National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs

Organizational Leadership

NANASP is guided by a Board of Directors representing agencies, the aging network, academia, and industry

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

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

VICE CHAIR OPERATIONS & FINANCE
Ronald Taylor
President & CEO
Senior Solution
Detroit, MI

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

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

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

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

Directors at Large

Marcia Blake
Helping Hands of Vegas Valley
North Las Vegas, NV

Yanira Cruz, PhD
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
Washington, DC

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

Kelsie Owen
Aging and In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN

Kimberly Strong
Cabarrus Meals on Wheels
Concord, NC

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

Kloe Lloyd
NANASP Staff
Washington, DC

NANASP's mission is to strengthen through advocacy and education those who help older Americans

NANASP’s vision is to reshape the future of nutrition and healthy aging.

National Association of Nutrition &
Aging Services Programs
1612 K Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 682-6899

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