Ms. Ernce has been a member of The Senior Citizens Council team for over thirty five years. Her love of this work, compassion, and knowledge has made her the perfect person to lead our organization. She began her work in aging in 1982 and joined The Senior Citizens Council in 1986 as the Advocacy Programs Director, and in 2007 was appointed as Executive Director. She provides counseling, education, and makes referrals to community resources on a variety of topics concerning seniors, including Medicare, options for successful caregiving, Elder Rights and Elder Prevention Fraud. She is a Certified Medicare counselor and a Nursing Home Administrator. She has a Gerontology Certification from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia.