Who We Are - Organizational Leadership

NANASP is guided by a Board of Directors representing agencies, the aging network, academia, and industry
Paul Downey PRESIDENT
Paul Downey
President/CEO Senior Community Centers
San Diego, CA
Ann McLone Cooper PRESIDENT-ELECT
Ann McLone Cooper
CEO, Community Nutrition Network Meals on Wheels Foundation of Cook County Chicago, IL
Karen Jackson SECRETARY
Karen Jackson, RD
Nutrition Contracts Manager Area Agency on Aging 1-B Southfield, MI
Shirley Chao TREASURER
Shirley Chao, PhD, RD, LDN Director of Nutrition Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Boston, MA
Sharon TerHaar Sharon TerHaar
Executive Director
AgeWell Senior Services Muskegon, MI
Robert Blancato EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Robert Blancato
President Matz Blancato & Associates Washington, DC

Stephanie Belding Stefanie Belding, MS, RD
Director of Nutrition
Community Renewal Team of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Hartford, CT
Pat Bohse Pat Bohse
President
Bohse & Associates, Inc.
Middletown, NJ
Elaine Brovont Elaine Brovont
Executive Director
Mid-Land Meal
Lafayette, IN
Sandra Gross

Sandra Gross
Executive Director
Senior Services of SEK, Inc.
Coffeyville, KS

Holly Hagler Holly Hagler
Chief Executive Officer
Community Senior Serv
Anaheim, CA
Igal Jellinek Igal Jellinek
Executive Director
Council of Senior Centers & Services of NYC
New York, NY
Katie Johnson Katie Johnson
Grassroots Manager
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Washington, DC
Maria Mahar Maria Mahar, MA, RD, CDN
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Onondago County Department of Aging and Youth
Syracuse, NY

Linda H. Miller
Community Services Coordinator
Centralina Area Agency on Aging
Charlotte, NC

Martha Peppones Martha Peppones, MS, RD, CD
Nutrition Director
Senior Services of Snohomish County
Mukilteo, WA
Tony Sarmiento
Executive Director
Senior Service America Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Angela Vazquez Angela Vázquez
Assistant Director
Southwest Social Services Program, Inc.
Miami, FL