Scott E. Huch ’86 recently completed a four-year stint on the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association\u2014National Capital Area Chapter in Washington, D.C., including nearly three years as the Chapter’s Vice-Chair of Operations. \u00a0Huch 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. \u00a0In 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.<\/p>\n
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. \u00a0The 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.<\/p>\n
“I was honored to be asked to do this, but it was more about serving people than being honored. \u00a0It was hard work, but I was glad I could help. \u00a0When I was a child, people only said the word ‘cancer’ in a whisper. \u00a0Once people started talking about it, we started to see real advances. \u00a0I hope we can do the same thing with Alzheimer’s. \u00a0The most important thing people can do to help is get involved as a donor or volunteer, and educate themselves about brain health.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scott E. Huch ’86 recently completed a four-year stint on the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association\u2014National Capital Area Chapter in Washington, D.C., including nearly three years as the Chapter’s Vice-Chair of Operations. \u00a0Huch chaired the CEO Search Committee … Continue reading