Iona CEO Joon Bang Joins Board of Directors of American Society on Aging
IONA CEO JOON BANG JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING
Washington, D.C. (April 27, 2022) – Iona Senior Services CEO Joon Bang has been named to the Board of Directors of the American Society on Aging (ASA). ASA is the largest multidisciplinary professional society for those who work in aging. Together with its membership of nearly 5,000 individuals and organizations from across the country, and a global audience, ASA provides education and resources to those who work with or on behalf of older adults.
“It’s an honor to join a community dedicated to raising the standards of how we care for older adults and the people in their lives,” said Joon Bang, CEO of Iona. “I look forward to the partnership between Iona and ASA and our work ahead to serve the burgeoning population of diverse older adults both in the nation’s capital and throughout the country.”
“We’re proud to have the nation’s most impactful leaders in aging on our Board of Directors,” said Peter Kaldes, CEO of ASA. “I am looking forward to partnering with Joon Bang who will bring tremendous value to ASA with his deep aging expertise from the nonprofit sector.”
As a recognized expert in the field of aging services Joon began his nonprofit career with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Prior to joining Iona, he served as President and CEO of the Seattle-based National Asian Pacific Center on Aging and Executive Director of the Korean American Coalition (KAC) in Los Angeles. That city’s leaders honored Bang as a 2018 Impact-Maker to Watch, recognizing his skill in “building consensus and coalitions to ensure the rights we all fight for regardless of ethnicity, faith, gender, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.” Under his leadership, KAC was selected as a 2017 California Nonprofit of the Year. Joon also supports the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC) as an appointed member to ensure equity, diversity, and inclusion are applied to the programs and policies of the FCC to better serve older adults.
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Iona Senior Services supports over 4,000 older adults throughout the DMV as they experience the challenges and opportunities of aging. We educate, advocate, and provide community-based services to help people age well and live well. For more information, visit www.iona.org
American Society on Aging (ASA) unites, empowers and champions everyone striving to improve aging. They are the go-to source to cultivate leadership, advance knowledge and strengthen the skills of Aging Service professionals and others who work with and on behalf of older adults. For more info, visit www.asaging.org
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