2022 Senior Centers Programs of Excellence - Health and Wellness

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. 

Kathleen Cameron, BSPharm, MPH, has more than 25 years of experience in the health care field as a pharmacist, researcher, and program director focusing on falls prevention, geriatric pharmacotherapy, mental health, long-term services and supports, and caregiving. Cameron is Senior Director of the NCOA Center for Healthy Aging, where she provides subject matter expertise on health care programmatic and policy related issues and oversees the Modernizing Senior Center Resource Center.

Kathleen Young is a programming manager at Baltimore County Department of Aging. She was a senior center director for 23 years and helped launch BCDA’s virtual senior center, the OPAL Center. She oversees the delivery of 13 evidence based programs and health and wellness programs through BCDA.

Joanne Moore has 25 years’ experience working with older adults in a variety of community and non-profit settings. She is the Director of the Duxbury Senior Center and has successfully led her team through three National Accreditations. She is a past president of the Massachusetts Council on Aging (MCOA) and a current Board Member and Certification Chair. Joanne serves as a member Massachusetts Falls Commission and the NISC Learning Collaborative. She is a master trainer for both "A Matter of Balance" and the "UCLA Memory" programs and was instrumental in introducing these program resources to Massachusetts senior centers. Joanne holds a BS in Graphic Design and Business and a MS in Adult Learning and Development.

Carol Boudrieau spent her early career working in the field of Information Technology. After taking time off to raise her family, Carol found her true passion working with older adults at the Duxbury Senior Center. As a Program Coordinator at the Center for 7 years, she enjoyed developing programs that helped seniors feel safe, be creative, and learn about their local history. Carol is most proud of the Pea Pods program which she created and ran during COVID-19. This small, in-person, Grafton Grant sponsored program helped lonely and isolated seniors feel connected and engaged during the pandemic. Carol retired from the Center after Pea Pods concluded in December 2021.