Middletown, Little Silver Residents Named As Riverview Trustees

RED BANK, NJ — Local residents Robin L. Klein and Maria Maher have just been named to the Board of Trustees at Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center Foundation.

“We are thrilled to welcome Robin and Maria to the Riverview Medical Center Board of Trustees,” said Joseph Stampe, president and chief development officer, Hackensack Meridian – Meridian Health Foundation, to which the Riverview Medical Center Foundation belongs. “With the addition of Robin and Maria, I know Riverview Medical Center’s future will be even brighter.”

Klein is founder and president of Fashion Retail Group, a consulting firm specializing in retail tenant representation. She is on the board of several non-profit organizations and serves on many committees for galas and events supporting the local community. In addition, she and her husband John were privileged to travel to Rwanda and are now actively involved in raising funds to support the Ubumwe Community Center and School in Rwanda, a lifeline for the Rwandan people.

Robin and John share a passion for protecting and saving animals, especially those on the brink of extinction. They reside in Middletown with their four rescue dogs.

Maher is a marketing professional with 25 years in financial services. She is a born-and-raised New Yorker who received her B.B.A. from Pace University. Starting her career at IBM, she has held executive positions at both Dime Bancorp and MetLife. As a resident of Monmouth County for the past seven years, Maria has been involved in a variety of nonprofit activities which led to assuming the role as co-chair of the Count Basie Center for the Arts education committee.

Maria lives in Little Silver with her husband, Christopher, and their five children.

“It is an honor to join the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees,” said Klein. “Their work has helped to elevate care at the medical center and I look forward to working alongside them to raise additional funds for Riverview Medical Center and help it continue to provide the best care for our community.”

“Riverview Medical Center is my local hospital, and I am excited to partner with some of the most dedicated community members around to help it continue to deliver the excellent care for which it is known,” said Maher. “Philanthropy will continue to be a large part of the hospital’s growth and I am proud to be able to join this important cause for my family, friends and neighbors."

All money raised supports the growth of services and technology at Riverview Medical Center, including four important initiatives: Improving clinical outcomes, enhancing patient experience, broadening clinical research and academic programs and strengthening oncology services at the following Hackensack Meridian Health medical centers in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties: Bayshore Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, Ocean Medical Center and Raritan Bay.