AASC Hires Laurann Brown

Brown will assist the Nutrition Department with creating menus and accompanying nutritional analysis for the Community Café’s, Generations Daycare and AllCARE for Seniors PACE weekly meals. She will work to help AASC’s participants focus on healthy meals that provide the adequate nutrition to keep seniors happy and healthy.

Prior to her employment with AASC, Brown worked for the State of Virginia as the Food Operations Supervisor and as a Weight Loss Consultant with Vision Weight Management in Richlands, Virginia.

“Whether young or old, it’s vital to maintain a positive social life. I want to help foster this for our seniors in our Community Café’s throughout Buchanan, Dickenson, Tazewell and Russell County. Working together within our agency and the community we can foster these café’s and enhance a place our seniors look forward to going to and encourage their friends to come along as well. A place where hot and of course nutritious and delicious meals are served and games are played. A place where new friendships are made and old friendships are strengthened. And most importantly, a place for our seniors to go and leave feeling full and happy! It’s important for me to ensure our services are reaching as many seniors as possible! ”

Brown is a graduate of Richlands High school and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Radford University in Radford, Virginia in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2011.

Brown lives in Richlands with her husband Jon, a Sheriff’s Deputy for Tazewell County, and sons Logan and Vann. When Brown is not training for an upcoming marathon, she enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with her family. Together they enjoy hiking, fishing, or watching Grundy Golden Wave wrestling, where Jon helps coach.

AASC is one of Virginia’s 25 Area Agencies on Aging designated by the Virginia Department for the Aging to carry out the department’s mission to foster the dignity, independence and security of older Virginians by promoting partnerships with communities at the local level. AASC offers information and services for older adults residing in Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell counties. Visit the organization’s website at www.aasc.org or call toll-free at 1-800-656-2272.