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Jennie Chin Hansen

Jennie Chin Hansen

Jennie Chin Hansen, R.N., M.S., F.A.A.N., of San Francisco, California, was elected by the Board to serve as AARP President for the 2008-2010 biennium.

Yash Aggarwal

Yash Aggarwal

Yash Aggarwal, Ph.D., J.D., is a financial planner and risk manager from Costambar, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Gail E. Aldrich

Gail E. Aldrich

Gail E. Aldrich is an experienced professional in the insurance and professional services industries from Carson City, Nevada.

Cora L. Christian

Cora L. Christian

Cora L. Christian, M.D., is a practicing family physician from Frederiksted, Virgin Islands.

Bonnie M. Cramer

Bonnie M. Cramer

Bonnie M. Cramer, M.S.W., of Raleigh, NC, was elected by the Board to serve as Board Chair for the 2008-2010 biennium and in that capacity, chairs the Board Governance Review Committee. She is an experienced budget and human services expert.

Allen Douma

Allen Douma

Allen Douma, M.D., is a medical practitioner and business professional from Ashland, Oregon.

Leobardo Estrada

Leobardo Estrada

Leobardo Estrada, Ph.D., is a professor of urban planning from Playa del Rey, California.

A. James Forbes Jr.

A. James Forbes, Jr.

A. James Forbes, Jr. is a financial executive from Putnam Valley, New York.

William J. Hall

William J. Hall

William J. Hall, M.D., is a physician, professor and geriatric specialist from Rochester, New York.

W. Lee Hammond

W. Lee Hammond

W. Lee Hammond of Salisbury, MD, was elected by the Board to serve as President-Elect for the 2008-2010 biennium and will succeed to AARP President in 2010.

Joanne Handy

Joanne Handy

Joanne Handy, R.N., M.S., is a nurse and executive officer from San Francisco, CA.

Hubert H. Humphrey III

Hubert H. Humphrey III

Hubert H. Humphrey III is an executive and professor from Golden Valley, Minnesota.

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Richard "Dick" Johnson is a retired sales manager from Wilmington, Delaware.

Jacob Lozada

Jacob Lozada

Jacob Lozada, PhD, is a retired Colonel of the United States Army Medical Department and former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs from Fairfax, Virginia.

Mara Mayor

Mara Mayor

Mara Mayor, Ph.D., is an educator focused on extending learning opportunities in both formal and informal settings from Bethesda, Maryland.

Maeona Mendelson

Maeona Mendelson

Maeona (Mae) Mendelson, Ph.D, is a professor of Intergenerational Studies and founder of Travel & Learn from Kailua, Hawaii.

J. David Nelson

J. David Nelson

J. David Nelson is executive vice chairman of VaporStream Inc., a software company from Chicago that has created an innovative application that provides effective private email communications that are read and then gone forever, also reducing the unnecessary costs of email storage and maintenance.

N. Joyce Payne

N. Joyce Payne

N. Joyce Payne, Ed.D., is an academic, executive and authority on women's issues from Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Charles E. Reed

Charles E. Reed

Charles E. Reed is a long-term care consultant from Olympia, Washington.

Robert Romasco

Robert Romasco

Robert Romasco, M.B.A., of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, has been elected by the Board as Secretary-Treasurer and as such chairs the Audit and Finance Committee. He is a corporate operations and financial management expert.

George Rowan

George Rowan

George Rowan, Ph.D., is a professor and former principal from East Lansing, Michigan.

T. Byron Thames

T. Byron Thames

Thomas "Byron" Thames, M.D., is a physician and medical director for several companies from Orlando, Florida.

F. John

F. John "Phil" Zarlengo

F. John "Phil" Zarlengo, Ph.D., of Jamestown, Rhode Island, has been elected by the Board as Vice Chair of the Board for the 2008-2010 biennium and in that capacity also chairs the Member Value/ Social Impact Committee.  He is a national consultant for developing and evaluating innovative staff training programs for urban school systems.

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AARP Member Services & Discounts

Drivers or passengers can prepare for the unexpected with AARP Roadside Assistance from Allstate.   
  
Now through January 31, two car rentals earns a free day with Hertz*.  

Find Health products that may fit your needs, along with wellness and fitness services.

Talk to our Financial Advisors to help you navigate today's economy.

AARP Member Services & Discounts

Drivers or passengers can prepare for the unexpected with AARP Roadside Assistance from Allstate.   
  
Now through January 31, two car rentals earns a free day with Hertz*.  

Find Health products that may fit your needs, along with wellness and fitness services.

Talk to our Financial Advisors to help you navigate today's economy.