FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2025
CONTACT: Mary Maude Davis | 615.780.3373 | MaryMaude.Davis@FinnPartners.com
Alexandria, Va. – Today, Goodwin Living™, a faith-based, not-for-profit, senior living and healthcare services organization in the National Capital Region, announced that Albert (Al) J. Browne, Kimberly (Kim) Fiske, Rev. Frank Wade and Sally White have been elected to its Board of Trustees. Together, the four new trustees bring deep expertise across healthcare innovation, law, public policy, faith leadership and aging services, further strengthening Goodwin Living governance and strategic leadership.
“The Board of Trustees plays a critical role in advancing our mission to support, honor and uplift the lives of older adults and those who care for them,” said Rob Liebreich, President and CEO of Goodwin Living. “Albert, Kim, Frank and Sally each bring unique perspectives and decades of experience that will help guide Goodwin Living as we continue to expand our impact across the region.”
“I have a profound sense of purpose and honor being asked and accepted to join the Goodwin Living Board,” said Al Browne, Director at Johns Hopkins University & Medicine. “I look forward to helping solve for and create a radiant future for our seniors in the future by continuing to support the imprinting of a bold, entrepreneurial discipline into the/our care models. I look forward to leveraging 25 years of health and technology leadership to ensure our innovation is as robust and purposeful as the legacy we have already built.”
“After years of serving on the Goodwin Living Foundation Board, I am excited to join the Board of Trustees to support and honor our residents, team members and community in new ways,” said Kim Fiske, partner at Fiske Law Group, PLLC.
“Goodwin Living is on the leading edge in researching, developing and serving the basic issues of life,” said Frank Wade, Goodwin House Alexandria resident and faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary. “Its professional and community enterprises seek to fulfill the best hopes and highest purposes we all share. I am honored to join in that endeavor.
“I am very honored to serve on the Board of such a well-respected, innovative, and well-run organization,” said Sally White, is Chair of the 2025 LeadingAge DC Board of Directors. “The Board and staff are so dedicated to providing excellent service and planning the best possible future for all the older adults they serve.
As a not-for-profit, faith-based organization, Goodwin Living has been led by a volunteer Board of Trustees since opening its first senior living community in 1967. The Goodwin Living Board of Trustees guides the governance and strategic direction of the organization. Today, more than 4,000 older adults are served annually by a growing portfolio of senior living and healthcare services supporting older adults in the National Capital Region.
To learn more about the new trustees, click here to read their full bios. For more information on Goodwin Living, please visit GoodwinLiving.org.
About Goodwin Living™ (GoodwinLiving.org):
Goodwin Living™ touches the lives of thousands of people every day through its range of senior living communities in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., specialized healthcare services, community partnerships and philanthropic endeavors. With a mission to support, honor and uplift the lives of others (specifically older adults and those who care for them), Goodwin Living leads the way in expanding the places and ways we can all thrive and find purpose as we age. Older adults will discover options that meet them where they want to be, and those options are managed and provided by team members who represent more than 65 countries. Goodwin Living has been a Washington Post Top Workplace for six consecutive years and has been named the #3 Top Workplace for 2025. Get more information at GoodwinLiving.org or by following Goodwin Living on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Al Browne Bio
Al J. Browne currently serves as Director at Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, supporting Community Health Design + Innovation, the Impact Accelerator and the Center for Digital Health and AI faculty. An executive and strategist with more than 25 years of experience, Al has worked at the intersection of business, health, technology and education. His previous roles include Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Verizon, Vice President of Community Development, Business and Technology Integration at the Community Preservation and Development Corporation and Director at AARP. He holds a Master of Science in Forensic Anthropology and Psychology from John Jay College and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Washington Adventist University.
Kim Fiske Bio
Kim Fiske is a partner at Fiske Law Group, PLLC, bringing extensive experience in estate planning and nonprofit governance. Her career includes work with Truist Bank Trust Department, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and private practice. Recognized by her peers as an AV-Preeminent attorney, Kim is a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation and has served on numerous boards, including the Goodwin Living Foundation since 2014. She earned her Juris Doctor from George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and holds an undergraduate degree with honors in Economics from Ohio University.
Frank Wade Bio
The Rev. Frank Wade has served as an Episcopal priest since 1966 and currently serves on the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary. His past leadership roles include interim dean of Washington National Cathedral and rector of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC. A graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and The Citadel, Frank has also had several sermons published in anthologies, including Rites of Our Passage. Frank has been a resident of Goodwin House Alexandria since 2012.
Sally White Bio
Sally White is Chair of the 2025 LeadingAge DC Board of Directors and brings more than 35 years of experience in aging services organizations. She previously served as Executive Director of Iona Senior Services for 12 years and as Executive Director of the Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Sally also served for a decade as Co-Chair of the DC Senior Advisory Coalition. She holds a bachelor of arts from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree of family and community development from the University of Maryland.
