Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer Spotlight: Patti Beutel

Volunteer Spotlight: Patti Beutel Volunteer Spotlight Meet Patti Beutel, a longtime supporter of Montefiore Nyack. Patti is a resident of West Nyack, a cancer survivor, and a dedicated volunteer who has been serving as the coordinator of the Warming Hearts of Rockland program since 2011. Warming Hearts of Rockland supports people going through chemotherapy at …

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Volunteer Spotlight: Samantha Quinn

Volunteer Spotlight: Samantha Quinn Community ImpactVolunteer Spotlight Meet Samantha E. Quinn, a longtime supporter, and Montefiore Nyack volunteer. Sam is an attorney, mother, and breast cancer survivor, and is serving as a co-chair of Montefiore Nyack Foundation’s new Rides & Strides event to benefit the Breast Center at Montefiore Nyack. At the age of 47, …

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Volunteer Spotlight: Brad & Joanne O’Dell

Volunteer Spotlight: Brad & Joanne O’Dell Volunteer Spotlight Meet Montefiore Nyack Volunteers Brad & Joanne O’Dell, also known as the “Dynamic Duo”. The couple has been generously giving their time to help at the Hospital for nearly two decades. After Brad’s first wife Thomasina passed away 19 years ago, he was looking for a way …

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Volunteer Spotlight: Karen & Sophie

Volunteer Spotlight: Karen & Sophie Volunteer Spotlight When volunteer Karen Profenna and her certified pet therapy dog Sophie visit Montefiore Nyack Hospital, magic happens. “I’ve seen unresponsive patients respond to Sophie. Crying children and adults start smiling when they see her. Sophie got a woman to eat and drink after no one else could, by …

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Volunteer Spotlight: Jan Valentine

Volunteer Spotlight: Jan Valentine Volunteer Spotlight Meet Montefiore Nyack Volunteer Jan Valentine, a talented musician who has been generously donating her time and talent since 2019. Jan plays her harp and provides beautiful, therapeutic music for Hospital staff, patients and their families. During the height of the COVID pandemic, Jan set up her harp across …

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