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Ashton Applewhite

Ashton Applewhite is an author and activist dedicated to combating ageism and making age a part of diversity. She has published numerous books, including her most recent, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, published …

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), …

Donna Butts

Advocate, Author, Director, Speaker

Donna Butts is the Executive Director of Generations United, a position she has held since 1997. For more than 30 years, Butts has worked tirelessly to promote the well-being of children, youth and older adults …

Marc Freedman

Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Founder, Speaker

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 …

Stuart Kandell

Advocate, Founder, Speaker

Stuart Kandell has been called a “global pioneer in the field of creative aging” and is nationally known for his leadership of Stagebridge, which he founded in 1978 and ran until 2013. He currently travels …

Liz Lerman

Founder, Performer, Speaker, Teacher, Teaching Artist

Liz Lerman is a choreographer, performer, writer, teacher, and speaker. She founded Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in 1976 and cultivated the company’s unique multi-generational ensemble into a leading force in contemporary dance until 2011. Her, …

Elizabeth Merritt

Administrator, Programmer, Speaker, Writer

Elizabeth is American Alliance of Museums’ Vice President for Strategic Foresight, and Founding Director of the Center for the Future of Museums. She is the author of the Alliance’s annual report, “TrendsWatch,” and writes and …

Maura O’Malley

Administrator, Educator, Founder, Speaker

Maura O’Malley, Co-Founder and CEO of Lifetime Arts, leads the development of Lifetime Arts’ national programming models, training programs and resources for Creative Aging stakeholders including teaching artists. Named a 2017 Influencer in Aging by …

Bonnie Vorenberg

Author, Director, Educator, Speaker

Bonnie Vorenberg (B.A., M.S. Theatre) has been called “The Guru of Senior Theatre” for her groundbreaking work as a nationally recognized expert and pioneer in the field. An educator, director, speaker, and author, she founded …