Board & Committees
Journey's Way, a program of Intercommunity Action, Inc., is advised and governed by a Board of Directors and several advisory groups, all volunteers, committed to the mission, service goals and best interests of INTERAC and Journey's Way and its participants and consumers. The Board of Directors has committees that drive the work of the agency. The Aging Services Committee of the Board of Directors works to fulfill the mission of Journey's Way to help older adults live life to the fullest as they age in their communities. This committee is made up of consumer representatives, board members, committed professionals in the field and community leaders.
2008-9 Aging Services Committee
Irvin Rosen, Chair of the committee and Board Member of Interac; Mary Fallon, Outreach Coordinator for Unitarian Universalist Home; Irene Madrak, Executive Director, North Light Community Center; Kay Sykora, Manayunk Development Corporation; Patty Brennan, office of State Representative Kathy Manderino; Barbara Wittenberg, Director of Social Services at Roxborough Memorial Hospital; Karen Buck, Esq. Executive Director, SeniorLAW Center; Connie Thornton, Samuel and Sally Paletz of the Center Advisory Committee; Bethea Eichwald, Planner at Philadelphia Corporation of Aging; Ken Bigos, Roxborough Development Corporation; Dr. Joel Streim, Geropsychiatrist, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Cynthia Zubritsky, PhD., University of Pennsylvania Center for Mental Health Policy and Research; Reverand Thomas McClelland, St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Dr. Andrea Pedano.
Journey's Way benefits from the advice and counsel of its members through the Center Advisory Committee. This Committee meets monthly to communicate the concerns of the Center members to the staff and advise and assist the staff on all matters regarding programs and services provided by the Center.
2007-8 Center Advisory Committee
Don Hendrickson, President; Claire Gold; James Mara; Claralee O'Leary-Zell; Sally Paletz; Samuel Paletz; Pauline Wenk; Jean Lesher; Sarah Kenney; Sheila Eskin.
Other committees include:
Program Committee that makes decisions regarding new programs and evaluates their effectiveness.
The Center Accreditation Committee that assists the Center toward national accreditation and meets as needed.
Pensdale Village Residents Council arranges programs for the residents of the apartment house and represents their interests to the Pensdale Village Board and management.
For more information on governance committee participation, please contact Cynthia Wishkovsky, Director of Journey's Way or call 215-487-1750.