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June 5, 2023
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John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Announces New Board Members
BOSTON – Ronald L. Sargent, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, announced that the Board of Directors unanimously elected the two new members:
Yvonne Garcia, Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO, Ron O’Hanley & Global Head of Communications and CEO Experience Program, State Street Corporation; and Karen S. Lynch, President and CEO, CVS Health.
“President Kennedy called for bold leadership to take us to the New Frontier of the 1960s and beyond and I’m pleased to announce these two bold leaders who will help serve his legacy through the JFK Library Foundation’s Board of Directors,” said Sargent. “Our newly elected board members are committed to ensure President Kennedy’s legacy remains meaningful for today’s generations. Their unique voices will be added to an already diverse, thoughtful, and respected group of individuals on our leadership team.”
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization founded in 1984 to provide financial support, staffing, and creative resources for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, a federal institution under the National Archives.
About our New Board Members:
Yvonne Garcia is Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO, Ron O’Hanley & Global Head of Communications and CEO Experience Program at State Street Corporation. Yvonne is responsible for the setting and execution of the Chairman and CEO’s firmwide strategic priorities, the internal communications strategy for State Street, including for more than 40,000 employees globally, executive leadership platforms, and the engagement of the firm’s most strategic clients representing more than $9B in revenue as part of a program intended to gain insights into how State Street can help clients achieve better investment outcomes for those they serve. Prior to this role, she led State Street’s middle office global consulting and onboarding teams, helping with the design and implementation of future state operating models for clients.
As an active leader of local and national communities, Yvonne served as the Chairman for the largest Latino Professional Organization in the country, ALPFA, and is currently Chairman of its National Corporate Advisory Board. She also drove the implementation and launch of Small Business Strong, a nonprofit chaired by State Street Chairman and CEO aimed at providing pro bono support to over 3,000 Massachusetts women and minority- owned small businesses, and currently serves as its Executive Director. Yvonne is also the co-founding Chair of Milagros para Niños, an initiative at Boston Children’s Hospital, which has raised more than $20 million in funds for Hispanic children who cannot afford medical care. Just last year, Yvonne was appointed to Reading Cooperative Bank’s Board of Directors.
In addition, Yvonne was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to serve on the state’s Latino Empowerment Council and also serves on the Executive Committee of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Yvonne has been featured in Fortune magazine in partnership with ALPFA as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Latinas in the United States four years in a row, and in 2019 was named to Boston Business Journal’s Power 50. In 2020, Yvonne was recognized by the Boston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business, and in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 was recognized by Yahoo Finance on their top 20 HERoes list nationally showcasing leaders who are championing women in business and driving change for gender diversity in the workplace.
Yvonne holds an MBA from Boston University in Finance and Marketing and a BA from SUNY Albany and is a Six Sigma Black Belt. Yvonne was also awarded an honorary degree in Doctor of Humane Letters from Cambridge College in Boston, Massachusetts and most recently an honorary degree in Doctor of Commerce from New England School of Business.
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Karen S. Lynch is president and chief executive officer of CVS Health®, the leading health solutions company and ranked fourth largest on the Fortune 500. Karen leads more than 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about delivering a superior health care experience for consumers by improving health outcomes, broadening access to care and lowering costs. Under Karen’s leadership, CVS Health touches the lives of more than 100 million people through its health care benefits and pharmacy benefits management businesses, and presence in over 9,000 community health destinations across the United States. As part of the company’s commitment to sustainability, Karen has set bold goals to advance health equity and ensure a healthier planet for the people and communities CVS Health serves.
Karen was selected for the 2023 TIME100 annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world. She was named the top-ranking leader in 2021 and 2022 on the Fortune list of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business.” In 2022, Fortune named Karen the Most Inspirational CEO. She was also included on the Bloomberg 50 list of people who have changed global business. She has received many other awards and recognition for her achievements in health and business. Karen is a member of the Business Roundtable and the World Economic Forum Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare Executive Board. Previously, she served on the board of U.S. Bancorp and as a trustee of The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.
A graduate of Boston College and The Questrom School of Business at Boston University, Karen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from the University of Hartford in 2022 and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Becker College in 2015.
About The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides financial support, staffing, and creative resources for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The private financial support provided by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation enables the federal government to expand the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum’s research and archival capacity, to undertake marketing and public information projects, to offer intern and research fellowship programs, to enhance its museum and exhibits, and to offer nationally recognized educational and public programming.
By sponsoring and administering programs such as the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, the New Frontier Award, and the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students, the Foundation is united with the library in a common mission to perpetuate President Kennedy's ideal that political and public service be conducted and exemplified as an honorable and patriotic profession.