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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEThank You, Thank You, Thank You!Donna R. Bashaw, CELAIwrite this on the last week of the 2006–2007 NAELAyear. The year went incredibly fast (as my predecessorLawrence Davidow, CELA said it would) and I write thiscolumn with mixed feelings. As President, it was wonderfulvisiting with chapters and meeting NAELA members, someof whom have never attended a national conference. Onthe other hand, it will be nice not to travel so often and toget caught up at the office and at home.Speaking of the office and home, many thanks are due tomy office staff and to my family, especially to my husband,Phil. As we all know, we cannot do a job as time consumingas being President of NAELA without a lot of support atthe office and at home, as well as support from many, manyNAELA members who served on the board, on committees,on SIGS and on task forces. THANK YOU, THANKYOU, THANK YOU!The time has now come to report on the year. As I saidlast year, NAELA is similar to Disneyland and we havemany lands in NAELA. What did the 2006–2007 NAELAteam accomplish in all of these lands this year? Let’s look athow we did with the 2006–2007 goals.Goal 1. Establish a Law Professor’s Task Force to increaseawareness of NAELA in law schools and to provide input ondiversity concerns.An Academic/Diversity Task Force was created, chairedby Kim Dayton, Esq. and Katherine Pearson, Esq. Thetask force is completing recommendations to be presentedto the board later this year on ways to strengthen theconnection between law schools and NAELA and how toincrease awareness of Elder Law with students of color andethnicity. The committee is also working on the StudentJournal Writing Contest, a law student event to be heldat the 2007 Institute, compiling a list of law professors(those in and out of NAELA) and tweaking the Elder Lawcurriculum for law schools.Goal 2. Create a National Senior Award to encourage andrecognize seniors who continue to contribute to society in theirlater years.This charge was given to the Public Relations committeechaired by Craig Reaves, CELA. The committee securedAARP and Grand Magazine as co-sponsors with NAELAof the new NAELA Elder Leadership Award. From anumber of nominations four finalists were selected fromwhich Dr. Elbert C. Cole was selectedas the winner. Dr. Cole is the founderof the Shepherd’s Centers of America—approximately 75 centers, in 21 states,serving thousands of elders. The awardwas presented at the Symposiumin Cleveland. The Public RelationsCommittee has also worked on updatingall the NAELA brochures and on keepNAELA in the public eye through all media sources.Goal 3. Establish an Emeritus Member Category.The Membership Committee, chaired by SteveSilverberg, CELA, looked at this goal. The committeepresented a proposal to confer Emeritus status on retiredmembers who have madesignificant contributionsduring service toAs President, itwas wonderfulvisiting withchapters andmeeting NAELAmembers, someof whom havenever attendeda nationalconference.NAELA. The committeehas also been asked bythe board to look atthe Retired Membercategory as to thebenefits and privilegesof this category. Thefinal proposal will bepresented and voted onby the board later thisyear. The committeealso worked on updatingthe All About NAELAbreakfast session forthe 2007 Symposiumand worked with Goodand Welfare committeeto welcome new/firsttime attendees.Goal 4. Establish a White House Conference on AgingTask Force.The newly-formed WHCoA Task Force was chairedby Kerry Peck, Esq. All NAELA members and NAELAstaff who attended the 2005 conference were invited tobe on the task force. The task force reviewed the top 50resolutions from the conference and chose the NAELA top6
continued from page 6ten resolutions. Of the ten, the task force decided to focus onassisting in the passage of the Elder Justice Act. The task forcealso identified some resolutions that NAELA is supportingwith programs already in place such as the resolution toencourage volunterism with our Elder Leadership Award andNAELA’s work on long term care concerns which supportsseveral of the resolutions.Goal 5. Provide incentives to NAELA speakers.This goal was reviewed by the Program Committee chairedby Reginald Turnbull, CELA . A subcommittee lookedat the speaker incentive issue. They took a survey of howother professional organizations compensate members whospeak at programs. They also looked at the financial impactof a variety of tiered compensation plans. In reviewing theinformation provided, the Executive Committee requestedthe committee to explore other means of providing nonmonetaryrecognition of speakers. A further report will bepresented later this year.Goal 6. Focus on the redesign of the members’ practices.Again, the Program Committee worked on this goal. AsNAELA pursues Special Needs Law a whole new area opensup for our members. Programming has already begun to offereducation and guidance in this area of law. Programming isalso offering classes in litigation, working with upper incomeseniors and expanding into other services and products.A program review task force continued its work this year.It was chaired by Tim Takacs, CELA. Surveying NAELAmembership resulted in a written proposal which has beenpresented to the board and favorably adopted. This willresult in some major changes in future programing. Anadditional program change occurred as a result of membersrequesting lower cost programs, closer to home with little orno travel required. Having many more telephonic programsavailable seemed to be the answer. The Telephonic ProgramSubcommittee, chaired by Fay Blix, CELA, resulted in anincreased number of these low cost programs for attorneysand staff which can be accessed in their own offices.Goal 7. Revitalize the Good and Welfare Committee.The committee was co-chaired by John Wargo, CELAand Martha Brown, CELA. They worked on a welcomeprogram for first time attendees at NAELA conferences.continued on page 8BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 2007 – 2008PRESIDENTG. Mark Shalloway, CELAWest Palm Beach, FLVICE PRESIDENTStephen J. Silverberg, CELAEast Meadow, NYSECRETARYEdwin M. Boyer, Esq.Sarasota, FLEXECUTIVE DIRECTORSusan B. McMahon, Esq.Tucson, AZRobert F. Brogan, CELAPoint Pleasant, NJMartha C. Brown, CELASaint Louis, MOA. Kimberley Dayton, Esq.Minneapolis, MNRobert B. Fleming, CELATucson, AZGregory S. French, CELACincinnati, OHBradley J. Frigon, CELAEnglewood, CONancy P. Gibson, Esq.Missoula, MTBrian W. LindbergPublic PolicyWashington, D.C.DIRECTORSEdward E. Zetlin, Esq.Falls Church, VACONSULTANTSPRESIDENT ELECTCraig C. Reaves, CELAKansas City, MOTREASURERRuth A. Phelps, CELAPasadena, CAPAST PRESIDENTDonna R. Bashaw CELALaguna Hills, CAMANAGING DIRECTORRobert K. LaMasterTucson, AZDoris E. Hawks, Esq.Los Altos, CAHoward S. Krooks, CELABoca Raton, FLMichael F. Loring, Esq.Scituate, MATimothy L. Takacs, CELAHendersonville, TNReginald H. Turnbull, CELAJefferson City, MOKathleen T. Whitehead, CELASan Antonio, TXShirley B. Whitenack, Esq.Morristown, NJHugh K. Webster, Esq.Legal CounselWashington, D.C.7
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