Dedicated to a secure, financially strong senior living community.

Pastor Wertz, M.Div. has served as the pastor of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Blacksburg, Va. since 2004. A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C., Pastor Wertz was ordained by the South Carolina Synod in 1997 and served his first call at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Walterboro, S.C., from 1997 until 2004.

Pastor Wertz has a passion for putting God’s Word into action. While at Good Shepherd, he helped launch Shepherd’s Care—an Alzheimer’s Respite program—and expanded a food pantry. At St. Michael, Pastor Wertz helped create Micah’s Caring Initiative (www.micahci.org), a community partnership sponsored by St. Michael, which works with more than 200 partner organizations to provide weekend meals for hungry students, monthly meals to low income senior adults and fresh food in the summer to local food pantries. Pastor Wertz currently serves on the Council of the Virginia Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), on the Synod Finance Committee and is the President of the Lutheran Partners in Mission Board.

In addition to his work in the parish, Pastor Wertz oversees the Mission Leaders Network and is a partner in D647.com, which has produced an iPhone application entitled 66 People of the Bible.

Richard Halterman, Business Transfer Specialist for Murphy Business and Financial Corp., brings over 33 years of finance and accounting experience to The Legacy at North Augusta's Board of Directors. Upon his graduation from Virginia Tech in 1974 with a degree in Accounting, he began his career in a Public Accounting firm. While there he became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and worked his way to partner, with a staff of over 10, in his 14 years at the firm. His exposure with the firm allowed him to see a myriad of different businesses and a multitude of different accounting systems.

He was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley and has always been an active member of a multitude of church and civic organizations. He and his wife Sally currently reside in Fort Defiance, Va.

Larry Bradshaw joined National Lutheran Communities & Services (NLCS) in October of 2009 as President & CEO. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit senior living industry. From 1987-2006, he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Strategic Growth with Asbury Communities, a not-for-profit, multi-site, senior living organization. In 2006, Larry took on the role of President for Asbury’s for-profit company, The Asbury Group, offering consulting services to other Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). Larry was also the principal of Bradshaw Insights Group, providing consulting services to CCRCs in everything from strategic planning and board development to financial analysis and capital structure development.

As the President & CEO at NLCS, Larry’s focus is strategically growing and furthering the organization’s 126-year mission and ministry of providing lifestyle, residential and health care options for seniors. He leads a team of dedicated professionals whose collective goal is to meet the ever-changing needs of seniors, while providing excellent care and innovative services that preserve seniors’ independence and dignity. Under his leadership, NLCS has become a multi-site organization offering a wide range of services including home health care and community clinics.

Larry is an active member of LeadingAge and LeadingAge Maryland, has served as a CCAC (now CARF) Commissioner, and as Chair of CCAC’s Financial Advisory Panel. He is a frequent presenter at numerous national meetings, including LeadingAge, the National Investment Conference, and Ziegler’s Senior Living CFO Workshop.

Larry has a B.S. in Accounting from Emporia State University and an M.B.A. in Technology Management from The University of Phoenix.

Dr. Mosher is Director of the Health Care Administration Program at Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Va. as well as Professor of Health Care Administration and Political Science. He teaches courses in a variety of Health Care Administration and Political Science areas that include Health Care Strategic Management, Economics and Finance of Health Care, Long Term Care Administration, Global Health Care and Managed Care.

His research interests have been in Role and Use of Organizational Audits, Future of Health Care Systems; Long Term Care and the Quality of Life, Ethics in Health Care; and Global Health Care Issues. Dr. Mosher has also contributed his time as a lecturer and presenter at various colleges and conferences.

Dr. Mosher attended the University of South Carolina where he earned his Ph.D. in Government and International Studies; M.A. in International Studies; and B.A. in Political Science (cum laude).