The University of Vermont Medical Center recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees, adding individuals with experience in health care administration, diagnostic radiology, professional development, and diversity, equity and inclusion to the 15-member board.
The new trustees are Kevin Chu, executive director of Vermont Futures Project and co-founder and president of Sprinticity Athletics; Churchill Hindes, retired consultant to the UVM Health Network and vice president at the UVM Medical Center; Betsy Sussman, MD, a diagnostic radiology specialist in Burlington; and Weiwei Wang, co-founder and director of operations and development at the Vermont Professionals of Color Network.
“These appointments reflect the steadfast commitment of the board, our medical center and our health network to ensuring we are ready, willing and able to ensure the best health care access and quality we possibly can for our communities,” said Tom Little, chair of the UVM Medical Center board.
Prior to his position at Vermont Futures, Chu spent more than six years working for the University of Vermont is a variety of roles. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and is pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Vermont.
Hindes brings experience in health services, higher education, nonprofit leadership and public policy with him to the board. He served in the cabinets of Vermont Governors Richard Snelling and Madeleine Kunin, as commissioner of budget and management/state budget director and as deputy secretary of administration. He also served as board chair for the Vermont State Colleges System.
Sussman has more than 40 years' experience in the medical field. She previously served for more than 30 years as attending radiologist specializing in women's imaging at UVM Medical Center, where she still works as a per diem radiologist in breast imaging. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and holds a medical degree from the Lerner College of Medicine at UVM.
In addition to her role at VPCN, Wang is a founding member of and director of operations for the Vermont Health Equity Initiative, which is focused on providing accessible, human-centered health care and health education to all BIPOC Vermonters. She previously worked at the University of Vermont’s Center for Rural Studies, managing and conducting research for multi-state USDA-funded projects, and in Boston and Shanghai as a project manager for regional and international companies.