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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 |
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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 |
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Norma Tyler |
Business Developer/Trainer |
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P. Gary Wienken |
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| Pastor Wayne DeHart* |
Baltimore-Washington Conference - United Methodist Church |
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David Norris* |
Pennsylvania Conference -United
Methodist Church |
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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
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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,
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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
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