FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2026
Contact: Bethany Coulter, bcoulter@usaging.org and 202.872.0888

WASHINGTON, DC—USAging announced the election of 10 new Board members and alternates at its 51st Annual Conference and Tradeshow held July 18–21 in San Diego, CA.
 
Led by President Duana Patton, CEO of Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging in Ontario, OH, the USAging Board of Directors helps to drive changes that support the work of the Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to serve the needs of the nation’s growing aging population.
 
“As the national organization representing the local leaders in aging well at home and in the community, USAging is delighted to be guided by these outstanding leaders who bring a rich range of experience and perspectives to USAging at a critical time for our nation’s older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers,” USAging CEO Sandy Markwood.
 
The new Board member and alternates are as follows:
 
New Board Member

• Region VII – Greg Zars, Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, Waterloo, IA

 
New Alternates

• Region II – Maureen Bergeron, Camden County Division of Senior & Disabled Services, Blackwood, NJ
• Region III – Ron Boyd, Local Office on Aging, Inc., Roanoke,VA
• Region IV – Maricela Morado, Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc., Fort Myers, FL
• Region V – Abigail Morgan, Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities, Uniontown, OH, and Carolyn Austin, AgeLinc, Springfield, IL
• Region VI – Jennifer Scott, AAA of the Capital Area, Austin, TX, and Stephanie Landry, Livingston Council on Aging, Denham Springs, LA
• Region IX – Maral Karaccusian, Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities Department, Los Angeles, CA
• Region X – Laura Cepoi, Aging & Adult Services of Coastal Washington, Port Townsend, WA

 
To see a full listing of the USAging Board of Directors, including officers, visit www.usaging.org/boardlisting.

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