LeadingAge names new board chair

Kathryn Roberts now serves as the chair for LeadingAge's board of directors after seven years as a board member.

"I'm so excited for this next phase of my relationship with LeadingAge," Roberts says in a press release. "I am proud of the collective work the board does to support the leadership and members of LeadingAge, and I look forward to transitioning into this role along with our new president and CEO Katie Smith Sloan."

Roberts has served as president and CEO of Minnesota-based Ecumen since 2003. Under her leadership, the company has transformed from a nursing home provider to a diversified senior housing and services company.

"Kathryn is a strong, visionary leader and she is the right person to take LeadingAge into 2016 and beyond," says Smith Sloan.

Roberts succeeds Dave Gehm, president and CEO of WellSpring Lutheran Services.

Nicole Stempak

Nicole was Senior Editor at I Advance Senior Care and Long Term Living Magazine 2015-2017. She has a Journalism degree from Kent State University and is finalizing a master’s degree in Information Architecture and Management. She has extensive studies in the digital user experience and in branding online media. She has worked as an editor and writer for various B2B publications, including Business Finance.