Founding Members

Ed Pittock, CSA – Founder of HCSB

In 1997 Ed Pittock founded the Society of Senior Advisors (SCSA), which grants the Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) designation and served as President from April 1997 until November 2011 when SCSA was sold. In 2013 Mr. Pittock founded the Home Care Standards Bureau with the assistance of Dorcas Hardy and Gail Hunt.

Dorcas Hardy, MBA, CSA

The honorable Dorcas R. Hardy served as President of DR Hardy & Associates, a government relations and public policy firm. After her appointment by President Ronald Reagan as Assistant Secretary of Human Development Services, Ms. Hardy was appointed Commissioner of Social Security and later chaired the Policy Committee of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging.

Gail Hunt – President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving

Gail Hunt served as President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, a non-profit coalition dedicated to conducting research and developing national programs for family caregivers and the professionals who serve them.