North Carolinians serve in several leadership roles at the national level, including the State PACE Association Leadership Council and several NPA committees: CODAC (clinical and operational data analysis), Education, Primary Care, Public Policy and Quality. The conference also afforded the opportunity for these groups to meet in person with their colleagues from across the country.
Lastly, a highlight of the conference is NPA’s awards, which recognize outstanding members of the PACE community. Judy Baskins, NC PACE Association’s strategic planning and policy consultant, helped present her namesake volunteer leadership award at the awards luncheon.
Judy was the first recipient of the award, and it was subsequently named in her honor in recognition of her exceptional leadership at NPA since its founding in 1994.
Tim Clontz, a board member of North Carolina PACE Association, was a recipient of this award in 2018. Dr. Marsha Fretwell of Elderhaus PACE received it in 2013.