NSCLC Appoints Paul Nathanson As Executive Director
Published on 2008/05/12The National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Nathanson as the new executive director.
May 12, 2008
(Washington, DC) The National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Nathanson as the new executive director.
Mr. Nathanson brings to NSCLC a wealth of experience and leadership in the field of legal services for the elderly. He was the first executive director of NSCLC, from its founding in 1972 until 1980, and has been a longtime member of the Board of Directors.
Dr. E. Percil Stanford, President of the NSCLC Board of Directors, said, “NSCLC has a distinct advantage in having as its director Mr. Nathanson, who has been integral in the field of aging and law for many years, and can provide the leadership we need to move the organization into the 21st century.” Dr. Stanford added, “Given the political, economic and social climate, the needs of the underserved older population are more imminent and will be a focal point more than ever before. We are confident that Mr. Nathanson will help call attention to the injustices that are inherent to this population.”
Mr. Nathanson joined the faculty of the Elderly Law Program at the University of New Mexico in 1980. He was named director of the UNM School of Law’s Institute of Public Law in 1983, where he continued to serve until 2005. He is now Emeritus Faculty at the Law School.
He has been a national leader in aging policy for more than 25 years. In 1984, he was elected president of the American Society of Aging, and he was a member of its Executive Committee from 1982 to 1988. He was a founding member of the American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly, and was National Secretary of the Gray Panthers. He is Past Chair of the Board of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare Foundation.
He was co-chair of the University of New Mexico Center for Aging Research, Education and Service, and chair of the New Mexico Association of Geriatric Education.
Recently, Mr. Nathanson has been involved in the field of social marketing and has special interest in video production as a means of community organization. He has won numerous awards, including regional Emmys, for this work.
He earned a J.D. with distinction from Duke University School of Law, 1967, and masters of Comparative Law from the University of Chicago Law School, 1969.
About the National Senior Citizens Law Center
Since 1972, the National Senior Citizens Law Center has worked to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly and disabled Americans. NSCLC focuses on the two most fundamental issues facing elderly and disabled people: maintaining a basic level of income and having access to health care. NSCLC works toward an America in which elderly people and people with disabilities can live in dignity and safety, free of the worries and pain of poverty, able to afford health care to the end of their days, and able to contribute to their families and societies to the best of their abilities.
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