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Name: AARPMAINE
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Portland, Maine
United States
LexiAARP Maine Names New Senior State Director
Nancy
Kelleher takes the Helm of the State Office
AARP is pleased to announce the
appointment of Nancy Kelleher to State Director, AARP Maine.
For the past four years, Nancy was the Associate State Director
for Advocacy, spearheading legislative efforts to provide
protection for Mainers on issues such as access to affordable
health care and prescription drugs, predatory lending and
homeowner protections, funding for home care services and repeal
of the older worker penalty for those on Social Security but
eligible to collect unemployment.
“I am eager to work on
behalf of our 240,000 AARP members in Maine for greater access to
affordable health care, financial security and opportunities for
all who want to make the second 50 years of their lives as
exciting as the first 50,” said Ms. Kelleher.
Prior to AARP, she
was Senior Director for Advocacy and Communications on behalf of
Sweetser, a provider of mental health services to 20,000 children
and adults across the State.
Nancy
also worked in
the Speaker’s Office of the House of Representatives where
she handled administrative and policy issues for three
Speakers. In the 119th Legislative Session she
was named the Chief of Staff for Speaker Steven Rowe of
Portland. Nancy has also worked in a number of other non
profits organizations in either management or advocacy
positions. She has served on several state positions
including the Deputy Secretary of State for Corporations,
Elections & Commissions for Dan Gwadosky, the former Secretary
of State.
Nancy
serves on the
Elder Abuse Task Force of Maine, the Stakeholders Group on
HealthINFO Net, the Advisory Committee for University of New
England’s Geriatric Education Center, the Elder Issues
Partnership, and the Aligning Forces for Quality Project.
She also volunteers and serves as President of the Scarborough
Public Library Board of Trustees. She has served in a variety of
volunteer capacities for groups dealing with women and families
and housing issues.. In 2002 she was named a YWCA Woman of
Achievement. She and her husband Edward live in Scarborough,
Maine. They are the proud grandparents of four.
“AARP’s mission is to
make sure that people 50+ have independence, choice and control in
ways that are beneficial and affordable for them and for society
as whole,” Nancy said. “This is an exciting time
to be part of such an important movement and to be able to make a difference.”
AARP is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people
50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are
beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP
does not endorse candidates for public office or make
contributions to either political campaigns or
candidates.
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