Harvey Tillipman has been the CEO of health
and behavioral health care organizations for more than 30 years, providing the complete
continuum of care for the elderly including outpatient, inpatient, day, residential
and at-home care management programs. He was the first Mental Health Planner for
Hennepin County in Minneapolis, at a time when federal, state and county tax supported
services were an innovation. He managed and operated a 250-bed inpatient rehabilitation
facility as well as many community-based residential facilities, programs and services
in Iowa and Ohio. Moving to the East Coast, Harvey was retained as an internal management
consultant for Sheppard Pratt Health System of Baltimore, and was responsible for
the Maryland Health Systems strategic business planning and acquisitions. Just prior
to coming to the Association of Jewish Aging Services of North America (AJAS), he
worked with United Jewish Communities, in their Washington, D.C. office, primarily
in the area of eldercare service development. He has master’s degrees in social
work and business administration. Harvey and his wife Susan, an antique art pottery
and print dealer, live in Annapolis, Md. They have two daughters, Hava, a physician
in residency at the Maryland Medical Center and Jessica, an attorney in Washington,
D.C. He can be reached at
harvey@ajas.org.
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Lesley Libo has been with AJAS
since January 2008, first as an intern and conference
facilitator, and since June of 2008 as program director. Originally from
Albuquerque, N.M., Lesley was a member of the Interfaith
Hospitality Network Steering Committee, and recruited volunteers
and raised funds for organizational events and activities. Her
involvement with the Israel Advocacy Response Team Steering
Committee provided the opportunity to help design an educational
roadmap for training others on how to advocate for Israel. While
earning her bachelor's degree in political science and social welfare at the University
of New Mexico, Lesley was the treasurer and then interim
president of the UNM Israel Alliance. Before moving to Reston,
Va., Lesley served as both a teacher and student at Congregation
Albert in Albuquerque, facilitating both pre-school and first
grade Sunday school classes, as well as becoming an adult bat
mitzvah in April 2007. As program director, Lesley is
responsible for the Journal on Jewish Aging, the Scribe, planning
the AJAS
Annual Conference and Exhibitors Showcase, Webinars, Regional
Forums and Symposia. Lesley's interests include exploring D.C.,
traveling and cooking. She can be reached at
lesley@ajas.org.
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2008, Association of
Jewish Aging Services
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