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NFCA Board and StaffBoard of Directors Fiscal Year 2009 Officers Directors Honorary Board Co-Founder of NFCA Staff Officers  JAMES 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.  ANDREA COHEN, Secretary
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.  JONATHAN SHANFIELD - Treasurer
Senior Vice President Corporate Finance Manager IBERIABANK Corporation Lafayette, LA Jonathan Shanfield has spent over 20 years working in financial management, including the past 17 years in the field of banking and finance. Jonathan was previously a caregiver for his wife, who is fortunate to now be in good health. Going through this experience gave him a special appreciation for the importance of the work being done by NFCA. Jonathan served as president of a members-only athletic club, which required him to actively address member and board concerns regarding the club’s daily operations and long-term projects. 
Directors  ERIC BERGER, Director
Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Communications DaVita Inc. Washington, DC Eric Berger is the Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for DaVita, a leading national kidney care provider. 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 Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy for US Oncology. He has also worked with the U.S. House of Representatives Commerce Committee, where he was responsible for health policy legislation, including Medicare, Medicaid, FDA, NIH, and health insurance reform. Mr. Berger lives 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 in 1993 by Lotus Development Corp. Mr. Chapel has authored a book on database technology and written many articles in leading industry journals. 
SUZANNE MINTZPresident and CEO 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, A Family Caregiver Speaks Up: It Doesn’t have to be This Hard, was published in 2007. 
ELIZABETH PEARSON
President, Managing Attorney Pearson & Bernard PSC Covington, KY For more than 10 years, Elizabeth Zink-Pearson has served the needs of health care providers around the country. Prior to private practice, she worked in the government arena as a clerk for the Judge George C. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and as an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Labor. As a founding member of Pearson & Bernard, PSC in 1998, Liz brought her extensive experience in health law and employment law to the firm along with her characteristic informal, non-legal approach to resolving client conflicts in the ever-changing world of health care. Ms. Pearson lectures frequently for state and national trade associations on many legal topics including Medicare compliance, Fraud and Abuse, Corporate Compliance, Employment Discrimination, and Fair Labor Standards Act and is a frequent contributor to trade association journals and newsletters. 
EVE STERN
CO-CEO SNAPforSeniors Seattle, WA Eve has more than 30 years experience in healthcare business development, product development, operations and marketing. Her current company, SNAPforSeniors, is a data and technology firm that develops and distributes the most current and comprehensive senior housing and home health resource information in the U.S. Prior to SNAPforSeniors, Eve was with NexCura, an online communications and decision support tools company for consumers with chronic illnesses, and was responsible for building national strategic distribution alliances with over 50 major e-health sites. She was also founder and CEO of EthoSolutions, the first online job matching service for healthcare. Eve holds a Master’s degree in Health Science Administration from SUNY Stony Brook and a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Columbia University. Eve has published multiple articles on informed decision making and online consumer empowerment, and is a frequent speaker at national industry meetings. 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 AssociationCYNTHIA FOWLER Vice 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/CEO Lisa Winstel, Chief Operating Officer Deborah Halpern, Communications Director David Schulbaum, Marketing and Development Director Christal Willingham, Finance and Administrative Director Sandy Rogers, Managing Editor (Newsletter) Elizabeth Fernandez, Administrative Specialist Judy Barlas, Member Relations Specialist To reach a member of our staff, send an e-mail to info@thefamilycaregiver.org and it will be forwarded to the appropriate person. |
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