CORRECTION: Horsham Resident Presented National LeadingAge 2012 Excellence in Leadership Award

Information from Liberty Lutheran:

Luanne Fisher, Ph.D., President and CEO of the non-profit human service organization, Liberty Lutheran, is the recipient of the LeadingAge 2012 Excellence in Leadership Award. The award was presented during the 2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado on Oct. 22.

The national LeadingAge Excellence in Leadership Award seeks to showcase the efforts demonstrated by an exemplary leader, individual and employee. Luanne Fisher has dedicated more than 35 years to the advancement and innovation of care and services for the aging. As President and CEO of Liberty Lutheran she has worked tirelessly to develop the organization’s growing vision, pioneering, expanding and enhancing its services, as well as sharing expertise through education and consultation. The non-profit Liberty Lutheran annually serves more than 58,000 individuals in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania with the dedicated support of a staff of 1,100.

LeadingAge is the national association of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to making America a better place to grow old. LeadingAge members and affiliates touch the lives of 4 million individuals, families, employees and volunteers every day. The LeadingAge community includes 6,000 not-for-profit organizations in the United States, 39 state partners, hundreds of businesses, research partners, consumer organizations, foundations and a broad global network of aging services organizations that reach over 30 countries.

Editor's note: Luanne Fisher is a resident of Horsham, not Ambler.