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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Hartford HealthCare names its new Board of Directors chair.
Joanne Berger-Sweeney has been appointed to lead the board.
Berger-Sweeney, who is a neuroscientist, is the 22nd president of Trinity College.
“Joanne is a force in higher education with a passion for helping students make a difference in this world. A scientist, researcher, mentor and visionary, she has blazed a transformational trail,” says system President and CEO Jeffrey Flaks.
Flaks adds that he has "...relied on Joanne’s level-headed approach to critical situations and the way she embraces change with an understanding and appreciation for the evolution of healthcare and science."
Berger-Sweeney, who chairs the Board’s Governance Committee, succeeds Greg Deavens, whose term as chairman ended.
Deavens remains a Board member.
Prior to Trinity, Berger-Sweeney served as dean of the Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences from 2010-2014. Her academic career began in 1991 as an assistant professor in the Wellesley College Department of Biological Sciences.
She was named the Allene Lummis Russell Professor in Neuroscience, and served as director of the Neuroscience Program and associate dean.
