Irene Jisun Sohn is the Executive Director of Hanul Family Alliance, a nonprofit social service organization whose mission is to serve the Korean immigrants and older adults in the Chicagoland. In the past 20 years, Irene has been working for Hanul as a strong voice to advocate for services and resources that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for the Korean immigrants and older adults through many involvements with federal and state government agencies, local and national collaborations and coalitions, and private sponsors and individual donors that are committed to a vision of equal access to services for all, regardless of ethnicity or language. In September of 2016, she was appointed as the Executive Director to lead the strategic initiatives to continuously revisit the organization?s mission and vision to meet the changing needs of the community. She currenlty serves as the President of the Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly and President of the Korean Women?s International Network. She holds a dual-major Bachelor?s degree in International Studies and East Asian Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, and Master?s degree in Social Work from the Washington University George Warren Brown School of Social Work in St. Louis. She immigrated to the US when she was 15 years-old, and is a wife, mother, and primary caregiver for her parents.

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. 

Robert Mapes is the Director of Program and Community Support at AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County. In this position, he serves on the committee that provides daily oversight and strategic direction to the agency. In addition, he leads five program units at AgeOptions which includes statewide healthcare education and counseling, Senior Medicare Patrol and health promotion programming. Rob plays a leading role in DREI efforts including serving as the executive liaison to the DREI committee. He is a father of two and a family caregiver. Rob has an MSW from the University of Michigan and a BA from DePaul University.

Stephanie Pilato is a 15+ year member of the NCOA Finance department and enjoys working on the annual budget, forecasting, and assisting project managers with proposal budgets.

Amy's passion for older adults and their well-being led her to join North Shore Senior Center (NSSC) in 2016. 

Amy is a seasoned communications professional with extensive public relations and marketing experience in nonprofit, healthcare, corporate, agency and education organizations. At NSSC, she overseas all aspects of marketing, fundraising appeals, social media engagement, and media relations. She also produces the organization's annual report, is editor of Engage magazine, and co-chairs NSSC's Professional & Community Education Committee.

Prior to joining NSSC, Amy founded and managed an outdoor bootcamp on Chicago's North Shore for eight years. Before that, she had a career in public relations and communications working in the healthcare industry at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL, and National Jewish Health in Denver, CO. Amy also spent several years working at public relations agencies in Chicago, specializing in media relations. 

Amy lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, Andrew, and their Boston Terrier, Bob. They have an adult son and a daughter in college.