Akron Resident Elected Secretary of the American Lung Association Regional Board of Directors

COLUMBUS OH (08/22/2014)(readMedia)-- Laverne Yousey, Akron OH, is the new secretary of the charter board of the American Lung Association of the Midland States. Based in Columbus OH, ALAMS provides programs and services to the residents of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Yousey has been active with the American Lung Association for about 30 years, serving in a variety of capacities on the local, regional, and state boards. These include the Akron/Canton Board of Directors, the Northeast Ohio Advisory Board, the state Board of Ohio and his work on the charter board. He has also served as the chairman of the Cleveland-based Regional Leadership Council of the American Lung Association of the Midland States.

Currently an Independent Arts & Crafts Professional, he is retired from the University of Akron, where he was chairman of the Allied Health Department and taught respiratory care.

He has also been active with the United Way.

Other Midland States charter board officers elected for the 2014-2015 fiscal year are:

Leslie Newman of Henderson, KY - Chair

Kelly Hamilton of Powell, OH – Chair-Elect

John Cloud of Dayton, OH - Treasurer

The mission of the American Lung Association is to save lives through the prevention of lung disease and lung health. Originally founded in the early 1900's to fight tuberculosis, the association now is actively involved with a variety of lung health issues working through research, advocacy and education initiatives. For more information, visit www.midlandlung.org.