About Aging Services, Inc.
History and Background


Aging Services, Inc. has been operating in Cleveland County since 1975.
The organization was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) per Internal Revenue Service regulations since 1988. The organization was formed as a result of the passage of the Older Americans Act. The Older Americans Act (OAA) was signed into law on July 14, 1965 and is periodically reauthorized by the United States Congress. The Older Americans Act is a component of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Legislation. The Older Americans Act established the Administration on Aging and created the Aging Services Network that includes 56 State Units on Aging, 629 Area Agencies on Aging, 246 title VI Native American aging programs and over 20,000 service provider organizations. In September 2006, Congress reauthorized the Act reinforcing its mission to enhance the ability of older Americans to live with maximum dignity and independence while adding several new initiatives to the existing responsibilities of the aging services network.
Since 1975, Aging Services, Inc. has grown and developed to serve the needs of aging senior adults in Cleveland County Oklahoma. ASI holds the Older American Act contract with the Areawide Aging Agency to administer the OAA/Title III Program in Cleveland County. ASI administered the Eldercare Program in Cleveland County for many years before the program was shut down. In 1997, ASI began an Advantage Case Management Program. In 2000, ASI became the provider for Advantage Meals in Cleveland County. Traditionally, in the OAA/Title III Program and the Eldercare Program, ASI clients were age 60 and over. However, since the implementation of the Advantage Program, some ASI Case Management clients may be under age 60. Even so, they are assessed to be at the ‘institutional level of care’ by DHS and they are low-income, frail, at risk and face the same physical, mental, social, emotional, and isolation challenges as many of the ASI senior adult clients.
In the fall of September 2012, Aging Services, Inc. began a Respite Voucher Program funded by an additional Older Americans Act grant. The Program aids full time live in caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren by providing vouchers to cover the expense of care so that the care giver or the grandparent can get a break from their caregiving responsibilities.
Board of Directors
ASI is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of volunteers from across Cleveland County. The Board meets each month on the last Monday of the month. The Board governs the life of the organization, establishes the mission, direction and defines the guiding values of the organization.
Will Gray – President
First Fidelity Bank
Christi Moore – Vice President
CSBI Building, Inc.
Belinda Gray – Secretary
MK Partners, Inc.
Austin Willett – Treasurer
True Sky Federal Credit Union
Neil Vickers – Board Member
City of Norman Police Department (Retired)
Tyler Barrett – Board Member
Attorney at Law
Janie Milum – Board Member
City Council Member at City of Moore
Harold Haralson – Board Member
Commissioner District 3 at Cleveland County
Charles A. Earley – Board Member
Small Business Attorney at Earley Legal Services
ASI Staff
Aging Services, Inc. employs over 30 individuals in both full and part time positions. Employees are assisted by a dedicated group of over 100 volunteers who aid our operation in delivering programs and services.
Office Staff
Tammy Vaughn
Executive Director/Advantage Case Manager
Ellen Conner
Accountant III
Hayley Garcia
Social Service Supervisor
Diane Hudgins
Respite Coordinator
Tera White
Respite Clerk
Vicci Smith
Respite Outreach Worker
Amy East
Advantage Supervisor
Mireya Venegas
Advantage Case Manager
Jody Webb
Advantage Case Manager
Marsheila Cox
Administrative Assistant
Donna Hendrick
Support Group & Training Coordinator
Samantha Caudle
Social Services Asst/Housekeeping
Site Managers
Amber Rose
Norman Site Manager
Naomi Berry
Noble Site Manager
David Eary
East Lake Site Manager
Christopher Conaway
Rose Rock Site Manager
Carole Baldwin
Moore Site Aide
Joshua Ilese
Moore Site Aide
Curtis Hedrick
Noble Site Aide
Alesia Gilliam
Norman Site Aide
Marilyn Higgins
Eastlake Site Aide
Norman Kitchen Staff
Jennifer Gonzalez
Norman Kitchen Supervisor
Richard Kellogg
Norman Kitchen Head Cook
Brian De La Cruz
Dietitian
Kristie Onwana
Norman Kitchen Aide
Hayden Land
Kitchen Aide
Paul Sampson
Norman Kitchen Driver
Housekeeping
Andrea Ryan
Housekeeper
Linda Barnhill
Housekeeper
Transportation
Bob Alinger
Kiwanis Kruiser Driver