July 11, 2017
For Immediate Release
FORT WAYNE – Visiting Nurse welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors: Andrew Burton of Lutheran Health Network, Angela Nevers of Do it Best Corp., and Gina Zimmerman of the Allen County Bar Association and Foundation. They will serve three-year terms. They join returning board members Joseph Byers, Chair, of iAB Financial Bank; Patti Hays, Vice Chair, AWS Foundation; Joseph Svitek, Treasurer, Ash Brokerage; Jesica Thorson, Secretary, Beers, Mallers, Backs & Salin; James Brunnemer, PHP; Carmen DeBruce, RN, Lutheran Children’s Hospital; Elizabeth Frederick, community volunteer; Thad Gerardot, Lincoln Financial Group; Doug Kline, TJ Nowak Supply Co., Inc.; Melissa Long, community volunteer; Kay Novotny, community volunteer; Laurisa Roper, Bishop Luers High School; Chris Schenkel, P.E., Schenkel & Sons, Inc.; and Molly Slocum, Saint Vincent de Paul. Visiting Nurse CEO Eric Klimes also serves as Ex-Officio on the board.
About Visiting Nurse: Visiting Nurse has cared for people with serious illnesses and their families in northeast Indiana since 1888. Our interdisciplinary team of hospice and palliative care experts ensures that every patient is treated with dignity and respect. Visiting Nurse provides compassionate care to alleviate suffering and ensure quality of life for those affected by serious illness. We care for those who go on living as well. Our grief services are available at no cost for any adult who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Hospice involvement is not required. We proudly serve the following Indiana counties: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.