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Board Of Directors
Executive Board
Mario Henry (New York City Chapter, Queens County)
President
Ann Converso (Western NY, Erie County)
1st Vice President
Susan Schrader (Franklin County Chapter, North Country)
2nd Vice President
Carolyn Parker (New York City Chapter, Bronx County)
Secretary
Nelsa Selover (Cayuga County, Finger Lakes Region)
Assistant Secretary
Robert Sinacore (Albany County, Capital Region)
Treasurer
Sharon Murray Cohen (Hudson Valley Chapter, Ulster County)
Assistant Treasurer
Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Lacking Access to Advocates
Office for Aging Facing Drop in Ombudsman Volunteers Many residents of long-term care facilities in New York state lack regular access to ombudsman services due to a decline in the number of volunteers and a severe shortage of paid staff, according to an audit...
Federal Law Enforcement Action Involving Fraudulent Genetic Testing Results in Charges Against 35 Individuals Responsible for Over $2.1 Billion in Losses in One of the Largest Health Care Fraud Schemes Ever Charged
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 27, 2019 Elderly Patients Nationwide Lured into Criminal Scheme; Centers for Program Integrity & Medicare Services Takes Administrative Action against Providers that Submitted...
Special Report: New frontier in health fraud – Genetic tests of the elderly
Sarah N. Lynch LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Reuters) - The genetic-screening sales reps turn out at health fairs, houses of religion, parks and elder enclaves, offering seniors a chance to learn if they or their loved ones are at risk of developing cancer. All they need, the...
Board Members By Region
Capital District
Wendy Fieser
Columbia County
Kim Anderson Swire
Saratoga County
Kathy Lyman - Alternate
Schenectady County
Mary Pritchard
Schenectady County
Lower Hudson Valley
Helen Edelstein - Alternate
Dutchess County
Bob Kasparak
Orange County
Kitty Vetter
Sullivan County
Claire O'Brien
Ulster County
Floyd Gulnick
Ulster County
North Country
Mary Degon
Franklin County
Barbara McBernie
St. Lawrence County
Laura Jandrew
St. Lawrence County
Kathy Skelly
St. Lawrence County
Lois Armstrong - Alternate
St. Lawrence County
Carol Durham - Alternate
St. Lawrence County
New York City
Lowell Green
Bronx County
Eustene Corbin
Kings County
B. Pyne Bertsche
Bronx County
Dennis Gwendolyn
Bronx County
Central/Finger LAkes
Wil Lawrence
Tompkins County
Susan Beckley
Tompkins County
Doris Smith
Cayuga County
western
Helen Sanders
Erie County
Merlene Bell
Erie County
Long Island
Vickie Ellner
Nassau County
Emeritus
Mike Bishansky
Rockland County, Hudson Valley Chapter
Robert Miller
St. Lawrence County, North Country Chapter
Carlton Doane
St. Lawrence County, North Country Chapter