S. Orlene Grant

S. Orlene Grant is the President and CEO of the Juanita C. Grant Foundation, Inc. (JCGF), Capital Heights, MD, an ANI member since 2019. JCGF is a national non-profit providing programs and services at the local level to improve the quality of life for older adults through economic development, education, and training. JCGF provides elder abuse and financial fraud prevention training, workforce training, and a structured outreach call service to eliminate the social isolation and loneliness of older adults. Ms. Grant established JCGF in 2014, in honor of her mother, Juanita C. Grant, MSW. Ms. Grant also founded The Grant Group, LLC (TGG) in 2008, a healthcare management consulting firm uniquely positioned with subject matter experts' core capabilities in community engagement, environmental scans, surveys, collaboratives, and strategic planning. She has previously held executive positions at DC Primary Care Association, Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Dept. for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, and the DC Commission on Mental Health Services. She currently serves as the inaugural chair of the Virginia Fairfax County Long Term Care Coordinating Council’s Equity in Aging and Disabilities Committee. She has also served in the National Association of Healthcare Senior Executives and the Arlington Virginia Healthy Food Access Coalition. Ms. Grant holds an MSN in Community Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing and a BSN in Science of Nursing from the Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana.