Nov. 15, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contacts: Sarah Mashburn, (202) 508-9492

AAHSA Selects 2007 Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) recently announced the association’s 2007 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, 2007.

Margaret Mullan of The Beatitudes Campus, a continuing care retirement community in Phoenix, Ariz., will continue to serve as chair of the board. The following individuals will serve with Mullan as board members:

Thomas W. Slemmer - Chair Elect - National Church Residences, Columbus, Ohio

Dr. William T. Smith - Immediate Past Chair – Aging in America, Bronx, N.Y.

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

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.

Randy Fitzgerald - Good Samaritan Society, Windsor, Colo.

Rev. Willie Gable, Jr., D.Min. - National Baptist Convention, New Orleans, La.

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.

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

Winthrop F. Marshall - Christian Church Homes of Northern California, Oakland, Calif.

Michael D. Moore - United Presbyterian Home, Washington, Iowa

Jill A. Schumann – Lutheran Services in America, Baltimore, Md.

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

Peter Szutu - Center for Elders Independence, Oakland, Calif.

Barbara W. Thomas – Kendal at Oberlin, Oberlin, Ohio

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

"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.