AGRI Board of Advisors
Board of Advisors
- Marvin Mashner, MBA, CPA, ACTS President, Chief Executive Officer, AGRI Board of Advisors Chair
- J. Mark Vanderbeck, ACTS Executive Vice President, Operations
- Gerald T. Grant, MBA, ACTS Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
- John L. Esterhai, Jr., MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, and member, ACTS Board of Directors
- Grace E. Wert, MSN, RN, CS, Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist, Abington Memorial Hospital and member, ACTS Board of Directors
- Robert A. Gatter, MD, Rheumatology and Pain Management, Riddle Hospital and resident, ACTS Granite Farms Estates
- Jerry C. Johnson, MD, Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
- Peter J. Kress, MA, ACTS Vice President, Chief Information Officer
- Barbara E. Hudson, MHA, NHA, Dean, ACTS Corporate Univer sity
AGRI Management
Elsie S. Norton, MBA, Senior Vice President of Quality Care, AGRI Managing Director
Elsie S. Norton, MBA (enorton@actslife.org) serves as Senior Vice President, Quality Care and Managing Director of AGRI. She has over 25 years of managerial experience in the retirement and long term care field and has been with ACTS since 1990. Ms. Norton also serves as Privacy Officer and Corporate Compliance Officer and has served as Vice President of Health Services Administration and Vice President of Operations for ACTS Northern Division, as well as Executive Director of two ACTS’ communities in Boca Raton, Florida. Ms. Norton earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Health & Hospital Services Administration from Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ms. Norton is a veteran of the U.S. Army, Military Intelligence.