Northwell’s Mather Hospital today announced the appointment of Bryan Sekunda as its Senior Major Gifts Officer. A highly respected healthcare fundraising professional, Sekunda brings a wide range of experience in driving philanthropic growth, cultivating strategic partnerships, and advancing mission-aligned initiatives that enhance patient care and community impact.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bryan to Mather Hospital,” said Matthew Colson, Vice President for Foundation and External Affairs at Mather Hospital. “His proven track record in securing transformational gifts, building strong donor relationships, and supporting innovative programs will be instrumental as we continue to expand our services and elevate the patient experience.”
Sekunda most recently served as Director of Development at Stony Brook Medicine for Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, where he secured major gift funding to complete the Pediatric Emergency Department expansion and grew endowment support dedicated to pediatric research. In this role, he also supported Child Life programs, helping enhance care and support for pediatric patients and their families.
In addition, Sekunda played a key role at the Long Island State Veterans Home, where he managed a dedicated fundraiser, achieved full funding for a courtyard renovation, and established the Home’s endowment. He also oversaw the Leadership Giving program at Stony Brook, managing six fundraisers who supported the broader campus.
“I’m honored to join Mather Hospital and look forward to partnering with donors and community leaders to deliver exceptional care and the best patient experience possible.” said Sekunda.
The State College, PA native is a proud alumnus of Stony Brook University, Sekunda earned his degree in Business Management. He was a starter on the Men’s Basketball team during the program’s conference championship season and its historic NCAA Tournament appearance. He and his wife reside in Miller Place with their son.
About Mather Hospital
Mather Hospital is an accredited 249-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high-quality health care services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion, respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather received its third top five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for outcomes, patient experience and process and the prestigious Magnet® recognition three times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. The hospital was rated high performing by U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings in two medical specialties of gastroenterology and GI surgery and pulmonology and lung surgery, and for congestive heart failure, kidney failure, and pneumonia. Mather also was named one of America’s 250 best hospitals for 2023, 2024 and 2025 by Healthgrades and in 2025 received Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the fifth consecutive year. Our Graduate Medical Education program prepares physicians for future careers through Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Psychiatry and Pharmacy residency programs and gastroenterology and hematology/oncology fellowships. For information about Mather Hospital, visit matherhospital.org or follow us @MatherHospital on Facebook.
About Northwell Health
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees – including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices – who are working to change health care for the better. Northwell, named a TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025, is making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Northwell is training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn.