Garrison retires as General Board's director of Human Resources.

Mary Lou Garrison, director of Human Resources for the Church of the Brethren General Board, has announced her retirement effective July 28. She began in the position located in Elgin, Ill., on Oct. 15, 2001.

A Manchester College graduate, Garrison has served in Church of the Brethren organizations since 1982. Prior to her work with the General Board, she was employed by Pinecrest Community, a Brethren retirement and longterm care community in Mount Morris, Ill., as director of Human Resources since 1988. She began at Pinecrest as a geriatric social worker and then transitioned to director of Programming, while developing the first Alzheimer unit at the facility. Garrison achieved lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources in 1994.

In retirement, Garrison will join her husband, Ed, as he retires from a career in education this June. Both plan to explore opportunities that will utilize their non-professional skills and interests, including spending more time with their grandsons in Peace Valley, Mo.

Source: 1/18/2006 Newsline
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