Kathleen Entwistle, of Ridgewood, Appointed to Gilda’s Club
Northern New Jersey’s Board of Directors
FROM: The Marcus Group Contact: Overlook at Great Notch, 150 Clove Road, Little Falls, NJ
Jackie Fortus, (973) 890-9590
Immediate Release – December 28, 2009
HACKENSACK, NJ – Ridgewood resident Kathleen Entwistle, vice president of investments at UBS in Paramus, was recently appointed to the board of directors at Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey (Gilda’s Club NNJ).
“I am excited to join the board of Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey, and look forward to helping the organization expand its support services to the many families in our community who are affected by cancer,” said Entwistle.
Gilda’s Club NNJ, a Hackensack-based nonprofit, offers social and emotional support services, free of charge, to all men, women, teenagers and children who are touched by cancer. Named for the late comedian Gilda Radner of Saturday Night Live, the clubhouse offers lectures, workshops, social events and support groups.
“We are thrilled to have Kathleen Entwistle join our board ,” said Ruth Dugan, board president of Gilda’s Club NNJ. “Her financial expertise and leadership qualities will undoubtedly contribute to the continued success of Gilda’s Club in the new year.”
Prior to UBS, Entwistle held positions at Morgan Stanley, CJM Planning Corporation and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.
Entwistle received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Providence College, followed by an MBA from Fordham University. She is director of the board at St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, a founding member of the Ridgewood Public Library Foundation and was a charter member of Tiffany’s Circle, an organization for women in support of the efforts of the American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey.
More information about Gilda’s Club NNJ is available at www.gildasclubnnj.org or by calling (201) 457-1670.
About Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey:
Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey is a cancer-support community serving 12 counties in North Jersey as well as southern Rockland County, and is part of an international network of affiliate clubhouses anchored by Gilda’s Club Worldwide. All services at the Hackensack-based clubhouse, from lectures and workshops to support groups and social events, are open to anyone – men, women, children and teens – who has been touched in any way by cancer, and are completely free of charge. For further information or to make a donation, visit http://www.gildasclubnnj.org or call (201) 457-1670.