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AARP Welcomes Class of 2014 to its Board of Directors
Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary/Treasurer Selected from Class of 2012
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"I am thrilled to welcome these wonderful additions to our Board," said
The Board of Directors is the governing body of AARP and approves all policies, programs, activities, and services for the Association's more than 39 million members. Some of the major responsibilities of AARP Board Members are to approve the budget and monitor the finances of the Association, determine the Association's state and national legislative policy agenda, and set policy that guides the Association's strategic plans and activities.
AARP received a large number of submissions from AARP members all over the country in response to the call for applications. Applications were solicited online from qualified members and from key organizations who were invited to identify candidates to apply. An independent nomination review committee evaluated the submissions and sent their recommendations to the then current Board for approval.
The new board members are:
— Gail E. Aldrich, an experienced professional in the insurance and professional services industries from Carson City, Nevada; — Allen Douma, MD, a medical practitioner and business professional from Ashland, Oregon; — A. James Forbes, a financial executive from Putnam Valley, New York; — Hubert H. Humphrey III, an executive and professor from Golden Valley, Minnesota; — Jacob Lozada, PhD, a retired Colonel of the United States Army Medical Department and former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs from Fairfax, Virginia; — J. David Nelson, a nonprofit association executive from Old Greenwich, Connecticut; and — Charles E. Reed, a long-term care consultant from Olympia, Washington.
Additional leadership positions for the Board were selected from the Class of 2012 Board members. They are:
— Chair: Bonnie M. Cramer, M.S.W, an experienced budget and human services expert; — Vice Chair: F. John \"Phil\" Zarlengo, PhD, a national consultant for developing and evaluating innovative staff training programs for urban school systems; and — Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Romasco, MBA, a corporate operations and financial management expert.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 33 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's 39 million members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the
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