The Central and North Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has announced the selection of Steve Waterhouse, CEO of The Waterhouse Group, to serve as the inaugural vice chair of its board of directors.
Waterhouse, a resident of The Villages, boasts more than 30 years of experience in sales and leadership development with companies worldwide, including many in the United States, Germany, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Canada. He also is the author of “The Team Selling Solution: Creating and Managing Teams that Win the Complex Sale.”
“I am honored to have been selected as vice chair of a group that means so much to my wife and I,” said Waterhouse, whose wife, Gina, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2016. “When Gina received her diagnosis, the Alzheimer’s Association’s Central and North Florida Chapter was a critical part of our forming a positive outlook for the future. In this new leadership role, I hope to help others do the same and, ultimately, work to find a cure so we can one day identify the first survivor of this terrible disease,” added Waterhouse, who recently made a speedy recovery after being hit while riding his bicycle on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 on May, 28.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 5.8 million Americans currently are living with Alzheimer’s disease. As home to nearly 560,000 of those individuals, Florida has the second-highest prevalence of the disease in the country.
In addition to being the world’s largest funder of Alzheimer’s disease research, the Alzheimer’s Association offers various educational programs and resources for both those living with the disease and their caregivers. This fall, the organization also will host its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s in cities around the country to raise funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Jessica Marshall, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Central and North Florida Chapter, said: “I am so pleased to announce Steve as our board’s inaugural vice chair. With his determination and extraordinary passion for our mission, he is an invaluable asset to both our board and our organization as a whole, and our chapter looks forward to working with him in pursuit of our ultimate goal — a world without Alzheimer’s.”
For more information about the Alzheimer’s Association, visit www.alz.org or contact the organization’s 24/7 helpline at (800) 272-3900.
