Beth Tillman, President
   Attorney, Tillman, Hinkle, Lackey, PLLC

DuVal Byrd, Vice-President ;
  Division Controller - Real Estate Group,
  Capital Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Luke Riggsbee, Secretary
  President, Carolina National Insurance Agency

Cindy Skocik, Treasurer
   Corporate Chief Financial Officer

Melvin S. Hurston, President
  Senior Vice President, Professional and Support Services,
  UNC Hospitals

Dickie Andrews
  Andrews & Associates Realtors

Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
  Chief, Division of Geriatrics, UNC Program on Aging

Deborah J. Frazier
  Frazier Financial Consultants, LLC

Patty Hill
  Professor Emeritus, UNC School of Nursing

Norman Klase
  Director of Human Resources, UNC Health Care

Caroline Resnick
  Retired Teacher, Former Family Caregiver

Jerry Salak
   Director, Alumni and Donor Relations,
   UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Philip Sloane, MD                              
   Associate Chair, Department of Family Medicine, UNC

Charles House Staff

Paul Klever is the executive director of Charles House.  He brings a personal commitment to services for people with aging issues, along with experience and administrative skills honed in his previous positions. Paul holds a Masters Degree in Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelors of Social Work from the University of Kansas. He began his career with a focus on eldercare and aging services, as a social worker and activities director in long-term care facilities in the Midwest. Paul gained experience as an administrator, leading the development of geriatric services for a hospital system in Colorado, notably heading up the establishment of adult day services similar to the Charles House program.
    Paul and his wife, Sally Freeman, came to know first hand the challenges facing caregiving families when together they cared for Sally’s parents in their home through the last two years of her parents’ lives. Sally and Paul have led adult day care programs in the past. Sally also authored Activities and Approaches for Alzheimer's in 1987 as a resource for activity leaders and caregivers. The ideas presented in this book parallel those set forth in our own Charles House Method. Paul and Sally have two sons and live near Hillsborough.
  Paul's e-mail address is paul@charleshouse.org.

Amanda Borer is Administrative Director at Charles House.  Amanda is a 2009 graduate of the Healthcare Administration program in the School of Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. As an undergraduate at the Ohio State University in gerontology, Amanda also worked in an assisted living facility in Columbus. Her educational and work experience gives Amanda the passion for making her career in long-term care and aging services. Amanda's role as Administrative Director provides support and leadership to the Charles House program and to the new projects Charles House Association is undertaking to better serve our community elders and their caregiving families.
Amanda's e-mail address is amanda@charleshouse.org.

Janet McCrickard is our administrative assistant and is a native North Carolinian who has several years of experience providing administrative support in various settings. Janet was also involved with the care of an older relative with dementia. She brings to Charles House a personal touch to the office administration and overall support.

Janne Groner is a Program Director at Charles House, following several years as a part-time Program Facilitator. Janne brings a deep understanding of the Charles House Method and experience in creating healing environments.

Liane Senter, one of the Charles House Program Directors, leads program several days each week.  Liane was formerly a clinical neurophysiology technician at UNC Hospitals and had provided care for special needs children as well as for aging relatives before coming to Charles House in 2004.

Kate Shaw, Program Director, joined the program staff at the same time that her youngest child graduated from high school and prepared to go to college. Kate's background in drama and in leading school activities are great assets with participants at Charles House. Kate also schedules the many community volunteers who share their talents in our program calendar.

Nikki Buarotti has completed training as a Certified Nurse Assistant on her way to becoming a nurse. As Assistant Program Director at Charles House, Nikki assists with the many tasks of personal caring and supporting the successful programming. Her work at Charles House has reinforced her career goals of working in geriatric nursing.

Nancy Fleckenstein, comes to Charles House as a part-time program facilitator, after having experience as a family caregiver.

Meredith Gellman, comes to Charles House as a part-time program facilitator, after having experience as a family caregiver.

Rachel Zwiacher, a recent UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, serves as a part-time program facilitator. Rachel returned to Chapel Hill after completing two years as an AmeriCorps member working in Phoenix with the Alzheimer's Association.

Carol Gunn, a recreation therapist and accomplished musician, returns annually from India (where she and her husband live part time) to provide leadership to the Charles House music program which she initiated and led for 10 years.

An important addition to the regular staff, Charles House has several wonderful volunteers from the community and university who give so freely of their time and energy to help with programs and interact with participants. To name some of these great volunteers: Sue Brewer, Becky Bradley, Betty Gardner, Jim McEntire, Eleanor Schaller, and Bill Thompson.