Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Names Community Leaders

The inaugural Board of Directors for the newly established Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation includes leaders from throughout Greater New Haven, Board Chair LindyLee Gold and President Michael R. Taylor announced today.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have such outstanding leaders in our community step up to play a pivotal role in getting the Foundation underway,” said Gold. “Their immense individual and collective connections across the community will be tremendous assets in sharing news of the Foundation and the impressive breadth of health care services that Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) expertly provides.”

“We are very grateful to each of these outstanding leaders for their commitment to serving the community and helping us to respond to the escalating need for quality health care services across the board,” said Taylor. “That includes medical, behavioral health, dental and pediatric services, and I am energized by the role the Foundation Board members will play in support of our efforts.”

The establishment this month of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation comes as public interest in supporting the range of health care services being provided has been growing, recognizing the escalating need in New Haven and throughout the region. During fiscal year 2022, which ended June 30, CS-HHC exceeded 400,000 patient visits.

Named to the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors are Paul McCraven, who will serve as Vice Chair; Gladys Soto, who will serve as Secretary; Joshua Bird, who will serve as Treasurer; and Andrea Lobo who will be a Director serving on the new Board. Each member of the Board will initially serve a one-year term, and is eligible for a three-year re-appointment. Additional appointments may be made later this year.

Paul McCraven is Chief Operating Officer of ConnCORP, a community economic development corporation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. He has more than 25 years of financial services experience, including serving as senior vice president of First Niagara Bank. He previously held senior executive positions at Science Park Development Corporation, and currently serves on numerous community nonprofit and higher education foundation boards.

Gladys Soto is President and CEO of Sunset Shores, Inc., a Stratford adult daycare center she founded in 1987, turning her passion for working with senior citizens into a thriving, compassionate eldercare business. A respected leader, businesswoman, and entrepreneur, she actively supports numerous charities, and sponsors and organizes fundraising events. She has been recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for her leadership, compassion, and commitment to fostering best practices in serving minorities, elders, and other underserved community members.

Joshua Bird, MBA, is the Chief Financial Officer of the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford and has spent the past 15 years providing financial and administrative leadership to Public Housing agencies in New Haven, Hartford, and previously in Maryland. He serves as Treasurer of Christ Presbyterian Church in New Haven, and is a member of several other nonprofit community service organization boards.

Andrea Lobo joined the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center leadership team in 2001 as Director of Human Resources, and was elevated to Chief of Human Resources and Marketing/Community Relations in 2010. Born, raised and educated in New Haven, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Albertus Magnus College; a Master’s of Science in Economics from Southern Connecticut State University and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of New Haven.

Named earlier this month to lead the newly formed Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation were LindyLee Gold and Michael Taylor.

LindyLee Gold is Senior Regional Manager at the State Department of Economic & Community Development, serving as the commissioner’s representative on numerous workforce boards and commissions. She has worked for her community as an elected official and a tireless volunteer and Board member, and has received several awards for her leadership.

Michael Taylor has served as Chief Executive Officer of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center since 2012. He has previously held leadership positions with several national accounting and healthcare consulting firms and was Founder and President of a healthcare consulting firm that served more than 200 community health centers nationally.

The first community health center in Connecticut, established in 1968, CS-HHC has a 55-year history of comprehensive primary care, accessible to all, serving Greater New Haven. CS-HHC provides health care services to residents of New Haven, West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford.

CS-HHC is a leader and significant provider in community health care, offering state-of-the-art, integrated care with a clear mission: “To measurably improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve by providing excellent and compassionate care, accessible to all.” The mission of the newly established Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is “To support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.”