LSA welcomed nearly 100 attendees to our Member Reception at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo on Sunday, October 19 in Nashville, TN. Held at the Omni Nashville, this special event welcomed LSA members alongside their staff and family members. Attendees were joined by LSA President and CEO, Charlotte Haberaecker, and Director of Member Engagement, Shannon Steene, for an evening of sharing and connection.

LSA thanks Augustana Care [2] for their generous sponsorship of this event. 

LSA would also like to recognize our members that were represented as speakers at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo including:

• 123-A. Moves Management: Cultivating Donor Relationships [3]
  MaryEllen Dickey, Senior Vice President of Advancement, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Allentown, PA
• 7-C. Personalized Medication Management [4]
  Dan Holdhusen, Director of Public Affairs, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD
• 170-C. Inside Out: Arts Programming for Residents and Caregivers
  [5]Kathryn Baerwald, Chief Philanthropy Officer, National Lutheran Communities & Services, Rockville, MD
• 176-D. Finding Penelope: Engagement across the Continuum
  [6]Ellie Nocun, Director, ADS, Luther Manor, Wauwatosa, WI
• 15-E. Addressing Mental Health Needs in Affordable Senior Housing
  [7]Davis Park, Director, Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing, Front Porch, Glendale, CA
• 46-A. Advancing Your Mission through Strategic Partnerships [8]
  Kent Burgess, President & CEO, St. John's Lutheran Ministries
• 82-D. Building a Corporate Team as a Small Multisite System [9]
  [9]Carl McAloose, President/CEO, Luthercare, Lititz, PA
• 36-E. Repositioning Skilled Nursing: Opportunity and Challenge [10]
  [10]Richard Barger, Executive Vice President & Treasurer, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Middletown, PA
• 186-E. LeadingAge Pathways: Scenarios for Financing Long-Term Care
  [11]Kathryn Roberts, President & CEO, Ecumen, Shoreview, MN
• 65-F. Creating Meaningful Value-Based Partnerships [12]
  Vickie Thompson-Sandy, Chief Service Officer, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, Detroit, MI
• 86-F. Lessons Learned from Three CFO to CEO Transitions [13]
  [13]Larry Bradshaw, CEO, National Lutheran Communities & Services, Rockville, MD
• 180-F. Findings from a Technology-Enabled Health Collaborative [14]
  [14]Davis Park, Director, Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing, Front Porch, Glendale, CA
• 66-G. FHA Financing as Part of Overall Capital Strategy [15]
  [15]Mary Miller, Chief Financial Officer, Front Porch, Burbank, CA
• 68-G. Expanding into Home and Community-Based Services [16]
  [16]Connie Henrich, Administrator Be Well Home Care, Trinity on Laurens, Aiken, SC
  Craig Kittelson, Chief Financial Officer, Augustana Care, Minneapolis, MN
• 71-A. Growth through Governance [17]
  [17]Mike Brady, CFO, National Lutheran Communities & Services, Rockville, MD
  Martha Sims, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, National Lutheran Communities & Services, Rockville, MD
  Melody Schneider, Administrator in Training, National Lutheran Communities & Services, Rockville, MD
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In addition, we would like to acknowledge the board chair of LeadingAge, David Gehm, President and CEO of Wellspring Lutheran Services, for his exemplary leadership of an LSA member organization.