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Susan Engel, Gloria Jordan elected to Allina Hospitals & Clinics board
MINNEAPOLIS 06/12/2008--Susan E. Engel and Gloria Perez Jordan have been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Allina Hospitals & Clinics.
Engel is the retired chairwoman and chief executive officer of Lenox Group, Inc. (formerly Department 56), a market leader in quality collectible, tabletop and giftware products. Engel joined the company as president and chief operating officer in 1994. She was elected to the Department 56 board of directors and named CEO in 1996. She is a member of the board of directors of Wells Fargo & Company and SuperValu, Inc. Actively involved in the Twin Cities community, she has served as president and board chair of the Guthrie Theater and currently serves on the Board of Overseers at the Carlson School of Management and the Minnesota Women's Campaign Fund.
Jordan is the president and chief executive officer of the Jeremiah Program, a broad-based collaborative community initiative based in the Twin Cities, aimed at assisting low-income single women and their young children move from dependency to self-sufficiency. Jordan joined the Jeremiah Program in 1998 after serving as executive director of Casa de Esperanza, a domestic violence agency in St. Paul. Her current community service, volunteer work and professional affiliations include the College of Saint Benedict, the Family Housing Fund of Minnesota, and the Irwin Andrew Potter Foundation. She has previously served on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, the Ripley Memorial Foundation, the board of the Convent of the Visitation school and several neighborhood organizations.
At the same time Ron James, Pat Johns and John Turner are completing their service on the Allina board.
About Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina owns and operates 11 hospitals, more than 90 clinics and health care services, including home care, hospice and palliative care, oxygen and medical equipment, pharmacies and emergency medical transportation. More about Allina and the latest health information can be found online at www.allina.com.
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