2006 Distinguished Citizens Honorees

Joseph T. Dockery 
Emily Kosstrin Mann
Audrey Meyers
Jeffrey A. Warren ‘73

March 11th 2006
Rockleigh Country Club
Rockleigh, New Jersey

Joseph T. Dockery

Joseph T. Dockery is President of Prestige Management Services, Inc., an automobile sales and leasing corporation. As head of the Prestige Family of Fine Cars for 38 years, Mr. Dockery has received numerous honors including the Toyota and Mercedes-Benz Presidents Club designations, BMW Presidents Award, and the Elite of Lexus designation. He is a trustee of NJCARS.
Mr. Dockery is a member of the Hackensack University Medical Center’s Board of Governors, where he serves on its executive, building, children’s hospital governance, and strategic planning committees. He also serves on the boards of Hillcrest Health Service System, Inc., the HUMC Foundation, the Winchendon School, the Michael Wolk Heart Foundation, and Gilda’s Club.
An avid yachtsman, Mr. Dockery served as a director and officer of the Stamford Yacht Club. He is a trustee of the Stamford Sailing Foundation, and a member of the New York Yacht Club, the Cruising Club of America, and the International Yacht Restoration Society.

Emily Kosstrin Mann

Community leader and architectural designer, Emily Mann is currently serving as a Governor on the Ramapo College Foundation Board. From 1997- 2004, she was as a member of the Board of Trustees for Ramapo College, serving as Vice Chair of the Board, and Chair of the Capital Improvements Committee, and on the Academic, Finance, and Presidential Search committees. She was the first chair of the Berrie Center Board.
As a member of the Planning Board for the City of Englewood, her planning expertise is evident through her work on the Central Business District, Economic Development Corporation, and the Mainstreet Program, where she received special recognition.
Mrs. Mann has worked tirelessly as a trustee of both the Dwight Englewood School and The Elisabeth Morrow School, to enhance the educational quality and aesthetic environment of these two independent institutions. Active in a variety of causes, she is a former president of the Community Chest of Englewood, and member of Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey. Mrs. Mann, and her husband, Sam, received the Griffin Award from the John Harms Center for the Arts.

Audrey Meyers

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Valley Hospital and Valley Health System, Audrey Meyers oversees the second busiest hospital in New Jersey based on admissions. Ms. Meyers began her career at Valley in 1980 as a Planning Associate and has held many executive positions throughout her long tenure at Valley.
Her numerous awards and honors highlight her dedication to the field of healthcare and her community. Ms. Meyers is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. She received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Healthcare Executives of New Jersey, was honored with the Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) award, was honored at the Executive Women of New Jersey’s (EWNJ) Salute to the Policy Makers dinner, and is listed in the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals. Ms. Meyers serves on the boards of the New Jersey Hospital Association, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey and the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board.

Jeffrey A. Warren ‘73

A leader in the healthcare industry and a Ramapo College graduate, Jeffrey Warren is founding principal of JR Market Strategies, LLC, a healthcare consulting practice in Randolph, New Jersey. With over 25 years of executive healthcare experience, Mr. Warren is a senior advisor to the National Pharmaceutical Council and has held senior positions at Pfizer, Parke-Davis, Cathedral Healthcare Systems and Hackensack University Medical Center. Mr. Warren also served as the first executive  secretary of the New Jersey Hospital Rate Setting Commission.
During his tenure with Cathedral, as a National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Mr. Warren directed the Foundation’s New Jersey Health Services Development Program, a twelve million dollar initiative which funded over twenty-nine innovative community-based programs in ambulatory care throughout New Jersey over a seven year period.
Mr. Warren is past president of Gilda’s Club of Northern New Jersey and a current member of the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research. He serves on the boards of New Jersey Health Decisions and the Institute for Medication Access and Compliance.