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March 2002 Monthly News

35 years of Williamstown Council on Aging
Senior meals packaging, "we are the first"

Enhanced Elder Intervention:  Mom has moved beyond eccentric  

From the Director

Tom Kelly Awards Finalist: Interview with Francesca Byrne

Tom Kelly Award Finalist: Interview with Edna Sunskis

Elder Services' new staff

New Planner at Elder Services - Jeanne B. Siegel

 

Elder Services' new staff

Jeanne Siegel

Jeanne Siegel is Elder Services’ new Planner. She will assess and identify needs of area elders and develop responsive programs and services to meet those needs. Siegel will perform Area Agency on Aging functions, including development and monitoring of the Area Plan, and will oversee Elder Services sub-grant process, including monitoring. (See article, page ______).

 

 

 

 

Deanna Faustini

Deanna Faustini, R.N. has been hired as an Elder Services Registered Nurse, and will provide comprehensive nursing assessments, consultation, health teaching, and implementation/monitoring of personal care services for Elder Services clients. She was employed by Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Northern Berkshire for twelve years, where she held the positions of Quality Improvement Nurse, Case Manager and Staff Nurse. Faustini is a 1980 graduate of the St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing.

 

Carol Brenner-Ford

Carol Brenner-Ford now holds the position of Client Services Coordinator, in which she will assess and coordinate the community service needs of Elder Services’ clients. She will also serve as the agency’s Personal Care Attendant Program Coordinator.

Brenner-Ford comes to Elder Services after eight years at Berkshire County Association for Retarded Citizens, where she was a Residential Supervisor and Program Specialist. She also taught at Valleyhead School, Lenox Public Schools, and Hillcrest Educational Centers, as well as serving as Director of Education at Highpoint School.