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Kathy Edler, President Assistant Director CCCRC/Chesapeake HELPS! P.O. Box 8 Wye Mills, MD 21679 Phone: 410-822-5400 Ext. 358 Fax: 410-827-7121 email: kedler@chesapeake.edu Kathy is currently employed as the Assistant Director for the Chesapeake Child Care Resource Center- Chesapeake College, a grant funded organization providing services to citizens on the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland. Kathy is the Program Manager for the Chesapeake HELPS! program, comprehensive information and referral hotline that serves as the single point of access mechanism for children and families in the jurisdiction. Kathy has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Salisbury State University and will be receiving her Masters Degree in Non Profit Management from University of Maryland University College in May 2009. In addition to her current employment, Kathy teaches a variety of courses at Chesapeake College and has been a presenter at several professional conferences. In her spare time, Kathy is the Vice President and Scholastic Coordinator for the Bayside Pop Warner Conference and is President of the Kent County Pop Warner Association. |
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Suzi Borg, Vice President Frederick County Hotline Frederick County Mental Health Association 263 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701 Phone: 301-663-0011 Fax: 301-663-1048 email: sborg@fcmha.org Suzi is the Program Director for the Frederick County Hotline, a program of the Mental Health Association of Frederick County. The Frederick County Hotline is the 2-1-1 call center for Western Maryland providing information and referral, supportive listening, and suicide prevention and intervention. She serves on various committees in Frederick County and on the State Suicide Prevention Plan Committee. In addition to her position at the Hotline, Suzi is a certified ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) trainer, a certified Crisis Worker and certified Information and Referral Specialist. Suzi has been with the Hotline for 10 years and has a BA in Psychology and a MA in Counseling. |
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Ellen Greenberg, Treasurer Director of Information Services Jewish Council for the Aging 11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-255-4215 Fax: 301-231-9360 email: egreenberg@AccessJCA.org Ellen is regarded as an authority on the practical issues affecting persons as they age. She possesses in-depth knowledge of the resources available to seniors and their families locally and nationally. As Director of Information Services for the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington (JCA), Ellen and her staff of Certified Information Specialists created a comprehensive database of public and private programs and services that they now use to respond to over 15,000 annual inquiries from JCA’s Rose Benté Lee Senior HelpLine and Steven M. Reich HomeCare Resource Center. In addition, Ellen crafted a specialized program—Senior HelpLine PLUS—to assist older persons and their families from across the nation with complex aging problems that call for multidimensional solutions. Ellen also oversees JCA’s Connect-A-Ride (CAR) program, a no-cost service that matches seniors with area transportation providers and often identifies subsidized rides to doctors, hospitals, and other destinations. In 2004, CAR found almost 27,000 rides for older persons. All of these programs help implement JCA’s mission of furnishing “Real-World Solutions . . . Just A Phone Call Away. Ellen holds a special certification in gerontology from the University of Maryland and also is certified by AIRS. She is currently a board member of Maryland AIRS and serves on WETA’s Community Advisory Council. Ellen is active in Montgomery County’s Vital Living Steering Committee, the Collaboration Council for Montgomery County Department of Social Services and the Grass Roots Organization for the Well-Being of Seniors (GROWS). Previously, Ellen participated in both the Maryland 2-1-1 and Montgomery County 2-1-1 Task Forces, as well as numerous other Montgomery County (Maryland) and Fairfax County (Virginia) planning initiatives. |
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Deborah Yare, Secretary Program Manager Howard County Office of Children's Services 3300 North Ridge Rd. #380 Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 410-313-1943 Fax 410-313-1430 email: dyare@howardcountymd.GOV Deborah has worked for Howard County Government (Department of Citizen Services) for 13 years. In her current position as Program Manager for the Office of Children’s Services, she oversees the functions of the Howard County Child Care Resource Center. She plans programs and trainings for parents and child care providers along with overseeing LOCATE: Child Care, a resource and referral program for parents seeking child care. Deborah serves as resource specialist for the Grandparents as Parents program and conducts workshops on community resources for families and children in Howard County. She serves on numerous committees in the County and plans County sponsored resource and recognition events such as Kid’s Fest, It’s a Family Affair, Preschool and Child Care Information Fair and Celebrating Successes for Children. In 2008, Deborah developed the CARE Center, a division of the Office of Children' s Services that provides general resource and referral services to parents with children - infant to 18 years old. |
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Sandra Berkeley Director of I&A Anne Arundel County Department of Aging 2666 Riva Road, Ste. 400 Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: 410-222-4464 Fax: 410-222-4346 email: sberkeley@yahoo.com Sandy has been the Information and Assistance Program Director for the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging since 1995. She has over 25 years of experience in the provision of services to older adults, including in-home care, adult day care, residential care and discharge planning. She has a Master of Science degree in Family and Community Development and a Master’s level Certificate in Aging from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has been active in Maryland AIRS since 1995 and is a past president of the Board. |
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Saundra Bond Associate Vice President United Way of Central Maryland First Call for Help™ 100 W. Charles St, 5th floor, PO Box 1576 Baltimore, MD 21203-1576 Phone: 410-895-1441 Fax: 410-895-1556 email: saundra.bond@uwcm.org Saundra is the Associate Vice President of the United Way of Central Maryland, and has directed United Way’s First Call for Help™, a statewide, 24-hour, comprehensive information and referral service, since 1993. Prior to her position at First Call, Saundra was employed for 12 years at the Baltimore City Commission on Aging, as Coordinator of the Baltimore City Senior Information program, Administrator of the Ombudsman program and Social Work Case Manager/Assessor in the Channeling/Gateway II program. Saundra served as the founding chair of the 2-1-1 Maryland Task Force and continues to participate in planning efforts to bring 2-1-1—3-digit dialing for community resource information and referral--to Maryland. Saundra has a B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences and a M.S. in Education-Counseling from the Johns Hopkins University. |
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Dakota Burgess Senior I&A Specialist Maryland Department of Aging 301 W. Preston Street, Ste. 1007 Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: 410-767-1101 Fax: 410-333-7943 email: drb@.ooa.state.md.us Dakota works for the Maryland Department of Aging as Program Manager for the Senior Information and Assistance and Senior Care Programs and has worked in the field of aging for over 20 years. As an employee of the Maryland Department of Aging, she has been involved with several programs including: Public Guardianship, Legal Services, and Senior Assisted Housing. In her capacity as program administrator and advocate for the elderly citizens of Maryland, Dakota is currently working with the agency to develop, enhance and streamline access to long-term care services for the growing senior population in Maryland. She is frequently invited to conduct speaking engagements for senior citizens and community groups throughout the state. Dakota has a Bachelor of Science Degree form Morgan State University where she majored in Social Work with a concentration in Aging. She also studied at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dakota has served on several boards, committees and task forces, including the Ohio Commission on Aging’s Elder Abuse Task Force, Maryland Home Energy Programs Advisory Board, Maryland Gerontology Association, and the Maryland Alliance of Information and Referral Systems. Prior to her work with MdoA Dakota was employed with the Social Security Administration and the Department of Human Resources. |
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Betty Evans Manager, Senior I&A Baltimore County Department of Aging 611 Central Avenue Phone: 410-887-4202 Fax: 410-887-2018 email: bevans@baltimorecountymd.gov Betty is Manager of the Baltimore County Department of Aging Senior Information and Assistance program. The Department of Aging develops and administers programs and activities to assist seniors remain healthy, active, and independent members of the community. It also provides, coordinates, and advocates for services that ensure the highest quality of life for both active and health-impaired seniors, their families and caregivers. Direct services include 19 senior centers, transportation, case management, and health insurance counseling. Its numerous publications include the Senior Digest newspaper and the CD Rom and web site “Taking Care of Mom and Dad,” (www.takingcareofmomanddad.net) which provides essential information to caregivers. |
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Sharon Doner-Feldman, Treasurer President Training for You 10313 Fleming Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-503-6704 Cell: 240-432-7288 Fax:301-530-6704 email: sdoner@verizon.net Sharon just retired as the director of the Greater Washington's first community-wide Jewish Information and Referral Service (JIRS). Sharon has been in the field of information and referral for over 20 years and has served 8 years on the national board of the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems and for sixteen years on the state board of Maryland AIRS. She has been a Past President of Maryland AIRS and currently serves as the Treasurer. Sharon is recognized as an “entertaining” trainer and covers all aspects of information and referral. She has been invited to present workshops at 10 AIRS National Conferences and various affiliate conferences and agency presentations in New York, Virginia, Utah, West Virginia, George, Alabama, Rhode Island and Kansas, Her educational degrees include an M.A. with Honors from Baltimore Hebrew University, a MSW from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and a BSW from Arizona State University. she currently has her own information and referral training business, Training for You. |
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Tim Jansen Executive Director Community Crisis Services, Inc. 4316 Farragut Street Hyattsville, MD 20781 Phone: 301-864-7095 Fax: 301-864-7146 email: tjansen@communitycrisis.org Tim Jansen, LGSW, is the Executive Director of Community Crisis Services, Inc (CCSI) “Home of the Prince George’s County Hotline” where he began his social work career as a hotline volunteer. Under Tim’s direction, CCSI has more than doubled its budget, has earned the Seal of Excellence from the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (one of only 60 such organizations in Maryland), and has been listed in the 2006 Catalogue of Philanthropy named one of the areas finest small charities. Tim is currently the Crisis Center Division Chair for the American Association of Suicidology and serves on the board of CONTACT USA. |
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Rachel Larkin Hotline Program Director Mental Health Association of Montgomery County 1000 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20851 Phone: 301-424-0656 Ext. 117 Fax: 301-738-1030 email: rlarkin@mhamc.org Rachel is the Hotline Program Director for the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County in Rockville. Rachel coordinates four hotline programs and oversees community outreach on suicide prevention and youth violence prevention. |
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