Four Promoted at the Masonic Homes

Due to continued growth of the Masonic Homes of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania as it expands its services across the state, including the forthcoming addition of the Masonic Home of Pennsylvania at Lafayette Hill, Bro. Joseph E. Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, recently announced the following promotions:

William C. Davis, Jr., Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Elizabethtown, has been promoted from Chief Operating Officer for the Masonic Homes to Chief Operating Officer of Health Care Services. Bro. Davis has been employed by Masonic Homes since 1990 as Administrator of Health Care Services. In September 1997, he became the Chief Operating Officer.

In this role, Bro. Davis provides leadership at all Masonic Homes' locations on the implementation and measurement of quality initiatives, best practices, and benchmarking of health care and assisted living services. He also is responsible for the residential living area and the adult day care center at the Elizabethtown campus.

Bro. Davis received both his Bachelor's Degree and his Master of Science Degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University. He is licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Nursing Home Administrator and is also certified by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) as a Retirement Housing Professional. Bro. Davis serves on the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging (PANPHA). He is Chairman of Lancaster Area Senior Services (LASS, Inc.), which represents 16 not-for-profit PANPHA members in Lancaster County who work on joint ventures and public policy initiatives. He also has served as an expert witness in NHA cases for the Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs.

As an adjunct instructor at York College of Pennsylvania, Bro. Davis teaches a seminar in General Administration, Organization, and Management in Nursing Facilities and an undergraduate course in Fiscal Issues in Long Term Care.

Raymond E. Tierney, Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, has been promoted from Administrator, Retirement Living, to Chief Operating Officer of Retirement Living Services. Bro. Tierney has been employed by the Masonic Homes since 1981 and as Administrator of Retirement Living since 1988.

In this role, he will continue his responsibilities for the retirement living areas, environmental services and land management, facilities management, and master planning at the Elizabethtown campus; but he also will provide leadership in determining, implementing, and benchmarking best practices in services and marketing for the retirement living areas at the Sewickley and Lafayette Hill campuses.

Bro. Tierney received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Elizabethtown College in 1981 and his Master's Degree in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University in August 1993. A certified Retirement Housing Professional and a licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Bro. Tierney is a member of PANPHA, AAHSA, American College of Health Care Administrators, and National Association of Social Workers. He serves on the board of directors for the Elizabethtown Economic Development Corporation.

Donald E. Romberger, Brownstone Lodge No. 666, Hershey, has been promoted from Marketing Manager for Retirement Living at Elizabethtown to Director of Marketing for all Masonic Homes' locations. In this role, he provides leadership in directing, implementing, and measuring the marketing efforts and outcomes for retirement living service areas as well as other services provided by Masonic Homes.

Bro. Romberger, who has been employed by the Masonic Homes since 1998, attended Thomas Edison College, NJ, and has also earned the designation of Chartered Financial Consultant through The American College. Romberger serves his church in a variety of roles and is a Christ Servant Minister of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Tina L. Raybold has been promoted from Public Relations Manager to Director of Public Relations for all Masonic Homes' locations. In this role, she will be responsible for the development, implementation, and measurement of corporate communications efforts through multimedia channels, including internal and external communications, media relations, publications, promotional materials, and maintaining image standards. She has worked for the Masonic Homes since 1996.

Mrs. Raybold received a Bachelor's Degree in English and Interpersonal/Organizational Communication from the University of Delaware and a Master's Degree in Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising from Temple University. An accredited public relations practitioner, Mrs. Raybold is president-elect of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.