The Thousand Oaks City Council made a new appointment and three reappointments to the Council on Aging.

An advisory body to the City Council, the Council on Aging comprises nine senior citizen commissioners who make recommendations on issues concerning local seniors.

On July 14, the council voted unanimously to have Nancy Healey, Harry Norkin, Jim Seerden and Mel Silberberg serve as commissioners for two-year terms ending June 2011. Healy will be serving for the first time.

Fifteen seniors submitted applications to be on the commission. Thirteen were interviewed by council members Claudia Billde la Peña and Andy Fox.

Healey, a longtermcare ombudsman for the American Heart Association, also volunteers in the Go Red for Women program. She retired as an assistant vice president for Countrywide Home Loans in 2007. Since then, she’s enjoyed taking classes such as literature and Spanish at the Goebel Senior Center.

“I am a firm believer that seniors volunteering in the community benefit not only our town but also the seniors who agree to volunteer,” she said.

Norkin, a retired civil engineer, is a member of the Thousand Oaks Computer Club. He’s a volunteer in policing and also donates his time to Meals on Wheels and the Conejo Free Clinic. He’s been an active member of the Council on Aging for almost eight years and chair for six years.

Seerden volunteers at Hospice of the Conejo and for Conejo Recreation and Park District. The retired electrical wholesaler is a member of the Ventura County Writer’s Club.

Haverim B’nai B’rith past president Silberberg works with the Ventura County Project to End Homelessness and with senior housing. He’s a retired nuclear safety research and engineering senior executive.

—Nancy Needham