Reiber
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dr. Kari Reiber, the longtime Dutchess County medical examiner and more recently county health commissioner has announced her retirement effective December 29. She has served the county for 12 years.
County Executive Marcus Molinaro recently named Dr. Henry Kurban as the first commissioner of the county’s new Department of Behavioral and Community Health – a merger of the departments of Health and Mental Health – and he will lead the new department when the merger officially takes effect on January 1, 2016.
Molinaro said for 12 years, Dr. Reiber “has made a vital difference in Dutchess County residents’ lives, and she will be missed by all who have worked with her throughout her career.”
Reiber is credited with designing and modernizing the county’s medical examiner program, using the most up-to-date medical and forensic science techniques. She has been at the forefront of regional emergency planning initiatives, bringing Dutchess County into the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania Regional Catastrophic Planning Team.
