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December 6, 2007
Good Shepherd Names Two New Development Officers

Allentown—Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network recently named Jeannette Edwards of Upper Macungie as Major and Planned Giving Officer and Andrew Block of Bethlehem Township as Major Gifts and Sponsorships Officer. Edwards and Block will play integral roles in Good Shepherd’s fund-raising initiatives.

Prior to joining Good Shepherd, Edwards was the Director of Donor Relations for Muhlenberg College and Director of Advancement for Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley. A fund-raising executive for more than a decade, Edwards is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and has served as a board member and chair of the youth in philanthropy committee of AFP’s eastern Pennsylvania chapter. Edward’s also served on AFP’s National Philanthropy Day planning committee and was named a Chamberlain Scholar. Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College in Allentown.

Block has spent his professional career in the political arena. For the past six years, he has worked with Congressman Charlie Dent in several capacities. His responsibilities with Dent included working with constituents and federal, state and local agencies, organizing constituent expos and town hall meetings, and organizing outreach days in municipalities throughout the area. Recently, Block served as the Finance Director for the Congressman’s 2006 re-election campaign. Block holds a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in State College and a master’s of public administration from Kutztown University.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network of Allentown, Pennsylvania
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 36,600 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 Penn Partners, a partnership of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, will provide post-acute care in the Philadelphia region beginning July 2008. 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.