Ken Peach is president of Future Vision Group, LLC, a product marketing and planning company in Orlando. He has twenty years of experience in hospital, nursing home and health care association administration in Orlando and Leesburg. Prior to his experience in healthcare, Mr. Peach built, managed and owned radio stations in New Jersey and Florida. Mr. Peach has also served as the liaison between the statewide hospital auxiliary and the Florida Hospital Association, the trade organization for hospitals. Mr. Peach is a member of the Senior Resource Alliance Advisory Board, Delta Leadership Council and is working with the Florida Pioneer Network to improve the lifestyle of residents of nursing homes. Mr. Peach belongs to the Dr. Phillips Rotary Club; is the Supervisor for the Harmony Community Development District; is secretary/ treasurer for the Central Florida Healthcare Executives, and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Denise Gammonley, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. has been an Assistant Professor with the School of Social Work at UCF since 2003. She is a John A. Hartford Foundation/Gerontological Society of America Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar. Her research investigates the quality of nursing home psychosocial care and care provided to older adults with severe mental illnesses. Dr. Gammonley is a member of the Florida Pioneer Network Steering Committee. Her community-based research includes evaluating peer and lay helper interventions for older adults and caregiving education programs. Prior to completing her PhD in 1998 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill she was Clinical Coordinator in the Department of Aging and Mental Health at the University of South Florida. Dr. Gammonley is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Florida State University. She was an Interdisciplinary Team Training in Geriatrics Fellow at the Tampa VA hospital from 1986-1987.
A resident of Orlando for eight years, Ms. Johnson, has, for the past five years, been involved with senior issues related to Medicare through the SHINE Program (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders). Ms. Johnson received the Shine Golden Choice Volunteer Award in 2006, served as the SHINE Tri County Area Coordinator, and SHINE Trainer for three years. In 2006, representing SHINE, she appeared with President Bush during his visit to Orlando in support of the national initiative to help seniors understand the Part D Prescription Drug Plan. Ms. Johnson is also a volunteer with the Amachi Program and works with children whose parents are incarcerated.
Chair of the Commission on Aging's Community Partnerships Committee
Joan Nelson is the Vice President of Community Impact for the Heart of Florida United Way. Ms. Nelson joined HFUW in 1997 as the Director of Resource Management where she oversaw the fund distribution process. She left to become the Director of Program Operations for the Children's Home Society and returned in 2001 to a jointly funded position with UCF and HFUW as the Director of Research and Evaluation/Campus Director of the American Humanics Certificate Program. Ms. Nelson is widely published on the topic of outcome-based measurements and program evaluations. Ms. Nelson has also been an adjunct professor at UCF since the spring 2002, and represents Heart of Florida United Way on the Seminole County Alliance and the Orange County Central Receiving Center Governing Board. Ms. Nelson is the Chair of the Commission on Aging's Community Partnerships Committee.
Nancy Rudner Lugo, DrPH, NP, has dedicated her career to improving health through the lifespan. A family nurse practitioner with a doctorate in public health and health policy, Dr. Rudner Lugo has developed a wide range of interventions to assist patients, families and communities to improve their health and their interaction with health care. Her work has included university teaching, advocacy for policies to promote health, evaluations of health programs and assessments of health outcomes. She earned her doctorate in public health from the University of Michigan as a Pew Scholar in Health Policy, her Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina, and her Masters in Nursing from Pace University. As a health care consultant, Dr. Rudner Lugo has assisted multiple organizations and companies with strategic planning and operations to improve health services. Active in her community, she is involved with the League of Women Voters, is Vice Chair of the Health Planning Council of East Central Florida, and volunteers at Shepherd's Hope clinic
Mr. Hunt is President and CEO of Senior Resource Alliance. Previously, he was the CEO of Seniors First, Inc. Prior to transferring to Florida, Mr. Hunt was the CEO of a mental health residential treatment center in Peoria, Illinois for 32 years. Mr. Hunt earned an MBA from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bradley University. He has been actively involved with the Heart of Florida United Way and the Council of Agency Executives, and is a member of the Florida Association of Service Providers Board of Directors.
Martha Johnson is currently the manager of communications for The Institute of Internal Auditors. Prior to this she was the manager of the 55PLUS program at Orlando Regional Healthcare where she was employed for 20 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Florida. She served on the Interim Orange County Commission on Aging and was a member of the Mayor's Committee on Aging. She received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Catalyst Institute for Innovation and Excellence in 2003. This national award is given in recognition of accomplishments in advancing program initiatives for the aging population.
With more than 25 years of experience in community services and healthcare, Fran Carlin-Rogers has worked with many community organizations throughout Florida. Recognized as an expert in the area of at-risk drivers, and the public safety issue of safe driving and dementia, she was appointed to the Florida At Risk Driver Advisory Council, DriveWell, by the American Society on Aging and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Ms. Carlin-Rogers is a management consultant specializing in the areas of program development, driver safety, Alzheimer's and dementia services, senior advocacy, and strategic planning. She also is a member of the Department of Elder Affairs Alzheimer Disease Initiative Advisory Committee, the Senior Resource Alliance Advisory Council, and is a Heart of Florida United Way volunteer.
Prior to working in community development and government relations at Florida Hospital for 11 years, Dorie Croissant channeled her professional energy into the advertising industry in Dallas for over 20 years. Ms. Croissant attended Louisiana State University, is a current student at the Rollins College Hamilton Holt School and is a 2001 graduate of Leadership Osceola. She is a consummate organizer who is willing to help anyone at any time. Ms. Croissant is currently the president-elect of the Osceola Council on Aging Board of Directors, having served as the secretary of the board in 2008. She also volunteers for Hospice of the Comforter. Ms. Croissant has been active in several church ministries as Coordinator of the Ministry to the Sick at her church she attends, facilitating, training, and scheduling volunteers.
A resident of Orange County since 1960, Jean Siegfried has been actively involved with, and on the boards of, many community organizations, including the League of Women Voters, the Women's Resource Center, Healthy Community Initiative, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, the Sageing Center of Winter Park, Parent Teacher and School Advisory Committees and the First Unitarian Church. As owner and operator of PDQ Printing for 36 years, she is familiar with the challenges of the business community, and was a board member of industry associations, both state and national, during that time. In her retirement she continues her civic commitment and is working toward the establishment of a Fair Trade retail store in our community.
Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell was elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2006. A graduate of Dr. Phillips High School, Commissioner Moore Russell received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science at the University of South Florida and Juris Doctor at Florida State University College of Law. She is currently a member of the Florida Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, Virgil Hawkins Chapter - National Bar Association, N.A.A.C.P. Orange County Branch, Living Hope Ministries Executive Board, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. She represents Orange County as a member of the Orange County Canvasing Board, MetroPlan Orlando Board, African American Chamber, Orange Blossom Trail Development Board, Orange County Commission on Aging, and Orange County Youth and Family Services Board. Commissioner Moore Russell has also served on the Orange County Community Action Board, Orange County Board of Zoning and Adjustments, and Orange County Citizens Review Board.
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