Blue Cross Foundation Adds New Board Member

EAGAN, Minn., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation has added Shirley Hughes to its board of directors. The Foundation board directs the state's largest grantmaking foundation dedicated exclusively to improving health in Minnesota.

Hughes is retired from her position as senior vice president of human resources at Ceridian Corporation. Previously, Hughes served as vice president of human resources for Trinity Health (formerly known as Mercy Health Services) in Michigan. She serves on the boards of directors for Second Harvest Heartland, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities, Achieve, Risen Christ Catholic School and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is a trustee of John C. Smith University. Hughes serves as chair of the Foundation's human resources committee.

"Shirley's extensive board and volunteer experience, as well as her dedication to communities through service with numerous nonprofit agencies, will be an asset to the Foundation in our work, which is focused on social determinants of health," said Foundation President Marsha Shotley.

For more information on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, go to www.bcbsmnfoundation.org or call (651) 662-3950 or toll free 1-866-812-1593.  

The Blue Cross Foundation is the state's largest grantmaking foundation to exclusively dedicate its assets to improving health in Minnesota, awarding more than $28 million since it was established in 1986. The Foundation's purpose is to look beyond health care today for ideas that create healthier communities tomorrow, through a focus on key social, economic and environmental factors that determine health, to improve community health long-term and close the health gap that affects many Minnesotans.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, with headquarters in the St. Paul suburb of Eagan, was chartered in 1933 as Minnesota's first health plan and continues to carry out its charter mission today as a health company: to promote a wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota. Blue Cross is a not-for-profit, taxable organization. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, headquartered in Chicago. Go to bluecrossmn.com to learn more about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

SOURCE Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation