Please Join Seabury Resources for Aging

and
Gala Chair Joanie Rufo
For a Magical Evening Celebrating
The annual Seabury Leadership in Aging Awards
Thursday, June 3, 2010
The Fannie Mae Building
3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
The Fannie Mae Building is located on the west side of Wisconsin Avenue
between Rodman and Upton Streets. Complimentary parking is located

Magical
behind the building (please see directions insert)
Presented to

Moments
6:30 pm Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres and
Steve Gurney Silent Auction
Founder and Publisher 7:30 pm Program and Live Auction

2010
Guide to Retirement Living Sourcebook
Bid on exciting auction items including vacations in Mexico and
the mountains of West Virginia, VIP and theater events, lunch
and with a Lincoln scholar, and much more!
The Seabury Leadership Vera Waltman Mayer Master of Ceremonies: Bob Levey
in Aging Awards Gala Coordinator Emeritus
DC Long Term Care Coalition Business Attire
Seabury Resources for Aging
June 3, 2010
 Board of Governors Initial Sponsors Honorees
The Rt. Rev. John B. Chane, CHAIRMAN Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Fannie Mae Steve Gurney
Joseph Howell, PRESIDENT Anonymous
One of the greater Washington, DC area’s most pro-active of
Cynthia C. Hill Dopp, VICE PRESIDENT Homewood Retirement Centers
pro-aging professionals is Steve Gurney, founder and publisher of
the Guide to Retirement Living Sourcebook, and founder of the
Geoffrey B. Baker, TREASURER Brown Advisory ProAging Network and ProAging Email Network. Through his
Annesley K. Schmidt, SECRETARY Cheerway Care, Inc. work since 1990, he has provided important resources for aging
Chevy Chase House adults and their caregivers throughout the metro Washington,
Roxanne Ando Coordinated Services Management DC area, as well as important networking and professional
Judith G. Bowes EDG Architects development venues and resources for senior-serving professionals. Mr. Gurney serves or
Michael Breads Gawler’s Funeral Home has served on the board of directors for the Alzheimer’s Association, Interages, Business and
The Georgetown Aging Task Force, Virginia Intergenerational Task Force, and the Beacon Institute.
The Rev. Robert W. Carlson
Susan K. Croft Joseph & Embry Howell
Hal C. DeCell Klein Hornig LLP
Larry L. Ellis The Methodist Home of Washington, DC
Joseph E. Resch, Jr.
Marshall Ford Vera Waltman Mayer
Right at Home
Rev. Dr. Douglas Griffin
Sodexo
Sallie L. Holder William Waller Thompson
Vera Waltman Mayer is being honored for her leadership and
Sandra Renner accomplished history of service to the aging community in the
metro Washington, DC area. For 22 years, she worked as Senior
Bruce Rider
Special Event Committee
Advocate at Iona and served as the Coordinator of the DC
Edward Symes III Coalition for Long Term Care. She spearheaded the Coalition’s
Mary Ann Wilmer efforts with the DC government to develop and implement
Joanie Rufo, Gala Chair Beth Jansen assisted living legislation and other affordable and quality options
Joseph E. Resch, Jr., Executive Director Marti Bailey Kate Lewis for lower income older DC residents as well as those with special needs. Previous positions
Paulette Bryan James McSpadden include Executive Director of the National Consumers League, where she was prominent in
Sophia Brady Mitch Markowitz
Since 1924, Seabury Resources for Aging (formerly Episco- consumer protection issues concerning Medicare and Medicaid. Mrs. Mayer has served as an
Mary Ann Buckley Tracey Nugent
pal Senior Ministries), a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization advisor to numerous programs and organizations, including the DC Board of Nursing where
Stephanie Chong Elisabeth Orchard
dedicated to helping older adults at all income levels live with she has been a board member since her appointment by Mayor Williams in 2006.
*Marian Cover Claire Paletz
independence, and dignity, has provided affordable services and Courtney Cunningham Dawn Quattlebaum
housing options throughout the metro Washington, DC area. Larry Ellis Joe Resch
Marshall Ford Annie Shaw
Angela Franco Cindy Stewart
www.seaburyresources.com Jay Gutnick William Waller Thompson
Shelley Harris Ronnie Tobin
Sallie Holder Constance Todd
Maria Holperin *previous gala chair