Our Staff

We devote our energy to advocating on behalf of our members at the national level, providing education, training and technical assistance, public policy and advocacy advancement and numerous other activities to support our mission.

Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, sandy.markwood@usaging.org

PUBLIC POLICY AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Amy E. Gotwals, Chief, Public Policy and External Affairs, agotwals@usaging.org
Olivia Umoren
, Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, oumoren@usaging.org
Joellen Leavelle, Director, Communications, jleavelle@usaging.org
Rebecca Levine, Senior Manager, Membership, rlevine@usaging.org
Caitlin Musselman
, Manager, Communications, cmusselman@usaging.org
Connor KellyMembership and Outreach Associate, ckelly@usaging.org
Jessica Page
, Communications Assistant, jpage@usaging.org


FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Geoffrey Martiny, Chief Financial Officer, gmartiny@usaging.org
Lakeisha James, Director, Human Resources, ljames@usaging.org
Karen Francisco, Manager, Education and Events, kfrancisco@usaging.org
Jacqueline Quarles
, Office Assistant, jquarles@usaging.org


PROGRAMS


Deborah Stone-Walls, Chief, Programs and Services, dstone-walls@usaging.org
Meredith Bratton
, Program Associate, mbratton@usaging.org

Aging and Disability Business Institute
Marisa Scala-Foley
, Director, mscala-foley@usaging.org
Kathie Garbe
, Senior Program Manager, kgarbe@usaging.org
Maya Op de Beke, Senior Program Manager, mopdebeke@usaging.org

Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative

Deborah Stone-Walls, Chief, Programs and Services, dstone-walls@usaging.org
Sara Maloney, Director, smaloney@usaging.org
Virginia Biggar,
Director, Marketing and Community Outreach, vbiggar@usaging.org
Jennifer Hammer, Assistant Director, jhammer@usaging.org
Jessica Machler, Senior Program Manager, jmachler@usaging.org
Natalie Turnbull, Program Manager, nturnbull@usaging.org

Commit to Connect
Meredith Hanley
, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Ali FehlhaberProgram Associate, afehlhaber@usaging.org

Community Care Corps
Mary Ek
Director, mek@usaging.org
Darya Rahbar
, Program Manager, drahbar@usaging.org
Aleiah Mann
, Senior Program Associate, amann@usaging.org


Dementia Friendly America
Mary Ek
Director, mek@usaging.org
Darya Rahbar
, Program Manager, drahbar@usaging.org 
Aleiah Mann, Senior Program Associate, amann@usaging.org


engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults
Meredith Hanley
, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Rebecca Levine, Senior Program Manager,
 rlevine@usaging.org
Ali FehlhaberProgram Associate, afehlhaber@usaging.org

Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
Meredith Hanley
, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Leland Kiang, Program Manager, lkiang@usaging.org

Housing and Services Resource Center
Molly French
, Director, mfrench@usaging.org
Esther Wright, Program Manager, ewright@usaging.org

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC)
Virginia Dize
, Director, Transportation, USAging and Co-Director, NADTC, vdize@usaging.org
Melissa Gray
, Assistant Director, Transportation and NADTC, mgray@usaging.org
Heather Edmonds, CRS-A/D, Program Manager, hedmonds@usaging.org
Dave Somers
, Senior Research Associate, dsomers@usaging.org

Research

Traci L. Wilson, Director, twilson@usaging.org
Beth Blair, Senior Research Associate, eblair@usaging.org

Rural Health and Social Engagement
Jessica Machler, Senior Program Manager, jmachler@usaging.org

Eldercare Locator
Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL)

Sara Tribe Clark, Director, stribeclark@usaging.org
Zachary Trammel
, CRS-A/D, Program Manager, Information and Referral Systems, ztrammel@usaging.org
John E. Gonzales
, CRS-A/D, Program Manager, Information Technology and Analytics, jgonzales@usaging.org
Kayleigh Harris, CRS-A/D, CRS/DC Program Coordinator
Madeline St. Laurent, CRS-A/D, Program Coordinator
Hellen Smith, CRS-A/D, Program Coordinator, Information and Referral Systems
Ramon Mejia, CRD/AD, Program Coordinator
Carlos Dávila, CRS-A/D, Senior Enhanced Services Specialist
Timothy Platte, CRS-A/D, Enhanced Services Specialist
Ana Cisneros, CRS-A/D, Enhanced Service Specialist
Evelyn HernandezResource and Information and Referral Specialist
Edgar Ayala, CRS-A/D, Information Specialist
Trinell Church, CRS-A/D, Information Specialist
Anna Ngu, Information Specialist
Marcus Stewart, Information and Referral Specialist
Adaku Okeahialam, Information and Referral Specialist
Dawn Sharpe, CRS-A/D, Information and Referral Specialist
Wanda Kennedy, Information and Referral Specialist
Sonya Browne, Information and Referral Specialist
Tenikia Corlley, Information and Referral Specialist


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