Faculty Team
FACILITATORS:
Laurie Mante, executive director, Eddy Village Green, Cohoes
Ruth Tietz, director of marketing and public relations, Baptist Health System
COACHES:
Diane Darbyshire, senior policy analyst, LeadingAge New York
David Gentner, president/CEO, Wartburg, Mt. Vernon
Robert Mayer, vice president/finance, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, Amherst
Kristen Myers, vice president of member services and marketing, LeadingAge New York
COORDINATOR:
Nancy Caban, executive assistant, LeadingAge New York
Thank you to all the members who served as a LEADER
Gene Trotta
Executive Director of Dining Services
Jewish Senior Life Rochester New York
Stephen Woodruff
Deputy Director of Long Term Care
Livingston County Center for Nursing
and Rehabilitation
Tony Zaccaglino
Dining Service Manager
St. John’s Meadows
Maria Siano
Assistant Director of Human Resources
The Osborn
Emil Teen
Director of Material Management
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
IN RESIDENCE.
LeadingAge New York congratulates
the graduates of the 2015-16
IGNITE Leadership Academy.
This talented group of senior living leaders are helping
to map the future for our not-for-profit members. With the
many challenges we face in this field, it is promising to have
these rising stars among us. Through the sharing of best
practices and innovative ideas, their work will benefit not
only their home organizations, but also fellow LeadingAge
New York members.
Each IGNITE Leadership Academy graduate is tasked to
take what they learned in the program then develop and
implement an Action Learning Project. This is a learningby-doing approach which encourages people to work
together to solve a problem or improve performance. The
project is a way for our leaders to learn how to facilitate
the group process, and inspire and motivate others. It also
provides an opportunity for the graduates to give back to
their organizations. Click here to see the fantastic ideas
that the 2015-16 IGNITE class is putting into action for the
benefit of their organizations and the people they serve.
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