FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Barbara Lanz-Mateo
Alzheimer’s Association California Central Chapter
805.892.4259 t
805.892.4250 f
blanz@alz.org
alz.org/cacentralcoast
Mitchel Sloan Joins Alzheimer’s Association
Mitchel Sloan has joined the staff of the Alzheimer’s Association California Central Chapter
as its Director of Development and Communications. He takes the place of Peter Wright who
has recently retired.
Sloan earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern
California. He comes to the Association after spending the last two years as senior executive
consultant with The Kellogg Organization, Inc., providing development services to a variety
of philanthropic organizations. Prior to that, he was at California State University, Channel
Islands for nine years as the director of development for university affairs and sponsorship.
Sloan is active in his community as a volunteer, including with Habitat for Humanity of
Ventura County, National Alliance on Mental Illness Ventura County, Surfrider Foundation,
Tournament of Roses, and USA Track and Field. He is a member of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals. He resides in Ventura County with his wife and children.
Currently, 38,000 families in the Chapter’s service area (the counties of Santa Barbara,
Ventura, Kern and San Luis Obispo) have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease. Statewide, almost 600,000 families are victims of the disease. Alzheimer's is a brain-wasting
condition that is projected to leap from 5.4 million cases in the United States this year into
the double digits by midcentury. No. 6 on the list of top 10 causes of death in the USA,
Alzheimer's is the only one without an effective way to prevent, cure or even slow the
disease.
About the Alzheimer’s Association California Central Chapter
The California Central Chapter is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, donor-supported
organization serving four counties in California: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern and
Ventura. The Alzheimer’s Association envisions a world without Alzheimer’s and aims to
eliminate the disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care
and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of
brain health. alz.org/cacentralcoast
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