SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VistaCare , a leading national provider of hospice services, has appointed Geneva Bolton Johnson, 75, to its Board of Directors. Johnson’s appointment became effective May 17.
Johnson, a business and community leader from Brookfield, Wis., currently serves as the Executive Director of the Women’s Leadership Institute at Mount Mary College. From 1994 to the present, she has served as the President and CEO of Family Service America, Inc., an organization that serves 4 million people in more than 1,000 communities through community-based family counseling and support services. She is a past trustee for the National Council on Aging and her distinguished career also includes leadership positions with the United Way and the YWCA.
Johnson currently serves as a trustee for several organizations, including the Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital and the Advisory Board at the Harvard School of Business. A guest lecturer and author, Johnson is a past consultant for several organizations, including the YWCA, Council of Jewish Federations, the NAACP and the National Fellowship Program of the Kellogg Foundation. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Albright College, a master’s degree from Case Western University, and a Certificate in Executive Management from the Harvard School of Business. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities by Albright College, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Alvernia College. Her community honors include being named to the Top 5 Best Managers in the Social Service Field in the U.S. (Business Week, March 1990), Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women and the Top 100 Black Business and Professional Women in America (Dollars and Cents Magazine).
“We are honored that Mrs. Johnson has joined VistaCare’s Board of Directors,” says Chairman and CEO Rick Slager. “Her leadership and vast business and community service experience will help us as we work to become one of the nation’s premier healthcare services organizations -- as a provider, employer and investment of choice. I am confident that her expertise will prove to be a great asset to our board.”
About VistaCare VistaCare is a leading provider of hospice services in the United States, with 41 programs in 14 states. Through interdisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, home healthcare aides, social workers, spiritual and other counselors and volunteers, VistaCare provides care primarily designed to reduce pain and enhance the quality of life of patients facing life-limiting illness, most commonly in the patient’s home or other residence of choice. For more information or to learn more about VistaCare, call 1-866-VISTACARE or visit http://www.vistacare.com/.
For further information please contact: Mike Fleming of VistaCare, +1-480-648-8700, or 24-Hr. Pager +1-800-808-6849, Mike.Fleming@VistaCare.com
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CONTACT: Mike Fleming of VistaCare, +1-480-648-8700, or24-Hr. Pager +1-800-808-6849, Mike.Fleming@VistaCare.com
Web site: http://www.vistacare.com/
