Charles House Eldercare Center

DIRECTORS AND STAFF

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

Nina Hackney, Vice President
  Retired Clinical Nursing Director, UNC  Hospitals

DuVal Byrd, Treasurer                                   
  Division Controller - Real Estate Group, Capital Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Beth Tillman, Secretary                                   
  Attorney, The Tillman Law Firm

Dickie Andrews                                
  Andrews & Associates Realtors

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

John Dunkle
  Contractor, Dunkle Design

Lynn Fromme
  Tutor, Family Caregiver

Patty Hill
  Ph.D. Nursing, Community Member

Carolyn Jefferson
  Dementia Care Coordinator, Orange County Department on Aging
  Retired Clinical Nursing Director, UNC  Hospitals

Norman Klase
   Director of Human Resources
   UNC Health Care

Luke Riggsbee
   Vice President, High & Rubish Insurance Agency

Jerry Salak
   Director, 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.

Christina Lombard, one of Charles House program facilitators, has experience in long term care facilities and with in-home care services.

Andrew Wallace, a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill from Shelby, NC, Andrew spent a year as a volunteer at Charles House before joining the staff as a part-time program facilitator.

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

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, Jim McEntire, Eleanor Schaller, and Bill Thompson.