Commencement Booklet

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT • DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

Ronda Stilley Kotelchuck

Ronda Kotelchuck was the founding CEO of the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), a unique public-private partnership with a mission of expanding access to primary and preventive care in underserved communities. Prior to PCDC, she served with NYC’s Health + Hospitals, the City’s municipal hospital system, rising to Vice President for Corporate Planning and Intergovernmental Relations. Upon retirement in 2015, Ms. Kotelchuck chairs the Board of Directors of the NY School-Based Health Foundation and serves on the boards of the Community Healthcare Network, a federally-qualified health center, and Nonprofit New York, an advocacy organization for New York’s nonprofit organizations. As a seminal figure in the effort to transform the delivery and quality of primary care services in low-income communities Ms. Kotelchuck’s efforts resulted in financing over 130 primary care projects, providing 3.5 million medical visits annually, and enhancing patient-centered processes. Additionally, she has advocated for health care that addresses critical factors such as housing, food, education, and transportation as well as shorter patient wait times. Ms. Kotelchuck’s background is in health planning and policy. She received her BA from Lewis and Clark College and her MRP from Cornell University. She lives with her husband on Manhattan’s West Side and they share two adult daughters and three grandchildren.