n4a Board Officers
July 2008 – July 2009
- President: Lynn Kellogg
- 1st Vice President: Anne Jacoby
- 2nd Vice President: Kay Carter
- Secretary: Eva Jewell
- Treasurer: Gayla Woody
- Immediate Past President: Charles Sisson
Introducing n4a Staff
We are small in number but grand in outreach and impact. We devote our energy to advocating on behalf of our members at the national level, providing training and technical assistance and coordinating the numerous programs to carry out our mission.
- Sandy Markwood Chief Executive Officer SMarkwood@n4a.org
- Joanetta Bolden Associate Director, Communications JBolden@n4a.org
- Virginia Dize Assistant Director, NCST vdize@n4a.org
- Abigail Morgan Associate Program Director in Medicare Education AMorgan@n4a.org
- Helen Eltzeroth Deputy Director, Programs and Communications HEltzeroth@n4a.org
- Amy E. Gotwals Director, Public Policy and Legislative Affairs AGotwals@n4a.org
- K.J. Hertz Associate Director, Public Policy and Legislative Affairs KHertz@n4a.org
- Martin Kleffner Comptroller MKleffner@n4a.org
- Lynn Winchell-Mendy Technical Assistance Associate, NCST LWinchell-Mendy@n4a.org
- Mary Brugger Murphy Program Manager, MetLife Foundation Older Volunteers Enrich America Awards and Technical Assistance Manager, NCST MBruggerMurphy@n4a.org
- Sandra Reynolds Manager, Eldercare Locator SReynolds@n4a.org
- Rhoda Seay Executive Assistant RSeay@n4a.org
- Naomi Zeray Project Assistant NZeray@n4a.org
n4a Member Benefits
Members have opportunities to:
Have a national voice- Visible representation & advocacy on Capitol Hill
- Committed leadership of colleagues from every U.S. region
- Powerful grassroots network vital to having a national impact
- Direct access to staff who work diligently on behalf of members and aging Americans
- Link to members from the n4a homepage
- Legislative analysis of federal policy
- Advocacy tools and Calls to Actions that make an impact
- Networking, training and advocacy at the Aging Policy Briefing
- Most sought-after network for national aging research
- Agency capacity-building through the annual Leadership Institute
- Access to the n4a Older Americans Disaster Relief Fund
- Monthly e-newsletter to keep you In touch with n4a and aging news
- Annual awards that spotlight members’ innovative programs
- Local and national promotion through n4a media outreach