Cortland County appoints new Area Agency on Aging director

(Photo via the Cortland County Area Agency on Aging).

The Cortland County Legislature unanimously approved the appointment of Pearl Reed-Klein as the new director of the county area agency on aging.

Reed-Klein, who has served on multiple government and nonprofit boards in Broome County, will oversee issues affecting older adults. She takes over after former director Elizabeth Haskins retired last year.

Legislators said Thursday that Reed-Klein’s position comes with a salary of $83,149.

Reed-Klein is listed online as having been a professor of psychology at SUNY Broome, a member of the Broome County Community Services Board, and a privacy and corporate compliance officer at Catholic Charities of Broome County.