of Dutchess and Ulster Counties, served as a member of the Astor Home for Children’s Personnel Committee for many years, and is a retired Rotarian, and a past President of the Red Hook Rotary Club (1993-94.) Rotary honored her as “Rotarian of the Year,” and with the Paul Harris Fellow Award, a special honor bestowed on Rotarians who exemplify the meaning of “Service Above Self.” Since retiring, Karen has held several part-time positions including Campaign Assistant for the expansion of Rhinebeck’s Starr Library, Office Assistant at Dr. Sanford Ullman’s ophthalmology offices in Rhinebeck and Kingston. She is currently a member of and the Office Manager at the Red Hook Golf Club, and served on its Board from 2000-2002. She serves as a member of the Town of Red Hook’s Senior Services Committee and was Chairperson of this group for several years. Over the next several years, Karen and Don look forward to full retirement and would like to travel and spend more time with son Chris and his girlfriend Candice, daughter Kerri and her husband Dave and, of course, the “apples of their eyes” - their granddaughters - Jillian and Natalie. Malkiet S. Mangat, MD Malkiet Mangat was born in 1936 on a sugar cane farm on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya. He received his primary education in Kisumu, and his secondary education in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. After completing high school, Dr. Mangat went to India, where he enrolled in pre-medical studies at Wadia College, Poona. Having passed the medical school entrance examination with distinction, he was admitted to B. J. Medical College, Poona. There, he completed a four and a half year core syllabus and compulsory one year internship. Dr. Mangat returned to Kenya in 1961 and completed another one year internship at King George VI Hospital, Nairobi, which was required for his medical license. Dr. Mangat worked for the Ministry of Health in Kenya as medical officer at various locations. In 1965, Dr. Mangat took an examination administered by the Education Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, and subsequently came to the United States in 1966. He worked at Middletown Community Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut for one year. In 1967, he was accepted as a resident doctor at the Royal Post Graduate Institute of Edinburgh, Scotland, and after this two year residency, was qualified to take the Royal College of Physicians examination in Internal Medicine. After passing this exam, Dr. Mangat applied for a position at the Ministry of Health in Kenya, and accepted a post in 1970 as Provincial Physician to the Western Province. There he remained until 1973, when a period of great unrest was underway in the neighboring country of Uganda under the dictatorship of Idi Amin. Dr. Mangat decided then to emigrate to the United States, where he arrived in March of 1973. After arriving in America, Dr. Mangat became Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. After completing this residency in 1974, he passed the examination of the American College of Physicians to become Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He then worked for a time as a consultant at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Montrose, New York. While there, he received a telephone call from Northern Dutchess Hospital Administrator Michael Mazzarella, asking if he would be interested in practicing in Rhinebeck. He was introduced to retiring physician, Dr. William Thompson, who agreed to pass his practice on to Dr. Mangat. Appointed to the NDH Medical Staff in July 1975, Dr. Mangat maintained his practice in Rhinebeck until his retirement in 1999. At the time of his retirement, Dr. Mangat was appointed an honorary member of the NDH Medical Staff. He resides in Red Hook with his wife, Amy. Rose Rider Born at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, Rose Rider attended public schools, graduating from Rhinebeck High School in 1950. She pursued higher education at the State University of New York at Oneonta, and at Dutchess Community College. Rose’s tenure at Northern Dutchess Hospital began in 1956 in the Business Office (when that office employed only four people!) In the late 1960s, when the Hospital began to expand its services under the new administration of Michael Mazzarella, Rose became the Hospital’s first Admissions Director. She later became the Business Office Manager, then Controller, and ultimately Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance in 1998. Rose’s forty-three year career at NDH drew to a close with her retirement in 1999. Since her retirement, Rose has served on the Boards of Trustees of The Thompson House and the Egbert Benson Historical Society, as well as on the Health Quest Systems Finance Committee. She has coordinated trips for the Rhinebeck chapter of AARP, has chaired the Senior Services Committee of the Town of Red Hook, and is past co-president of the Red Hook Ladies Golf Club. For several years, she took lessons in watercolor painting at the Betsy Jacaruso Studio in Red Hook. Currently, Rose works part-time as a grant writer for the Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff, New York. Rose was married to her husband, Louis Rider, for twenty-nine years. Louis passed away in 1998. She has two daughters and one step-daughter: Jody Slier, Heather O’Keeffe and Rita Sullivan; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Rose is enjoying her retirement, and in addition to keeping busy on various boards and working part-time, she takes pleasure in watercolor painting, traveling, golf, gardening and spending time with her family. Jose A. Tejero, MD Jose A. Tejero was born in Bangued, Abra, Philippines. He received his pre-medical degree from the University of the Philippines. In May 1965, he received his medical degree from the University of the Philippines Manila. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Tejero worked for a year with Benguet Consolidated, a mining and logging company in Baguio, Philippines, before coming to the United States in 1966. Dr. Tejero completed his rotating internship at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Hahnemann Medical College Program, Philadelphia, after which he fulfilled a two year residency in general surgery at the Suburban Hospital of Bethesda, Maryland. He then joined Saint Vincent Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania for a three year residency in Urology, where he was named Chief Resident in Urology in his final year. While waiting for release of his Board examination, Dr. Tejero worked as House Physician at the Cornwall Hospital in Cornwall, New York. Having fallen in love with the Hudson Valley, Dr. and Mrs. Tejero searched for a place in the area where they could settle and he could practice urology, and discovered the quiet and lovely village of Rhinebeck, New York. Dr. Tejero opened his solo private urology practice in Rhinebeck in August 1973. He also had an office in Kingston, New York from July 1974 to August 2001. He was appointed to the active medical staff of Northern Dutchess Hospital in April, 1973, and to the active staffs of Kingston Hospital and Benedictine Hospital in 1974. He served as Vice President and President of the Northern Dutchess Hospital Medical Staff. Though he considers himself a conservative medical practitioner, he has provided his patients with a wide variety of general urology, ranging from the most minor to the most challenging cases. Dr. Tejero is a member of the Dutchess County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, American Association of Clinical Urologists, the International College of Physicians, a lifetime member of the Philippine Medical Association in America, a lifetime and active member of the Association of Philippine Physicians in America, and a lifetime member of the University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society in America. In 2004, the Association of Philippine Physicians in America awarded him the Presidential award for medical and surgical mission in the Philippines in Beverly Hills, California. In 2005, he was awarded the Community Award in Elizabeth, Indiana. Dr. Tejero married Eden Navarro in July 1967, whom he met while a third year medical student. The Tejeros have two daughters: Eloisa, who is married to Young Shin, and Jocelyn. They have three grandchildren: Isabella, Joseph and Julianna. The NDH Foundation was pleased to announce that $125,000 in net proceeds was raised at the event. That incredible fundraising is a direct result of the wonderful support received from our sponsors: Thank You to our Starlight Ball Sponsors Starlight Ball Shining Stars Starlight Ball Superstars Starlight Ball Stars Shooting Stars Rising Stars Cosmos Club Thanks to all of the following for their contributions to the success of the event: Boardwalk & Open Air Patio Champagne Toast Cocktail Tent Décor Dining Tent Centerpieces Garden Décor Stage Décor Sushi Wine Spirits Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Beverage Extreme Auction Sponsors |  |
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