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Kathleen J. Ernce
Executive Director / Advocacy Programs Director
katernce@yahoo.com; kernce@seniorcitizenscouncil.org
Kathleen has worked in aging services since 1982. In 1986, she became the Advocacy Programs Director at The Senior Citizens Council and was appointed as Executive Director in the fall of 2007.
Kathleen provides assistance, referral, counseling, and education on Medicare, caregiving, fraud prevention, and consumer issues. She is a past Vice-Chair of the CSRA Coalition of Advocates for the Aging and served as Chair of the CSRA SENIOR EXPO Committee for seven years, and has produced the Ms. Senior Georgia-Carolina Pageant since its inception in 1997.
Kathleen has served on the Board of the Augusta Care Network, the Executive Board of the Georgia Gerontology Society, and co-chaired the 1995 and 2002 statewide conferences of the Society. She is a member of the Columbia County SALT Council and an American Red Cross Disaster Team volunteer. Kathleen is a graduate of Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She holds a Gerontology Certificate from Georgia State University.
Marilyn Grau
Senior Corps Project Director
mgrau@seniorcitizenscouncil.org
Marilyn has worked with the Senior Corps since 1980, and has served as the Project Director since 1985. As such, she manages the Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion, and RSVP volunteer programs in the CSRA, Georgia.
Marilyn is the past President of the Georgia Association of Senior Corps Project Directors, and is the former Vice-Chair of the Georgia Commission on Service and Volunteerism. Locally, she volunteers as a member of an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team and serves as a volunteer interpretive programmer and newsletter editor for Mistletoe and Elijah Clark State Parks.
A graduate of Indiana University, Marilyn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.
Sheryl M. Silva
Senior Corps Deputy Project Director
ssilva@seniorcitizenscouncil.org
Sheryl has worked with the Senior Corps programs since 1992. She assists with overall project management, and serves as the Coordinator for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), recruiting volunteers for approximately 50 organizations around the CSRA.
Sheryl is an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team member, and is an active volunteer at Mistletoe and Elijah Clark State Parks.
She graduated from Bessie Tift College in Forsyth, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Sciences and Social Work.
Vanice H. Cahoon
Senior Corps Volunteer Coordinator
vcahoon@seniorcitizenscouncil.org
Since September 2005, Vanice has served as the primary Senior Companion Program Coordinator, recruiting, training, and managing the placement of approximately 65 senior volunteers.
Vanice is a trained Disaster Action Team volunteer with the American Red Cross. She is a Senior Corps volunteer at Mistletoe and Elijah Clark State Parks, as well as at the Southeastern Science Academy (Phinizy Swamp).
Vanice is a graduate of Augusta Technical College, with an Associate’s degree in Accounting.
Jacqueline Kennedy
Senior Corps Volunteer Coordinator
jkennedy@seniorcitizenscouncil.org
Jacqueline Kennedy is the Senior Corps’ newest staff member, having joined the organization in May 2007. Jackie serves as the primary Foster Grandparent Coordinator, recruiting, training and managing the placements of approximately 85 senior volunteers.
Jackie is member of an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Services from the University of South Carolina – Aiken.
Glenda L. Lee
Senior Corps Records Coordinator
glee@seniorcitizenscouncil.org
Glenda joined the Senior Corps program staff in June 2005 as Records Coordinator. She is responsible for maintaining the personnel files and processing the monthly stipend and travel reimbursements for approximately 150 Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion volunteers at non-profit and/or faith-based organizations throughout the Central Savannah River Area of Georgia.
Glenda is a volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps and the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team.
She is a graduate of Augusta State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree.
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