Carolyn Brent – Board President;

Carolyn Brent, also known as Carolyn A. Brent, is an American author, bodybuilder, and elder-care legislation advocate.^[] She is best known as an award-winning advocate and the author of best-selling books, The Caregiver’s Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself and Why Wait? The Baby Boomers Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death.  

Brent is also the founder of the nonprofit organizations, Caregiver Story and Grandpa’s Dream. Source: Wikipedia 

Micheal Pope – CEO.  Micheal Pope joined ASEB in 1997. She served as Program Director and Director of Development before becoming Executive Director in 2008. With a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from New Hampshire College and course work in City Planning and Urban Affairs at Boston University, Micheal has more than 20 years of experience in health care management, with an emphasis on marketing. She is a board member of the California Culture Change Coalition Steering Council and a past member of the Long Term Care Steering Committee and the Service Review Advisory Committee/East Bay Paratransit. She has served on the board of Ombudsman, Inc., Alameda, and is the past-president of the Board of the Contra Costa Child Care Council. In addition to her work at ASEB, she is Lay Leader at the Concord United Methodist Church. She also provides counseling and support to youth in foster care programs.

Micheal believes that everyone must contribute if a change is to come about. Serving on the board and staff of ASEB is one of the greatest highlights of her life, an honor that brings meaning to her every day. Her two children, Milton and Jade, provide her with laughter, joy, and growth from within. They are the source of her energy.

With 28 years in the senior living industry in an Operations and Sales and Marketing leadership role, Andrew Badoud has a proven track record in building teams, creating a collaborative vision and strategic plans to achieve consistent positive outcomes. 

Andrew is currently Executive Director, Elegance Berkeley and has served as Senior Vice President for Carlton Senior Living as well as Divisional Director of Operations for Westmont Living, Regional Sales for Atria Senior Living and Benchmark Assisted Living, Director of Operations for Senior Living Residences, working in 7 states with significant experience in start-up and turn-around of challenged, underperforming projects.   

His approach is simple: Foster an environment that supports and empowers your team, creating engagement, buy-in and loyalty which will translate into energetic, genuine and exceptional interactions with the customer and in turn, provide consistent positive financial and satisfaction outcomes.  An environment created along with a strategic look at the needs in the market, assessing the opportunities, analyzing labor and expense efficiencies, evaluating the team, resources, procedures and putting a plan in place to achieve greater results.  

Originally from Connecticut and after attending college and living in Boston Massachusetts area for many years, Andrew currently resides in Berkeley, California with his two children Henry a freshman in college and Kate a junior at Berkeley High School.