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Mr. Roker recently spent more than 3 years at The MetroHealth System in Ohio first serving as Vice President of Surgical Care and Perioperative Services and then serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Hospitals Administrative Officer where he was responsible for overseeing inpatient hospital services and departments. Mr. Roker previously held leadership positions at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and The Parkway Hospital Queens. Mr. Roker holds a B.A from the State University of New York at Oswego, an MBA from Pace University, Certificate \u2013 Healthcare Leadership Advancement from Cornell University, and completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held <strong>Thursday May 17, 2018, at El Caribe Country Club<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/decosta-headleys-dream-foundation-first-annual-gala-tickets-45385857321?ref=enivtefor001&amp;invite=MTQyNjcwNTAvdmpvbmVzQGppZy5tZWRpYS8w&amp;utm_source=eb_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&amp;utm_term=attend\">here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 To become an event sponsor call\u00a0<strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489379518915_5521\"><em id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489379518915_5520\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489379518915_5519\">347.529.0402.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East New York based DeCosta Headley&#8217;s D.R.E.A.M. 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