COA relies on the expertise and experience of those who work directly with seniors to help us identify problems related to aging and to work for cooperative solutions to those problems. COA has a Leadership Council composed of individuals who work with and deeply care about older adults and their families.
The Leadership Council meets to develop a strategic plan for the community with the authority to inform and guide decision-makers in government, provider agencies and families on how to value the assets of older adults and best meet their needs.
Leadership Council Projects
Face of Aging
Call to Action
The first educational event was a Call to Action Summit. More than 100 area business, political, and non-profit leaders attended the summit and came away with information about changes inevitable to the business community over the next 20+ years. See the PowerPoint presentation from the summit.
Caregiving & Employer Impact
The second educational event was a seminar focusing on employers and the impacts caregiving will have on their employees and their bottom lines. More than 100 area Human Resources professionals and business owners attended this event held at HCA's corporate office. See the PowerPoint presentation from the event.
ABCs of Long Term Care
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Leadership Council Members
- Beverly Patnaik, Chair; Patnaik & Associates/Lipscomb University
- Jennifer Abernathy, TN Respite Coalition
- Adrienne Ames, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Consultant
- Brook Bell, Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
- Glenda Berry, Alzheimer's Association
- Pam Brown, Alive Hospice
- Caroline Chamberlain, Community Volunteer
- Maribeth Farringer, Council on Aging
- Bonnie Fertig, AARP
- Joe Garafola, Vanderbilt Home Care Services
- Diane Gramann, Mental Health America
- Vickie Harris, LeadingAge Tennessee
- Susan Heard, Middle TN Society of Human Resource Managers
- Lynn Herman, Catholic Charities of Tennessee
- Lea Johnson, Legal Aid Society of Mid TN & The Cumberlands
- Pam Kelner, Jewish Family Services of Nashville & Middle TN
- Stephen S. Mathews, WholeCare Connections
- Mary Moran, Centerstone
- Adrienne Newman, FiftyForward
- Phil Orr, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
- Norma Powell, Greater Nashville Area Agency on Aging & Disability
- Dr. James Powers, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Grace Smith, Meharry Consortium Geriatric Education Center
- Lee Stewart, Metro Social Services