FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:

Berwyn, PA., June 8, 2007-John Beilenson, President of Strategic Communications & Planning (www.aboutscp.com), a socially responsible consulting firm in Wayne, has been named to succeed Parker Blatchford as Chairman of Surrey’s Board of Directors.  A member of the board since June of 2002, Beilenson came to Surrey as many did, volunteering as a driver escort.  Hearing the stories from so many older members and their connections to the history of our community inspired him and led to a deeper involvement with the organization. 

Beilenson and Strategic Communications & Planning serve several leading national non-profit aging organizations including AARP, the National Council on Aging, and the John A. Hartford Foundation. He is also the editorial director of Infoaging.org, an educational website of the American Federation for Aging Research, and the author or editor of 16 books, including The Future Me: Authoring the Second Half of Your Life, an interactive journal about successful aging. He holds an AB in History and Literature from Harvard University and an MA in communication studies from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  In addition to Surrey, Beilenson currently serves on the Board of City Year Greater Philadelphia and is a trustee of The Old Eagle School in Strafford, PA.    

Surrey Services for Seniors is a non-profit senior services organization offering a variety of programs, activities and support services designed to engage older adults as active members of the community and enable them to remain living at home with dignity and independence.