The Aurora City Council recently appointed the first members of the new Aging-in-Community Advisory Board, a group that will focus on issues facing seniors in the city.
The appointments made are the first six members of a board that eventually will include nine total board members. City officials are looking to appoint three more city residents.
Alex Voigt, deputy chief of staff in the mayor’s office, has said four of the six members are not residents, but represent agencies that do business for seniors in the city.
The six recommended appointments approved are: Jennifer Brasfield, a non-resident who is executive director of Riverwalk Adult Day Services in Naperville, which serves Aurora residents; Esmeralda Tellner, a non-resident, a retired Aurora Police Department Elderly Resource Officer; Alex Haughee; a non-resident, executive director of Plum Landing; Reena Cherian, a resident of the 10th Ward, a geriatric physical therapist for more than 20 years; Glenda Love, a non-resident, who works for Age Guide which serves Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will County residents; and George Scowins, a 1st Ward resident, who is an active resident and former Block Grant Working Committee member.
The City Council voted to establish the Aging-in-Community Advisory Board earlier this year.
The board was created in tandem with Aurora’s participation in the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus’ “Aging in a Changing Region” program.
The findings of the program were outlined in an Aging in a Changing Region Guide, which was presented to the City Council in April, and included the recommendation that the city create the advisory board.
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