Leadership Academy 2013-14 LeadingAge New York Feb. 2014 | Page 20

Christopher Lynch
Director of Operations
Lakeville Ambulette Transportation LLC
Parker Jewish Institute for Health
and Rehabilitation

Bringing Health and Wellness to
the Community
1

How would you describe your Action Learning Project and the difference you hope it will make to
advance your organization’s mission (or the field) and benefit the individuals you serve?

Lakeville Ambulette Transportation LLC in cooperation with Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Agewell, and
PSE&G will coordinate a Health and Wellness Fair at the headquarters for Lakeville Ambulette. We will provide through our vendors
health screening (diabetes and blood pressure checks) along with education on health related and financial related issues. The health
fair is being conducted for the community of Hempstead, New York.

2

How have the relationships you’ve developed as part of your project (with mentors, partners,
stakeholders, etc.) influenced this direction and you as a leader?

The team consists of representatives from Lakeville Ambulette Transportation, Parker Jewish Institute and Agewell New York. They
have proved to be both knowledgeable and enthusiastic in developing the plan to create this new health fair for the community of
Hempstead. The direction of the event has been most influenced by the team assembled. Senior management’s role in influencing the
project has come in setting the parameters in which we are to ope