Larry Goodwin is a Community Outreach Coordinator for the Wyoming Center on Aging and coordinates Wyoming's dissemination of SMRC's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Diabetes Self-Management Program, Cancer: Thriving and Surviving, Tomando Control de su Salud, as well as On the Move: Group Exercise for Improved Mobility in Older Adults. Larry received his B.S. in Athletic Training from Hofstra University in 2011. He has practiced in various orthopedic, scholastic, and semi-professional settings in New York, Arizona, and Iowa before becoming a part of WyCOA in 2020. lgoodwi2@uwyo.edu | (307) 766-2765 | uwyo.edu/wycoa

Dr. Catherine Carrico is the Associate Director of the Wyoming Center on Aging located at the University of Wyoming where she is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. She teaches in and is the advisor for the UW Minor in Aging Studies. She is the Associate Director of the Wyoming Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (WyGWEP), a cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration, which provides education in working with older adults to health care professionals statewide and delivers evidence-based programs to older adults and their caregivers across Wyoming. Dr. Carrico is a past president of the National Association for Geriatric Education (NAGE), which is dedicated to representing the collective interests of organizations and groups that provide health professions education in geriatrics and gerontology.  Dr. Carrico is a licensed psychologist and earned her PhD from the University of Northern Colorado.

Sabine Schenck is a Program Manager at the Center on Aging where she works as a member of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. Sabine obtained her Masters in Counseling at the California State University, East Bay, and has been working in health prevention, chronic condition management, and behavioral health education for the past 30 years.  Sabine became well versed in creating and implementing family/patient-centered health care initiatives for Northern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers.  Sabine is passionate about working with medical centers and rural community agencies to deliver exceptional care to our aging population.  In her spare time, Sabine likes road trips and hiking in nature.

Yoko Meusch, MA, is a Program Associate for the Center for Healthy Aging at National Council on Aging. Yoko provides technical assistance to U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) grant-funded community-based organizations promoting and implementing evidence-based Falls Prevention and Chronic Disease Self-Management education programs. In addition, she is a program administrator for Aging Mastery Program®, an NCOA’s signature program for aging well. 

Yoko holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Studies from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Master's Degree in Health Communication from Johns Hopkins University. 

Catherine Hyowon Han (한효원) (she/her/hers) is a second-generation Korean American, a proud daughter of immigrants, and is the oldest of five in her family. She currently serves as a Program Specialist with the Center of Healthy Aging at National Council on Aging (NCOA) based in Arlington, VA. In her role, she supports a historic $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living to provide technical assistance to community-based organizations and senior centers working to provide lifesaving COVID-19 and influenza vaccines to older adults and people with disabilities. She also provides technical assistance to U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) grant-funded community-based organizations promoting and implementing evidence-based Falls Prevention and Chronic Disease Self-Management education programs. Formerly, Catherine served as the Virginia Middle School Program Coordinator at Asian American LEAD (AALEAD). 

Catherine holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Sociology from University of Massachusetts Lowell Honors College (UMass Lowell) and a Master of Science Degree in Social Work (MSSW) from Columbia University. 

Cheryl provides statewide leadership for MSU Extension’s community-based health, food safety, and nutrition and physical activity programming. As an institute director, she oversees budgets, staffing plans, strategic planning, partnerships, research projects, content development, and programmatic direction. Trained as a gerontologist, she is experienced in grant writing, program implementation, and evaluation. In 2017, with colleagues, she published an innovation report in Academic Medicine proposing how the national Cooperative Extension system can serve as a model of health extension to be implemented within land-grant institutions and our nation's academic health centers and community-based medical schools. All of her recent publications highlight strategies of the MSU Model of Health Extension including her forthcoming book, titled, “Health Extension: Community-Based Healthcare and the Future of Cooperative Extension.” She has a doctorate and masters degree from Oregon State University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology/anthropology from Oakland University. 

Dr. Contreras is a Senior Extension Specialist with the Michigan State University Extension Health and Nutrition Institute.  She is a Co-PI on a current ACL CDSME grant and a past PI on an ACL Falls Prevention grant. She is also involved with several other several statewide health initiatives including an immunization education grant geared toward healthcare providers and an opioid misuse prevention grant focused on rural residents. Dawn is a primary author/co-author on numerous health-related articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Her Ph.D. is in Family and Child Ecology from Michigan State University.

Holly Tiret is a Senior Extension Educator with the Michigan State University Extension Health and Nutrition Institute. She is a Co-PI on a current ACL CDSME grant. She is a program lead for the team’s anger management and mindfulness programs. In her program lead role, she has developed programs, trained and mentored colleagues. In addition, she is a trained facilitator in Chronic Disease PATH and Diabetes PATH. Holly teaches classes online to a statewide audience and in-person within her community. She is author/co-author of many published peer-reviewed manuscripts. She is involved in the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences and currently serves as the Past President for the state affiliate, Michigan Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences. Her MA is in Education/Guidance and Development from Central Michigan. She is also a Certified Family Life Educator.

Lon Kieffer, RN, BSN, MBA, NHA, "retired" as a professional comedian in 1984... and "let humor work" as he became a widely respected expert on Caregiver Leadership in the Senior Living Industry.

Lon was awarded Administration of the Year by the DE Health Care Facilities Organization in 2004. He is an accomplished senior services manager, with niche expertise administering Continuing Care Retirement Communities using an education-based, proactive person-centered model. He currently oversees the Chronic Disease Management and Falls Prevention programming for Education Health and Research International at Milford Wellness Village.

He and a team of personally chosen professional Comics are now "EnterTraining" the "55+ Community" with Clean Stand-Up Comedy!

Yoko Meusch, MA, is a Program Associate for the Center for Healthy Aging at National Council on Aging. Yoko provides technical assistance to U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) grant-funded community-based organizations promoting and implementing evidence-based Falls Prevention and Chronic Disease Self-Management education programs. In addition, she is a program administrator for Aging Mastery Program®, an NCOA’s signature program for aging well. 

Yoko holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Studies from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Master's Degree in Health Communication from Johns Hopkins University. 

Cristina Estrella, CHES is a Program Specialist for the Center for Healthy Aging at the National Council on Aging. In this role, Cristina provides technical assistance to U.S. Administration for Community Living grantees implementing evidence-based falls prevention and chronic disease self-management education programs. Additionally, she assists in developing resources for professionals and older adults and coordination of the annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium.

Cristina began her career on the COVID-19 Containment and Mitigation team at the Alexandria Health Department where she conducted contact tracing, case investigation, outbreak reporting, and community outreach, and assisted in vaccine uptake initiatives. She holds a B.S. in Health Sciences and an M.S. in Public Health Education and Promotion from Marymount University.

Amanda Krisher, MSW, LCSW, brings over 15 years of direct practice and program management experience to the National Council on Aging where she serves as the Associate Director for Behavioral Health in the Center for Healthy Aging. A seasoned professional in the older adult care industry, she previously was the Senior Director for a live virtual training program for older adult care professionals and a clinical social worker for a community health program and hospice organization. She received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore and is a Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker in Maryland and Virginia. As a leader in older adult care, she has presented at national conferences and statewide meetings.