CHESTERTOWN — Herb Cain has been appointed executive director of Upper Shore Aging, the nonprofit’s board of directors announced Monday, July 15 in a news release.
He has been a member of the board since 2023, serving on the External Affairs Committee.
Cain succeeds Andy Hollis, who since July 1 has been the president and CEO of Delmarva Community Services.
Cain is a Rock Hall native who was a commercial waterman for nearly 30 years, until his call to ministry 14 years ago.
Most recently, he was the pastor of First United Methodist Church and Christ United Methodist Church in Chestertown.
Before that, he served the Millington-Crumpton Charge, the Worton-Fairlee Charge, Hopewell United Methodist Church in Port Deposit and the Tilghman Charge.
Cain holds a Bachelor of Science in liberal studies with a certificate in nonprofit management from Wilmington University and an Associate of Arts in general studies from Cecil Community College.
He completed The United Methodist Church Ministerial Course of Study from Wesley Theological Seminary.
“I have always been committed to providing servant-leadership to organizations that serve their community. Compassion, ethics, and believing in a cause are key personal motivators for me regardless of the vocational setting,” Cain said in the news release.
He added, “My goals at Upper Shore Aging are to increase the organization’s financial stability while maximizing outreach to the community to meet the needs of aging seniors in our region.”
Upper Shore Aging Inc. is the designated Area Agency on Aging for Talbot, Caroline and Kent counties.
Kay Brodie, president, said the board looks forward to working with Cain to expand Upper Shore Aging’s services to seniors in Caroline, Kent and Talbot counties “so that they may lead happy and productive lives.”