Professor and Head, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMN Medical School, and Minnesota Northstar GWEP Program Director
Professor and Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, UMN School of Public Health
Kristine M. Talley, PhD, RN, GNP-BC
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Kari Benson, Executive Director
Minnesota Board on Aging
DHS Director of Aging and Adult Services
Represent MN Department of Human Services; advocacy and policy for older adults
Rebecca Cassidy
Caregiver Representative
Kim DeRoche, MD, Director of Primary Care Service Line
Fairview Health Services
Community-based healthcare system for transforming primary care clinics to Age-Friendly sites
Roli Dwivedi, MD, Chief Clinical Officer and Interim CEO
Community-University Health Care Center
Primary site for interprofessional education and clinic transformation
Maureen Kenney, Live Well at Home Supervisor, Aging and Adult Services Division
Represents Minnesota Department of Human Services; advocacy and policy for older adults
Jane Pederson, MD, MS, Chief Medical Quality Officer
Stratis Health (State QIO)
Share expertise in Quality Improvement, capacity building, strategy, and systems change
Reena Shetty, Director
Age-Friendly MN Council
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Dawn Simonson, MPA, President and CEO
Trellis and Dementia Friends
Advocate for promotion of dementia-friendly communities
Adam Suomala, MPA, Executive Director
Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging
Represent 30 community organizations serving older adults in Minnesota
Tom von Sternberg, MD, Medical Director, Community Care Systems
HealthPartners
Medicare, MSHO
Care Management and Government Programs
Lori Vrolson, Director of m4a
Minnesota Association of Area Agencies on Aging (m4a)
Executive Director of Central MN Council on Aging
Represent all seven state AAAs to advocate for community-based GWEP activities
Alana Wright, MGS Executive Director
Minnesota Gerontological Society
Educate and connect to statewide geriatrics healthcare professionals and direct care workers
Robbin Frazier
(Public Health, Equity Access and Community Engagement)
Brian Isetts, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA
(Pharmacy)
Teresa (Terri) McCarthy, MD, MS
(Medicine)
Rajean Paul Moone, PhD, LNHA
(Social Work; Long-Term Care)
Becky J. Olson-Kellogg, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA
(Physical Therapy and MN Board on Aging)
Edward Ratner, MD
(Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System)
Stephen K. Shuman, DDS, MS
(Dentistry)
