CNY Community Foundation names two new board members

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently elected two new members. Angela Lee, chief diversity officer at Baxter International, Inc., and H. Douglas Pinckney, partner and co-founder of the Pinckney Hugo Group, were appointed to serve their first three-year term beginning July 1, 2025.

Lee brings more than 30 years of experience in human resources and talent development. In her current role at Baxter, she drives strategic initiatives aimed at fostering a fully integrated inclusion and diversity experience within the organization. Lee began her career at Welch Allyn, where she held key leadership roles, including overseeing a team of global human-resources partners and leading acquisition and divestiture activities. Following Welch Allyn’s acquisition by Hillrom in 2015 — and later by Baxter in 2021 — she continued to play a pivotal role in the company’s evolution. Recognized for her leadership, Lee was named one of the 25 Influential Black Women in Business by The Network Journal in 2019. She is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College. Lee and her husband, Joseph, have a donor-advised fund at the Central New York Community Foundation. Joe also served on the foundation’s board of directors from 2008-2014.

Pinckney has more than 30 years of experience in marketing and communications. He began his career as a general sales manager for Sea-Land in Atlanta, Georgia, before serving as senior VP of sales and marketing at Worldwide Flight Services. In 2002, Doug, his brother Chris, and their friend Aaron Hugo acquired Spitz Advertising — Syracuse’s oldest advertising agency — and rebranded it as Pinckney Hugo Group (PHG). Since then, PHG has grown from five employees to more than 90, expanded to Rochester, and was recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State. It also earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Pinckney graduated from the University of Maryland and attended UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business. The Central New York Community Foundation is a public charity established in 1927, which says it has invested more than $320 million in community projects that benefit Central New York.