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April 12, 2007
Good Shepherd Home Announces New Trustee

Allentown—The Good Shepherd Home Board of Trustees, the governing board for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, recently announced the addition of Robert E. Gadomski to the Board. Gadomski was named to the Board of Trustees by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Gadomski is the founder and managing director of Napowan Associates, LLC, which provides consulting services in business development and best practice implementation. He retired from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., in 2004, after a 34-year career, serving as Executive Vice-President for many years. In 2006 he was the Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia. He completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School and is a graduate of Purdue University with a master’s degree in industrial administration from the Krannert School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. In 2000, Gadomski was awarded an honorary doctorate of engineering degree by Purdue University.

Gadomski has been an active member of numerous professional and community organizations including the boards of the Boy Scouts of America, the Historic Bethlehem Partnership, and the International Oxygen Manufacturer’s Association. Bob currently serves on the boards of The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, Reeb Millwork, and Quality Distribution. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Beaver Creek, Colorado.

The Good Shepherd Home is the parent corporation of these subsidiaries: The Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, The Good Shepherd Home Long-Term Care Facility, Inc., The Good Shepherd Workshop/Vocational Services, Inc., Good Shepherd Long-Term Acute Care Services, Inc., and the Good Shepherd Housing Development Corporation.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. More than 35,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd provides rehabilitation services in 7 eastern Pennsylvania counties. Good Shepherd operates 14 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement and a lifestyle products store called Rehability. Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown, Pennsylvania, home. Good Shepherd is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org.