NOVA, a nonprofit organization in Bucks County that supports victims of serious crime, announced that several business and community leaders have joined, or rejoined, its board of directors.
“The knowledge and dedication that these four individuals bring to NOVA are immeasurable,” said Penelope Ettinger, NOVA’s executive director. “Each brings institutional knowledge combined with professional expertise. I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with all of them.”
NOVA newest board member is William Kadri, regional manager, vice president, C&N Bank, Doylestown. Before working at C&N Bank, Kadri held the same position at Penn Community Bank. A resident of Dublin, Pennsylvania, Kadri is no stranger to NOVA. He previously served as a Young Advisory Board member from 2018 to 2019. He also serves on the board of directors of Vita Education Services.
NOVA’s returning board members are:
- Dorothy Gaboda, a retired health policy researcher, who began volunteering with NOVA over 30 years ago, taking Helpline calls and accompanying crime victims to emergency room visits. Gaboda retired from the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy after a career in health policy research. Before working at Rutgers, she worked in the private sector for a management training and consulting firm. She later earned her MSW from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Rutgers. Gaboda has served on the NOVA board of directors since 2009.
- Robert O. Hills is a retired attorney for the Pennsylvania, New York and United States Supreme Court Bars, a retired senior vice president at Merck & Co., and is currently an active community volunteer. He joined NOVA’s board of directors in 2016 and served two consecutive three-year terms. He lives in Doylestown.
- Jonathan Kassa currently serves as board secretary. He is a school board director for the North Penn School District, where he chairs the Safe Schools Committee. Kassa began his career working across Bucks County serving at-risk youth and families. He first joined NOVA’s board in 2016 and served two consecutive three-year terms.
