Business February 10, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Valley trustee honored by hospital association John Kandravy Ridgewood resident John Kandravy, chairman of both the Valley Health System Board of Trustees and the Valley Home Care Board of Trustees, was recently honored with the Trustee of the Year Award at the 91st Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association. The NJHA Trustee of the Year Award recognizes outstanding leadership within hospital or health system boards of trustees, which are comprised of community members who volunteer their time. Kandravy began his service with The Valley Hospital in 1992. Since that time, he has held a number of positions on the boards of trustees of The Valley Hospital, Valley Home Care, and Valley Health System. “John is an outstanding trustee who has contributed years of service and leadership to this hospital and health system and to the community,” said Audrey Meyers, president and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System. “Valley has benefited enormously from John’s 18 years of exemplary leadership.” Kandravy, a lawyer, is a partner in the Florham Park office of the national law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. An active community volunteer, Kandravy also serves as chairman and president of the board of trustees of The Forum School Foundation; a member and vice president of the board of trustees of The Forum School, a private school for developmentally disabled children; and chairman of the board of Trustees of Children’s Aid and Family Services. 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