NEWS releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carlos Ramirez Sheltering Arms Senior Services 713-685-6597 cramirez@shelteringarms.org
HOUSTON (February 4, 2010) . . . Sheltering Arms Senior Services has elected Deborah Adams, Barbara Kuryk and Melissa Scheppele to its Board of Directors. Adams is President of Transportation for ConocoPhillips. Kuryk is Vice President, Strategy, Policy and Programmes at BP. Scheppele is Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Enterprise Business Systems at Cooper Industries. Additionally, Keith Rowden was elected Board Chairman; Gary Orr – Treasurer; Chris Tagoe - Secretary; Former Chairman Michelle Beale is now Ex-Officio and Paul Waldner is Honorary General Counsel. Sheltering Arms Seniors Services is a nonprofit organization committed to providing home-based programs that allow older adults to live safely and independently while giving caregivers support and peace of mind. Its mission is to promote the dignity and independence of older adults through service, advocacy and support for caregivers. About Sheltering Arms Senior Services Sheltering Arms Senior Services promotes the dignity and independence of older adults through service, advocacy and support for caregivers. More than 68,000 Houston-area older adults and their families are helped each year through its geriatric care management and consultation, dementia-specific day care, Telephone Reassurance, case management and housing and energy management programs. Sheltering Arms serves as the lead organization for Care for Elders, a partnership of more than 80 organizations whose mission is to improve the care and services provided to vulnerable older adults and caregivers in Harris County. # # #
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