SOSMagJulySeptember2021

Leading Serving Our Seniors into the Future Serving Our Seniors Board of Trustees is made up of 15 citizen leaders. They oversee the work of the agency and its staff. Their job is to make sure the mission is fulfilled. MISSION: To provide services that support Erie County citizens, age 60+ to continue healthy living and maintain their functional independence. We would like you to meet five members of Serving Our Seniors’ Board of Trustees. Linda Eyerman , Vermilion resident, moved to Erie County four years ago with her husband. She is a retired teacher who worked in a variety of capacities with a wide spectrum of children with handicapping condition. She started to volunteer for Serving Our Seniors as a member of the Communities Relations Committee. In January 2021, she was elected to the Board of Trustees. As a new resident, she discovered Vermilion is peculiar, as half of the city’s residents live in Erie County the other half live in Lorain County. She joined Serving Our Seniors Board motivated to represent the interests of Vermilion’s 60+ population. Ken Wood , Sandusky, first volunteered as Volunteer Out of Town Transportation Driver for Serving Our Seniors. Later he volunteered as a singer in the group “The J-Markz,” who performed classic MoTown entertainment at many of our spring shows. In 2016 he joined Serving Our Seniors Board of Trustees and represents older adults who live in the City of Sandusky. Today he is the Chairman of the Board Nominating and Development Committee. Marcia Renande , Perkins Twp, was appointed to the Board of Trustees by County Commissioner Tom Ferrell in 2010 and re-appointed by Erie County Commissioner Matt Old 2020. She is an active member of Serving Our Seniors Communities Relations Committee and an enthusiastic ambassador for Serving Our Seniors. Richard Grubbe , a practicing attorney for 56 years and a resident of Huron Twp, was appointed to Serving Our Seniors Board of Trustees by Probate Court Judge Beverly McGookey, serving for the past 7 years. He is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Case Western Reserve Law School, Vietnam veteran and magistrate in various courts. Dick is a member of the Board Nominating and Development Committees. Patti Krewson joined Serving Our Seniors Board of Trustees in January 2019. Professionally, she is a Strategic Analyst for Otterbein SeniorLife. As a trustee, she represents the interests of older adults, living in Perkins Twp, to this governing board. She also serves on Serving Our Seniors’ Finance Committee and Policy & Program Committee. 7