February 26, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Area Farrell named West Bergen’s chief development officer Christopher J. Farrell of Ridgefield Park has been appointed West Bergen Mental Healthcare’s chief development officer. Farrell will join Director of Development Carol Cohen and her team. “All of us at West Bergen are so pleased to have an individual of Mr. Farrell’s caliber join our team. His appointment reflects an important transition occurring in West Ber- gen’s Development Department,” said West Bergen Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Tozzoli. Farrell has nearly 25 years of fund- raising and capital campaign experience working for educational and health care organizations in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. He most recently served as director of major gifts at Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Prior to that, he was the director of philan- thropy at The Valley Hospital Foundation in Ridgewood and served as chief advance- ment officer at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, New York. He is a member of the Association of Healthcare Profes- sionals and Kiwanis International. Farrell received a bachelor’s degree in communi- cations from Fordham University. Farrell was hired to lead West Bergen’s fundraising efforts in preparation for the impending retirement of Philip E. Wilson and the agency’s plans to expand into dif- ferent areas of philanthropy. Wilson, LCSW, a noted mental health advocate, will be retiring at the end of 2014. Wilson began his career with West Bergen in 1980 and has served as CEO and most recently as chairman. “Over the past three decades, (Wilson) has played a pivotal role in the tremendous growth that the agency has experienced,” Tozzoli continued. “It is only through his vision, perseverance, and spirit that thou- sands of people have been able to receive the help they so desperately need.” West Bergen is a non-profit organization providing a wide range of psychiatric and counseling services for all age groups with various levels of need. West Bergen is com- mitted to meeting the psychological needs Paramus Donor Center (continued from page 6) Ferriday added that there is still an urgent need for blood and platelet donors in the aftermath of the recent snowstorms and frigid temperatures. Blood types O nega- tive, O positive, and B negative are espe- cially needed to help rebuild the supply. She said the not-for-profit organiza- tion provides blood and blood products for patients in over 18 hospitals in New Jersey and New York, including Hackensack University Medical Center, Saint Joseph’s Healthcare System in Paterson and Wayne, and the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Christopher J. Farrell. (Photo courtesy of TKL Marketing of Ho-Ho-Kus.) of each of its clients with sensitivity and responsive, innovative services of the high- est quality. The agency strives to improve the quality of life in Bergen County and beyond – one life at a time. For further information, call (201) 444-3550.