Board of Directors Patricia Shull President Owen Lavery Immediate Past President Susan Nirschel Western Vice President Stephanie Yocum Eastern Vice President Gina Cooke Secretary Russell Jirik Treasurer Michael Smith Lisa Brown Co-Southwest Regional Representatives Mary O'Donnell Northeast Regional Representative Leslie Gilman Southeast Regional Representative Faith Hoover Central Regional Representative Vacant Western Board Member at Large Vacant Northeast Board Member at Large Judi Ahram Southeast Board Member at Large Vicki Krenitsky Central Board Member at Large Janet Neidig Administrative Support Deb Kelly Northwest Regional Representative President Patricia Shull Adult Care of Chester County 210 Sharp Lane Exton, PA 19341 Phone: (610) 363-8506 Fax: (610) 363-8507 Email Professional Biography Patricia Shull received her nursing education at Germantown Medical Center and graduated from Eastern University with her BA in Health Administration. She comes to us with more than 23 years experience in Adult Day Services including development and administration of Adult Care of Chester County. Almost from the beginning, Pat has been involved in the field outside of the center. She served as Regional Representative at the state and National level, President of the Pennsylvania Adult Day Services Association and Chair of the National Adult Day Services Association. She also served on the Board of Directors of the National Council on the Aging. She recently concluded 8 years of service on the Board of Trustees of CARF…the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission. Pat has recently returned to the PADSA Board and is serving as President-elect and will assume the office of President on July 1, 2007. She has presented at many state, regional and national conferences. Adult Care of Chester County was selected as a Model site by the Partners In Caregiving project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and she as a mentor and consultant. Top Immediate Past President Owen Lavery Riverside Adult Day Care Center 220 South River Street Plains, PA 18705 Phone: (570) 823-5161 Fax: (570) 820-3930 Email Professional Biography Owen Lavery has served as administrator of Riverside Adult Day Care Center in Plains, Pa.since March 2003. For 11 years he served as executive director of the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. He is a graduate of Wilkes University with a BA degree in political science. He is married to Carol Lavery and they have two children. Top Western Vice President Susan Nirschel Easter Seals Western Pennsylvania 2525 Railroad Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: (412) 281-7244 Ext. 247 Fax: (412) 281-9333 Email Professional Biography Susan M. Nirschel has been serving the Adult Day Service community since 1996 and has 27 years of nursing care experience. Prior to her appointment as Director for Adult Day Services for Easter Seals Western Pennsylvania, Ms. Nirschel’s work included medical-surgical nursing, rehabilitative nursing, and geriatric nursing. Easter Seals is the largest non-profit provider of Adult Day Service in the nation, serving adults with cognitive/ and physical impairments and their caregivers and families. In this region, Easter Seals has four locations in Allegheny and Washington Counties and is recognized by National Easter Seals as “Centers of Excellence”. In addition to her position as Director, Ms. Nirschel serves as a mentor for the Easter Seals affiliate in Kentucky, serves on the board of the Pennsylvania Adult Day Service Association, and is a founding member of the Adult Day Service Network in Western Pennsylvania. Ms. Nirschel is a presenter for several Easter Seals programs to support and aid caregivers, including Transportation Solutions for Caregivers. This program is the result of collaboration between Easter Seals, U.S. Department of Transportation, Administration on Aging, Faith in Action, the Beverly Foundation and several organizations who serve the needs of older adults. Top Eastern Vice President Stephanie Yocum Riverview Adult Day Health Services 1600 Black Rock Road Royersford, PA 19468 Phone: (610) 792-2399 Fax: (610) 792-2354 Email Professional Biography Stephanie has been an important part of the Riverview team for the past 10 months. She has a Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation and has loved her experiences in the field of aging for the past 16 years. Stephanie has a background in working with seniors in activities, conducting a support group and providing caregiver education . Her current role at the Riverview Adult Day Health Center is to coordinate the day to day operations of the center, all of the participant care, to work with families on any concerns they may have. Our team treats everyone with dignity and respect and we open our hearts to everyone as a part of our extended family. Her favorite aspect of this job is working with the participants and their families and helping to provide them a quality of life. She enjoys bringing her dog, Hope, to the center each day as part of our pet therapy program. Stephanie believes in the power of unconditional love that pets provide for people. Stephanie is certified in First Aid, CPR, medication administration and she is a Dementia Management Specialist. Top Secretary Gina Cooke Diakon Adult Day Services at Manatawny P.O. Box 799 Pottstown, PA 19464 (610) 705-3749 (610) 970-9560 Email Top Treasurer Russell Jirik 214 East Baltimore Pike Clifton Heights, PA 19018 Phone: 610-626-4270 Email Professional Biography For the past seven years, Russ has been co-owner and administrator for Family Matters Adult Day Center in Clifton Heights, Delaware County. He is the financial secretary for the Clift Heights Business Association, a position he has held for the past 2 1/2 years. He is a 15-year member of the Malvern Retreat League. Russ is married to Catherine and has two grown sons. Top Co-Southwestern Regional Representatives Lisa Brown Home Nursing Agency 429 Manor Drive, Suite 611 Ebensburg, PA 15931 Phone: (814) 472-1282 Fax: (814) 472-1283 Email Professional Biography Lisa Brown serves as Home Nursing Agency’s Director of Adult Day Services and has also accepted the leadership position as the Agency’s Director of Private Duty Services. She is responsible for developing and supervising operations at the Agency’s four adult day centers throughout Bedford, Blair and Cambria counties as well as overseeing daily functions and staff of the Agency’s private duty services. In addition, Lisa participates in various speaking engagements on Dementia/Alzheimer and acts as a strong advocate of community outreach and education on how and why adult day and private duty services can help prevent premature institutionalization and caregiver burnout. Prior to becoming Adult Day Director in 1996, she worked in hospice care. Lisa, an Altoona native, is a 1992 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and holds a bachelors degree in health policy and administration. She currently resides in Hollidaysburg with her husband and daughter, Jordan. As a strong not-for-profit with over 850 employees, Home Nursing Agency has a network of supportive and innovative services that care for the region’s young and aging populations while responding to the diverse needs of the community to ensure those with little or no financial resources receive the quality care and options they deserve. In addition to delivering homecare, rehabilitative therapies, telehealth, hospice, pediatric and private duty care, Home Nursing Agency employees also provide the following community-based services throughout Central Pennsylvania including Fight-the-Flu Campaign, Nurse-Family Partnership, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition education program as well as the AIDS Intervention Program (AIP). As a CHAP accredited organization and one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work in PA for three consecutive years, Home Nursing Agency continues to serve over 20,000 individuals each year throughout Central Pennsylvania. For more information on Home Nursing Agency, please contact Lisa Brown, Home Nursing Agency Director of Adult Day/Private Duty Services, at 1-800-445-6262. Also, check out www.homenursingagency.com or www.bestplacestoworkinpa.com/bestplaces.asp. Michael Smith Jewish Association on Aging 300 JHF Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: (412) 521-8795 Fax: (412) 422-2406 Email Top Northeast Regional Representative Mary O'Donnell Telespond Senior Services, Inc. 1200 Saginaw Street Scranton, PA 18505 Phone: (570) 346-7860 Fax: (570) 961-1262 Email Professional Biography Mary O’Donnell has been employed by Telespond Senior Services, Inc. for 16 years. She is the Adult Day /Respite Services Director for their Scranton Adult Day Service, Director of the Abington Senior Center, and Director of Telespond’s In-Home Attendant and Homemaker programs. Mary is a graduate of LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY, with graduate studies at SUNY Cortland. She is presently serving as the Northeast Regional Representative for PADSA. She is a member of the Prime Time Health Task Force for Lackawanna County, Lackawanna County’s Coalition on Aging, the Senior Networking Alliance, and the PA Association of Senior Centers. Mary has four grown children and resides in Clarks Summit with her husband Kevin. Top Southeast Regional Representative Judi Ahram Elderwatch Plus Adult Day Services Program 7536 Haverford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19151 P- 215-877-0202 F- 215-878-3315 Email Professional Biography Judi Ahram RPT is a licensed physical therapist with 35 years experience primarily in geriatrics. Ten years ago she founded ElderWatch Plus Adult Day Services, and serves as the Director of the Center. Most recently, Judi is working on a grant project, the P.L.U.S. Club, a special program within her center designed for people with early onset or early stage dementia (www.elderwatchpluspa.org). Judi is also the President of the SEPA Alliance of Adult Day Services. She lives outside Philadelphia, and has three grown children. Top Central Regional Representative Faith Hoover Landis Homes Adult Day Services 1001 E. Oregon Raod Lititz, PA 17543 Phone: (717) 581-3939 Fax: (717) 581-3980 Email Professional Biography Faith Hoover is the Director of Home and Community Services at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA. She directs the Adult Day Services programs as well as gives leadership to Landis at Home, offering personal care and support services to persons in their homes. Faith is a registered nurse with a Baccalaureate degree from Eastern Mennonite University in Management and Organizational Development. She has a depth of experience in working with persons with memory impairment and in managing outreach services through her community contacts related to adult day services. Prior to her work at Landis Homes Faith worked at Philhaven Hospital in Mt. Gretna. Positions there included her role as a Nurse Manager for the Older Adult Service Line, Manager of the Adult Unit and a position in Psychiatric Home Care. Top Western Board Member at Large Vacant Top Northeast Board Member at Large Vacant Top Southeast Regional Representative Leslie Gilman Senior Care Centers of America Seven Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 403 Trevose, PA 19053 Phone: (215) 642-6600 Fax: (215) 642-6610 Email Professional Biography Leslie Gilman is currently the Pennsylvania Director of Operations for Senior Care Centers of America. She oversees five Adult Day Health Centers in the SE PA region. Leslie has started up several facilities including an Adult Day Center in Chestnut Hill in 1994. She has over 25 years of health care management experience including hospital, long-term care and adult day, and is also a Pennsylvania-licensed nursing home administrator. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the SEPA Alliance of Adult Day Centers, the Long Term Care Advisory Committee of the Philadelphia Corporation of Aging, and the Social Services Advisory Committee of Center in the Park Senior Center. She received her BS in Psychology in 1977 and her MBA in Health Administration in 1980, both from Temple University. Leslie resides with her family just outside Philadelphia. Top Central Board Member at Large Vicki Krenitsky Elderday at MennoHaven 1427 Philadelphia Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201 Phone: (717) 709-4510 Fax: (717) 709-4509 Email Professional Biography Vicki Krenitsky is currently the Director of Elderday at Menno Haven, Inc. in Chambursburg, PA. She is an LPN with over 25 years experience in the health care field. She was originally hired as the nurse for the adult day program before becoming the director. Vicki has been on the board of director for PADSA for many years as the central region representative and currently as the Editor of Voices, the state newsletter. Top   Administrative Support Janet Neidig Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging 525 South 29th Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 Phone: (717) 541-4214 Fax: (717) 541-4217 Email Top Northwest Regional Representative Deb Kelly VNA Extended Care Services, Inc. 405 Main Street, P.O. Box 100 Shippenville, PA 16254 Phone: (814) 782-3036 Fax: (814) 782-3957 Email Professional Biography Deborah Wilson Kelly, LPN , is the Program Coordinator with VNA Extended Care Services, a private duty home care agency of which the Clarion Forest Adult Daily Living Center is a program. She has been employed within the Clarion Forest VNA system for over 25 years and has held a wide variety of positions ranging from field nurse, quality assurance nurse and home care coordinator. Deb has been the Program Coordinator at her Adult Day Center for the last 10 years and coordinator of the private duty program for eight years. Deb believes strongly in the positive impact of adult day care, and the effective service that can be delivered at a reasonable cost. Top
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