Dick Anderton Memorial Mentor of the Year Judy Duhl, CSW

VNAA presented the 2009 Dick Anderton Memorial Mentor of the Year Award to Judy Duhl, CSW, on May 15, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas, at the VNAA Awards Gala. During her 16-year career Judy Duhl, CSW, Director of Government Affairs at Visiting Nurse Services of New York (VNSNY), has led her colleagues in shaping awareness of home healthcare issues among policy makers at the highest levels of New York state and the U.S. Government. Some of Judy's leading education and advocacy efforts include guiding staff through the debut of the Part D Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, co-chairing the New York State Home Care Association's Policy Council, serving on the VNAA Board of Directors, organizing numerous VNSNY Lobby Days and her efforts to ensure continuation and enhancement of the Managed Long-term Care Program.

Her pioneering efforts have helped VNSNY exert a positive impact on healthcare policies. As our national healthcare crisis and the need for reform have deepened, Judy's knowledge has become an invaluable resource to key decision makers as they confront state and national healthcare problems. Along with leading by example, Judy is a vital and effective mentor who encourages colleagues within and beyond the VNSNY agency. She has fostered teamwork among several state homecare trade groups and serves on multiple Committee's and forums. Judy has also served on the VNAA's Government Affairs Committee since 2000 and continues to be a key resource in the lobbying activities in New York and Washington, D.C.

Judy was nominated and selected to receive the VNAA's Dick Anderton Mentor of the Year Award for the countless ways she has advocated to improve homecare in New York and nationwide.

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