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Regional Business Leader Appointed to Board of Trustees

February 14, 2022

ALBANY, NY - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is pleased to announce that Ruth Mahoney has been appointed to the College’s Board of Trustees.

Ruth Mahoney is Executive Vice President and President of Wealth Management for NBT Bancorp Inc., and has more than 30 years of industry experience, including wealth management, private banking, retail banking and regional leadership.

Mahoney was included on the Albany Business Review’s Power 50 List in 2021 and has earned many recognitions including, Women of Excellence from the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber, the Women Who Mean Business Award from the Albany Business Review, Executive of the Year Award from the Capital Region Business Review, Women of Distinction Award from the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, and Most Powerful Women in Banking Team Award from American Banker.

Mahoney uses her leadership abilities to advise multiple organizations; she serves as Co-Chair of the Regional Economic Development Council, as Chair for the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, and as a Board Member for Albany Medical Center and the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System.

“We are very fortunate to have Ruth’s business acumen to draw upon as we continue to develop partnerships regionally, nationally, and internationally to advance the College’s mission of educating the next generation of leaders to improve the health of our society,” said Greg Dewey, Ph.D., President of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Mahoney has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Marist College.

 

ABOUT ACPHS:

Founded in 1881, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is a private, independent institution with a long tradition of academic and research excellence. The college’s mission is to educate the next generation of leaders to improve the health of our society. ACPHS was named the #1 value-added college in the country by the Wall Street Journal and the Brookings Institution. For more information, go to www.acphs.edu.

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Shannon Hutton

Director of Public Relations

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

(518) 694-7194

shannon.hutton@acphs.edu

 

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