White Horse Village Announces Promotions
White Horse Village, a non-profit housing and healthcare organization serving about 550 adults aged 62 and older has completed an 18-month process of evaluating its Vision, Mission & Core Values, brand identity and strategic priorities as it prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary in August. While celebrating its past, White Horse Village is preparing and positioning itself for the future.
Our new mission statement is, “We intentionally create opportunities for extraordinary living in a vibrant, diverse community through personal growth, connectedness and relationships” with a vision “to inspire a world of possibilities on life’s journey.”
In a recent restructuring, Len Weiser, President & CEO announced three promotions.
Megan Shugars, SHRMCP, currently Director of Human Resources has been promoted to Senior Director of Human Resources and Compliance Officer supporting the organizations 370 plus team members and leading the organizations efforts with Corporate Compliance and Ethics. Megan is in the final stages of completing her certificate as a Compliance Officer.
Sue Manning has been promoted to Manager of Operations and Executive Assistant. Sue will be responsible for the planning and directing of all administrative and operational activities for the President & CEO, Administration functions and the WHV Board of Directors. She will act as a point of contact between team members, the communityat-large and the senior leadership team creating and maintaining cross-departmental relationships/ communication to enable leadership success.
Susan Abtouche, CFRE has been promoted to Vice President of Mission Enhancement The purpose of the Mission Enhancement (ME) Department will be to guide & enhance the experience individuals have when seeking to associate with White Horse Village whether it be prospective residents, volunteers or individuals seeking to provide financial support to the various charitable programs White Horse Village supports. She is a Ph.D. Candidate at Eastern University, working on her dissertation on the personal and organizational factors that influence resident charitable legacy giving to their retirement communities. Earlier this year, Susan and Len Weiser, President & CEO co-presented on the organizational and leadership factors influencing resident giving at the 23rd Annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences annual national conference in Las Vegas. Susan has been chosen as one of ARNOVA’s Doctoral Fellows for 2019. She will attend ARNOVA’s (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Service) conference in San Diego, CA in November and share her dissertation research.