Board of Directors | National Association for Geriatric Education (NAGE)

The N-AGE Board of Directors consists of an Executive Council and Board of Directors. The Executive Council serves for one year and the Board of Directors serve for three years.

The Board of Directors works with Affiliates in Washington DC to insure timely responses to legislative and policy activities that may directly or indirectly impact geriatric training across the nation.

N-AGE Executive Council

President
Robert Roush, Ed, MPH
Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center
Huffington Center on Aging & Baylor College of Medicine
rroush@bcm.edu
Bob is the Director of the Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center

Vice-President/President Elect
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, LD, CSG, FADA
Arkansas Geriatric Education Center
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Slot 798, 4301 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205
chernoffronni@uams.edu
Ronni Chernoff is the Director of the Arkansas Geriatric Education Center.

Secretary
Janis Yonker, MSA
Geriatric Education Center of Michigan
B215 West Fee Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824
yonker@msu.edu
Jan Yonker is the Deputy Director of the Geriatric Education Center of Michigan and the Editor of Pipeline, the N-AGE and NAGEC newsletter.

Treasurer
Stacy Barnes, MGS
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
stacy.barnes@marquette.edu
Stacy is the Director of the Wisconsin GEC.

Immediate Past President
Phil Clark, ScD
Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center
University of Rhode Island, Quinn Hall
55 Lower College Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
aging@uri.edu

Phil Clark is the director of the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center.

N-AGE Board Members

President
Robert Roush, EdD, MPH
Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center
Huffington Center on Aging & Baylor College of Medicine
rroush@bcm.edu
Bob is the Director of the Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center

Secretary
Janis Yonker, MSA
GEC of Michigan
B215 West Fee Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824
yonker@msu.edu
Jan Yonker is the Deputy Director of the GEC of Michigan.

Treasurer
Stacy Barnes, MGS
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
stacy.barnes@marquette.edu
Stacy is the Director of the Wisconsin GEC.

Immediate Past President
Phil Clark, ScD
Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center
University of Rhode Island, Quinn Hall
55 Lower College Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
aging@uri.edu
Phil is the Director of the Rhode Island Geratric Education Center

Board Member, 2009-2012
Melen R. McBride, PhD, RN, FGSA
Stanford Geriatric Education Center
Stanford University, School of Medicine
1213 Welch Road, Mod B
Stanford CA 94305-5403
mcbride@stanford.edu
Melen McBride is the Associate Director (Emerita) of the Stanford Geriatric Education Center.
Board Member, 2009-2012
Betty Shiels, PhD-C, MSSW, LCSW

Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Committee
University of Louisville
426 West Bloom Street
Louisville, Ky 40208
emshie01@louisville.edu
Betty Shiels is the Co-Director of the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center at the University of Louisville.
Board Member, 2010-2013

Thomas Caprio, MD, MPH, FACP
Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center
University of Rochester
thomas_caprio@urmc.rochester.edu
Tom Caprio is Director of the University of Rochester Geriatric Fellowship Program, the Geriatric Training Program for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals, and is Project Co-Director of the Finger Lakes GEC.
Board Member, 2010-2013
Judy Metcalf, APRN, BC, MS

Director, University of New England - Maine Geriatric Education Center
Nurse Practitioner, Mature Care
University of New England Center For Community and Public Health
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland, Maine 04103-2670
jmetcalf@une.edu
Judy is the Director of the University of New England -Maine Geriatric Education Center.
Board Member, 2010-2013
Edwin Olsen, JD, MD, MBA

Miami Area Geriatric Education Center
University of Miami
PO Box 016960 (M-865)
Miami, FL 33101
eolsen@med.miami.edu
Edwin Olsen is the Director of the Miami Area Geriatric Education Center.

Board Member, 2011-2014
Beverly Lunsford, PhD, RN, CNS-BC
George Washington University GEC
George Washington University
900 23rd St NW, SUite 6187
Washington, DC 20037
bklunsfo@gwu.edu
Beverly Lunsford is the Director of the George Washington GEC.

Board Member, 2011-2014
Angela Rothrock, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham GEC
University of Alabama
1530 3rd Avenue, 35294-2041
arothrock@uab.edu l
Angela Rothrock is the Associate Director or the Alabama GEC

Non-Board Affiliates

Legislative Consultant to NAGE
Brian Lindberg
1612 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
brian@consumers.org

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