Rebecca W. Rimel was the president and CEO of

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. She was succeeded in that position on July 1, 2020 by Susan K. Urahn. Rimel joined the organization in 1983 as a health program manager, and became executive director five years later. She assumed the position of president and CEO in 1994. Rimel began her tenure at

in 1983, serving as health program manager. Rimel has executive leadership and experience in public policy and advocacy, particularly in the field of healthcare. From 1981 to 1983, she served as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the

University of Virginia Health System The University of Virginia Health System is an academic health care center associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The health system includes a medical center (with main hospital, children's hospital, and clinic network), ...

. She was elected to the

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in 2000. Rimel's role in the controversy surrounding the moving the art of the

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to downtown Philadelphia against the last wishes of

Albert C. Barnes Albert Coombs Barnes (January 2, 1872 – July 24, 1951) was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, writer, and educator, and the founder of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.“Biographical Note,” Albert C. Barne ...

and the Friends of the Barnes is discussed critically in

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. Rimel refused to discuss her role in the move of the artwork for the film. In his review of the film for ''Philanthropy Today'' William A. Schambra was also critical of Rimel's lack of transparency.

Education

Rimes earned a

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, with distinction, from the UVA School of Nursing and a

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from

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

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