Michael Coury Elected 2012-2013 OHCA President
Michael Coury was elected President of the Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA) by the organization’s Board of Directors at the OHCA 2012 Annual Convention and Exhibition on May 2 in Columbus, Ohio. Coury is the Chief Operating Officer of Generations HealthCare Management, Berea. A licensed nursing home administrator for more than twenty years, Coury was the first MBA graduate of Cleveland State University to specialize in its Long Term Care Administration program. He has served on the Board of the Ohio Health Care Association since 1995, and has served on, chaired and co-chaired numerous committees within the association throughout his tenure. As a Board member, he Chairs OHCA District 13.

During his inaugural speech to the members of the Association, Coury said that he planned to focus OHCA’s efforts on advocating for the estimated 1,708,370 lives touched every day by long-term care providers in Ohio. “My commitment to you over the next year is to continue our effort to stop the erosion of resources which make a difference to those 1.7 million lives,” Coury said. “My request of you is to continue to provide the quality, efficient, and innovative services we are known for,” he added. Coury also stated that he and his family are in this profession to make a positive difference in the lives of our elderly, and those with disabilities. “I know I am not alone in that passion,” he said. “If so, I would be speaking to an empty room. Your presence here tonight is evidence you share in that passion.”

In addition, to his service to his business and OHCA, Coury has served nine years on the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, chairing its Education Committee. He currently serves on the Assisted Living Exam Development and Review committee of the National Association of Boards of Examiners in Long Term Care (NAB). Coury also is a member of the Older Adult Ministry of St. Mary of the Falls parish where his organization sponsors the Parish Nurse program. He is a resident of Olmsted Falls, a Cleveland suburb, where he lives with his wife Diane and their three children.

At-Large Trustees Elected by Membership
During the Annual Meeting on May 2, members of the Ohio Health Care Association elected four individuals to serve as At-Large representatives to the Board of Directors:

• David Hennis, Hennis Care Centres, Dover
• Robin Hillier, Lake Pointe Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Lorain
• Jerry Schroer, Altercare of Ohio, North Canton
• Maureen Wern, Wern & Associates, Boardman

The OHCA Board also appointed errence Holecek, Regional Vice President, Ohio, SunBridge Healthcare, to serve as At Large Director to fill the remaining one-year term for Janet Harris, who was elected to Chair OHCA District 10.

Members also elected the Non-Proprietary Chair to serve on the OHCA Board:

• Susan Strutner, Chapel Hill Retirement Center, Canal Fulton

Officers, Executive Committee Elected
The Ohio Board of Directors elected its officers and Executive Committee members for one-year terms during its meeting held at the Convention on May 2. The following individuals will serve the OHCA membership over the coming year:

President: Michael Coury, Berea
President Elect: Tim Chesney, Warren
Secretary/Treasurer: Maureen Wern, Boardman
Immediate Past President: Linda Black-Kurek, Dayton

In addition to the officers, the following indivduals were elected to the Executive Committee by the Board for 2012-2013 were:

David Hennis, Hennis Care Centre, Dover
Greg Miller, Health Care Management Group, Cincinnati
Michael Scharfenberger, Nursing Care Management, Cincinnati
Jerry Schroer, Altercare, North Canton
Scott Sprenger, Sprenger Enterprises, Lorain