Overview
Financial Strength
Leadership & Governance


The Asbury Atlantic Retirement Communities:
Asbury Methodist Village
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Bethany Village
Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania
Epworth Manor
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Springhill
Erie, Pennsylvania
Leadership and Governance
Asbury Atlantic supports growth in new facilities and programs, as well as innovations in new services for the current and future generations of seniors. It also provides centralized support services for its communities based in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The leadership team of Asbury Atlantic features a Board of volunteer directors with extensive and diverse backgrounds in community and public service. That experience translates to strength in strategic planning and operational oversight of the communities in the Asbury Atlantic system.

Asbury Atlantic Board members include:

Fred Doggett
Chair
Deputy Director, Office of Internal Oversight &
Performance Assurance
Jim Smeltzer
Vice Chair
President, Seligman, Friedman & Co., P.C.
Arthur Elgin Attorney
Mickey Martin Asbury Methodist Village Resident, Educator
James Reim Financial Analyst
Phyllis Schmitz Nursing/Pastoral Care
Guffrie Smith Retired Assistant School Superintendent
Richard Stetler Pastor
Julian Tavenner Pastor
George Tjiattis Bethany Village Resident, Retired School Superintendent
Joseph A. Torchia Physician, MD
Norma Tyler Business Developer/Trainer
P. Gary Wienken
Pastor Wayne DeHart* Baltimore-Washington Conference - United Methodist Church
David Norris* Pennsylvania Conference -United Methodist Church
*Advisor, non-voting.  

To contact members of the Asbury Atlantic Leadership Team, please contact Sharon Alvarez, Executive Assistant to the COO, by phone at 301.250.2066 or via email at salvarez@asbury.org.

Asbury Atlantic Leadership

Doug Leidig, Chief Operating Officer
A licensed nursing home administrator in Maryland and Pennsylvania, Mr. Leidig’s role as Chief Operating Officer continues more than 18 years of extensive experience in helping seniors lead fulfilling lives. His role includes operations oversight of nine communities, assistance with governance, system contracting and integration, budget development and management of capital improvements and expenditures. He is also responsible for monitoring achievement progress in pursuit of performance excellence standards, community support and new community operational assessments. During Mr. Leidig’s career, he has overseen the operations of several senior living communities, facilitated the design and construction of a campus medical center and implemented numerous advancements in care for residents within those communities. Mr. Leidig holds a Bachelor’s degree in Long Term Care Administration from York College in Pennsylvania, and a Masters of Business Administration from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md.
Sue DaCamara, Senior Vice President of Operations
With more than 30 years of experience in retirement housing and long-term care, Sue DaCamara leads the operations of all six communities within the Asbury system. She joined Asbury Methodist Village more than 25 years ago as the Director of Therapeutic Recreation, and subsequently served as the Assistant Administrator and Administrator of Asbury Home, Administrator for Apartments and Villas, and Administrator of Health Related Services. While at Asbury Methodist Village, she was involved in the program planning and operational start-up of several expansion projects at the community. Ms. DaCamara became the Executive Director of Asbury~Solomons Island in 1995, was instrumental in its 1996 opening, and led its 2002 expansion. She also assisted in the 2003 opening of Inverness Village in Tulsa, Oklahoma, served as Interim Executive Director of Asbury Methodist Village in 2004-05, and supported the operations of The Asbury Group’s management contract with several Asbury Place communities in Eastern Tennessee. Prior to joining Asbury, she served as Director of Resident Services, Director of Therapeutic Recreation and as a Therapeutic Recreation Consultant at several retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Ms. DaCamara has a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Services, with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation for Geriatrics, from the Pennsylvania State University. She has completed some graduate work in Public Health Administration, as well as specialized courses in retirement housing. Ms. DaCamara is a licensed nursing home administrator in Maryland, as well as a certified preceptor for Administrators in Training.
   
*Advisor, non-voting.
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