Lyndsay Green
Sociologist · Independent
Lyndsay Green is a sociologist and researcher who has spent her career helping people use communications technologies for learning
Sociology Communication Retirement Education Aging and Elderly Parenting and Technology
Dr. Samir K. Sinha
Director of Geriatrics · Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Samir Sinha is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults
Frailty Public Policy Quality of Care Ageing in Place Carers and Caregiving
Dr. Joel Sadavoy
Head of Geriatric Psychiatry · Mt Sinai Hospital
Dr. Joel Sadavoy is a Professor of Psychiatry and inaugural holder of theSam and Judy Pencer Chair in Applied General Psychiatry.
Frailty Geriatric Psychiatry Carers and Caregiving
Thomas Felke, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Expert in social issues and social justice · Florida Gulf Coast University
Thomas Felke researches social issues such as food insecurity and affordable housing.
Geographic Information Systems (Gis) Affordable Housing Needs of Older Adults food insecurity Poverty
Yvonne Troya
Clinical Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: troyay@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8918 / Office 300-100
Aging and Elderly Healthcare Decision-Making Children and Families Medical-Legal Partnerships Vulnerable Populations
Greg Shaw
Director of International and Corporate Relations · International Federation on Ageing
Mr. Shaw represents the IFA at the United Nations, works closely with governments, and maintains the IFA’s elder abuse initiatives
Population Ageing Care Continuum Elder Abuse Prevention Healthy Ageing Program Implementation
Prof. Suzanne Garon
Professor · School of Social Work, University of Sherbrooke
Ph. D. in Sociology (Frankfurt, Germany, 1992) is a full professor at the School of Social Work of the University of Sherbrooke
Age-friendly Environments Social Work Lifelong Learning Gerontology Research Community Development
A/Prof. Reshma A. Merchant
Head of Division Geriatric Medicine, University Medicine Cluster · National University Health System
Head of Division, National University of Singapore
Long-Term Care Cognitive Frailty Long Term Care Internal Medicine Gerantology
Sarah Hooper
Executive Director of UCSF / UC Hastings Consortium and Adjunct Professor · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: hoopers@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4831 / Office 377-200
Health Equity Health Law Comprehensive and Coordinated Care Health and Access to Civil Justice Elder Financial Abuse
Anne Berit Rafoss
Project Coordinator - National Network of Age-friendly Communities · The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
Anne Berit has been responsible for creating awareness of the age-friendly agenda in Norway.
Ageing Age-Friendly Networks Health Politics Healthcare Sector Elderly Care Stategies
Robert H. Edelstein
Professor Emeritus | Maurice Mann Chair in Real Estate | Co-Chair, Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Urban real estate economics and urban financial problems Property taxation and the role of the public sector Inter-linkages, securitization and globalization of real estate asset markets Design of optimal mortgage debt instruments and variable-rate mortgages Macroeconomic determinants of housing construction
Dr. Mary Ann Tsao
Chairman · Tsao Foundation Singapore
Chairwoman & founding director of the Tsao Foundation, a regionally oriented non-profit foundation dedicated to aged care and ageing issues.
Home Care Health and Ageing
Laura Tamblyn Watts, LLB
President and CEO · CanAge
Nationally and internationally recognized expert on law and aging issues, with a specialty in law reform, policy, partnerships, and more.
Financial Literacy for Vulnerable Populations Plain Language Tool Development Legal Research Elder Law Mediation
Dr. Sandra Hirst
Director · International Federation on Ageing
A career spent building capacity in the field of gerontological nursing and improving benchmarks in support of professional nursing practice
Gerontology Seniors and Healthcare Gerontological Nursing
Patrick Button
Assistant Professor · Tulane University
Patrick Button's research is focused on quantifying discrimination, primarily in labor markets.
LGBT Discrimination Film Tax Incentives Retirement Age Discrimination Hiring Discrimination
Khai Nguyen
Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine · UC San Diego
His expertise includes providing therapeutic and rehabilitative care for conditions or health concerns that are common among the elderly
Gerontology COVID-19 Effects on Seniors COVID-19 Primary Care Senior Medicine
Jim Ketterson
Senior Director of Senior Living · Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
Jim Ketterson can speak to risk management at senior living facilities, including approaches to safety and preventing falls for seniors.
Risk Management of Healthcare Facilities Risk Management Senior Living Centers Insurance Counseling Preventing Falls for Seniors
James Ellor, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Work · Baylor University
Dr. Ellor works with older adults around issues of mental and spiritual health
Meaning Oriented (Logo) therapy The Role of the Church as Service Provider Training Needs for Paraprofessionals and Professionals Hunger among Older Adults Spiritual Assessment Among the Elderly
Fernando Estrada
Associate Professor, Co-Director, Counseling · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Higher Education Counseling Psychology Mental Health
Trina Isakson
Principal Consultant · 27 Shift
Independent consultant to nonprofit leaders on the future of the nonprofit sector. Additional expertise in introverts/quiet change makers.
introverts introversion nonprofit governance open licensing quiet changemakers