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Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson is a Visiting Scholar at the Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College. In 2010, Mary authored the book, “Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom,” on the …
Eric Booth
Artist, Author, Consultant, Director, Educator, Founder, Speaker, Teacher, Teaching Artist, Writer
From ericbooth.net: “…In arts learning, [Eric Booth] taught at Juilliard (12 years), Stanford University, NYU, Tanglewood and Lincoln Center Education (for 40 years, where he is now a co-Founder of the Teaching Artist Development Labs), …
Robert Butler
The late Robert Butler, MD was a world-renowned gerontologist and psychiatrist. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning activist and aging pioneer who coined the terms “ageism” and “longevity revolution.” He was the founding director of the …
Laura L. Carstensen
Laura L. Carstensen is a Professor of Psychology and the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy at Stanford University where she serves as founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. Her research …
Gene D. Cohen
Advocate, Author, Gerontologist, Researcher, Scholar, Writer
The late Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD, founded the GW Center for Aging, Health and Humanities in 1994 and served as its director as well as held professional positions in Health Care Sciences, Psychiatry and …
Marc Freedman
Marc Freedman, the President, CEO and Founder of Encore.org, is a renowned social entrepreneur, thought leader and writer. Marc’s leadership at Encore.org has pioneered innovative programs and sparked a growing movement in the United States …
Margie Lachman
From Lachman’s Profile: Margie E. Lachman is the Minnie and Harold Fierman Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University. Professor Lachman’s research is in the area of lifespan development with a focus on midlife and later …
John Leland
John Leland is a reporter and award-winning journalist at The New York Times, where he wrote a yearlong series that became the basis for his book, “Happiness Is a Choice You Make,” published in 2018. …
Nell Irvin Painter
“Nell Irvin Painter is a leading historian of the United States. She is currently the Edwards Professor of American History at Princeton University.” (Ref: https://history.princeton.edu/people/nell-irvin-painter) As a scholar, she has published numerous books, articles, reviews, …
Susan Perlstein
Susan Perlstein is considered the “grandmother” of the creative aging movement. She founded and directed the National Center for Creative Aging (2001- 2007) and Elders Share the Arts ESTA (1979- 2003). Currently she is a …
Pauline Rothstein
Pauline Rothstein, PhD, is Program Administrator for the LIU/NYU Dual Degree Masters Program at New York University. A long time adjunct faculty member for LIU’s Palmer School, the Institute she developed on lifelong learning for …
Diantha Dow Schull
Diantha Dow Schull is Principal and Founder of DDSchull Associates LLC, providing advisory and training services for museums, libraries, foundations and nonprofits. She is also a cultural organization program specialist and has led the development …
