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Board of Directors
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Vicki Clark, President, Western Seniors Housing - Ms. Clark has 25 years of experience in senior housing, assisted living and property management. She is currently President of Western Seniors Housing, Inc., a firm specializing in the management of both affordable independent senior communities and assisted living properties. Prior to that, Ms. Clark worked for ARV Assisted Living, Inc. as President of the Assisted Living Division, Sr. Vice President of Operations and Vice President of their Apartment Division. During her 10-year tenure with Calmark Realty Management, she was responsible for the management of 4,900 multi-family and senior apartment units. Ms. Clark is a Board Member of the Senior's Housing Council and attended the University of Georgia.
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Melissa Devor, Communications & Fundraising Consultant - Ms. Devor has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, communications and education. In addition to consulting to clients such as The Friends of the Griffith Observatory and the Claremont Community Foundation, she has also served as Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving and Director of Admissions and Director of Alumni Programs for Pitzer College, Education Consultant for the Quality Care Health Foundation and Director of Education for Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitative Medicine. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Pitzer College and her M.A. in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College.
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Ellie Craig Goldstein, Community Activist and Executive Manager - Ms. Goldstein has over fifteen years of service in local, regional and national organizations dedicated to assisting people less fortunate than most. She is firmly committed to making a long-term difference in the community as a sensitive and compassionate volunteer able to provide assistance and support of an organization dedicating to helping those in need. She held management and fund raising positions for the National Council of Jewish Women including Board Member, President and Executive Director. At NCJW she was the driving force behind formal Strategic Planning initiatives and the expansion of the organization's Council Thrift Store operation. Ms. Goldstein has served as committee member and executive at both Century City Hospital and the Eras Center. She is a published author and has been recognized by nine different charitable organizations for outstanding service.
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Ann Marie Hickambottom, Senior Vice President, Community Services, Century Housing - Ms. Hickambottom is responsible for overseeing all of Century Housing's More Than ShelterŪ social service programs. Prior to joining Century Housing, she worked as Deputy Director for the Century Freeway Affirmative Action Committee, Inc., Local Government and Housing Coordinator & Land Use Coordinator for the California Association of Realtors, Public and Community Relations Director for the Pasadena Urban Coalition and Program Coordinator for the Pasadena YWCA's Nontraditional Jobs for Women Project. Ms. Hickambottom is a graduate of the Coro Foundation Public Affairs Fellows program and completed the Program in Public Policy Analysis at Claremont Graduate School. She has a BA in Sociology from the U.C. Santa Barbara.
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G. Allan Kingston, President & CEO, Century Housing - Mr. Kingston has directed real estate financing and development programs which have added more than 11,000 units of affordable housing in 200 developments, located in 60 communities throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and has brought to reality Century's theme: “More Than ShelterŪ.” As well as being a Century Board Member, Mr. Kingston also is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Housing Conference, and a Board Member of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, the National Housing Development Corporation, the Center for Housing Policy, the Housing Partnership Network, Shelter Partnership of Los Angeles, and he is Chairman of the California Housing Consortium.
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Fred S. Kuyt, M.D., Urologist - Dr. Kuyt is a board certified urologist in private practice in Century City, specializing in adult and pediatric urology, genitourinary surgery and infertility. For 20 years he has been a clinical instructor at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and has served on the faculty of the University of Southern California's School of Medicine, winning best clinical instructor of the year in 2000-2001. He graduated from the USC School of Medicine with honors in General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Urologic Surgery, and completed his internship and residency at USC Medical Center.
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Melissa Lanfre, Chief Financial Officer, Beach Business Bank - Ms. Lanfre has 18 years of experience as Chief Financial Officer for four Southern California community banks and currently is an officer of Beach Business Bank, a start—up. Prior to that, she was responsible for the accounting, risk management and served as the primary financial and compliance reporting officer for Century Housing. Ms. Lanfre has a BS in Business Administration and a MS in Accounting from California State University, Northridge.
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Robert J. Norris, Executive Vice President, Century Housing - Mr. Norris is responsible for day-to-day operations of this non-profit housing corporation. Prior to joining Century, he was Deputy Executive Director, Housing Development for the San Diego Housing Commission. Between 1981-1991 he was Deputy Executive Director of the Century Freeway Housing Program. He is a Vietnam Veteran, who graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Eve Rappoport, Community Services Supervisor, Arts & Culture, City of Glendale - Ms. Rappoport has more than fifteen years of arts management experience. Prior to her current position in the City of Glendale where she has run arts and culture programs since 1986, she held manager and director positions related to the arts with the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles, the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Chicago, and the Division of Cultural Affairs of the City of Dallas. She holds an MBA and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas.
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Carol Trussell, Supervising Producer, 20th Century Fox Television - Ms. Trussell has worked for more than 25 years in film and television production and is a key advisor to the MTSFS “Senior Arts” program and the in—development Burbank Senior Artists Colony. Her role is to provide oversight toward developing superior arts programming for seniors.
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Gary C. Vatcher, President, National Healthcare Services - Mr. Vatcher has more than 26 years experience in healthcare. He has been affiliated with Memorial Health Services since 1984, serving in various management capacities as Chief Operating Officer of a regional PPO venture, Administrator of Physician Services, Vice President of Professional Services, and Chief Operating Officer of National Healthcare Services. Since 1993 he has served as President of National Healthcare Services. Mr. Vatcher has also served as Assistant Administrator at Centinela Hospital Medical Center and held several positions at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University, Long Beach and has completed post-graduate courses at UCLA.
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Robert Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Geriatric Physician - Dr. Wang has more than 20 years of experience as a specialist in geriatric medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine with a certificate in Geriatrics and received his medical degree from the University of Miami and did residencies at UCLA and the Veterans Administration. Dr. Wang has a private medical practice in Los Angeles specializing in consultative and primary care, with a concentration in treating geriatric patients. He is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Geriatrics Training Director at UCLA's School of Medicine and is a member in good standing with the American Medical Association, the American Geriatrics Society and the American College of Physicians.
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