Scott E. Huch ’86 recently completed a four-year stint on the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association—National Capital Area Chapter in Washington, D.C., including nearly three years as the Chapter’s Vice-Chair of Operations.  Huch chaired the CEO Search Committee during a 5-month period in 2011 that brought the first new President & CEO to the Chapter in 15 years by conducting a nationwide search that attracted nearly 150 applicants.  In addition, he served for three years as the Chapter’s representative to the National Delegate Assembly, which formally links the national Alzheimer’s Association, headquartered in Chicago, with its network of roughly 70 chapters around the country.

The Alzheimer’s Association raises and spends nearly $200,000,000 annually to fund research into Alzheimer’s Disease, public policy advocacy, and patient and caregiver support.  The National Capital Area Chapter, with a $12,000,000 annual budget, is among the five largest Chapters in the network and delivers the association’s programs and services to people impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

“I was honored to be asked to do this, but it was more about serving people than being honored.  It was hard work, but I was glad I could help.  When I was a child, people only said the word ‘cancer’ in a whisper.  Once people started talking about it, we started to see real advances.  I hope we can do the same thing with Alzheimer’s.  The most important thing people can do to help is get involved as a donor or volunteer, and educate themselves about brain health.”