MACAB MEMBERSHIP
The Executive Officers of the community board include: Tyrone Qualls (Chair), Harrietta Wallace (Vice-Chair), Ernestine Jones-Jolivet (Board Development Chair), and Chloe Jackson (Secretary).
Members of the board from the Greater Maryland Community include: Thomasine Baskerville, Crystal Day-Black, Maria Gray-Bowie, Teriko Epps, Ruth Honnas, Peggy Jackson, Carolyn Jenkins, Shelley Jennings, Elouise Mayne, Randy Mortis, Marina Nellius, Deborah Peaks-Coleman, Valerie Richardson (Community Education Committee Chair), Jackie Seth, Betty Shughrue, and Mary Ellen Smackum. ADRC faculty and staff associated with the board include: Marilyn Albert, Andrea Nelson, Corinne Pettigrew (Research Committee Chair), and Quincy Samus.
The Johns Hopkins Memory Center will offer Board members the following benefits and resources:
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Staff support for local community events aimed at senior with and without memory disorders.
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Promotion of advocacy groups and community leaders within the Johns Hopkins University network.
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Referral to Hopkins care and research opportunities.
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Opportunities to attend educational seminars and lectures.
Board members will participate in the following activities:
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Attend 3-4 daytime meetings per year (quarterly) at Johns Hopkins Mount Washington Campus.
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Serve as ambassadors that distribute information regarding the memory disorders within the community.
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Provide feedback on the research to investigators through participation in panel discussions, written recommendations, or review of study brochures.
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Help the MACAB form relationships with community leaders and advocacy groups.
Volunteer service opportunities offered by the Memory Center include:
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Represent the MACAB at 1-2 local events.
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Arrange or conduct an educational presentation on memory loss.
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Participate in panel discussions regarding memory loss, mental health, and research
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Participate on one a committee of the MACAB concerning either education, research or membership.