Elyse Ann Perweiler

Background

Perweiler, Elyse Ann was born on August 21, 1945 in New York City. Daughter of Nicholas and Olga (Rybak) Secker.

Education

Diploma in nursing, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, 1966; Bachelor summa cum laude, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, 1973; M Public Policy, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, 1983; Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1974.

Career

Staff nurse, assistant supervisor, instructor, Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, New Jersey, 1966-1969; staff instructor, charge nurse, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1970-1971; supervisor Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Care Unit, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1972; cardiovascular nurse specialist, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1972-1974; instructor advanced clinical nursing, Philadelphia General Hospital School Nursing, 1975-1976; unit director Geriatric Day Hospital,, West Philadelphia Community Mental Health Consortium, 1976-1983; coordinator gerontology, U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey School Osteopathic Medicine, Camden, 1983-1984; director gerontology planning and programs, U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey School Osteopathic Medicine, Camden, 1984-1987; associate director administration and planning Center for Aging, U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey School Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, since 1987; adjunct assistant professor, U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey School Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, since 1987. Deputy director New Jersey Geriatric Education Center, Stratford, since 1990. Consultant on gerontology and health planning.

Achievements

• Elyse Ann Perweiler has been listed as a noteworthy university administrator, educator, planner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member New Jersey Long-Term Care Advisory Committee, Trenton, 1989. Vice president Southern New Jersey Health Systems Agency, Runnemede, 1989. Delegate task force on long-term care New Jersey Governor's Conference on Aging, Trenton, 1990.

Chairman long-term care overview panel New Jersey Department Health, Trenton, 1992, Camden County Long-Term Care Committee, 1992. Board directors Southern New Jersey Health Systems Agency, 1984-1989. Member ANA, APHA, Gerontological Society American, American Geriatrics Society, New Jersey Tri-County Alzheimers's Association (board directors 1992), Athenaeum Honor Society of Rutgers U.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, tennis, golf, making pottery, reading.

Connections

Married Gary A. Perweiler, August 22, 1970 (divorced January 1977).

Father:

Nicholas Secker

Mother:

Olga (Rybak) Secker

Spouse:

Gary A. Perweiler