Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

Susan Stiles, PhD, provides leadership in the design and development of consumer products that inspire, educate, and activate older adults. She’s been instrumental in bringing the Aging Mastery Program® to market and scaling it nationwide via strategic alliances and business partnerships. Stiles has 20+ years of experience in design thinking, multimedia, strategic communications, and management consulting.

Cheryl Townsel, S.M., GPC, of Townsel Consulting, LLC is a seasoned not-for-profit management professional with over two decades of grant professional experience. Her grant professional consulting services include: grant readiness assessment and preparation, grant prospecting and opportunity vetting, proposal management and grant writing, grant training and coaching. Having served as a contracted external grant reviewer for several federal granting agencies (i.e., Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration for Community Living, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), Cheryl’s expert “pre-submission” mock review services have resulted in over $10M in federal grant awards for consulting clients.

Roberto R. Ramirez is assistant division chief of Special Population Statistics in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. During his 20 years at the U.S. Census Bureau, Ramirez has studied Hispanic and other minority ethnic and racial population groups, and published reports based on related data from the Current Population Survey, the American Community Survey, and the 2000, 2010 and 2020 Censuses. Ramirez presented key Census Bureau findings about the Hispanic population to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and during numerous radio, newspaper and TV interviews including C-SPAN's "America by the Numbers" weekly program.

Zoe Caplan is a survey statistician serving as a subject matter expert and senior analyst in the Sex and Age Statistics Branch at the U.S. Census Bureau. Caplan holds bachelor’s degrees in statistics and sociology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and master's degrees in the same from Indiana University, as well as a certificate in project management.

Tyson Weister is a survey statistician on the U.S. Census Bureau's communications team for centralized data dissemination. In this role, he engages data users and helps them navigate <data.census.gov>, Microdata Access, and the application programming interface (API). Weister holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and public affairs from Indiana University, and a master’s degree in communication from Purdue University. 

Andrew Roberts is the chief of the Sex and Age Statistics Branch in the Population Division at the U.S. Census Bureau. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia and earned certificates in data science and project management from Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University, respectively. In addition to subject matter expertise on sex, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity, he has expertise on survey operations, survey methodology, and data analysis.

Adam Bee is an economist in the Income Statistics Branch in the Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, where he has been since he completed his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Notre Dame in 2011. His 2017 paper with Josh Mitchell titled, "Do Older Americans Have More Income Than We Think?" found evidence of substantial underreporting of retirement income in household surveys.

Vivian Nava-Schellinger, a proud Tejana, born and raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, attended and graduated from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) all her life.  Nava-Schellinger, graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and Legal Reasoning, a Master’s of Science in National Security Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Juris Doctorate from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, in Phoenix, Arizona.  Previously, Nava-Schellinger, worked in higher education advocating for access to educational opportunities for underrepresented populations while directing admissions at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and at Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. 

Nava-Schellinger, has utilized her legal training to efficiently and successfully merge business strategy, development, organizational management, and health policy to ensure that all communities have access to the information they need to make informed decisions about their healthcare, economic security, and daily lives. Before her tenure at the National Council on Aging (NCOA), Nava-Schellinger, worked in partnership and fund development within the non-profit sector for an organization aimed at reaching the hard-to-reach and connecting them to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Additionally, Nava-Schellinger worked in the private sector on the development and design of large-scale reimbursement patient assistance programs for low-income adults. At NCOA, she leads the organization’s ecosystem of national and community partnerships, external engagement of NCOA’s policy priorities with partners, and programming focused on vulnerable populations of older adults with equity as a baseline principle for restoring greater health and economic security for all.

Vivian resides in Washington, DC with her husband Jake, and their two rescue dogs (Fernando and Phil-Chepito).

Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

Kathy Wilson-Gold is a registered and licensed dietitian with over 30 years of experience in business and industry-leading executive teams to deliver innovative solutions for healthcare, education, and senior nutrition. She currently serves as a Nutrition Contractor specializing in business acumen for the Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs in the Administration for Community Living.

Her career highlights include 18 years at the Campbell Soup Company and employment at Abbott Laboratories and US Foodservice. A familiar face in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she has held numerous national and state offices. She is currently Chair of the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger Board of Directors and has served locally on the board of Edmond Mobile Meals.

Stacy works with organizations across the United States to leverage the power of research and insights to fuel consumer knowledge and business growth. During her 20+ years in research, she has worked with clients across a broad range of industries to drive understanding, acceptance, and ultimately usage of research as a tool to improve the lives of consumers. Stacy has worked on multiple large-scale projects related to the customer journey of the senior population and specifically how their lives can be enhanced and improved by removing barriers to product and service usage.

Jennifer Steele is the CEO of Meals on Wheels Southwest OH & Northern KY, a nonprofit that delivers essential services allowing seniors to remain healthy, happy, and independent in their homes. She has over 15 years of diverse experience in inventive and inclusive leadership positions in the nonprofit sector. Over the last few years, Jennifer has led her organization through transformative change, through a strategic merger with Cincinnati Area Senior Services. The innovative nonprofit leadership by Jennifer has provided major community impact and successfully resulted in a $4 million grant from McKenzie Scott, which will help Jennifer and her team tackle the “Crisis on Aging” in Greater Cincinnati with creative long-term solutions.

Jeff Klein has extensive experience in health care management, consulting, and strategic planning for hospitals, community-based services and aging networks.  He is currently the President/CEO of Nevada Senior Services Inc. operating adult day health care centers, caregiver support services, in home respite, home modifications and geriatric assessment clinic and wellness programs. A trusted not-for-profit organization, is Nevada Senior Services is the Aging and Disability Resource Center serving the majority of southern Nevada’s 2 million residents.  Nevada Senior Services was recognized by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Leadership in Caregiving (2016).  As a consultant, Mr. Klein has been a founder and Principal of Altila Associates conducting and supervising extensive engagements for hospitals, medical groups and academic centers.  Specialty areas of consultation included strategic planning, feasibility analysis, financial structuring, project financing, and implementation of innovative inpatient and programs in geriatrics, rehabilitation, neurosciences, chronic disease care and disease state management.  While President and CEO of Premier Hospitals Alliance of New York, he structured cost containment, purchasing and revenue enhancement programs for a consortium of six teaching hospitals with over 5,500 beds.  He was CEO of CRCA, an international consulting and management firm.  CRCA conducted over 180 engagements.  An innovative health care executive, Mr. Klein was responsible for the development of the Center for Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Medicine at Daniel Freeman Medical Center, a 606 bed UCLA teaching affiliate.  This facility was twice recognized as the “Outstanding Rehabilitation Facility in the Nation” by the National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities.  As Corporate Vice President at Daniel Freeman Medical Center, he was responsible for clinical operating divisions, marketing, planning, diversification and business development.  

Mr. Klein holds an MBA from Temple University, Philadelphia. He is Board Certified in Healthcare Management as a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives. He has chaired the Nevada Commission on Aging Legislative Subcommittee and is an active member of the public policy committees of the American Society on Aging and is Board Vice Chair of NANASP.

Mary Jo McKay has a MBA from the University of Phoenix and a BS in Management from the University of Florida. She currently oversees Hillsborough County Aging Services’ 7 senior centers, 15 dining centers, home delivered meals program, and volunteer management team. She has worked in the field of Aging for 27 years. She is a Florida Association of Senior Centers regional representative, Florida Association of Aging Service Providers board member and co-founder and board member of the Disciples of Christ Christian Fellowship. She is the proud wife of Pastor Kenneth McKay and mother of two beautiful young ladies, Kendra and Kristen.

Susan Stiles, PhD, provides leadership in the design and development of consumer products that inspire, educate, and activate older adults. She’s been instrumental in bringing the Aging Mastery Program® to market and scaling it nationwide via strategic alliances and business partnerships. Stiles has 20+ years of experience in design thinking, multimedia, strategic communications, and management consulting.

Cheryl Townsel, S.M., GPC, of Townsel Consulting, LLC is a seasoned not-for-profit management professional with over two decades of grant professional experience. Her grant professional consulting services include: grant readiness assessment and preparation, grant prospecting and opportunity vetting, proposal management and grant writing, grant training and coaching. Having served as a contracted external grant reviewer for several federal granting agencies (i.e., Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration for Community Living, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), Cheryl’s expert “pre-submission” mock review services have resulted in over $10M in federal grant awards for consulting clients.

Maryon Stewart is the author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally and 27 other books. A world-renowned health care expert, she has helped tens of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones. In 2018 she was awarded the British Empire Medal and was recognized as one of the 50 most inspirational women by the Daily Mail.  

Stewart has co-authored a series of medical papers, written regular columns for numerous daily newspapers and magazines, and appeared on many TV and radio shows. She was awarded the British Empire Medal for drug education services following her successful seven-year campaign at the Angelus Foundation, which she established in memory of her daughter Hester. She spent over 20 years helping women through her clinic on Harley Street in London, but these days she helps women worldwide in one-on-one virtual consultations.

In the summer of 2017, in response to demand from her Facebook group members, she launched her virtual Six-Week Natural Menopause Solution, a live online initiative based on her successful five-month program. Stewart has recently established the Women’s Wellbeing Movement in the United States. As well as making self-help films on menopause, Stewart is a regular contributor to the Femail column in the Daily Mail.

Susan Stiles, PhD, provides leadership in the design and development of consumer products that inspire, educate, and activate older adults. She’s been instrumental in bringing the Aging Mastery Program® to market and scaling it nationwide via strategic alliances and business partnerships. Stiles has 20+ years of experience in design thinking, multimedia, strategic communications, and management consulting.