After 11 years with the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, executive director Janice Perrino is moving on.
Perrino will complete her tenure on July 15 to become president of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation.
Walter Despot, chair of the local board, said Perrino will be missed and the organization wishes her every success in the future.
“Janice’s departure comes after a hugely successful launch to the foundation’s $20 million campaign to supply the medical equipment for the $312.5 million expansion of Penticton Regional Hospital,” said Despot. “She has done an exceptional job of raising funds for our hospital and all of the other medical facilities in the region.”
Perrino said winning government approval for the new PRH patient care tower and emergency room expansion was a great accomplishment for the region.
“This is the best project for our region’s future. What has been the most exciting for me to see, is the public’s commitment to the fundraising campaign,” she said.
“Now, a new executive director can work with the community to take us over the top, ensure the hospital has the medical equipment needed and that we are set for the future.”
Perrino led the foundation’s previous major campaigns at PRH, including those for a mobile MRI van, CT scanner, digital stereotactic mammography machine, new digital imaging equipment, student residence, along with hundreds of pieces of medical equipment for health facilities throughout the region.
Perrino is also a former mayor of Summerland.
The foundation intends to have a new executiveâ€director in place shortly.