Newsline: Brethren Village announces John N. Snader as president

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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service, News Director Cheryl 
Brumbaugh-Cayford, 800-323-8039 ext. 260, cobnews@brethren.org

Brethren Village announces John N. Snader as president and CEO

(Oct. 4, 2012) Elgin, IL --The Board of Directors of Brethren Village 
retirement community in Lancaster, Pa., announce the appointment of John N. 
Snader as the community's new president, effective Nov. 19.

He succeeds Gary N. Clouser, who is retiring after having  served as president 
since 1977.

Snader is currently senior vice president for Customer Experience at Ephrata 
(Pa.) Community Hospital, responsible for shaping and directing the 
organization's approach to providing high quality, high touch care that 
connects emotionally with patients and their families and results in sustaining 
loyalty that will grow the hospital's market share.

"I am honored and humbled to be selected as Brethren Village's President. I 
look forward to serving the residents, employees, and the larger community of 
supporters of Brethren Village as it continues to fulfill its mission, vision, 
and values," said Snader. The appointment of Snader is consistent with the 
strategic plan of transitioning leadership adopted by the Board of Directors 
earlier this year.

Snader is an active community volunteer and currently serves as chair of the 
Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation Board of Trustees as well as a Brethren 
Village board member. He is a graduate of Elizabethtown (Pa.) College with a 
degree in Political Science and earned an MBA at Saint Joseph's University in 
Philadelphia. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives 
and a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He is an adjunct 
faculty instructor in Saint Joseph University's graduate healthcare 
administration program and also has been a lecturer at the University of 
Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, and Penn State University in both the 
undergraduate and graduate school.

He resides in Ephrata and is a member of Lancaster Church of the Brethren.

In another appointment, David Rayha, NHA, will join Brethren Village on Oct. 17 
as vice president of Health Services and will be responsible for skilled care, 
personal care, home care, and rehabilitation services. He is currently 
executive director of Bellingham Retirement Community in West Chester, Pa. He 
holds undergraduate degrees from York College of Pennsylvania and a master's 
degree in Public Administration with concentration in Heath Care Management 
from Pennsylvania State University. He resides in Willow Street, Pa.

Brethren Village is a Continuing Care Retirement Community that provides care 
for residents 62 years of age and older. As a nonprofit corporation, the 
village provides services and amenities in three areas of living including 
residential living, personal care, and skilled nursing care. Maintaining a 
close affiliation with the Church of the Brethren's Atlantic Northeast 
District, the village has memberships with LeadingAge, LeadingAgePA, the 
Fellowship of Brethren Homes, and the Anabaptist Provider Group. Brethren 
Village also maintains affiliation with Brethren Services Inc. and Brethren 
Service II Inc., incorporated in 1984 and 2004 respectively, for the purpose of 
providing affordable housing for the elderly and/or handicapped under Section 
202 of the National Housing Act.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continuing 
the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in 
community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith 
traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrated its 
300th anniversary in 2008. It counts some 123,000 members across the United 
States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Nigeria, 
Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and India.

(Tara Marie Ober, public relations manager at Brethren Village Retirement 
Community, contributed this report.)

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>For more information contact:

>Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
>Director of News Services
>Church of the Brethren
>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
>800-323-8039 ext. 260
>cobnews@brethren.org