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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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RALEIGH — Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.
Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, TRICARE, - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.
Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, Mercy Ships.
Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
He also was a co-founder of the North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition, a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.
AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."
Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) program for many years.
Learn more about David by listening to AARP Without Limits here, or where ever you get your podcasts.
This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. Visit the AARP North Carolina page for more news, events, and programs affecting retirement, health care, and more.
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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP North Carolina appoints David Sevier as State President</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 01/13/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="center"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/d8/f7/1eb3abf64655bc713b4d242b666a/gettyimages-1408304009.jpg" alt="Group of Anonymous People Raising Hands on a Seminar" width="7959" height="5308"/> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>RALEIGH —</b> Longtime AARP volunteer David Sevier of Greensboro was appointed as the new State Director of AARP North Carolina. As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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As President, Sevier is a lead volunteer who helps shape state and local programs and policy agendas for 1.1 million AARP members in the state.<br><br>Sevier has an extensive background in both health care policy and veterans affairs. Throughout a successful US Navy career, David developed health policy for the Secretary of Defense and the US Congress. In the mid-90s, he led the Defense Health Resources Study Center which created the US military's health system, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.tricare.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRICARE,</a></span></span> - a $15B healthcare system serving over 9 million service members, retirees, and their families, worldwide.</p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="right"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/45/5e/8d0fef434b8d97c43c9a5e7193b3/1517690758270-1.jpg" alt="1517690758270 (1).jpg" width="400" height="400" style="height: auto; max-width: 300px; max-height: 300px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">David Sevier</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Following his Navy career, David established a US State Department program to assist developing countries in their national health systems, and then managed international programs for the non-profit organization, <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.mercyships.org/our-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercy Ships</a></span></span>.<br><br>Sevier subsequently created a Washington, DC “think tank,” the US Medicine Institute, which conducted national policy research and recommended changes to federal health programs. He also established a Commission to set a long-term healthcare plan for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.<br><br>He also was a co-founder of the <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.ncsicoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition,</a></span></span> a group of over 100 organizations that came together to promote the findings of a North Carolina Institute of Medicine report on improving serious illness care.<br><br>AARP State Director Michael Olender said, "Sevier's extensive knowledge and desire to help others will be a big benefit not only to the state's nearly 620,000 veterans, but to family caregivers who are looking for some support when it comes to caring for loved ones."<br></p><div class="Enhancement" > <div class="Enhancement-item"><figure class="Figure" data-alignment="left"> <img src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/01/f4/c92ac880434aa822cc7e73364143/2002205-vmf-care-guide-cover.png" alt="2002205_VMF_Care_Guide_Cover.png" width="1650" height="2550" style="height: auto; max-width: 200px; max-height: 400px;"/> <figcaption class="Figure-caption">The Veteran and Military Family Caregiving Guide is one of the publications Sevier helped AARP produce.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div><p>Sevier currently co-leads a consulting firm which assisted <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/?cmp=VETRNZV_MAY18_015&migration=rdrct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AARP’s Veterans and Military Families (VMF) </a></span></span>program for many years.<br><br><b>Learn more about David by listening to </b><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://www.wptf.com/aarp-without-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>AARP Without Limits</i> here</b></a></span></span><b>, or where ever you get your podcasts.</b><br></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP North Carolina. 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