New Appointments at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Center Foundation
May 16, 2016
Vincent J. Kuss has been appointed Vice President for Development at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Foundation. In this role, Kuss leads all activities of the hospital’s Foundation, including the strategy, direction and execution of the hospital’s fund-raising goals. Kuss brings to the role more than 16 years of healthcare and higher education development experience. A graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He also earned his Master of Science in Higher Education Administration from Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration from Le Moyne College.
For the last three years at St. Joseph’s he has been responsible for major gift grateful patient fund-raising in key service lines and helping manage development operations, including completing St. Joseph’s Generations capital campaign to support the expansion project at the organization’s hospital campus. He is a member of nearly a dozen community and national organizations, including the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Central New York, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and the Fayetteville-Manlius Little League Board of Directors. Kuss resides in Manlius with his wife and three children.
Pamela Kleine has been promoted to Director of Special Events and Annual Giving, assuming new responsibilities in her expended role, including the Foundation’s program that provides grants of up to $5,000 to departments throughout the St. Joseph’s Health system. Kleine, who has been with the Foundation since 2010, continues to lead the Foundation’s events and oversee the Annual Giving initiatives.
“We are excited about the future of the Foundation and have every confidence that this team will guide our fundraising and capital campaign activities to position St. Joseph’s for success,” said Kathryn Ruscitto, President and CEO at St. Joseph’s Health.
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center Foundation's primary purpose is to raise funds that will be used to enhance patient care and comfort throughout St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's network of services. The Foundation’s 25th Annual Gala will be held at the Turning Stone Resort Casino on Friday, June 3, 2016.
About St. Joseph’s Health
St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, N.Y., providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary to specialty to home care, to our Magnet-recognized hospital, and in collaboration with our community partners, St. Joseph's Health is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of healthcare services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. Ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is a part of Trinity Health.