Foundation Leadership

Becky, a retired Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, was born and raised in Towanda, Pennsylvania. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and later earned a Master’s degree in Nursing with a concentration in oncology nursing.

As an active community volunteer and fundraiser in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Becky has served on numerous Boards, including Lancaster General Health, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster General Health Foundation, Fulton Theater, Lancaster Symphony, Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice and Community Care, and Planned Parenthood.

Becky is a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lancaster Country Club, and a Sustaining Member of the Junior League of Lancaster. She proudly serves as President of the Willow Valley Communities Charitable Foundation and Co-Chair of the This is Personal Capital Campaign.

Becky and her husband, Joe, became residents of Willow Valley Communities in 2000. After living with diabetes for over 60 years, Joe developed vascular dementia. In 2011, he became a resident in Memory Care at Willow Valley Communities where he lived out his last two years in his journey with dementia.

As an advocate for the highest quality of life, Becky knows that Joe would have benefited greatly from this proposed innovative Memory Center. Not only would he have loved the naturally-lit, spacious environment, but the freedom to wander indoors and outdoors as he pleased would have calmed him significantly. With the sense of belonging that the household model will provide, he would have felt dignified and, quite simply, he would have thrived.