Berster named president of Peter Becker Community.

Carol A. Berster of Hollidaysburg, Pa., has been named president of Peter Becker Community in Harleysville, Pa. She will begin Feb. 20. The Church of the Brethren retirement community has been served by an interim president since Oct. 2005, when Rod Mason resigned after serving as CEO for 19 years.

Berster most recently served as a regional CEO for PHI, Inc., a Presbyterian system with 19 senior communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. She has been in the senior services field since 1976. According to Peter Becker board president Don Price, "Berster was selected for her passion to serve the senior adult community as well as for her strengths in finance and business."

This year, Peter Becker Community is celebrating 35 years of service to senior adults through easy living cottages and apartments, an assisted living unit, and a healthcare center. For more information about the community go to www.peterbeckercommunity.com.

Source: 1/18/2006 Newsline
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