Friendship Centers, a nonprofit serving older adults in Southwest Florida, announced five new Board of Governors members at its recent Annual Board meeting. The Board of Governors brings together regional community leaders from five counties to govern the Senior Friendship Centers and Senior Friendship Centers Foundation. New Board of Governors members include: Christine Fenn, a 27-year veteran in the aging field working in nutrition delivery programs, assisted living facilities and companion care who volunteers at Friendship Centers’ Lee County location; Dr. Thomas Logio, a former colon and rectal surgeon in New Jersey who was on staff of several hospitals and now serves as the volunteer medical director for the Friendship Centers’ medical clinic in Lee County; Dr. Robert Nordland, a former OB/GYN with a career that spanned more than 36 years in Minnesota, and included his own practice, who currently serves on the management board of the Senior Friendship Health Center in Collier County; Thomas Rice, who recently retired as CEO from Fawcett Memorial Hospital, a 238-bed acute care facility located in Charlotte County, and currently volunteers for the Friendship at Home program in Charlotte County; and Christine Schlesinger, who has been a nurse practitioner for more than 20 years. She has served on many medical boards and committees throughout her career, and is a published author and speaker.

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