Board of Directors
Board of Associates
Senior Management
Iona Member Council
Iona Citizens Advisory Council

 

 

Iona Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors is the governing body for Iona. The members are volunteers who oversee the management and finances of the organization. The Board meets regularly to review the status of agency finances and progress toward strategic goals. They are selected on the basis of their community involvement, professional experience, and dedication to the mission of Iona.

 

Officers

 

Richard Lake
President

Diane C. Lewis
Vice-President

 Nanci Banks
Secretary

James C. Barnett

Louis Davis, Jr.

Joseph Grassi 

Blair H. Kutrow

Cathy Landeau-Painter

 Mary Frances McGuiness

 Henry Morris, Jr.

Sharon Smith

 Elinor Stillman

Christine Stuppy

 Robert Todero

Iona Board of Associates

The mission of the Iona Board of Associates (BOA) is for its members to serve as ambassadors for Iona in the broader community. The primary responsibility of the BOA is to enhance and influence the resources of IONA by helping to increase awareness and understanding of Iona’s mission, programs and services among business, professional, philanthropic and governmental sectors. The BOA may be called upon from time-to-time to provide advice and recommendations to the Iona Board of Directors (“BOD”) on a variety of issues relating to Iona.

John Goodman, Chairman

Sam Alward

 Wendy Feldman Block

 Carole Cohen

Willia Eckerberg

Richard England

 Deb Englert

Elizabeth S. Fox

Mary Louise McGee

Susan Rodgers

James Nathanson

Richard W. Snowdon

Armond Spikell

 

 

 

 

Senior Management

 

Sally White, MS
Executive Director

 

Sally White was named the Executive Director in August, 2009, after 24 years of service to Iona in almost every program area. As Deputy Director from 2007 to 2009, Ms. White was responsible for strategic direction, day to day management and budget for the core program areas of Iona, clinical services, adult day health and community programs. She has served as liaison to, and manager for, the DC Office on Aging grant since 1987 and developed and secured Iona’s first federal grant from the Administration on Aging. In 2006, Iona asked her to revive and reorganize the Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care (formerly the DC Partnership for End-of-Life Care). She launched Palliative Care Awards Program, built partnerships with individuals from a variety of community organizations and secured 501(c)(3) status for the organization. She has served as representative to National Council on the Aging’s Health Promotion Institute Advisory Committee. Ms. White holds a M.S. in Family and Community Development with a Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Maryland.
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Deborah Rubenstein, MSW, LICSW
Director of Consultation, Care Management, and Counseling

Deborah Rubenstein, MSW, LICSW is Iona’s Clinical Director. Ms. Rubenstein, who is a licensed clinical social worker and an attorney, has 15 years of experience as a geriatric care manager and psychotherapist. Ms. Rubenstein oversees all social work functions at Iona, including the Consultation, Care Management and Counseling Department, and social work services associated with the Adult Day Health, Wellness, and Arts Center. She provides clinical supervision to all social services staff individually and through team meetings and manages the field instruction program for social work interns from three schools of social work in the local area. In 2009, Ms. Rubenstein began supervising the volunteer coordinator position and sharing in the supervision of Information and Referral at Iona. In addition to her administrative duties, Ms. Rubenstein provides psychotherapy and consultation to seniors and their families. She holds an M.S.W. from The Catholic University of America.
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Dana Jefferson Burse
Senior Manager, Iona Adult Day Health, Wellness, & Arts Center

 

Dana Jefferson Burse has worked in health care for 11 years beginning as an Activity Coordinator in a nursing and rehab center. Dana has worked in nursing homes, adult day programs and as a volunteer coordinator in hospice. Most recently, she managed memory care floors and assisted living in several Sunrise Senior Living communities. She holds certificates as a certified California Activity Director, Dementia Care Specialist, and a Qualified Dementia Care Provider. Dana joined the Iona team in July 2008 as the Activities/Program Manager and transitioned to Senior Manager of the Adult Day Health, Wellness & Arts Center in September 2009. She was awarded a Bachelor’s of Science in Gerontology from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
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Meg Artley
Director of Development

Meg Artley came to Iona Senior Services as the Director of Development in September, 2007. Before Iona, Ms. Artley’s development experience includes serving as the Director of Development at Wesley Theological Seminary from 2003 - 2007, securing 501(c)(3) status for and directing Project Create, a free after school arts program in Washington, DC from 1999 - 2003, and working as the Director of Development for the Source Theatre Company in the early 1980s. She received a B.A. in Arts and Humanities with an emphasis in Non-Profit Management from Mount Vernon College, and a Masters in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University.
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Iona Member Council

Iona’s Member Council is made up of representatives from the churches and synagogues that are member organizations of Iona. These important community partners help advance Iona’s mission to support seniors and caregivers as they experience the challenges and opportunities of aging.

Robert D. Barton
Palisades Community Church

Phyllis Belford
Washington Hebrew Congregation

Lloyd I. Biscomb
Metropolitan Memorial
United Methodist Church

Evelyne Bonhomme
Capital Memorial
Seventh Day Adventist Church

Monica Borkowski
St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church

Betsy Bowman
St. Columba's Episcopal Church

Wes Carson
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Larry Clark
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Elizabeth Desan
St. Alban's Parish

Elizabeth D. Forster
National Presbyterian Church

Sally B. Fox
Westmoreland Congregational Church

Pat Goeldner
Church of the Pilgrims

Marleen Hein-Dunne
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church

Julia Jacobsen
St. David's Parish

Rita Killian
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Elizabeth S. King
National Presbyterian Church

Nancy Littlehales
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

Anne Marie McGovern
Church of the Annunciation

Helen Metz
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

Alfred Muller
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church

Tom Murphy
Christ Church, Georgetown

Sal and Andrea Selvaggio
St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church

Gertrude Slifkin
Temple Sinai

Sidney and Frances Spencer
Holy Trinity Church

Joan Townsend
St. David’s Parish

Additional Member Congregations

 

Adas Israel

All Saints’ Episcopal Church

Cleveland Park Congregational United Church of Christ

Grace Episcopal Church

St. John's Church, Lafayette Square

St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish

St. Patrick's Episcopal Church

St. Paul's English Lutheran Churc

St. Paul's Parish

St. Stephen Martyr Church

Temple Micah

Wesley United Methodist Church

Iona’s Citizens Advisory Council

Established in 1981, the Citizens Advisory Council is a group of fifteen to twenty volunteer leaders committed to providing informed advocacy for senior citizens. It seeks to draw more attention and resources to the needs of senior citizens, including their need for opportunities to continue to contribute to society. More specifically, the CAC’s official mandate, from Iona and in its role as a Mini-Commission on Aging, is “to serve older persons by identifying and seeking to satisfy needs and gaps in services, promoting collaboration and networking among groups concerned with the elderly, and keeping the community as well as older persons themselves informed on aging issues.” Current priorities of the CAC are the priorities and available resources of the DC Government to serve older citizens, aging in place, transportation, and the continued engagement of seniors in society as employees and/or volunteers.

With a primary but not exclusive focus on northwest Washington, the CAC’s primary resources are its important affiliation with Iona Senior Services, and the energy, time and contacts of its members. We are currently seeking new CAC members, to complement the existing strong core group and to bring new contacts and ideas. For more information, call Iona at 202-895-9448 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Gene Coffey, Co-Chair

Thomas Fox, Co-Chair

Janet Bachman

Marlene Berlin

Joan Joseph

Judith Levy

Kate Lewis

Vera Mayer (Emeritus)

Andrew Mollison

Ruth Nadel

James O'Donnell

Julie Potter

Sherwood Smith

Elinor Stillman

Sue Whitman