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NFCA Board and StaffBoard of Directors Fiscal Year 2009 Officers Directors Honorary Board Co-Founder of NFCA Staff Officers  JAMES (JIM) PAGLIA - Chairperson
CEO/President (Owner) In’s & Out’s, LLC. Chesterton, IN Jim Paglia comes to NFCA’s Board with over twenty years of experience in the field of worldwide advertising, public relations and communications. In 1995 he started his own firm Ins & Outs, Inc. which specializes in brand consultancy and marketing strategy. In addition to his professional career, Jim has spent a considerable part of his life in not-for-profit and social responsibility volunteer positions. To attest to his success in all of these varied endeavors Jim Paglia has received multiple awards including four from the March of Dimes alone, the most recent being for Lifetime Achievement. In addition he was named a Chicago Original by Chicago Magazine and received a special recognition award from the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame.  ERIC FIG, CPA - Secretary
Partner Freidkin, Matrone & Horn P.A. Rockville, MD Eric Fig is a partner of Freidkin, Matrone & Horn P.A., a full service CPA firm. He has over 25 years of experience in the accounting profession, and is responsible for business and personal tax compliance, and planning for privately held companies. In addition, he has a broad band of knowledge concerning the taxation of corporations, partnerships, individuals, trusts and estates. He is a Board member and Treasurer of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and in his native South Africa he served, for many years, on the Board of Directors of the United Cerebral Palsy Association.  JONATHAN (JON) SHANFIELD - Treasurer
Vice President Chevy Chase Bank, FSB Bethesda, MD Jon Shanfield has spent over 15 years working in financial management, including the past 12 years in the field of banking and finance. Jon has also previously experienced being a caregiver for his wife, who is fortunate to now be in good health. Having gone through this experience has given him a special appreciation for the importance of the work being done by NFCA. Jon serves as president of a members-only athletic club which requires him to actively address member and board concerns regarding daily operations and long-term projects on behalf of the club. 
Directors  ERIC BERGER, Director
Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Communications Lotsa Helping Hands Davita Inc. Eric Berger is the Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for DaVita, a leading national kidney care provider and he is responsible for the federal and state legislative affairs of the company as well as related communications and public outreach initiatives. Prior to joining DaVita, Mr. Berger served as the Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy for US Oncology. He has also worked with the Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives where he was responsible for health policy legislation, including Medicare, Medicaid, FDA, NIH, and health insurance reform. Mr. Berger resides in Magnolia, Texas with his wife and three children.  HAL CHAPEL, Director
CEO and Co-Founder Lotsa Helping Hands Sudbury, MA Based on his personal experiences, Hal Chapel helped create the Lotsa Helping Hands caregiving coordination service used and co-branded by dozens of the leading national health organizations. He has been a technology visionary throughout his career, having served as founding CEO for four companies, several representing a major paradigm shift in information technology. Prior to Lotsa Helping Hands, Mr. Chapel founded Xevo Corp., the recognized leader in providing the enabling technology used by global telecommunications and application service providers (ASPs) to deliver remotely hosted application services over the internet. He was also the founding CEO of Vanguard Business Solutions, Inc. before it was acquired by Lotus Development Corp. in 1993. Mr. Chapel has authored a book on database technology and written many articles in leading industry journals.  ANDREA COHEN, Director
Co-Founder and CEO HouseWorks Boston, MA For the past 20 years, Andrea Cohen has been a leader in elder care business development, transforming the way private-pay services are delivered through a series of successful ventures. As HouseWorks CEO, she has also created innovative partnerships for providing private-pay services to residents of long-term care facilities, senior housing, and naturally occurring retirement communities such as Beacon Hill Village — a virtual retirement community in downtown Boston. In recognition of her elder care expertise and vision, Ms. Cohen was recently selected as an At-Large delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). A passionate advocate for family caregivers, Ms. Cohen co-founded the Family Caregiver Coalition of New England and organized the Boston Family Caregiver Town Hall Meeting, a PBS forum that was taped during the 2004 Democratic National Convention.  LINDA JONES, RN, Director
President Health Care Partners, Inc. Southfield, MI Linda Jones has been in the health care field for more than thirty years. She is an RN having worked in oncology, hospice and for the past 15 years in the home healthcare field. She is the owner of Health Care Partners, Inc., a Medicare certified home healthcare agency, and she is the founder of the Hope and Healing Foundation. She serves on the Board, and is past president of the Chronic Illness Coalition, a Michigan based non-profit in support of those who live with chronic illness every day. 
SUZANNE MINTZ, Director
President National Family Caregivers Association Kensington, MD Suzanne Mintz is the co-founder of NFCA and has been its paid Chief Executive since January 1997. Ms. Mintz is a graduate of the 1996 class of Leadership Washington. She serves on the board of governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation, and numerous advisory committees related to family caregiving, patient safety, and healthcare reform. She is recognized as a leading spokesperson for family caregivers nationwide, as demonstrated by her appearances before congress and numerous mentions in the media. Ms. Mintz is a caregiver for her husband who has multiple sclerosis. Her latest book, Love, Honor, & Value — A Family Caregiver Speaks Out About the Choices and Challenges of Caregiving was published in 2002. Honorary Board In addition to its voting board, NFCA has an honorary board. Its members include: John Breaux – Retired, U.S. Senate (D-LA) Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Irene Pollin, MSW – Founder, Linda Pollin Institute at Harvard Medical School Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Judy Woodruff – Senior Correspondent for the News Hour with Jim Lehrer 
Co-Founder of National Family Caregivers Association
CYNTHIA (CINDY) FOWLERVice President, Graves Fowler Creative Sacramento, CA Cindy Fowler is NFCA's co-founder and a former caregiver for her mother who had Parkinson's disease. She is an award-winning graphic designer, and a principal of her own graphic communications firm, Graves Fowler Creative. She is a former vice president and Board member of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington. A former Board member, Ms. Fowler provides NFCA with in kind graphic design services for all of its publications. Staff Suzanne Mintz, President/Co-founder Deborah Halpern, Communications Director Deborah.halpern@thefamilycaregiver.org Stephen McMahon, Development Director Christal Willingham, Finance and Administrative Director Sandy Rogers, Managing Editor (Newsletter) Elizabeth Fernandez, Administrative Specialist To reach a member of our staff, send an e-mail to info@thefamilycaregiver.org and it will be forwarded to the appropriate party. |
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