Edwin C. Thomas III, M.S. President & Chief Executive Officer Asbury Services, Inc. Gaithersburg, Maryland

Alumnus Edwin C. Thomas, III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Asbury Services, Inc. (AServ). Asbury Services, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization with headquarters in the Washington D.C. Metro area, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Asbury Services, Inc. supports organizations which provide services to the aging through continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), housing, assisted living, health care and other services to the aging.

Asbury has provided geriatric care and services to the aging since 1926 at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Asbury Methodist Village has been recognized for quality geriatric care through varied certifications and awards, including Continuing Care Accreditation Commission, CCAC, Joint Commission Accreditation Healthcare Organization, JCAHO, and United Methodist Ministries' EAGLE award. Other retirement community locations include Asbury-Solomons Island, a waterfront CCRC in Southern Maryland.

Today Asbury provides services to over 1,600 residents and employs approximately 800 employees. Financial stability is demonstrated by a rating for Asbury Methodist Village & Asbury-Solomons Island by S&P of A-. In December, 1997 Asbury Obligated Group bonds were the first tax exempt bonds of a CCRC in the nation to be insured by Municipal Bond Insurance Agency, (MBIA) rated AAA.

Thomas' career includes management on the East Coast and in the Mid-West. Prior to joining AServ as President and CEO in 1987, he was named the Executive Director of Wesley Retirement Services, formerly South Iowa Methodist Homes, Inc. at the age of 31, and served from 1980 to 1987 having joined the organization as an Administrative Intern in 1978. Thomas' leadership includes professional representation at state and national associations and various accomplishments.

American Association of Homes for the Aging

• Convenor, CEOs of Multiple Organizations (CEMO) Forum 1986-1987, 1998-99
• Member-at-Large, AASHA House of Delegates 1988-1991
• Member, Awards Committee 1988 - 1989
• Building Committee 1989 - 1990
• Chair, Long Term Care Insurance Advisory Committee 1990 - 1992
• Member, Long Term Care Insurance Advisory Committee 1993-1994
• Member, Convention Planning Committee - 1995

Maryland Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging

• Co-Chair, Public Policy Steering Committee 1996 - 1997
• Member, Public Policy Steering Committee 1988 - 1997
• Chair CCRC Task Force 1993, 1994
• Member, Board of Directors 1990 - 1997
• Chairman's Award, 1990

Iowa Association of Homes for the Aging

• Region II Vice President 1983 - 1986
• Chair, Public Policy Committee 1984 - 1986
• Member, Board of Directors 1983 - 1986
• Award of Merit, 1985

Des Moines Leadership Institute (sponsored by Greater Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce) 1986 - 1987

Member, Damascus United Methodist Church, Damascus, Maryland

Thomas received an M.S. in Studies in Aging from the University of North Texas and a B.S. in Political Science from Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.