Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Chief of Staff, PA Department of Aging to Speak in Allentown.

Ivonne Gutiérrez Bucher, Chief of Staff, Pennsylvania Department of Aging, will address the Latino Leadership Alliance of the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, June 17, at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown. She will discuss the current initiative in the Pennsylvania Senate, PA ABC, Access to Basic Coverage - health care coverage for the uninsured.

Before assuming her current position, Gutiérrez Bucher held several senior level positions in the PA Department of Aging and PA Department of Health. A member of statewide disability-related boards and councils, she has been given several awards, including the 2006 Governor’s Commission on Women – Role Model Award.

Gutiérrez Bucher came to Pennsylvania from Puerto Rico to obtain an education in the fields of health and business. She is a Licensed Registered Nurse with clinical experience in medical surgical, emergency and geriatric medicine, and holds a Bachelors Degree in business administration and an MBA in health care administration.

The meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Public Hearing Room of the Government Center, 17 S. Seventh Street. The public is invited to attend free presentations, hosted by the Alliance in English, on the third Tuesday of every month. For further information, please contact President Lissette Lahoz at 610-434-6890, ext. 222, or visit the web site at LLALV.org.

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