Chair, Research Committee
A 15-year resident of Cedar Crest, I’ve been a member of our Resident Association Council and active in our Institute for Learning in Retirement, reviving it as director for two years and regularly presenting courses in Shakespeare, memoir writing and TED talks; staff and writer for The Villager quarterly magazine, and boards of the Democratic Club, Philanthropy and Campus Remodeling committees. My participation in ORANJ is recent, starting in 2020 on the Legislative Committee, prompted by an article I published on “Updating Governance of CCRCs.” More recently I conducted and circulated to members the results of a survey of the 25 CCRCs in New Jersey on their use — or lack of — backup power for independent living facilities during electrical blackouts. I’ve also suggested additional enhancements to the services ORANJ provides its members and look forward to its post-pandemic activities.
