Alder Health Services Board Members
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Jamin Gibson
Jamin Gibson is currently a Credit Executive with PNC Bank. He has held numerous executive positions since joining the Bank in 2008. Jamin’s educational background includes Doctoral Study: Warner School of Education, University of Rochester; MBA: Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College; BS: St. Francis University; and, an AS: Pennsylvania State University. Previously a Member of the Board of the Chinese Cultural & Arts Institute and Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House, Jamin is currently a Member of the LGBT Center of Central PA and Human Rights Campaign. He lives in York with his husband, Robert Copeland.
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Carmen Henry-Harris
Carmen Henry-Harris is currently the Community Liaison and Coordinator for Penn State University/PACT (Parents And Children Together). One of the primary missions of Parents and Children Together (PACT) is to conduct research to promote well-being, healthy child and youth development, and healthy families from diverse backgrounds by engaging the community in the research process at all levels. Carmen has a plethora of work experience ranging from training as a Certified Drug and Alcohol Recovery Specialist, YWCA Certified “Race” “Let’s Talk Race” series, Event Planning, On-Air Radio and Television experience. Train and educate diverse populations, students and adults, Reading, Special Education and Secondary English. Carmen also enjoys cooking, tennis, reading and gardening in her spare time.
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William Krenz
William ‘Bill’ Krenz is an Administrative Associate working in the Department of Nursing at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. In this role, he supports the Community Health & Education and Professional Development departments. He is also co-lead of the LGBTQ & Allies Affinity Network Resource Group for Penn State Health.
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Erin Shirmer
Erin Shirmer has experience with both nonprofit and for-profit organizations as a consultant and a financial executive. She is currently Corporate Controller of Keystone Human Services, Inc. Throughout her career, her focus has been on providing easily understandable financial information to managers so operational decisions are linked with achieving the strategic financial goals of the organization. Erin is a graduate of Gettysburg College and a Certified Public Accountant.
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Russell Boggs
Russell Boggs was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Levittown, PA. He attended Shippensburg University, which brought him to Central Pennsylvania. There he earned BS and MEd degrees.
Beginning in 1970, and until he retired in 2005, Russ taught fifth grade in the Cumberland Valley School District. While there, for several years, he was the chair of the district’s Act 48 Council (professional development), and the Association president. He also served on several state and national professional education committees, and was awarded a Service Award by Phi Delta Kappa – an honorary international education organization.
Some of his past activities include serving as a commissioner on the Carlisle Shade Tree Commission, being a PIAA soccer referee, and as the president of the Middlesex Youth Baseball Association.
Russ was the last co-chair of the Business Association of Gay and Lesbians (BAGAL), and the founding president/CEO of the Central Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CPGLCC). He was instrumental in the conversation of BAGAL into the CPGLCC, which was launched in 2007. He later served as treasurer of the CPGLCC, until his retirement from the board.
In 2010, he was recognized by the Central Penn Business Journal as one of the twenty-five most influential minority leaders in the mid-state in the past twenty-five years. In 2013, the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC presented Russ with one of its first “Celebrate Diversity Honoree” awards and he was a LGBT of Central PA FAB awardee.
He continues to serve the greater community on the Board of Directors of the LGBT Center of Central PA and Alder Health Services, and as the chair of the Harrisburg Human Relations Commission.
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Yolanda Edrington
Yolanda Edrington is the COO of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, located in Harrisburg, PA. She manages the operations of the national center in its mission to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaborating, sharing, and creating resources and promoting research.
This includes collaborating with a variety of national partners and funders including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office on Violence Against
Women (OVW) and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). Yolanda has over 15 years of experience in navigating different helping systems to afford clients treatment from a strengths-based perspective. Professionally and personally she works for social change. Yolanda has spent many years volunteering for community- based programs in central PA advocating for HIV/AIDS awareness and for Black women and girls to live in a world where socio-economic inequity does not exist.
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Gail Snyder
Gail Snyder is the Director of Community Reporting for Penn State Health Community Relations Department. In this role, she leads the Community Health Needs Assessment process and a team of public health professionals to manage the Community Benefit Inventory for Social Accountability (CBISA) database, Partners for Healthy Communities of Central PA coalition, and the annual Community Grants program.
She also serves on the LGBTQ & Allies Affinity Network Resource Group for Penn State Health as well as the Board of Directors for the Lower Dauphin Communities That Care organization.
Gail holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, coffee dates, camping at the beach, volunteering at community events, walking, swimming, and reading.
Alder Health Services seeks board members to share the responsibility of leadership and support the mission and vision of the premiere LGBTQ+ serving organization in South Central Pennsylvania. The mission of Alder Health is to improve the health and well-being of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and members of the LGBTQ community by providing a culturally competent and affirming environment that empowers the people we serve. Those interested in joining our board of directors should have a passion for making health care services available to the entire spectrum of South Central PA residents, regardless of economic status, race, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation with a particular interest in supporting the health and wellness needs of the regional LGBTQ+ community. Candidates should possess a skill set or area of expertise that would contribute to the organization's ongoing success, such as fundraising, finance, healthcare, media, and community-based services.
Alder Health’s core services include behavioral health, case management, STI and HIV testing, primary medical care, family planning, pharmacy services, and wellness activities.
Board Member Commitment of Time, Talent and Resources:
The board meets six times per year. Board meetings are typically one to one-and-a-half hours in duration. Special board development or other meetings of a longer duration may be held on average of twice per year. The board does not meet in July and August.
Board terms are three years. Board members may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, after which a minimum one-year hiatus is required before being considered to return to board service.
All board members are expected to serve on at least one committee. Committee meetings are held in the alternate months between board meetings. These meetings are typically an hour in duration. Committee Chairs are likely to spend an hour or two preparing for committee meetings. The Board’s Standing Committees are:
Finance
Fundraising
Nominating & Governance
Public Relations & Marketing
Board members are expected to volunteer, attend or otherwise participate in at least one fundraising or other special events per year.
An annual financial contribution is required of each board member. There is no pre-set amount and each board member should determine their level of giving based on personal resources. We are most interested in having 100% participation as part of the Annual Board Appeal, regardless of the amount of your gift.
Potential board candidates should email their resume to boardofalderhealth@gmail.com, or contact one of the following individuals for more information.
Russell A. Boggs, Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee; russhbg@comcast.net
Rosemary Browne, President & CEO; rosemaryb@alderhealth.org or call 717- 233-7190 ext. 222
Board Strong is a program of Leadership Harrisburg Area that was made possible through a partnership with The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Board Strong is a video series inclusive of five components. The components address the roles & responsibilities of non-profit board members; the financial oversight, fiduciary and compliance responsibilities of non-profit board members; non-profit board members’ role in fundraising; tips for non-profit board member to effectively tell the organization’s story; and tips for engaging high performing board.