Join us for an evening of celebration and commemoration as the Healthcare Consortium’s Board of Directors recognizes Karen dePeyster with the Anne W. Zittell Friend of the Consortium Award. Enjoy mingling during the social hour, featuring drinks and light bites, before we gather to honor Karen’s incredible impact on our community.

Karen dePeyster

For over 20 years, Karen dePeyster led the Consortium’s Tobacco-Free Action of Columbia and Greene Counties Program. During her tenure, she catalyzed meaningful and lasting changes that support good health and well-being in our community. From advocating for smoke-free housing to bringing education about tobacco to the youth and educators in our schools, strengthening rules about tobacco use around the workplace, and ensuring smoke-free parks, it can honestly be said that Karen’s work made our community a better place to live, learn, work, and play. Since her passing late last year, our office has deeply missed her presence as a dedicated colleague and, more importantly, thoughtful friend. Karen made an indelible mark on both the organization and the community it serves, and we are proud to recognize her legacy.