Contact Us

Contact us

For more information about the Geriatric Education Centers, please contact the Federal Bureau
of Health Professions.

DHHS/HRSA/BHPR/ACGRHB
5600 Fishers Ln
Rockville, MD 20857
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm

For general questions, contact info@nagec.org

For more information about the National Association of Geriatric Education Centers (NAGEC),
please contact one of our Board Members.

NAGEC Board Members

President
Robert Roush, EdD, MPH
Texas Consortium GEC
1 Baylor Plaza, MS 230
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030-3411
rroush@bcm.edu
Robert Roush is the Director of Texas Consortium GEC.

Vice President/President Elect
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, LD, CSG, FADA
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Slot 798, 4301 W. Markham,
Little Rock, AR 72205
chernoffronni@uams.edu
Ronni Chernoff is the Director of the Arkansas GEC.

Secretary
Jan Yonker, MSA
GEC of Michigan
B215 West Fee Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824
yonker@msu.edu
Jan Yonker is the Deputy Director of the GEC of Michigan. She also edits the Pipeline, the NAGE and NAGEC newsletter.

Treasurer

Stacy Barnes, MGS
Wisconsin GEC
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
stacy.barnes@marquette.edu
Stacy Barnes is the Director of the Wisconsin GEC. 

Immediate Past President
Phil Clark,ScD
Rhode Island GEC
University of Rhode Island, Qinn
55 Lower Hall College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
aging@uri.edu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Phil Clark is Director of the Rhode Island GEC.
 
Board Member, 2009-2012
Melen McBride, RN, PhD, FGSA
Stanford GEC
Stanford University, School of Medicine
1215 Welch Road, Modular B
Stanford, CA 94304-5403
mcbride@stanford.edu
Melen McBride is the Associate Director (Emerita) of the Stanford GEC.
 
Board Member, 2009-2012
Betty Shiels, PhD-C, MSSW, LCSW
Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional GEC
University of Louisville
426 West Bloom Street
Louisville, Ky 40208
emshie01@louisville.edu
Betty Shiels is the Co-Director of the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional GEC at the University of Louisville.

Board Member, 2010-2013
Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, FACP
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
435 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14620
Thomas_Caprio@urmc.rochester.edu
Thomas Caprio is the Co-Director of the Finger Lakes GEC.

Board Member, 2010-2013
Judith A. Metcalf, APRN, BC, MS
Director, UNE Maine Geriatric Education Center
Nurse Practitioner, Mature Care
University of New England Center for Community and Public Health
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland, ME 04103-2670
jmetcalf@une.edu
Judy Metcalf is the Director of UNE Maine GEC.

Board Member, 2010-2013
Edwin Olsen, JD, MD, MBA
Miami Area Geriatric Education Center
University of Miami
PO Box 016960 (M-865)
Miami, FL 33101
eolsen@va.gov
Edwin Olsen is the Director of the Miami Area GEC.

Board Member, 2011-2014
Beverly Lunsford, PhD, RN, CNS-BC
George Washington University GEC
George Washington University
900 23rd St NW, SUite 6187
Washington, DC 20037
bklunsfo@gwu.edu
Beverly Lunsford is the Director of the George Washington GEC.

Board Member, 2011-2014
Angela Rothrock, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham GEC
University of Alabama
1530 3rd Avenue, 35294-2041
arothrock@uab.edu l
Angela Rothrock is the Associate Director or the Alabama GEC