Katie Phillips Kenney

Title:
Community Representative

on which HORIZON BOARD(s) do you serve?
"I serve on the Horizon Health Services and the Horizon Village boards."

HOW DID YOU COME TO BE ON THESE BOARDS?
“I have known Anne Constantino for years, since she was a counselor. I watched her progress over at Horizon and, at the same time, she was very aware of the volunteer and fundraising work I do for various organizations. I have been involved in many community-service oriented roles, working with troubled youths, etc. Anne thought we would be a good fit, and I have truly enjoyed serving on the boards.”

WHY DID YOU WANT TO SERVE ON THE BOARDS?
“Horizon was going through some difficult times when I joined the board. I credit the Senior Management team with helping to turn the company around. I believe in the work that Horizon is doing; they perform a very valuable service here in Western New York. I wanted to help them become stronger and more visible; I didn’t want WNY to lose Horizon.”

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH AS A BOARD MEMBER?
“I want to help introduce Horizon to groups where they’re not as well known as they could be, and to help see that Horizon has access to available funding by helping to promote its mission wherever I can.”

WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT HORIZON?
“Many people ignore or downplay addiction or mental illness, pretending they don’t exist. But these are serious medical conditions that can cross many socio-economic borders. More people need to see the importance of the work Horizon does.”