2023 Distinguished Citizens Honorees

Harold V. Bolton ’10
Drs. Douglas S. Holden and Jean Weng

2023 Community Partner Honoree

Deborah Visconi

Friday, April 14, 2023
Rockleigh Country Club
Rockleigh, NJ

Harold V. Bolton ’10

Harry Bolton presently holds a position as the Global Head of Technology Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management at UPS in Mahwah, NJ. Harry has worked for UPS for 14 years in various roles including finance, accounting, and sourcing. UPS Technology is responsible for developing technologies used by customers, package car drivers, package handlers, and package center operators worldwide as well as information security, CRM, data analytics, business intelligence, and infrastructure services. Harry also own’s UPS’s strategy to globalize its Technology workforce by setting up foreign Development Centers through both employee and contingent workforce strategies to ensure we have the ability to attract and retain top technology talent anywhere in the world. Harry graduated Ramapo College in 2010 with a BS in Finance. Harry obtained his MBA from William Paterson University. Harry formerly taught as an adjunct in Ramapo College’s First Year Seminar program helping freshmen business majors explore different business concentrations and evaluate targeted career tracks. Harry is also active in the Ramapo Foundation’s Board of Governors Mentoring Program and the Ramapo mentorship program. Harry lives with his wife and two-year old son in Pompton Plains, NJ.

Drs. Douglas S. Holden and Jean Weng

Dr. Jean Weng and Dr. Douglas Holden are proud parents of a remarkable Ramapo College student ‘23 and two exceptional daughters. They have a great sense of fulfillment in the educational achievements of their children as they believe that a path made with education is one with a solid foundation. Thus, they are avid supporters of many institutions of learning, whether it be endowed scholarships or volunteerism. Dr. Weng and Dr. Holden regard education as the rudimentary basis of their philanthropic ideals and it is their parents who have actually incited that passion for both the doctors.

Dr. Jean Weng’s father came to the United States from China in the 1950’s with little, but his ingenuity and perseverance; ultimately, he achieved a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alongside, her mother, with her limited English, was able to establish and manage a popular Chinese restaurant, The China Bull and Bear.

Her parents’ trust in education led Dr. Jean Weng to complete her BA in Biology from
Boston University and her DDS from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery.
After her year in General Practice Residency at Lenox Hill Hospital, Dr. Weng received
her Post Graduate degree in Periodontics from Columbia University School of Dental
and Oral Surgery as well. Thereafter, Dr. Weng had a successful twelve years at a
private practice located in Manhattan and Queens, NY. All the while, she procured a
position as Assistant Professor at the undergraduate dental clinic at Columbia
University and attained her most prized achievements, her three children with her
husband, Dr. Douglas Holden.

Similarly, having parents who placed a high priority in a well-rounded education, Major
Douglas Holden, MD made his arduous climb to realize his dreams as a young boy,
waking up at 4:30 in the morning to milk the cows before leaving for elementary
school, nurturing his innovative and determined mind to the level of Eagle Scout and
developing a heart of service as he volunteered as a Junior Fireman in town. Dr. Holden
continued through his academic career, not only reaching the apex with honors,
scholarships and distinctions, but earned the prestige as leader by his peers all
throughout his undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester, selected as
Resident of the Year at North Shore/LIJ and appointed Fellow of the Year at Lenox Hill
Hospital, thereafter.

Moreover, Dr. Doug Holden maintained a consistency of excellence while he went on
to obtain his BS from the University of Rochester, DDS from Columbia University
College of Dental and Oral Surgery, MD from Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, and MHCM and MBA from the University of Rochester: Simon
Business School. With an extraordinary roster of academic accomplishments, Dr.
Holden helped to grow his orthopedic practice into six offices and a two-room
ambulatory surgical center throughout four counties in New Jersey. However, scholarly
merit does not define him solely. During his partnership at Garden State Orthopaedic
Associates, P.A., Major Douglas Holden, MD deployed for two tours in the Iraq War
where he received military awards for his skills and was notable in the life-saving
procedures performed on critically injured soldiers under the most austere conditions.

Present day, Dr. Holden is a Managing Partner at Garden State Orthopaedic
Associates, P.A., volunteers as a Judge at the Science Expo for Bergen County
Academies, mentors rising medical professionals, lectures on the opioid addiction
throughout the community, serves on the Safety and Opioid Committees at Valley
Hospital and sits on the Municipal Committee and Planning Board in his local
government of Saddle River.

Major Douglas Holden, MD and his wife, Dr. Jean Weng fully acknowledge the
privilege of their accomplishments and are grateful to be able to support and serve
their community.

Deborah Visconi –  Community Partner Honoree

Deborah Visconi is a highly accomplished executive with more than 30 years of success in providing strategic direction, vision, leadership, and oversight of operations in hospitals and healthcare systems across the metropolitan region.

A visionary thinker with a strong passion for the patient experience, Deb leads with a focus on compassion, consistency, and quality. Her entrepreneurial style allows her to navigate highly complex environments challenged by limited resources, intensively competitive and diverse markets, and heavy regulation, which has established her as an industry thought leader.

Due to her remarkable career, she was identified and selected to be the champion leader tasked to transition New Jersey’s largest hospital from its former for-profit management model to a new, non-profit community asset now known as Bergen New Bridge Medical Center.

Since her arrival in 2017, Deb has transformed a community, safety net hospital into a destination hospital.

As a Latinx hospital leader, Deb understands the unique issues and needs of underserved and minority communities, which she has prioritized in the hospital’s community health needs assessment process and its ongoing outreach efforts. This led to the Hospital’s development of the first LGBTQ Wellness Center in Northern New Jersey and recognition as a LGBTQ Healthcare Equality in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). In 2018, Bergen New Bridge became a Veterans Community Care Provider to increase access to care to the 40,000 Bergen County veterans.

With Deb’s organizational and strategic planning expertise, Bergen New Bridge has expanded programs, services, and enhanced provider relations yielding improvement in quality, safety, and the patient/resident experience. In 2021, the Medical Center was recognized as a ‘Top Hospital’ and earning the highest ‘Grade A’ safety rating from the Leapfrog Group. The Joint Commission recognized the Medical Center for disease-specific certification in depression care. Deb also pioneered technology initiatives which led Bergen New Bridge to be the first hospital in the state to connect to the New Jersey Health Information Network (NJHIN).

Since the onset of the pandemic, Deb has led COVID-19 initiatives including testing, vaccination, and therapeutics. Consistent with her commitment to healthcare outreach and education, Deb collaborates with the County to launch programs that deliver care onsite, directly and via telehealth to thousands in the community.

Deb has been frequently acknowledged for her accomplishments and leadership, winning several awards and receiving numerous recognitions including: 2022 Crain’s Notable Health Care Leader;  2022 CIANJ Platinum Enterprising Women in Business; 2022 Modern Healthcare Top Women Leader; 2022 NJBIZ Best 50 Women in Business; 2022 NJBIZ Healthcare Power 50; 2021 ACHENJ — Distinguished Service Award; 2021 Felician University — Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters; 2021 Modern Healthcare — Top 25 Women Leaders; 2019 Crain’s — Notable Women in Health Care; 2019 NJBIZ — Best 50 Women in Business; 2019, 2020 and 2021 ROI NJ — Health Care Influencer; 2018 Health Leaders — Prime Movers (Leadership Strategy); 2018 Becker’s Hospital Review — 143 women hospital and health system leaders to know; 2018 NJBIZ — Healthcare Professional of the Year; 2018 Project Literacy of Bergen County — Honoree and 2017 YWCA — TWIN (Tribute to Women in Industry).

Deb is an active volunteer and serves on the boards of the Institute of America’s Essential Hospitals; the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA); the NJHA Health PAC; American Hospital Association (AHA) Regional Policy Board; the Hospital Alliance of New Jersey; the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ); Eastwick College and Care Plus Bergen. She is President of the Northvale Board of Health.