Carol A. Berster, NHA, CASPF
President/CEO:

Carol A. Berster was hired as the President/CEO of Peter Becker Community in February 2006.  Mrs. Berster has served in the aging services field since 1976 being previously employed by Peninsula United Methodist Homes and Ingleside Homes, Inc both in Wilmington Delaware and by Presbyterian Homes in the Presbytery of Huntingdon in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Berster holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.  She is a licensed nursing home administrator in both Pennsylvania and Delaware and is a Certified Aging Services Professional Fellow.
Mrs. Berster is a member of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and PANPHA, a Pennsylvania association of senior services providers and has served on the boards of both organizations.  She has also served as an evaluator for the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission and was a member of its financial advisory panel.

Harry A. McConnell
Vice President Human Resources:

Harry A. McConnell has been employed with Peter Becker Community since September 1, 1996.  He began working at our facility in August 1995 as a contract employee.  He worked for ServiceMaster as the Director of Housekeeping and Laundry.  Mr. McConnell served in that role until September 1996 when he left ServiceMaster and accepted the Director of Human Resources position.  He was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources on May 1, 2006.

Mr. McConnell has a MBA from De Sales University and a B. A. in Management from the Richard Stockton College of N. J.  He has HR Management Certification from Villanova University.  He has been a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)
since 1999.

Carol N. DeLancey, NHA
Senior Vice President/COO:

Carol N. DeLancey has been employed at Peter Becker Community since November 14, 1989.  Ms. DeLancey has been serving our residents in many different roles during her tenure at PBC.  She has been an Office Manager, Administrator, VP of Operations and Senior Vice President.  On May 1, 2006 she was promoted to Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer. 

Ms. DeLancey has a B.S. in Management from the University of West Florida.
Ms. DeLancey is a licensed nursing home administrator in Pennsylvania.  She is also a member of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and PANPHA.

Timothy McQuaid, MBA
Vice President/CFO:

Timothy McQuaid was hired by Peter Becker Community on June 7, 2010.  He is a professional accountant with more than twenty years of healthcare experience.  His most recent employment was with Stapley in Germantown, Philadelphia.   His other CCRC experiences have been with Fountains Retirement Communities, Inc in Philadelphia and the Quadrangle in Haverford, Pennsylvania.  Mr. McQuaid hold a BS in Accounting from the University of Scranton and an MBA from St. Joseph’s University.

Paul A. Nye, CFRE
Vice President Mission Support:

Paul A. Nye began work at Peter Becker Community on September 24, 2007.  Paul has 30 years of experience with non-profit organizations and has held various leadership positions including President, Executive Director, Vice President, and Senior Director.  He has led communications and development departments, was the regional spokesperson for a national fund raising campaign, served on the Board of Directors of two Chambers of Commerce, and has coordinated statewide and national fund raising special events.

Dr. Nye earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wagner College, and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degrees from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.  In 2005 he earned the coveted international credential of Certified Fund Raising Executive that is held by 4,900 professionals in the world.