St. Mary’s Healthcare Names HR Executive Director, Chief People Officer

AMSTERDAM, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2023—St. Mary’s Healthcare has named Lisa Mazzoccone executive director of human resources and chief people officer, responsible for human resource operations and workforce strategies.

Mazzoccone has more than 15 years of administration and leadership experience, most recently as senior director of operations at Jackson Lewis P.C., a national law firm focused on labor a

nd employment law. She is skilled in change management, leadership development, recruitment, and retention and has a track record of success in building and sustaining supportive work environments.

“Lisa brings broad HR experience plus impressive expertise in business strategy and operations,” said Jeff Methven, president and CEO of St. Mary’s

 Healthcare. “Those skills, along with her commitment to a positive work culture, make Lisa an excellent choice as we continue to expand our team and secure St. Mary’s position as our community’s first choice for healthcare.”

Mazzoccone also shares St. Mary’s commitment to caring for poor and vulnerable persons. A longtime Equinox volunteer, she delivers Thanksgiving meals to families in underserved communities. She also organizes a team each year to “adopt” three families in the New Lebanon Central School District and provide gifts to fulfill their holiday wishes.

Before joining Jackson Lewis, Mazzoccone worked as an office administrator for Wilson Elser, a national defense litigation firm, and as an executive assistant for the New York State Assembly. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the State University of New York at Oneonta.

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About St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam: St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare system offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. For more information: (518) 842-1900, www.smha.org or www.facebook.com/smha.org.