NCAL Elects Board of Directors
At National Convention
Contact:
Lisa Gelhaus, NCAL, (202) 898-2825
For Immediate Release
October 16, 2007
Washington, DC –The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) announces the Board of Directors for 2007-2008. The newly elected officers are:
- NCAL Chair, Howie Groff, president of Tealwood Care Centers, Bloomington Minn.;
- NCAL Vice Chair, Nicolette Merino, regional director of Lifestyles, Vancouver, Wash.; and
- NCAL Secretary/Treasurer, Michael Shepard, executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Davis Nursing Association, Pine Bluff, Ark.
“NCAL is fortunate to have a Board of Directors that represents various assisted living models, and many decades of experience serving our nation’s elderly and disabled,” said David Kyllo, NCAL’s executive director. “These assisted living professionals will guide the organization’s continual growth and establish initiatives that will benefit the assisted living profession well into the future.”
The seven at-large members elected this year will serve two-year terms. The newly elected at-large board members are:
- Nancy Andrews, director of housing and assisted living for Valley Memorial Homes, Grand Forks, N.D.;
- Jim Birchem, president and CEO of ElderCare of Minnesota, Bemidji, Minn.;
- Edie Gerelli, vice president of operations for Chelsea Senior Living, Summit, N.J.;
- Patricia Giorgio, president and CEO of Evergreen Estates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
- Joe Perkin, regional director for Midwest Health Management, Topeka, Kan.;
- Dean Solden, president of Solden Development Company, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and
- Faun Spencer, owner of Twilight Care, Minnetonka, Minn.
These newly elected individuals join those already serving on the board, whose two-year terms will expire in October 2008:
- Deb Choma, nurse administrator, Shard Villa, Salisbury, Vt.;
- Vickie Cox, executive director, Heritage at Dover, Dover, Del.;
- Jeffrey Hyatt, owner and chief operating officer (COO) of Hyatt Family Facilities, Yakima, Wash.;
- Christian Mason, chairman and CEO of Vigilan Corp., Woodburn, Ore;
- Jan Thayer, owner and CEO of Riverside Lodge Retirement Community, Grand Island, Neb.; and
- J. Michael Williams, vice president and COO of AdCare Health, Springfield, Ohio.
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The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) represents nearly 11,000 non-profit and proprietary facilities dedicated to continuous improvement in the delivery of professional and compassionate care provided daily by millions of caring employees to 1.5 million of our nation’s frail, elderly and disabled citizens who live in nursing facilities, assisted living residences, subacute centers and homes for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. For more information, please visit www.ahca.org.