Meet the AARP South Carolina Executive Council
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2005-07-05 15:05:12
AARP South Carolina's volunteer executive council represents the diversity that makes the Palmetto State special.
Charles A. Johnson, State President
Charles A. Johnson of Columbia is the AARP South Carolina State President. Johnson is a retired attorney from Ohio who has a special interest in consumer and intergenerational issues.
"I am delighted to have been selected to serve as the state president for AARP South Carolina," said Johnson. "In my law practice, I enjoyed solving problems for my clients and look forward in advancing AARP's social impact agenda."
Johnson currently volunteers with the care and compassion ministry in his church and enjoys reading to elementary school children. He has been involved with an inner city youth program in Ohio and leadership positions with his former church.
Malcolm Dade, Jr.
Dade has a long history of campaign experience and government relations. He retired as Vice President of Human Resources from Detroit Edison. Dade has been a member of AARP's local action team in Columbia, is active in St. Luke's Episcopal Church and has served on the board of the Penn Center, St. Helena Island.
Will Cahill
Cahill's communications career spans more than 55 years, including four years as a Navy journalist and 35 years with the General Electric Company. The University of Maryland graduate has been an active AARP leader since moving to Myrtle Beach in 1994 from Cleveland. He has served as district coordinator for Community Operations and as a state coordinator. He is also president of the Conway AARP Chapter #4719.
Roger Amidon
Amidon is a resident of Columbia. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. For more than 35 years he served in numerous higher education capacities including research and teaching hospital management, policy, long term care administration and gerontology.
Wallace Cunningham
Cunningham serves as a member of the Columbia Local Action Team. He is employed full time as a manager with the state Department of Social Services where he supervises the overall functions of a child, adult and protective services system support team. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and is active in numerous community boards and committees.
Genevieve Brown
Brown serves as president of the AARP Anderson chapter and prior to retirement and moving to South Carolina, she served as vice president for the Faith Center for Community Development, Inc. in New York. She was the first woman to hold the post of Deputy Borough President of the Bronx from 1990 to 1998. She is active in her community serving on numerous boards and advisory councils.
Liz Norris
Norris has a long history of state agency and university experience. She is currently employed part-time as a research associate at the University of South Carolina Center for Health Services and Policy Research at the Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health. Her career in human service has allowed her to work with numerous state and community organizations in a variety of jobs.
Allen Parrot
Parrot lives in Ladson and is an elder in the AME Church. He has participated in many voter education and community outreach programs including health education and prevention. He is an active volunteer with the AME church and local schools.
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