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Blue Cross’ Pitney elected new Meals on Wheels board president

Updated at 4:26 p.m.

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James Bessette

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06/18/2024

CHRISTINA PITNEY, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior vice president of government programs, has been elected as the new board president for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. Pictured at left with Pitney is Meals on Wheels Executive Director Meagan Grady. / COURTESY MEALS ON WHEELS OF RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE – Christina Pitney, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior vice president of government programs, has been elected as the new board president for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, the food delivery nonprofit announced Tuesday. Meals on Wheels says Pitney, who will serve as the board’s president through 2026 and elected

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PROVIDENCE – Christina Pitney, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior vice president of government programs, has been elected as the new board president for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, the food delivery nonprofit announced Tuesday. Meals on Wheels says Pitney, who will serve as the board’s president through 2026 and elected president June 12, has been a board member for the nonprofit since 2021 and was most recently its treasurer. Pitney in a statement said that in year two of Meals on Wheels’ strategic plan, the organization is doing “more than we ever have” to meet its clients’ nutritional and social needs so they can “maintain safe and independent lifestyles.” “I am honored and overjoyed to serve this incredible organization and to work alongside our esteemed board, exceptional staff, and committed volunteers to continue to advance health equity through strategic innovation across Rhode Island,” Pitney said. Meals on Wheels says Pitney has been with Blue Cross since 2014, holding various roles with the health insurer in that time. Among them was vice president of corporate strategy and chief of staff. Pitney was also named by Providence Business News as a “Woman to Watch” in its 2022 Business Women Awards program and a 2019 40 Under Forty honoree. Meals on Wheels also elected six new board members. They are:

Sarah Amin, University of Rhode Island assistant professor and director of community nutrition education
Nathan Beauvais, Sowa Financial Group financial advisor
Sean Buchanan, Genere Family Businesses chief financial officer
Becky Lowry, CVS Health Corp. assistant vice president of talent strategy and operations
Jay Longley, Envision Technology Advisors LLC senior consultant
Marcus Mitchell, Shere Strategy Experiences owner

(UPDATED to include Becky Lowry as a new board member for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island.) James Bessette is the PBN special projects editor, and also covers the nonprofit and education sectors. You may reach him at Bessette@PBN.com. You may also follow him on Twitter at @James_Bessette.