BOARD CHAIR
Tara A. Ellis 
President & CEO
FeedMore WNY
Buffalo, NY

VICE CHAIR OPERATIONS & FINANCE
Jeffrey Klein, FACHE
President & CEO
Nevada Senior Services, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

VICE CHAIR MEMBERSHIP/MARKETING
Renata Wilson
Chief Operations Officer
Meals on Wheels People
Portland, OR

VICE CHAIR GOVERNANCE
Melinda Forstey
Chief Operating Officer
Serving Seniors
San Diego, CA

VICE CHAIR EDUCATION/CONFERENCE
Vanessa Merlano
Senior Manager for Strategic Advancement
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
San Jose, CA

SECRETARY
George Hawthorne
Director of Nutrition and Transportation
REAL Services
South Bend, IN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Robert Blancato
President
Matz Blancato & Associates
Washington, DC

Directors at Large

Dabney Conwell
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
Rose Centers for Aging Well
Cleveland, OH

Grant Jones
Meals on Wheels Metro Boise
Boise, ID

Kate Maehr
The Greater Chicago Food Depository
Chicago, IL

Gary A. Officer
President & CEO
Center for Workforce Inclusion
Silver Spring, MD

Gerald Patesel
Vice President Community Services
Peninsula Agency on Aging
Newport News, VA

Ronald Taylor
President & CEO
Senior Solution
Detroit, MI

Marlene Wakefield, EdD
Indigenous Consulting LLC
Perrysburg, NY

David Waidelich
Feed More
Richmond, VA

Scott Carlson
NANASP Staff
Tucson, AZ

Pam Carlson
NANASP Staff
Tucson, AZ

Laura Borth
NANASP Staff
Washington, DC