NCAL Governance 

2011 to 2012 NCAL Board of Directors

Front row, left to right: John Poirier – New Hampshire, Len Russ – New York, Ashley Blankenship – Arkansas, Mike Shepard – Arkansas, Patricia Giorgio – Iowa, Christian Mason – Oregon, Dee Thieme – Wisconsin, Helen Crunk – Nebraska, Marcia Hamilton-Dooner – Minnesota.
Back row, left to right: David Kyllo – NCAL, Deborah Meade – Georgia, Brett Waters – Idaho, Nicolette Merino – Oregon, Rich Miller – Washington, Cindy Luxem – Kansas, Rod Wolfe – Tennessee, Jan Thayer – Nebraska, Vickie Cox – Delaware, Kristen West – Ohio, Deb Choma – Vermont, Laurie Shepard – Michigan, Joe Perkin – Kansas, Jeff Hyatt – Washington, Gov. Mark Parkinson – AHCA. + Not Pictured: Neil Pruitt, Jr. – Georgia, Angie Szumlinski  – Michigan.

NCAL Officers

• NCAL Chair: Mike Shepard, Shepard Group, Mena, AR
• NCAL Vice Chair: Patricia Giorgio, Evergreen Estates, Cedar Rapids, IA
• NCAL Secretary/Treasurer: Christian Mason, Senior Housing Management, LLC, Lake Oswego, OR
• Immediate Past Chair: Nicolette Merino, Avamere Health Services, Wilsonville, OR

NCAL At-Large Board Members

• Ashley Blankenship, Southridge Village Assisted Living of Conway, Conway, AR
• Deb Choma, Shard Villa, Salisbury, VT
• Vickie Cox, Heritage at Milford, Milford, DE
• Helen Crunk, Mable Rose Estates in Bellevue, NE
• Marcia Hamilton Dooner, Parkinson’s Specialty Care, Minneapolis, MN
• Jeff Hyatt, Hyatt Family Facilities, Yakima, WA
• Deborah Meade, Health Management, Warner Robins, GA
• Joe Perkin, Midwest Health Management, Topeka, KS
• Laurie Shepard, Ingham Regional Assisted Living, Lansing, MI
• Jan Thayer, Riverside Lodge, Grand Island, NE
• Dee Thieme, Harmony Living Centers, LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI
• Brett Waters, New Beginnings Community Living Home, Idaho Falls, ID
• Kristin West, Kemper House Strongsville, Strongsville, OH
• Rod Wolfe, Richland Place Senior Living, Portland, TN

ASHCAE Vice President  
John Poirier: New Hampshire Health Care Association, Pembroke, NH

ASHCAE Representative
Cindy Luxem: Kansas Health Care Association, Topeka, KS
Rich Miller: Washington Health Care Association (WHCA), Tumwater, WA
               
ABM Representative
Angie Szumlinski, RN-BC, RAC-CT:  HealthCap, Ann Arbor, MI

AHCA Chair
Neil Pruitt, Jr., UHS-Pruitt Corporation, Norcross, GA

AHCA Vice Chair
Len Russ, Bayberry Care Center, New Rochelle, NY