Health care policy pro works on the front lines.

RAPHAEL, Carol, 1942-; CHIEF executive officers; NONPROFIT organizations; COMMUNITY health nursing

The article reports on Carol Raphael, who is the chief executive of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY). She oversees more than 12,000 employees and a budget of nearly $1 billion. During her 15 years at the helm, VNSNY has become the largest nonprofit home health care organization in the U.S. Raphael, who was formerly a public school teacher and principal, is the first non-nurse to head 114-year-old VNSNY.