Beyond the Board with Robert Dibble

Robert Dibble has been named Chair of VNA Health Group Board of Trustees beginning January 1, 2024.  Robert’s appointment was announced at the organization’s 111th annual meeting in November. He succeeds Patrick “PJ” McMenamin, who served in the role since 2018.

Dibble, Managing Director and head of Human Resources of the Americas for Deutsche Bank, previously served as vice chair of the board and is one of its longest-serving members, with 11 years of leadership.

Some of his many contributions to the board include chairing the board’s Compensation Committee and playing a pivotal role co-leading the Search Committee for new President and CEO, Christopher Rinn.

Dibble says he is inspired by VNA’s community-based work and looks forward to helping make home healthcare even more accessible for all. In fact, he shared that his own family benefitted from VNA homecare when his mother was ill.

“What struck me was not just the excellent clinical support, but also the friendship and companionship my mother received,” he shared. “The VNA nursing staff who spent time with my mother towards the end of her life made a significant difference to the quality of her last days. I’m forever grateful to them.”

As a strong believer in the VNA mission, Dibble also loves to get new people involved with the organization and was instrumental in creating the Emerging Leadership Board in 2015. The group, which aims to engage young professionals with VNA’s mission, is now a thriving board. In fact, Dibble was proud to say that two people from the emerging leaders group have joined the organization’s main board of trustees.

Dibble highlighted some of his initial thoughts and goals for his upcoming two-year term.

“I want to ensure that all of my fellow trustees feel engaged and that they can contribute in ways that are important to them. This group of trustees offers diverse experience and has a high level of commitment to our mission,” he said. “I also hope to support our leadership team so that they can continue to be driven and stable. And finally, I will work to foster the tremendous dedication of our whole team and the amount of pride they have in their work.”

Three other long-standing board members will also be taking on new leadership roles on the Board of Trustees this year. Eileen O’Hern Luby, Esq., will now serve as the board’s vice chair, Kathy Jones has been appointed as board secretary, and Patrick Boyle will serve as treasurer.

“Everyone on the board has something to bring to the table, which I love,” added Dibble. “I follow some really great people who sat in this seat before me and I just want to help make this the best place it can be.”