Samaritan
Kathleen Long has a strong background in communications and marketing, with over 25 years of experience. Kathleen currently serves as the Director of Communications at Samaritan. Prior to this, Kathleen was the Owner of their own business, where they provided marketing communications, collateral design, grant writing, special events planning, and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit clients. Kathleen also worked as the Director of Communications and Promotions at the Produce for Better Health Foundation, where they developed and implemented national public relations and media communications plans. Kathleen's earlier experience includes roles as the Marketing/Development Director, Associate Director, and Executive Director at the Food Bank of South Jersey, where they led various fundraising and marketing initiatives and implemented successful media communications plans.
Kathleen Long holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Communications and Public Relations from the University of Delaware.
Samaritan
Samaritan is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization locally founded in Moorestown, New Jersey in 1980. Samaritan is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, primary care at home, transitional support, grief support and counseling, end-of-life education, and advocacy. Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses serious illness or grief in their homes, assisted-living, or nursing home communities and through two inpatient hospice centers: The Samaritan Center at Mt. Holly and The Samaritan Center at Voorhees. Thrift shop in Westmont supports Samaritan services and programs. Samaritan is accredited by The Joint Commission; a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO); the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey; and is a four-star-level hospice in NHPCO’s We Honor Veterans program, created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).