Nov. 1, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contacts:
Sarah Mashburn, AAHSA, (202) 508-9492

AAHSA Selects 2008 Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) recently announced the association’s 2008 board of directors.
AAHSA’s board of directors is responsible for the governance of the association, providing strategic direction, fiduciary oversight and development of policies. These individuals, who represent not-for-profit organizations, serve a three-year term that is renewable for a second three years. The new board members will assume their roles on Jan. 1, 2008.
Tom Slemmer of National Church Residences, an affordable senior housing and service provider in Columbus, Ohio will serve as board chair. The following individuals will serve with Slemmer as officers and board members:

Winthrop F. Marshall – Chair Elect
Christian Church Homes of Northern California, Oakland, Calif.

Margaret Mullan - Immediate Past Chair
The Beatitudes Campus - Phoenix, Ariz.

Jill Schumann - Secretary
Lutheran Services in America, Baltimore, Md.

William M. Pierce – Treasurer
Baptist Retirement Communities, Oklahoma City, Okla.

James Bernardo
Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Camp Hill, Pa.

Jo-Ann Costantino
The Eddy, Troy, N.Y.

Bonnie Gauthier
Hebrew Health Care, Inc., Hartford, Conn.

David M. Gehm
Lutheran Homes of Michigan, Frankenmuth, Mich.

Charles W. Gould
Volunteers of America, Alexandria, Va.

Raymond Johnson
Vicar's Landing, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Annelle Lewis
National Urban League, New York, N.Y.

Connie March
Provena Senior Services, Mokena, Ill.

Michael D. Moore
United Presbyterian Home, Washington, Iowa

Kathryn Roberts
Ecumen, Shoreview, Minn.

Patricia E. Sprigg
Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Douglas Struyk
Christian Health Care Center, Wyckoff, N.J.

Peter Szutu
Center for Elders Independence, Oakland, Calif.

E. Kern Tomlin
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, Southfield, Mich.

Audrey Weiner
The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System, New York, N.Y.

“AAHSA’s board of directors consists of individuals committed to making a difference in the work we do for older adults,” AAHSA President and CEO Larry Minnix said. “Working together, these leaders will help our members create the future of aging services.”

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About AAHSA
The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our 5,800 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes. AAHSA’s commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.