Chair

William L. Davis, Jr., M.D.

Celebrity Hero

Tim Cassidy
News 12 Hudson Valley Reporter/Anchor

Emmy nominated Tim Cassidy has been covering the Hudson Valley for more than 4 years.

Despite having grown up in New Hampshire, Tim has always considered New York home. His entire family is from Brooklyn.

Tim started his career behind the scenes at FOX 5 WNYW in New York City as the field operations coordinator but decided to follow his journalism career after helping provide week long coverage of the death of John F. Kennedy jr. In Hyannisport, Massachusetts. Three months later he landed his first on air job as a reporter/anchor at WENY-TV, the ABC affiliate in Elmira, New York.

Tim says, "Moving from the east village in Manhattan to Elmira was probably the biggest transition of my life, but it provided the platform to learn the tools of the trade." That job led to another at the FOX affiliate in Rochester New York where Tim covered such national stories like Pope John Paul ll's visit to Toronto, Hillary Clinton's run for senate and an interview with a former POW of the Vietnam War who shared a cell with Senator John McCain.

In the fall of 2004 Tim helped provide months of coverage for NBC affiliate, WBRE-TV, during the presidential election in Pennsylvania which was a battleground state between Jon Kerry and President Bush.

Tim has won several awards, including a 2009 NY Press Club Award, finalist for a prestigious NY Festival Award, and Videographer Award for his work "Letters to Sala". Tim has also won a Telly Award for his Feature Story, "Healing with Horses". When Tim is not working you might find him on some of the Hudson Valley's best hiking trails.

Tim now calls Rockland County home with family close by in Westchester, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Government Hero

Alexander J. Gromack

Community Hero

Anthony White is a fourteen year old high school student who has been living with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since he was six years old. His main symptom has been pain and swelling in his knee. His treatments have included taking pills and receiving injections in his knee. He has never let arthritis slow him down. He has participated in sports and plays the trumpet in the marching band. Some of his favorite activities include basketball and rollerblading. His pediatric rheumatologist, Dr. Hom, says that it is his positive attitude that prevents the disease from interfering with his lifestyle.